Giving Motty top billing ahead of Consolation Cup final

Is it a product of my age or of the age we live in?

Probably a bit of both, but the uncomfortable truth is I find myself rather more excited about the prospect of John Motson night on BBC 2 than FA Cup final day on BBC 1.

Of course, we’ve been here many times before by now: Another FA Cup final arrives and us greybeards can’t help boring the young ‘uns with our memories of how glorious an occasion it used to be, with what felt like the entire television schedule devoted to the build-up and the game itself affording millions of us the rare and cherished thrill of seeing an entire 90 minutes, or even — oh please, holy God, I promise I’ll be good — 120 minutes of football beamed live and direct into our homes from the Twin Towers.