The Rochdale Herald has learned that the Football Association have taken the unprecedented step of cancelling the 2018 FA Cup final.
The move comes after it was revealed that Prince Harry’s wedding will be on the same day. A spokesman for the FA said, “There’s logistical concerns at play. Many thousands of people will want to get to Windsor to see the wedding. This will make getting in and out of London difficult. Also, Prince William is our president. He always attends and meets the teams as part of his role. We decided that we can’t have a final if there’s nobody there to present the trophy.”
It’s alleged that the FA had several ideas on how to deal with the clash before settling on the option of just not bothering with a final. One was for traffic cones to be set down on the perimeter of the 18 yard box. The managers of each finalist would then be required to race a lawn mower around the cones with the winner being the first to complete 800 laps.
Another option that was discussed was to present the trophy to the winner of the Scottish FA Cup final. This had to be dismissed as well due to the Scottish FA moving their cup final to May 19th to avoid it happening. Although, as one English FA representative pointed out, awarding the trophy to Celtic now would avoid this issue entirely.
Privately, many Scottish FA officials are worried about the movement of their own cup final. Scottish people famously love the Royal Family and hold it in high esteem. In many cases, higher esteem than their own relatives or even, Buckfast.
A member of the Scottish FA privately told us that many thousands of Scots will travel to attend the wedding of “Wee Harry”. There are worries within the Scottish FA that there will be nobody left to actually watch the Scottish FA Cup final game.
Instead, the trophy will be presented to the winner of each of the English FA Cup semi finals held on 21st April. A move that has been celebrated by some fans as it means teams from Merseyside may have a chance of winning something this century.
