"My dad used to take me to
see Wednesday and I would
to Wembley. My dad took me to see
Wednesday in their 1966 FA Cup Final
defeat by Everton.
"To go to Wembley as a player with the
club that is in your blood is an unbeliev-
able thing. You can't ask for more in this
game and to think, just three months ago
Kevin Pressman was first-choice, I was
floundering in the reserves and going
nowhere.
"I hadn't played a first team game until
Christmas but Ron stuck me back in
against Middlesbrough, and everything
has gone well since then.
"Facing United is a tremendous incen-
tive for me.
"But I do not feel I have anything to
prove. I was in the Sunderland team that
lost in the 1985 Milk Cup Final to Nor-
wich. I will be looking for' a winners'
medal this time."
1970-71 Division Two
United J Wednesday 2
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Wednesday 0 United 0
Attendance: 47.592
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sit on his shoulders. To play at
Wembley for the team that is in
your blood is unbelievable."
- CHRIS TURNER.
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By way of deviation from this glory,
glory theme Wednesday were unceremo-
niously dumped out of the FA Cup 4-0 in
a fifth round tie at the home of Third
Division long-ball exponents, Cambridge
United.
But all sides suffer setbacks, and a
.more relevant yardstick is the opinions of
Wednesday's Second Division rivals.
Although West Ham have led Division
2 for much of the season, it is interesting
to note that two of Atkinson's promotion
pursuing managerial counterparts, Colin CARLTON PALMER IS IN OUTSTANDING FORM.
Todd of Middlesbrough and Notts Coun-
ty's Neil Warnock have gone on record as David Pleat, the former Luton, Spurs
saying that Wednesday are the Second and Leicester manager, qualified such
Division's best side. praise. "Wednesday like to build slowly.
As Todd said after a swashbuckling Play them against a similar side, Notting-
Wednesday outplayed Middlesbrough at ham Forest for example, and you would
their own game in a 2-0 League win at get a fine considered game," he said. "But
Ayresome Park on New Year's day: 'they it is hard for them to get hold of the ball
play very good football and are definitely and play against up-and-at-'em teams."
the best team we have played this season'. Happily for the Owls, Manchester
Likewise Warnock said: "Wednesday United are more Forest than Cambridge,
may not be as ruthless and as tight as West and whatever happens at Wembley, Atkin-
Ham, they may not be as difficult to beat son should be able to relish the prospect
as Oldham, but they are the best football- of facing United again next season ... in
ing side in the division." Division I.
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