The Mail reports:
‘FA spokesman Andrin Cooper revealed that it will be the first and only time that the Cardiff venue will host the semi-finals, because the newly-built Wembley should be ready in time for the 2005/06 competition.
‘According to Cooper, venues such as Old Trafford and Villa Park will not be used to host future semi-finals, with Wembley to stage the matches on a permanent basis.’
The end product of this short sighted greed? Half empty semi finals for a couple of years until they see sense.