In my heart, I thought our name was on the cup. In my head, I was expecting an absolute thrashing, 5 goals minimum. The semi-final was also at Wembley – I enjoyed that day but it was just another game, albeit at Wembley. I was just going through the motions – turn up, drink beer, […]
Tag Archives: Hull City AFC
My FA Cup History
I wish I had thought about doing this much further in advance, I could have put more research into it. Every boy’s dream is to watch his football team at Wembley in an FA Cup Final. Being a Hull City fan, aged 8ish, circa 1988, this was an unlikely though not impossible idea – we […]
Could You Change Football Club Allegiance?
Just in case you have been living under a rock, there is a delicate issue of an application to change my football club’s name from Hull City AFC to Hull Tigers which the FA are due to either approve or reject tomorrow. You have no excuse not to know about it – football fans in […]
The Reading FC Experience vs The Hull City AFC Experience
So I have just been to watch Reading. I thought a lot about Hull City during the game. Despite the similar-sized stadiums and clubs been of reasonably equal stature on average over the past 5-6 years, there were many differences. Before you ask, it was a free ticket and I supported Barnsley, albeit secretly. 1. […]
The Most Important Vote of 2014
No not the Scottish Independence vote, or the European Elections (you do know there are European elections in May, don’t you?). But the NAME CHANGE vote. Anyone who has seen the badge on my coat, the banners on Facebook or pays any vague interest to football will know that our owner is trying to change […]