Defeat felt raw for years but in all the games I have gone to with my dad since, nothing has matched the magic of this occasion
How long does it take to move on from defeat? Weeks? Years? Never? Three months ago, my parents moved house and among boxes of Subbuteo teams were two tickets to the 1988 Liverpool v Wimbledon FA Cup final. The memories came flooding back.
My dad is an Arsenal fan and was determined his son would follow the side he had watched for most of his life, so he was constantly extolling the virtues of the Gunners (marble halls, Liam Brady). However, I was a young Home Counties glory hunter and Liverpool had my favourite player: John Barnes.
Written by Clay Johnson
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/02/my-favourite-game-liverpool-v-wimbledon-1988-fa-cup-final under the title “My favourite game: Liverpool v Wimbledon, 1988 FA Cup final | Clay Johnson”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
