Who’d have thought that the FA Cup would experience a 21st Century renaissance?

Last season the competition caught the public’s imagination and I predict the same thing will happen in 2006 as well.

Why the sudden upturn in fortunes for the world’s oldest knock-out competition? Because the Premiership is quite mundane. Look at the facts – Chelsea will run away with the title again. I’d say it’ll be done and dusted by the end of January. The top three are quite settled. We all know what’s going to happen, season after season.

Every fan around the country loves an upset, and that’s one of the reasons why people are looking towards the FA Cup.