Yorkie

Feels like bragging about a bet without showing your slip beforehand, but I feel like I can say now that I genuinely saw that coming. Didn't dare write it down in earnest, but I really did believe it. It just felt like the natural conclusion to what is very much the post-takeover era, before the guard presumably changes quite a bit in the summer. That group of people have given absolutely everything to that competition since 2022 - it feels like our name has been on it for ages now. To have beaten the teams we have along the way, and for only an unfortunate rick to have kept us out of the final last year. After those amazing performances across the semi I just knew we'd turn up. Such a richly deserved win.

Absolutely delighted that he's secured his legacy with his recent form back in the team, and he was exceptional yesterday along with the rest of them. Great man.

Anderson in the crowd is quite funny, like. We knocked his team out on the way to this.

Would love to hear some accounts of what it was like yesterday. Suffice to say it put to rest the disappointment of the last one?

Can't believe he didn't win me £75 for that, ffs.

Some people are never happy. I don't think it's that

Keegan will forever and always be number one but Eddie wins the everyone else cup hands down now.

We ain't playing in the Conference League next season, lads.

Made me look an absolute mug today after some recent slagging. The early part of a game can be so important and today was an example of that - and he was instrumental in that big start. Flawless thereafter, too. Well played that man.

Been gorging on the content for the last hour but this is the one that got me. We don't deserve these players, man. What a guy.

I'll never forget that

Exceptional half.

A nice relaxing 60 minutes to go.

Read this at first and thought I hadn't... just popped into me head that I did; missed it, saw we'd lost, but Targett had scored for us. Very mundane.

Pretty zen this morning. I'd be unbearable if it was Spurs we're facing; with us being underdogs it feels weirdly low-stakes in a way (I know it's anything but). I'm also confident. It'll be close; that's as much of a prediction as I'll commit to.

Tbh mate I kinda had the same thought as others, i.e. arrive at the venue about 3ish. Could be tempted into the lunch though as will need to eat and will be in town by then. Where were you thinking?

Geed up

It's all just in theory with Willock. In reality he's a D. One of the first out the door for me.

Fuck me, the press pack, man. "Alex, do you know anything about Jackie Milburn?" "Nah." "WHAT ABOUT GEORGE HANNAH?"

Pardon me?

It's fake but it's obviously been based on something. I won't sleep soundly until I know that 'something' is just some nerd dicking around on the EA Kit Creator.

I have absolutely no qualms in wheeling out my hot take that Hendo is in there at the FA's request cos he's being groomed for the top job.

Get yourself to the nearest tailor you big brilliant bastard. Amazing.

It's so rubbish that TNT suddenly stop doing a highlights package of all the Conference League games at this stage.

I honestly didn't really know what to think prior to the last one but I am absolutely aching for this to get here. Have had a feeling in me plums all season long that something special could happen. 1-1 then Schär to knock one in off the umlaut in injury time.