Ten years after helping Torquay United win promotion from Division Three, Liam Rosenior is now on the verge of making his first FA Cup final appearance with Hull City tomorrow when the Tigers take on Arsenal.
Rosenior, 29, has appeared for Fulham, Ipswich and Reading and represented England Under-21s since his ten-match loan spell at Plainmoor under his father, Leroy Rosenior, during the 2003-04 season when the Gulls clinched their first automatic promotion for 38 years.
Now, a decade on, Liam now has the opportunity to deny Arsene Wenger's Gunners the chance to win their first trophy since 2005 and earn the Tigers their first ever senior domestic trophy.
If Hull need inspiration ahead of tomorrow's showdown with the Gunners, they only need to look at Wigan's heroics against Manchester City- when Ben Watson struck with a late winner for Roberto Martinez's Latics.
Tigers manager Steve Bruce has also won the competition three times as a player with Manchester United in 1990, 1994 and 1996; and Liam himself also has his own memories of playing in big occasions to draw on.
Prior to his loan spell with the Gulls, he was on the score sheet for Bristol City in their 2-0 LDV Vans Trophy final win over Carlisle United in 2003 at the Millennium Stadium.
If he could repeat and find the target for the Tigers tomorrow afternoon at Wembley against Arsenal, then his name would be secure in Hull City folklore, as well as FA Cup folklore, forever.
