The advantage of arriving and staying around Wembley a couple of days before the final means you get to take lots of photos without the massed ranks of other fans clogging up the picture. Even without those fans, the stadium still had a special feel to it with all the banners and posters and flags flying.
On the Friday afternoon, the Cardiff City team came up to London on the train, and arrived at Paddington Station, to be met by a army of well wishing and cheering Bluebirds fans. A very classy and unique way for the club to do it. Not only did it give the fans at both Cardiff and Paddington stations a chance to congratulate the team, but also far more novel than the usual bus trip down the M4. Here Chairman Peter Ridsdale leads the team off the train.
On Friday evening, Nelson's Column at the centre of Trafalgar Square was adorned with a huge flag, paid for and produced by Cardiff City fans, to mark the semi-final and Final trips to Wembley. It was a very amusing and proud scene to see the tourists wondering just what it was all about, and then explaining that we were in fact playing in the famous FA Cup Final the next afternoon.
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