so looks like 80,000 attendance ? would be good.

80k would be very good, but 60k is more likely, hope I'm wrong.

Hull FC squad:

Jamie Shaul, Mahe Fonua, Josh Griffin, Carlos Tuimavave, Fetuli Talanoa, Albert Kelly, Marc Sneyd, Scott Taylor, Danny Houghton, Liam Watts, Sika Manu, Mark Minichiello, Gareth Ellis; Jake Connor, Josh Bowden, Chris Green, Danny Washbrook, Jordan Thompson, Steve Michaels.

Michaels drafted in, so maybe a doubt in the backs??

Wouldn't have thought so, probably due to his experience more than anything

I can't see him playing, though, so a bit strange.

Maybe bumpy has had a word in LR's ear.

think the 17 is sorted, Thompson and micheals to cover any last min injuries

Certainly looks that way...

No, you misread mate. The attendance will be about 65,000. There'll be about the same number in the ground as last year but the official figure will be lower because in previous years they counted Club Wembley even if no-one was in the seats.

Getting really excited now! Only one shift at work left and one sleep seen as I probably won't sleep friday night..!

I think this is the first final in god knows how long that I have actually been relatively confident about. Haven't stop singing for a week, everyone at work is getting a little ticked off with old faithful and marc sneyd on fire now! hahaha

James Clark has said they anticipate around 23,000 Hull fans there, maybe more with sales of tickets to fans via the RFL to non Hull postcodes. Great effort

Russell Crowe just retweeted Johnny Vegas wishing Hull FC well in the final.

Just the 2m followers

Text from our kid last night. "Can you let all the fans on the fans forum going to the final that BBC RB 1 on Sky channel 980 1/2 an hour, are showing the challenge cup final forum at 17:30hrs. Extended analysis and discussion."
My tummies doing cartwheels. Wullllaaaaaaaaahhh

Away we go.
Corned beef sarnies, litre bottle of Smirnoff, £16 from Tescos, bloody bargain, and a carton of fresh orange juice.

Just set the record button for the game and the red button analysis.


Enjoy Smithers.

You go easy on the orange juice mate, that's stuffs bad for you in large quantities!

Getting the train to Kings Cross from sunny Letchworth Garden City only 37 minutes but cannot wait to get to London , find a pub and hopefully a few Fc fans and get some build up. Taking my wife for her first ever rugby game so really excited now.

Stuck at work, varnishing and polishing hall floors in a school, got varnish all down me, getting high off the fumes (really horrendous these fumes, think I might pass out), I'm just focusing my mind on Wembley and that legendary arch... 2 1/2 hours til end of shift, in 24 hours I will be in that fan zone stuffing a burger into my face... Destiny... I tell you, these fumes are killing me and those dancing leprechauns and that ufo are really starting to bug me...

Dont know whether to try that Fan Zone or stick with the beer garden @ Torch

It's a good job the liver can regenerate a la Doctor Who. Block 127 for me, can you get there for a meet up? Mind you, last one was Headingley, so perhaps not a good idea

Have a good one.

Day off today but going on club coach in morning, 11am and it feels like I've been pottering about for a fortnight

Gonna watch last years final to pass the time.

Arrive 8.14am in morning Kings Cross.. straight over the road into O'Neils for big Breakfast



Tube: Kings Cross > Wembley Park bout 9.15am
Torch By 9.30am

Come on the ladsss! Nerves kicking in! 6 hours left at work ..

Bought a flat,
I've got the keys
But I can't move in
Cos I'm off to Wembley!
Wembley! Wembley!

Woo! Shift finally over, nothing else to do now until going for the coach early tomorrow, don't know if I am sleeping tonight, too excited!! Just gotta waste the rest of today now and I know it is gonna go mortifyingly slowly... Probably just spend the time watching old rugby videos online, obviously last years final as well!



C'mon Hull!!!!

Arrived last night, just had a walk around the stadium and totally relaxed.
We fulfilled our life time mission last year so nothing more to do other than enjoy the day and this incredible journey Pearson and Radford are taking us on.

Just landed in Skiathos, having a pint (second one already) then popping to the sports bar next door to make sure they're showing the game. In London in spirit though.