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| Tykes fans witness FA Cup clash | Tykes fans witness FA Cup clash |
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| Thousands of Barnsley Football Club fans have travelled to Wembley for the team's FA Cup semi-final clash against Cardiff City. | Thousands of Barnsley Football Club fans have travelled to Wembley for the team's FA Cup semi-final clash against Cardiff City. |
| About 34,000 Tykes' supporters have tickets for the game and a convoy of more than 100 coaches left the club's Oakwell stadium on Sunday morning. | About 34,000 Tykes' supporters have tickets for the game and a convoy of more than 100 coaches left the club's Oakwell stadium on Sunday morning. |
| A win for Barnsley would give the club its first FA Cup final appearance since 1912, when the Tykes lifted the trophy. | A win for Barnsley would give the club its first FA Cup final appearance since 1912, when the Tykes lifted the trophy. |
| Fan Matthew Widdison told the BBC the atmosphere inside Wembley was electric. | |
| "It's buzzing", he said. "Everyone's absolutely loving it. I wasn't that excited, but now we're here at Wembley I'm excited." | |
| 'Couldn't sleep' | 'Couldn't sleep' |
| Mr Widdison, who is watching the match with his parents, predicted that Barnsley would win 2-0. | |
| Earlier, Barnsley's manager Simon Davey said he too was confident the team could triumph. | |
| "Our team have come so far, they have fought and battled to beat two of the top sides in Europe to get to a semi-final at Wembley," he told BBC 5 Live. | "Our team have come so far, they have fought and battled to beat two of the top sides in Europe to get to a semi-final at Wembley," he told BBC 5 Live. |
| "The carrot of an FA Cup final - the most famous fixture in the world - is only 90 minutes away. | "The carrot of an FA Cup final - the most famous fixture in the world - is only 90 minutes away. |
| "My players will be focused and they will have the belief they can do it." | "My players will be focused and they will have the belief they can do it." |
| Barnsley's only previous FA Cup triumph came nine days after the Titanic sank. | Barnsley's only previous FA Cup triumph came nine days after the Titanic sank. |
| Fan Sarah Portlock told the BBC: "I'm so excited I couldn't sleep last night. | |
| "I have got my old Barnsley shirt on that I have had for about 10 years and I just can't wait to get there. | "I have got my old Barnsley shirt on that I have had for about 10 years and I just can't wait to get there. |
| "My dad died a few years ago and I keep thinking that he would have absolutely loved this because he was a big Barnsley supporter." | "My dad died a few years ago and I keep thinking that he would have absolutely loved this because he was a big Barnsley supporter." |
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| Season ticket holder Emily Chalkley said if Barnsley won her entire family would "have a good dance around" Wembley. | Season ticket holder Emily Chalkley said if Barnsley won her entire family would "have a good dance around" Wembley. |
| "The moment I found out that Barnsley were in the semi-final I booked the whole weekend off work because I didn't want to miss it." she said. | "The moment I found out that Barnsley were in the semi-final I booked the whole weekend off work because I didn't want to miss it." she said. |
| Cardiff have also won the FA Cup only once, in 1927, making them the only team to take the prize out of England. | Cardiff have also won the FA Cup only once, in 1927, making them the only team to take the prize out of England. |
| Sunday's game will decide which side will meet Portsmouth in the final on 17 May, after the Premiership club beat West Brom 1-0 on Saturday to reach their first FA Cup final in 69 years. | Sunday's game will decide which side will meet Portsmouth in the final on 17 May, after the Premiership club beat West Brom 1-0 on Saturday to reach their first FA Cup final in 69 years. |
| Sound monitoring equipment at the ground will record whether Barnsley or Cardiff supporters or the Portsmouth or West Bromwich Albion fans who were at Saturday's game, can beat the 130.7 decibels record set by Liverpool supporters in 2005. | Sound monitoring equipment at the ground will record whether Barnsley or Cardiff supporters or the Portsmouth or West Bromwich Albion fans who were at Saturday's game, can beat the 130.7 decibels record set by Liverpool supporters in 2005. |