I’m off to Wembley this afternoon for Cardiff City’s FA Cup semi-final against Barnsley.

It’s a special occasion, as I’m taking my 81 year old father Bob, who took me to my first Bluebirds game in 1973. (We lost 1-0 at home to West Bromwich Albion.) Dad was born in West Ham and went to his first game in around 1930 at Upton Park. When the family moved back to Cardiff during the second world war, Dad became a regular on the Bob Bank at Ninian Park. (Dad isn’t the only link between the Hammers and City: the West Ham song, I’m forever blowing bubbles, was a Ninian Park favourite before the East Enders made it their own.)

Amazingly, a Cardiff supporter who saw the club’s 1927 triumph at Wembley will be at today’s game. David Morgan, 97, from Penarth is the BBC’s guest. What a wonderful story.

See my earlier nostalgic post about Cardiff City’s great cup run of 1977.