If anything defined the decline of the game it was the sight of thousands of Spurs fans trooping back down Wembley Way as soon as they went 4-2 down.
Don't get me wrong I like Spurs as a football team, but going to Wembley for the big clubs is not what it was. The romance of the game is dead.
30 years ago would fans leave in there droves even though they were beaten, but had put in a quality performance in a cracking game? For all fans the cup final was the neutral highlight of the season. For most fans seeing their team at Wembley was a once in a generation experience, for some even once in a lifetime.
Sadly it is now all about finishing in the top 4 of the Premiership and sod the romance of the cup.