Really looking forward to Saturday at Fratton as I always prefer FA Cup games over League games.
Back in the 70s and 80s, most fans stood on the terraces, didn't have season tickets and Cup gates were usually much higher than for league fixtures between the same teams - e.g. Pompey v Orient in 74 (33k v 11k), Pompey v Charlton in 76 (32k v 8k), Pompey v Reading in 78 (17k v 12k - and those games were just a week apart).
Can count on one hand the number of FA Cup ties I've missed in 50 years of watching Pompey - not helped by the empty grounds due to the pandemic - and would much prefer a glorious cup run ending in the semis at Wembley to a play-off final defeat at the same venue!
