FA CUP SEMI-FINAL
Barnsley v Cardiff 1600 BST
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1303: (See 1300) "There was snow in the 1985 FA Cup Semi-Final between Liverpool and Man United at Goodison Park."
Ali Bin Zahid on 606
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Could be true. If so, good knowledge Sir.
1302: "Today is a very much a defining moment in the title race."
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We have brought you the exclusive pre-match thoughts of C-Ronaldo7. It does not get better than that.
1301: Those pesky teams in full:
Middlesbrough: Schwarzer, Young, Wheater, Pogatetz, Taylor, O'Neil, Boateng, Arca, Downing, Alves, Aliadiere.
Subs: Turnbull, Sanli, Cattermole, Johnson, Grounds.
Man Utd: Van der Sar, O'Shea, Ferdinand, Brown, Evra, Ronaldo, Scholes, Carrick, Giggs, Tevez, Rooney.
Subs: Kuszczak, Hargreaves, Anderson, Park, Pique.
Referee: Mike Riley (Yorkshire).
1300: "When was the last time it snowed on the day of an FA Cup semi-final?"
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Very good question, one for which I have no answer. Indeed, even if I knew the answer I might have been slightly embarrassed about revealing as much.
1255: Anybody been watching the coverage of the Olympic torch relay? I wouldn't exactly say it has been a smooth operation, what with the inclement weather and various other unexpected contributions. Still, at least lovely Tim Henman's leg passed off without problem.
1250: TEAM NEWS Middlesbrough v Man Utd
Man Utd start with John O'Shea in place of the injured Nemanja Vidic. Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez play up front, but there is no place for Gary Neville, who is close to a return after a long-term ankle injury.
Middlesbrough have no place for midfielder Fabio Rochemback even though the Brazilian is available after suspension.
1245 BST: Hold on a minute! Opened the curtains this morning - FA Cup semi-final part II day - and what do I see? Snow, everywhere. And the relevance of this is that you can see Wembley just down the road from my flat. Hence the confused Barnsley fans wandering around as I made my way to the tube.
Now Yorkshire folk are pretty hardy and, in my experience, favour nothing more than one layer on top.
And on semi-finals weekend they have every right to expect a touch of spring and a little sun - but this morning the Tykes I saw were wrapped up in all sorts of scarves, hats, coats and other miscellaneous winter clothing.
I also got pelted by snowballs on my short walk to the underground - by my wife.
Anyhow, weather aside it will be a famous old day for either Barnsley or Cardiff today as one Championship side will take its place in the final.
Meanwhile, in other news, Man Utd can take another step towards retaining their Premier League title at Middlesbrough while Everton can reduce the gap behind fourth-place Liverpool to three points with victory over Derby.
Should be top drawer.
(BBC)
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