Reasons to be positive ahead of Sunday

[HeCanDoMagic]

1 - We have several players who have played at Wembley before

2 - Graham Poll is not the referee

3 - Key players have had a rest

4 - Long and Jelavic can't play for them

Over to you...

 

[dingledog]

We are in the West end of the stadium

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

It isn't a play-off final!

 

[Ted Danson]

Im not on the 'dry' train

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

It's 440 days since Nigel Clough lost an FA Cup match.

 

[Darren]

Hull have never reached a cup final. We have reached 6.

 

[Rossb123]

I have just been looking at the possible team Hull will put out, now all of their starting 11 would probably get in our team BUT I honestly don't think we are miles apart. Livermore and Huddlestone are the two players for me that will cause us most problems, I don't think they will enjoy coming up against the energetic Coady and Scougall though. Curtis Davies would eat Porter for breakfast he would win everything, but Baxter pulling off him all the time dropping into midfield I don't think he will like that.

 

[Worksop_Blade]

- We are 11th in League One
- Hull are 12th in the Premier League

- Our wage bill is reported to be £3Million
- Hull City's is reported to be £36Million

- There is zero pressure on the lads in red and white apart from any us fans put on them
- Hull City have the weight of expectation upon them.

- We follow Sheffield United FC, a club who's name will still be Sheffield United long after I am dead and gone.
- In the next 12 Months Hull City will be Hull Tigers.

- This will be our 3rd trip to the national stadium since it was reopened in 2007.
- There are 21 year old pig fans who go to bed at night, in their tesco carrier bag pj's, dreaming of seeing their club play there.

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

I have just been looking at the possible team Hull will put out, now all of their starting 11 would probably get in our team BUT I honestly don't think we are miles apart. Livermore and Huddlestone are the two players for me that will cause us most problems, I don't think they will enjoy coming up against the energetic Coady and Scougall though. Curtis Davies would eat Porter for breakfast he would win everything, but Baxter pulling off him all the time dropping into midfield I don't think he will like that.

Sorry but that was an easy tap-in that just had to be tapped in!

 

[Rossb123]

Sorry but that was an easy tap-in that just had to be tapped in!

He will feel cheated

 

[UnitedBlade]

Craig Beattie and Simmo will not be in our Wembley line up.

 

[mattbianco1]

This will be our 3rd trip to the national stadium since it was reopened in 2007.

3rd time lucky !

 

[Rollerball]

our Under 21s are better than roverhum
simmo's penalty may just land on their keepers head
we got further than Chelski, Man City, Man Utd, liverpool wel basically all prem except 2
all wendy fans will be saying "its a devalued cup, we didnt really want to beat charlton anyway"

Sorry north, i forgot wigan were championship :-/

 

[Kenilworth]

I think this particular issue of having tasted the atmosphere of a big game at Wembley and played there before is actually quite significant. I have not looked at the Hull squad to see who has played at Wembley before but there are 9 Blades that have been there in a match day squad already (Darren will help me out if I miss any or include those that haven't). For all the difference in league position and quality this may be some sort of leveler, especially if the Hull players let the occasion take over their minds.

Blades players with actual Wembley experience

Howard
Maguire
Collins
Harris
Hill
Doyle
Flynn
Porter
Davies

 

[TarquinDelouche]

In case anyone missed it the first time, I'll give you all a second chance:

simmo's penalty may just land on their keepers head

This thread is not getting any better than this. You may as well return to the main forum now.

 

[Highbury_Blade]

There's nothing really riding on this one, so we won't bugger it up!

 

[Darren]

It's an interesting fact that in all of our semis since 1993 we have been underdogs and in all of our play off finals we have been favourites.

Seems to make no difference either way :-(

 

[Northyorksblade]

we got further than Chelski, Man City, Man Utd, liverpool wel basically all prem except 3

Isn't it 2?

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

It's an interesting fact that in all of our semis since 1993 we have been underdogs and in all of our play off finals we have been favourites.

Seems to make no difference either way :-(

I wouldn't say we were favourites against Huddersfield. They had Rhodes, we didn't have Evans.

 

[Darren]

I wouldn't say we were favourites against Huddersfield. They had Rhodes, we didn't have Evans.

I could be wrong, but I think the bookies did have us as favourites.

 

[Blade56]

Blackadder, Adams or Wier isn't our manager, Nigel Clough is.

Our owner is wealthy enough to be flying in on his private jet.

Our home journey isn't to Hull

Sheffield pubs will be full (at least 50,000 in each bar) of bottling pigs crying in their beer

 

[Jonboy60]

Blackadder, Adam' or Wier isn't our manager, Nigel Clough is.

Our owner is wealthy enough to be flying in on his private jet.

Our home journey isn't to Hull

Sheffield pubs will be full (at least 50,000 in each bar) of bottling pigs crying in their beer

At 16.07 pm Sunday the 13th of may, this city is the snort- beasts, ..........................BECAUSE WE'LL ALL BE AT FUCKING WEMBLEY. Utb

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

At 16.07 pm Sunday the 13th of may, this city is the snort- beasts, ..........................BECAUSE WE'LL ALL BE AT FUCKING WEMBLEY. Utb

April?

 

[Rusty view]

Blackadder, Adam' or Wier isn't our manager, Nigel Clough is.

Our owner is wealthy enough to be flying in on his private jet.

Our home journey isn't to Hull

Sheffield pubs will be full (at least 50,000 in each bar) of bottling pigs crying in their beer

you mean like this

 

[Jonboy60]

April?

Bloody hell grumpy, alzheimers or what. Either that or I've missed the sodding match.

 

[Blade56]

At 16.07 pm Sunday the 13th of may, this city is the snort- beasts, ..........................BECAUSE WE'LL ALL BE AT FUCKING WEMBLEY. Utb

One month from Sunday?

 

[itsinyerblood]

Bloody hell grumpy, alzheimers or what. Either that or I've missed the sodding match.

It's alright Jonboy60, GRUMPY BLADE is recharging his batteries in anticipation of the trip on Sunday, so he's just got a little confused. I expect to hear from him about united's exploits upon his return UTB

 

[Dkc]

Brian Clough's final game in charge, against the Blades, when we all sang his name. He was in tears at the end. He'd won a lot in his career, but the FA Cup had always eluded him. I'd like to think that ol' Big Ead will be sitting down with the Footballing Gods on Sunday with a glass in his hand proudly watching his son's team. And when the Footballing Gods decide to kick us in the collective bollocks once again, I hope that Cloughie Sr will stand up, clear his throat and say "Now just a minute young men..."

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Brian Clough's final game in charge, against the Blades, when we all sang his name. He was in tears at the end. He'd won a lot in his career, but the FA Cup had always eluded him. I'd like to think that ol' Big Ead will be sitting down with the Footballing Gods on Sunday with a glass in his hand proudly watching his son's team. And when the Footballing Gods decide to kick us in the collective bollocks once again, I hope that Cloughie Sr will stand up, clear his throat and say "Now just a minute young men..."

I hope gives a couple of the Footballing Gods a thick ear like he did to those fans who invaded the pitch that time.

 

[South_Stand]

We have Clough.