On this marvellous day....

[ballumbie_arab]

The fans played a massive part as well, the crowd at the Motherwell replay was unreal, the end just kept filling up and close to 5000 there for a third round replay on a Tues/Wed night, was brilliant, and we started to believe..(what a goal from Welshy). Another decent crowd away to Airdrie, followed up at Tanny, then decent numbers for the two games against Aberdeen at Hampden, and a great last minute equaliser from Welshy, followed by Macca’s in the replay.

At 25, it was a fecking very expensive cup run (for tickets, and pre/post match drinking home and away), but well worth it, and having taken for granted the football served up in the 80’s, yet still defeated in many SC finals, fully appreciated and savoured that day in 94.

[GUNBOAT]

I will always remember the Semi v Aberdeen and Welshies late equaliser that's when i thought we are gonna FN do this.On the way back to the bus a load of Sheep Sh aggers were on the other side of the road from us and i shouted over to them,"That's the FN hoodoo oot the windie boys and dinnie even FN bather we the replay."

Honestly you just knew it was gonna happen,FACT.

[GUNBOAT]

The day of the final was one of trepidation,even though i thought we would win and had backed us to do it there were still nagging doubts.Hardly surprising really considering we had already lost 6 finals in the same competition.

I walked into the Marquee early Saturday morning and the place was packed to the rafters,everyone seemed to be underneath the biggest United flag i had ever seen in my life.

The Arabs were belting out,"There's only one Craigie Brewster." Any early morning worries i had dissipated soon after and so began the best day of my lifelong following of the Terrors of Tannadice.

[GUNBOAT]

BTW boys just before this special day passes its only right to salute some of the brilliant posts on this thread.The Boat fires aff special mention's to,

James for the OP,Stokie boy,Shedboy 71,Shedka,Ballumbie Arab and every other poster who contributed to the day we laid that 20 year hoodoo to rest,FACT with a WASC thrown in.

[GUNBOAT]

Messages left on my answering machine,
whilst following the boys in Tangerine,
Funsters laughing because we got beat,
glorying in another cup final defeat.

Them days were ended on May 21,
when Brewster scored against the HUN,
their big cousins sank doon on their knees,
and i got nae phone calls fae the Dees.

ALICE.

47 years waiting for a chance,
to win a major trophy and a european glance,
and for over a hundred years we've being living next door to Dondeh,Dondeh,
who the phuck are Dondeh?.

[JamesMcClean]

Messages left on my answering machine,
whilst following the boys in Tangerine,
Funsters laughing because we got beat,
glorying in another cup final defeat.

Them days were ended on May 21,
when Brewster scored against the HUN,
their big cousins sank doon on their knees,
and i got nae phone calls fae the Dees.

ALICE.

47 years waiting for a chance,
to win a major trophy and a european glance,
and for over a hundred years we've being living next door to Dondeh,Dondeh,
who the phuck are Dondeh?.

Great stuff GB and now that the clock has rolled on to 22 May a quick reminder of the events of that day -

[ballumbie_arab]

Great stuff GB and now that the clock has rolled on to 22 May a quick reminder of the events of that day -

In colour too....(not something that can be posted next door) :-)