The Day of Reckoning is Here

By: Matt | May 23rd, 2009

Hull City vs Man United

And so we have it. One day. 90 minutes. Survival or Relegation. It’s all just a bit too much, at least for this Hull supporter. If you follow the EPL then you’ve been over the permutations fifty times since last weekend, so I won’t repeat them here. Bottom line is if we match Newcastle’s result, we stay up. If we don’t…..well lets not talk about that for the moment.

Expectedly, much of the focus this week has not been on Hull, but rather on the champions, and what team they will put out for a match which is meaningless to them. With both eyes on the Champions League final next Wednesday, there is little use in risking a full squad of first team regulars. And while the British tabloids have tried desperately to make a story out of the fact that Boro, Newcastle and Sunderland are up in arms over a potential kiddie corps Man U lineup, the truth of it is that they aren’t that bothered.

First off, United can put out whoever they damn well choose to, and could not give a sh*te what those clubs think. Secondly, a United youth team could be in fact much more deadly than a first team squad. If you don’t agree, consider this: would a starting 11 which had everyone who could potentially start on Wednesday in Rome really be up for a match vs Hull in the KC? No. Does C-Ron really want to risk Ashbee’s boot crunching his ankle in a meaningless match for him, when this is the most important in Ian’s career? Hardly. Welbeck, Possebon and co, however, view this is a great opportunity to prove themselves in a high intensity situation. So I am not amped about the United lineup as some would expect. I will be watching through my fingers regardless.

In Closing

And finally folks, all I would like to say in closing is that yes, while this is the most important match in the clubs history (just moving ahead of the playoff final), lets remember that at the end of the day, it is after all just a game. There are more important things in life than football. So if we do go down, than at least we had a right go of it, made a lot of people smile with our football, shocked some much bigger clubs, and overall enjoyed ourselves immensely. And we hope you all did to.

All the best, and enjoy tomorrow.