We are in the FA Cup Final. We beat Wolfs 3-2 after extra times.The greatest comeback FA Cup history

Back home, still concerned that Mrs Mazzarri just pointed and laughed when I did my partial faint. I'll let her off, she drive a red wine soaked Hornet back to Bradford on Avon.

 

I thought we were louder generally although when they woke up (ie after the first goal), they sounded massive.

Decibels irrelevant.

The connection between us & the players got us there.

 

All the Wolves fans around us in the train queue home were phlegmatic and reasonable. They have a number of nobs and so do we. They have a good side and a fair and enterprising manager, which kind of makes our win even more satisfying.

 

Crisp reportage.

 

I'm emotionally drained after that. It's been hard to type from cloud 9.

I thought the game was done at 0-2. Another Wembley flop match, but no......this time it was different.

Our old nemesis strikes again though, but this time we are the beneficiaries of the Michael Oliver love of a last minute penalty. I'm 100% right about him. He loves to steel the show and I just knew, with the game balanced as it was, if anyone goes down in the box in the final minute he would give a penalty, no matter how soft.

Deulofeu does what he does best, but to get that type of performance, Javi did the exact right thing. He stuck him on the bench and look at how he responded.

Wolves made some poor tactical changes. which I felt handed us the initiative, especially in extra time.

I thought we were the better side throughout though, but without getting shots on goal. We controlled the match for long periods, has more possession, more passes but we were struggling with end product.

We actually scored from all three of our shots on goal today, so that's pretty clinical.

I can't help thinking that is was a result that no one wanted. I've just seen it all back on Sky and BBC. Sky were pretty fair, but it was clear where the BBC loyalties lie. They were talking as if someone had died in their summary in that it was such a shame Wolves lost. Both Keown and Murphy were in with Wolves fans and came across a disappointed for Wolves rather than happy for Watford.

The Wolves fans were believing their own hype. So much bigging it up beforehand. So much gloating once going ahead, especially from that row in the Watford end. That facemask from Jimenez. It's all designed to take the p1ss and disrespect their opponent. So, it's even more satisfying to beat a team and fans like this.

We may even get a little bit of love from the media after today, but I wont hold my breath. We've knocked out this season's media darlings so we have to expect some backlash.

Anyway, it's so good to finally win at Wembley, and put the semi-final hoodoo to bed.

We have a chance to win the whole thing, but it does depend on what City turn up. If it's the one that played against Swansea and Brighton, then we've got a wonderful chance of winning. But if it's Rolls Royce City then it will be an occasion for us, but no more.

Either way, this has been an amazing and unexpectedly wonderful season and I just don't want it to end.

 

Good win.

 

It could have all happened after I left, I stuck around for a fair bit after the final whistle (think I left 18:45). If that’s the case, great credit to our fans again, looks like there were quite a lot of them left in the ground.

 

Fantastic change up to a stamp.

My pockets full of twigs were, sublimely, unnecessary.

 

Surely it’s the Woking home leg next.

 

When we scored our third it was the first time we had been in the lead in the last five FA Cup semi finals (since v Plymouth 1984)

 

My amazement is growing as I try to comprehend it all.

Several times this season I’ve not really enjoyed games where we’ve been winning. I’ve just wanted the bloody thing to finish.

Today time stood still.

I knew something would happen.

I’m only now realising that wasn’t necessarily the case.

 

Exceedingly crisp reportage.

 

Let us swap notes in the morning.

 

I love football!!!!! What a game!!

Huge credit to Jose Holebas who I thought still played excellent whilst everyone around him was playing below par, his desire and heart were fantastic. The whole team was fantastic was from Delafoo goal onwards. How stupid must they feel giving Jiminez MOTM now - can that be overturned?

 

No their MOTM can't (won't) be overturned, it's just stupid when there is only one goal in it with 3 minutes plus stoppage time to play as you never know what could happen!

It's possible but I know highly unlikely the team losing at the time could score a goal in the 93rd minute forcing extra time and then go on and win it! Stupid idea I know!

 

Pardon?

 

Incredible. Just incredible. We go again.

 

Kiko was superb as well!

 

Hopefully the bumptious Mexican got a MotM tattoo in the 87th minute.

Silly celebration which, I think, sums up a generally lightweight, if amicable, performance by WWFC & fans.

 

My man of the match was Javi.

Excellent set up to counter their wingbacks & astute subs.

Nuno was flapping like a spinnaker in a fresh breeze but JG was calm & resolute throughout.

Many minutes after the final whistle & after even Deeney had gone down the tunnel, JG was still available for interviews on the pitch. Charmingly awkward about accepting the praise from the fans.

May we be seeing a KnightJG avatar any time soon?

 

When that MOTM announcement came up, I had a strange feeling this could jinx the Wolves players and this could be our game (although I thought penalties was our only hope), especially with the amount of intense pressure we were putting on the Wolves goal. Stupid thing to do, it probably injected over-confidence in a few of the Wolves players’ heads (they don’t usually announce a MOTM from a team they think is the lesser of the two) and got them looking forward to a Wembley return and a chance of silverware.

Though funnily enough, I was probably the only one there who didn’t celebrate wildly when the pen was awarded as if we’d already scored a goal. I’ve seen too many missed penalties, both from us and top players, to know that it’s never a guarantee!

 

Practice made perfect for Deulofeus goal

 

The guarantee was how hard Troy hit that ball.

If Ruddy had been behind the ball, he’d have been in the back of the net.

Brutal power.

 

He does an odd shake of the ankle as he’s kicking it.

Just like Scullion.

 

Gracia has brought composure, discipline & toughness to our team.

I was struck by Capoue’s unbridled celebrations.

He has taken on a very specific def mid role. His discipline in executing this, without any wild forays forward, is exemplary.

Pure catharsis at the end.

 

Well they didn't ******* get it U'OoooooooooRrrrrrrrrrrNnnnnnnnnnnnnnnSssssssssssssssssssss

 

The greatest reverse jinx post in history.

 

Will this mean I need a separate log in? How does this work? Who am I? I’m not sure I can cope with another Knight

 

It was THE GOAL OF THE SEASON, not just WFC's

 

Reminded me of an Ian Bolton spot kick

 

Real cojones from El Capitan.

The protracted VAR assessment as a couple of G4 dayrate wallahs in Stockley Park wake up & squint at the monitor.

Troy ambles towards the barrier, bants with the fans & chugs a water.

Sir Gareth should be taking notes re pen etiquette.

Should he also be shortlisting T Deeney Esq?

 

Think like a pianist.

Two hands, two log ins.

Presumably, Moog also uses other appendages.

 

Certainly high velocity.