I’ve not dog in this fight but good luck to these two at least:
Whatever the outcome, all but one of the 25,000 Cardiff City fans at Wembley know that this is the match of a lifetime. David Morgan was in the crowd 81 years ago, the last time Cardiff won the Cup. He is hoping that seeing the Bluebirds lift the FA Cup will be a twice-in-a-lifetime experience. In 1927 his father paid only two shillings each for their tickets, 10p in today’s money. Today his seat cost £95, but he says it will be worth it.
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Few will be praying for Cardiff City to win harder than Mike Price, a Carmarthen postman. This year he staked £25 on Wales to win the Grand Slam at 28-1 and Cardiff City to win the Cup Final at 80-1 and stands to win £58,750.
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1 So Much For Subtlety // May 17, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Sorry? Two shillings in 1927 is ten pence in today’s money? Twenty four pennies then is worth ten of them now? Surely he means ten pounds?
Someone please tell me I am wrong because no journalist, no sub-editor, could be that stupid surely?
2 So Much For Subtlety // May 17, 2008 at 12:30 pm
I see what the little sod has done – there were twelve pennies to a shilling and twenty shillings to a pound. So 240 pennies then to a pound. Now there are 100. So two shillings, 24 pennies or a tenth of a pound which is somehow magically 10 pennies now.
Idiot.
3 Ken Houghton // May 17, 2008 at 9:33 pm
Ah, well.
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