Long gone are the days of FA Cup final coverage beginning just as the players woke up. Maybe it reflects the competition's diminished status in the national psyche.
Saturday's Manchester derby was the most high stakes final in years and probably warranted those happy hours of build-up fans of a certain age reminisce about.
ITV4 did at least pour us a warm bath of nostalgia in the morning with a Saint & Greavsie clip show.
One amusing scene saw Jimmy Greaves being thrashed 123-2 at snooker by a youthful Gary Lineker ahead of Everton playing in the 1986 final.