Last One Out: When Hull Invaded Wembley

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Hull in 1980 The fishing industry is in terminal decline the Humber Bridge still unfinished A depraved killer is on the loose & Hull City FC look doomed to another relegation But on a long Bank Holiday weekend in May all thoughts turn to Wembleyand the chance for ultimate bragging rights Against a backdrop of a dramatically changing city Last One Outtraces the story of how Hull's two rugby league teams emerged from mid-seventies gloom to take their place at the very top of the game
- exerting a dominance over the sport that others would follow Featuring first-hand interviews with players officials & supporters this is the definitive history of the ultimate rugby league derby; the early rounds & the draw that kept them apartthe clamour for tickets the divided families & that famous sign on the road heading south It tells of Roger's joy Sammy's despair & the story behind 'that try' Later there was the pride & emotion of the homecoming Later still the game enteredhistory spelling joy for one side despair for the other & encapsulated in a song the losers were taunted with until another dramatic Wembley victory more than three decades on More than just a derby more than just a cup final this is the story of an exodus the day Hull invaded Wembley Perfectly timed for the city being UK capital of culture in 2017