Quote: Jake the Peg "leeds will be in the semi of the cup having played 2 lower league teams so I'm not sure how that can be the premier competition. If we'd won half the finals we'd played in I reckon the cup would hold much less prestige to us than the GF'"
You do the whinos a disservice, they will have beaten 3 lower league teams to reach the semis thanks to being poor last year and having to start off early with trash like the dobbins this year. Your point is valid though, should the whinos win the cup this year it would be on the back of 2 hard games so not exactly a marathon effort. There are times though when the winner has truly earned the trophy and Hull's last 2 wins in it are shining examples of that.
Having said that, one thing that the Grand Final isn't necessarily a measure of who is the best team throughout that season, merely who is playing best at the end of the year with the whino wins from 5th spot in 2011 & 2012 proving that.
However its important to remember that if its a jammy or less impressive way the cup was won, that eventually gets forgotten but the winners name stays forever.
As for Hull I'd be happy with either, though both would be nicer. I can now go to Wembley in a far more relaxed mood now that monkey has gone and enjoy the day whatever. If I was pushed on which I'd prefer then now the CC at Wembley has been done then then it would have to be the Grand Final as it would complete the trophy set for the club.
