After Portsmouth's 'Cinderella Story', Harry moves on to cite Caddyshack as his inspiration for solving Wembley's pitch problems, chuckles Martin Zingas Photograph: n/a'The tricky surface meant John Terry wasn't the only slippery player in this year's Cup final,' harrumphs Matt Kingscote Photograph: n/aJim Stewart shows us Lamps and Becks modelling the new boots designed to cope with the unique Wembley terrain Photograph: n/a
Since being put on gardening leave by Hull, Phil Brown's been working his magic in north-west London. Says, er, Phil Brown Photograph: n/aThe FA finds yet another way to turn a profit on their £757m investment, writes Bert Ayers Photograph: n/aJoseph Boyle dons his newsreading glasses to explain that 'Wembley chiefs face further criticism following the announcement that the stadium will replace St Andrews as the venue for this year's Open' Photograph: n/aThe pitch has made the FA finally decide to break out the emergency prayer mats, says devout Chris Blythe Photograph: n/a'While Fabio Capello has been a success as manager of the English football team,' says Mark Stenson, 'the use of foreign groundstaff hasn't been quite as successful' Photograph: n/aLuke McCarthy shows us Rooney testing out the revised prototype for improving Wembley's surface Photograph: n/aAlthough it's costly constantly re-laying the pitch at Wembley, chuckles Oliver Sparrow, it has its advantages Photograph: n/aRob Deacon reckons the FA needs to find a more suitable sport for the Wembley pitch Photograph: n/a'In days gone by dog racing was held at Wembley midweek', explains Chris Offord, 'Wembley now holds international tractor ploughing events, every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday' Photograph: n/a
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