Hull

[Pondicherry]

Port Vale is in Stoke, Hull is in Kingston. I suppose you could add Forest to the list too, which as mentioned the other day is in West Bridgeford, not Nottingham.

Hull is a river not a place.

 

[clapham_gull]

Hull is a river not a place.

It's recognised as the short form of Kingston Upon Hull.

Unlike Port Vale which is a bit like "Clapham Junction". Don't exist as places.

 

[Baron Pepperpot]

It's recognised as the short form of Kingston Upon Hull.

Unlike Port Vale which is a bit like "Clapham Junction". Don't exist as places.

That said, Clapham and its Junction obviously exist. Port Vale was the description of the cargo ports in the river valley linked to the Potteries that once existed. I guess the closest to this would be .. don't think there is one.

Edit: Just found out that Hull, as a town, did once exist with just that name.

 

[smudge]

Hope we have a full house to show some of these big time Charlie clubs that the cup still matters to some us.

 

[Seagull by the Sea]

Ta.

What about Everton?

I thought Hull's proper name was Kingston upon Hull. Certainly the people I know from there have always referred to their city as Hull.

Shhh, don't tell their chairman. He'll be changing their name to Kingston Tigers next...

 

[Seagull on the wing]

Mostly, they do - http://www.not606.com/showthread.php/247190-FA-Cup-Draw/page5

So basically we could swop message boards....both saying it's winnable,both saying two Prem teams out,both saying draw the winner of Sheff/Charlton game...to me afreebie game...hope to win,but Que Sera...

 

[Seagull on the wing]

Port Vale is in Stoke, Hull is in Kingston. I suppose you could add Forest to the list too, which as mentioned the other day is in West Bridgeford, not Nottingham.

What about Arsenal...?

 

[Soulman]

Absolutely fantastic draw, in my opinion. Sure, it's about as boring as it can get, but surely once you've made the fifth round the aim has to be to reach Wembley, which is only two wins away. Therefore, the very last thing I wanted to see come out the hat was Man City or Chelsea away. Obviously the ultimate result would have been Sheffield Wednesday or Charlton, or maybe Forest/Preston, but the next best thing was always a poor EPL team at home. Throw in the fact that Hull are a club who will probably play some reserves as staying up is everything to them, plus they are fairly poor away from home at the best of times, and we have a fantastic chance to make the last eight.

And talking of that, Man City v Chelsea and Arsenal v Liverpool is an utter DREAM for clubs like us. If we beat Hull, we will have only a 2/7 chance of ending up with a banker defeat in the next round (3/7 possibly if you include Everton), but any other tie is winnable. No doubt about it, we could beat the likes of Sunderland, Southampton, Fulham, Cardiff and the winner of Charlton/Wednesday. We've never had such a good opportunity in the FA Cup in my lifetime.

Great, a positive post. We can hope and dream.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Absolutely fantastic draw, in my opinion. Sure, it's about as boring as it can get, but surely once you've made the fifth round the aim has to be to reach Wembley, which is only two wins away. Therefore, the very last thing I wanted to see come out the hat was Man City or Chelsea away. Obviously the ultimate result would have been Sheffield Wednesday or Charlton, or maybe Forest/Preston, but the next best thing was always a poor EPL team at home. Throw in the fact that Hull are a club who will probably play some reserves as staying up is everything to them, plus they are fairly poor away from home at the best of times, and we have a fantastic chance to make the last eight.

And talking of that, Man City v Chelsea and Arsenal v Liverpool is an utter DREAM for clubs like us. If we beat Hull, we will have only a 2/7 chance of ending up with a banker defeat in the next round (3/7 possibly if you include Everton), but any other tie is winnable. No doubt about it, we could beat the likes of Sunderland, Southampton, Fulham, Cardiff and the winner of Charlton/Wednesday. We've never had such a good opportunity in the FA Cup in my lifetime.

My thoughts exactly. Every so often a Championship side does unexpectedly well- Cardiff and Millwall spring to mind. Why not us?

Though I confess I'd be absolutely bricking it at the prospect of Man City in the final

 

[clapham_gull]

That said, Clapham and its Junction obviously exist. Port Vale was the description of the cargo ports in the river valley linked to the Potteries that once existed. I guess the closest to this would be .. don't think there is one.

Edit: Just found out that Hull, as a town, did once exist with just that name.

Except it doesn't. The "Junction" isn't in Clapham at all. It's in Battersea, Wandsworth. Very much so. The area was quite adequately named before a private company opened a station with the name Clapham Junction. Because at the time Battersea had a bad name, they named it after another area.

Over time what is effectively a trade name became synonymous with an area. Clapham Junction has nothing to do with Clapham both "areas" are quite distinctive with their own centres in different boroughs. Try walking between the two.

And thus is similar to Port Vale.

 

[Gullys Cats]

Especially at home. Nice.

This!

 

[clapham_gull]

What about Arsenal...?

Definitely named after an area, but moved.

Difference with Port Vale is that historians don't know 100% why they are called that.

It's gone full circle with them with Gillespie Road Tube being renamed Arsenal. I thing Everton mints are named AFTER the football club too.

 

[Seagull58]

at least it's at home. Could of been worse.

have

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

I thing Everton mints are named AFTER the football club too.

Yes, they have a tradition of giving toffees out to the kids before the match. Note, toffees up north is a generic term for sweets.

 

[Mackenzie]

We'll be the underdogs, and I'm sure Hull will be grrrrreeeeaaattt.

Could have been worse. Could have been Hull away.

 

[empire]

If you're being serious, it seems an odd attitude to have. It's a fifth round FA Cup tie against Premier League opposition and the chance to get to the sixth round for the first time since 1986. I don't see anyway it will be under £20.

i understand that,but we played them last year,they wont have there big signings playing,and would rather use the money not being spent on away games imo

 

[Icy Gull]

We'll be the underdogs, and I'm sure Hull will be grrrrreeeeaaattt.

Hope this doesn't happen

Pecked by the Seagulls?

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

We are going to WIN the FA Cup.

 

[kingcole]

Hull are marginal favourites for the game at 7/5 as opposed to our 8/5

On Betfair, we can still get 85-1 on us to win the cup, which is pretty darn good IMO.