Can't believe I'm saying this but ..... This ^^^^^

this is their one real chance to win the trophy. I don't think they would ever get a draw as kind as they have had to get to the Final again so they need to make the most of it.
I said on Saturday that if Wigan won, they would beat City, but I actually think City can beat Arsenal as the pressure on them to finally win a trophy would be huge

Even rarer than City reaching the final is me actually agreeing with Anakin. We should all be delighted for them, its bringing even more attention on our great city.

My only issue with City getting to the FA cup final, is the reactions of the fans. Remember in 2008 when they reached the PL? Remember the stick RL supporters in this city got from some of the football supporters?

Great news for Hull, I just wish their supporters showed a bit more class.

they have a real problem with the rugby teams in this city - they always go on about crowds, but when you add ours and yours together (then deduct the 3-4000 away fans that they get, they're pretty much even

Looking on social media it's a 2 way street.
Some folks wanting them to get battered and relegated on there from fans of other sports. (Guess which sport

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Like it or not Association football IS the biggest sport in the world and the only truly global sport in that it is played everywhere at some level. The FA cup is the oldest and most traditional of that sport so it's hard to argue against the fact that Hull City getting to it's final is bigger than anything either Hull or Rovers have done on a global sport world stage.

I think you need to look at what I wrote properly before replying. There is no where I have stated anything to the contrary of what you wrote. My gripe is that they should act with a bit more class rather than mouth off because they have finally reached the top division after 100 years of trying.

No I understood your point but like I said it's a 2 way street.
Abuse along the lines of 'Hope you get battered' 'Relegated next year then back to being rubbish' etc. Plus us RL fans are not know for our virtue on that score either.

I can not stand football or Wendy ball has some say but have a lot of friends who love, it so with that in mind well done hull city I for one hope you win

Not a football fan or from Hull but yes great for them & their suporters. I supose there will be a few less traveling to the magic game but for once let them have the glory our match will be on next year. As for their crowd figures they do draw a large number of fans from the East riding much more than the rugby clubs do. Not a problem for me though as I am in Egypt on holiday & I am sure city will be on TV there. & the magic game I will record. Good luck to them though.

Where have I said they should be relegated etc..

Blunderside have said the RFL will not move the kick off time at Manchester well done RFL you clowns

Kick Off time confirmed as 5:00pm on The FA's Website, so a direct clash with the Rovers/Hull Magic Game.

After telling me to read posts where have I accused you of such?

Unfortunately for me, the fact that the two games are on the same day is bad enough, but now I wont even get to see Rovers live on the TV after the Football.
Some of my family and friends, especially the younger members, are Hull City fans and some time ago we promised that we would go with them to Wembley should Hull City get there, I never really expected to see that happen and now find myself been held to that promise with no hope of been allowed to renege.
As there are usually 8 of us, (5 Rovers and 3 Hull FC fans) that normally attend the magic weekend I wonder how many others find might themselves in a similar predicament and how it may effect the numbers travelling to the MW event overall.

If the RFL have an ounce of intelligence they'd move the KO time.

Oh...

If they move the derby kick off,the pubs in Hull will probably have their best days takings ever.Was in Lodge on Newland Ave yesterday for liverpool/man city and the Hull game.Absolutely rammed! And how good to have a united chant of City on thursday night!

I don't see why people think the RFL will even consider moving the Derby game to a different time. The two owners of KR and FC have publicly lambasted the RFL over the last couple of months and this is the perfect opportunity for the RFL to say 'up yours'. But then again, surely the governing body is far too professional to stoop to those levels...aren't they?

Rovers and Hull have always taken good crowds to the magic weekends, I think they'll be low this year.

Move kick off times with short notice (few weeks) and people will moan that they've booked on the 2.05 train out of Hull to Manchester.

Keep kick off times the same and people moan that the RFL are clueless and stupid.

Damned if they do. Damned if they dont.

If the RFL had any intelligence they wouldn't of booked the magic weekend for the same weekend as the FA Cup Final!!!

The kick off times have been announced and people have already made their travel plans whether its for the day or the weekend so change it now would inconvenience all those people

IMO the mistake was made when it was booked for the same day, as any other town or city could be having the same problem.

The list of error for the RFL keeps on growing.

To an extent I agree, and as soon as I saw the date I didn't commit to going until our game (Warrington) got confirmed for the Sunday in case my football team got to the FACF as I'd have been going to Wembley if we did. We didn't get there for the record! I'm sure there will be a few who think like that, but the RFL can't avoid clashes with everything that happens in other sports to be fair to them.

This is completely unique though, and although I know most on here will be KR or FC fans first and foremost, there must be loads of people in Hull who support HCFC and one of the rugby teams, and they won't miss the most iconic match in their football team's history to watch a rugby derby that gets played three times a year.

The RFL should definitely make the Hull derby the first game that day now to avoid the kick off clash and enable people to watch both games. If people are going to Wembley that's one thing, but loads will just want to watch the final on telly and would love to make a derby day double of it in Manchester. With the kick off times as it is though we know what game most will choose and the attendance at Magic will suffer. Very foolish from the RFL if they won't make such a simple switch.

Found myself cheering for City, never thought that day would come.

If you don't like football fair enough, but I do find it a bit weird that anyone from Hull who does might support someone other than Hull City, or actively dislike them for some reason.

I wonder how much this is going to bite the RFL.
Am I right that us and our neighbours take some of the most fans?

FA cup final tickets are between £55 and £105 a pop then trains alone (If you want as much of that day in London as you can) will cost £150 return so that's £200-250 for an FA cup final that you may never see again. I can see dual pass holders being willing to accept losing £50 for something they can see every year and in fact twice more during the same season anyway.

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.