Should FA Cup semi-finals be held at Wembley? Moyes says 'no'.

After overcoming Middlesbrough 2-1 at Goodison Park, you would suspect Everton manager David Moyes to be a happy man, even if his side did get the worst possible opponents in the shape of the increasingly unstoppable Manchester United.

Well he's not. Well, not entirely.

"It's great to be in the semis but I'd prefer the match was away from Wembley." the former Preston manager told the BBC.

"I don't think anyone likes it. Wembley should only be used for the final."

Moyes makes a good point though.

Semi-final ties had previously been played in neutral grounds such as Old Trafford, Hillsborough and Villa Park, however this changed in 2003 when the FA decided to stage all FA Cup semi-finals, from 2007, in Wembley in order to help pay off the cost of the £757 million stadium.

From a geographical point of view the switch was a tad non-sensical.

What if, as happened this year,two clubs from the North-West face each other and have to all travel down to London, only for one of them to have to come back again four weeks down the line. How much is that going to cost the fans?

Surely a neutral North-West ground would have been sufficient, or even a Midlands ground. It's common sense. 'If it aint broke...' and all that.

According to Moyes, having the semi finals at Wembley also tends to take the shine off the final.

"I wanted to go to Wembley but in the final not in the semi-final," Moyes said, whose Everton side have only beaten Manchester United once since the 1-0 win in the FA Cup final, at Wembley, in 1995.

"We're in the semi-final of the Cup but, while that's better than we've done before, it's not the final and it's not winning it, that's what I'd really like to do."

Many footballers have said that getting the opportunity of playing at Wembley was almost as big a motivation to get to the final as winning the cup however that sense of achievement has been taken away by playing the semis there.

Yes, you still get to play in there in the final but it just isn't as special if you've been there already in the same competition just a month before.

On the other hand; cheer up David.

Judging by the form of Manchester United, just making the final is looking improbable, let alone winning it.

At least you'll actually get to play at Wembley, in ANY game, this season!

Is Moyes right? Should the semi-finals be played at a neutral venue, or is it right that they are played at Wembley? Have your say and leave a comment.