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Long gone are the days of FA Cup final coverage beginning just as the players woke up. Maybe it reflects the competition's diminished status in the national psyche.
Saturday's Manchester derby was the most high stakes final in years and probably warranted those happy hours of build-up fans of a certain age reminisce about.
ITV4 did at least pour us a warm bath of nostalgia in the morning with a Saint & Greavsie clip show.
One amusing scene saw Jimmy Greaves being thrashed 123-2 at snooker by a youthful Gary Lineker ahead of Everton playing in the 1986 final.
Fast-forward 37 years and Lineker was fronting the BBC's Cup final show alongside Alan Shearer, Peter Schmeichel and Micah Richards.
For those who long for the days of morning-until-night coverage on FA Cup final day, ITV4's Saint & Greavsie clip show was a welcome addition to the schedules on
