U’s arrive at The Riverside

The team coach pulled up outside the ground at just after 1pm ahead of the big FA Cup third round tie away to Championship high-flyers Middlesbrough which kicks-off at 3pm.

The players have since taken a stroll onto the pitch and will shortly begin their warm-ups before the biggest game in the 118-year history of the present day Hastings United.

A massive 131 places separate the clubs in the football pyramid, but Ryman League Premier Division underdogs United have been talking positively in the build-up to the big day having come through six rounds to reach this stage.

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