Poll: Home comforts sought by Yorkshire clubs as FA Cup gets serious Sheffield United are back on the FA Cup glory trail, with manager Nigel Clough eyeing a return trip to Wembley. Nigel Clough’s cup kings – who reached the semi-finals of the competition last year, before losing out 5-3 to Hull City – are one of 10 Yorkshire clubs in tonight’s third-round draw. The draw – which will see last season’s beaten finalists Hull and the rest of the Premier League, plus Championship clubs enter – will be held at The Deep aquarium in Hull tonight. Managers, players, fans – and clubs’ bank managers – from across Yorkshire will be switched on as it will be screened on BBC2 at 7pm, with former England striker Alan Shearer conducting the draw. The Blades beat Plymouth Argyle 3-0 to join fellow League One sides Barnsley, Doncaster Rovers and Bradford City in the draw. Top-flight Hull also come into the equation, as do Yorkshire’s five Championship clubs in Huddersfield Town, Leeds United, Middlesbrough, Rotherham United and Sheffield Wednesday. All four League One clubs are dreaming of a plum tie away to a Premier League giant, like Manchester United or Chelsea, which would guarantee them a major financial windfall. “We like home draws, but if [...] leedsinnews/poll-home-comforts-sought-by-yorkshire-clubs-as-fa-cup-gets-serious/
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 21:45:44 +0000
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