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Thursday, May 15, 2008, 07:00
Delirious Tigers supporters across the region now truly believe the club can achieve its Premier dream and secure a place in the top flight of English football for the first time.
The destruction of Watford at the KC Stadium set up a play-off final meeting with Bristol City at the home of football on May 24 – and City fans are in no doubt their team can go all the way.
Three pitch invasions in the dying minutes of the game last night showed just how much it meant to the supporters.
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Despite a shaky start, leading to Watford taking the lead, Phil Brown's men roared back to hammer their opponents 4-1 in front of a 23,155-strong crowd.
For fans like grandmother-of-six Marjorie Fleetwood, 88, the glory days have been a long time coming.
After the final whistle, the season pass holder told the Mail: “The players are fantastic – every single one of them.
“People like me have been waiting for this moment for a very long time. Now it has happened.”
Her son Barry Fleetwood, 56, and his wife Linda, 53, of Beverley, were so sure of victory after the Tigers' 2-0 win in the first leg at Vicarage Road, they booked a hotel ahead of the showpiece Wembley final.
Mr Fleetwood, a public relations manager, said: “I have been a fan for 42 years and a pass holder for 25 of those.
“We can't wait for Wembley. The hotel is already booked – that was taken care after the first leg. It's fantastic.”
He said Brown can now justifiably be credited with building the finest squad in the club's history.
Following the scenes of delight that greeted the final whistle, Rob Barlow, 26, of east Hull, tried to take in the enormity of what he had just witnessed.
The assistant manager of a city cafe bar said: “This is beyond what I could ever have imagined.
“I put it down to passion. Every one of those players wanted it. They earned that result.”
City chairman Paul Duffen said: “We have written a lot of history this season.
“It was the first time we have beaten a Premier League side when we beat Wigan in the Carling Cup.
“We have achieved our highest ever finish in the Tigers' 104-year history, we are in the play-offs and now we are going to Wembley for the first time. It is a huge credit to the team, managers assistants and background staff.”
Fans flood onto the KC Stadium pitch at full time
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