I felt so privileged watching my team in an FA Cup final, Cardiff City in an FA Cup Final still sounds absurd, that the result seemed unimportant. My team got to an FA Cup Final in my lifetime and that was what mattered. I did feel a little pang of envy the following day however, seeing Pompey's victory parade in an open-topped bus.

Now the Blackpool game, that was a different kettle of fish altogether.......