Re: Hull City @ The FA Cup Final : Tue Apr 15, 2014 7:55 pm  

Sandra The Terrorist wrote:

Two bald men arguing over a comb.

Get your own 'kin comb

Re: Hull City @ The FA Cup Final : Wed Apr 16, 2014 10:52 am  

I e-mailed the RFL to clarify why Magic Weekend is not taking place over the Bank holiday weekend.This is the reply is recieved from Rob Porteous





Thank you for your email below and I’d be delighted to clarify the reason why Magic Weekend is being played a week earlier this year.



Due to the Football World Cup taking place Manchester City’s season finishes a week earlier this year. As part of their pitch maintenance they used to remove the turf after their last game however since 2012 they’ve delayed this by a week in order for us to be able to play the Magic Weekend fixtures. It is for this reason that we’ve had to move the weekend not because of One Direction.

Re: Hull City @ The FA Cup Final : Thu Apr 17, 2014 1:27 am  

Anakin Skywalker wrote:

Psst the kick off time hasn't it's been 5PM for a few years.
Still doesn't explain the RFL's decision to go head to head with it however.

Yeah, right. This will be the 3rd one. Still "tradition" has to start somewhere I suppose!

Re: Hull City @ The FA Cup Final : Thu Apr 17, 2014 3:10 am  

ryano wrote:

Yeah, right. This will be the 3rd one. Still "tradition" has to start somewhere I suppose!

So 3 as in a 'few' then right?

Re: Hull City @ The FA Cup Final : Thu Apr 17, 2014 9:26 am  

Anakin Skywalker wrote:

The bigger question is WTF were the RFL playing at booking it for that weekend anyway.

I have my thinking in that they probably went for the dates they wanted late and were told it had already gone but were offered a weekend close to what they wanted. Manchester City probably thought 'It's FA cup weekend so they wont go for it' only to be shocked when the RFL didn't even do basic checks to check they didn't clash and came back with the positive answer.

I know that sounds far fetched but it is the RFL we are talking about here. Plus it's either that or they thought going head to head with the FA cup was a good idea.

So, a complete conjecture on your part that the Rfl left it 'too late'. Either that or they wanted a 'head to head with the FA cup' (a final that was extremely unlikely to hold any interest for the vast majority of RL fans had it not been for the extremely unlikely scenario that has actually prevailled, but we'll leave that one aside for the moment). So you'll agree that your rantings and indignation on this thread stem from your own supposition that the Rfl was forced into choosing this date by their own tardiness?

Well, it transpires that your 'far fetched' dismissal turns out to be right:

paintman, quoting the Rfl wrote:

Due to the Football World Cup taking place Manchester City’s season finishes a week earlier this year. As part of their pitch maintenance they used to remove the turf after their last game however since 2012 they’ve delayed this by a week in order for us to be able to play the Magic Weekend fixtures. It is for this reason that we’ve had to move the weekend not because of One Direction.

Now, I've no love of the headless chickens in Red Hall, but it appears that you've spectacularly jumped the gun on this one.

Go on, bald(?) Ani, give us your thoughts (and the Rfl your apology?).

Re: Hull City @ The FA Cup Final : Thu Apr 17, 2014 1:28 pm  

Squirrel grip is banned Worm. Be nice.

Re: Hull City @ The FA Cup Final : Fri Apr 18, 2014 2:06 pm  

Anakin Skywalker wrote:

So 3 as in a 'few' then right?

Erm, no! It's 2 as in 2! One hasn't occurred yet.
Stop bleating. After watching your game last night I'd have thought you'd all ditch the Wendyball for some more of that. There's no way the FA Cup final will match that!

Re: Hull City @ The FA Cup Final : Fri Apr 18, 2014 4:19 pm  

If the cup final affects more than 100 fans of both clubs combined I'd be very surprised

Re: Hull City @ The FA Cup Final : Sat Apr 19, 2014 11:19 pm  

WormInHand wrote:

So, a complete conjecture on your part that the Rfl left it 'too late'. Either that or they wanted a 'head to head with the FA cup' (a final that was extremely unlikely to hold any interest for the vast majority of RL fans had it not been for the extremely unlikely scenario that has actually prevailled, but we'll leave that one aside for the moment). So you'll agree that your rantings and indignation on this thread stem from your own supposition that the Rfl was forced into choosing this date by their own tardiness?

Well, it transpires that your 'far fetched' dismissal turns out to be right:


Now, I've no love of the headless chickens in Red Hall, but it appears that you've spectacularly jumped the gun on this one.

Go on, bald(?) Ani, give us your thoughts (and the Rfl your apology?).

When I'm wrong I'm wrong.

Re: Hull City @ The FA Cup Final : Sat Apr 19, 2014 11:19 pm  

fun time frankie wrote:

If the cup final affects more than 100 fans of both clubs combined I'd be very surprised

I think you could be very surprised then as an example I straight away know of 10 guys who will be watching the 'once in a lifetime' match over the MW match.