Source: Team_Talk
Alexander relishing return to Hull
Alexander returns with a Lions side flying high in League One and out to cause an FA Cup fourth-round shock against Phil Brown's Premier League team.[LNB]The 29-year-old may not recognise too much about the club he left in League Two six years ago, but one familiar face will be his old skipper Ian Ashbee, who has risen through the divisions with the Tigers.[LNB]"Ash was captain when I was there and I still see him wearing the armband now on Match of the Day," said Alexander.[LNB]"He's still doing well and hopefully it continues for him and they stay in the Premier League.[LNB]"It's not a surprise to be honest. When I was up there it was a massive club and the support was unbelievable.[LNB]"The club at the time were building a new stadium and looking towards the future.[LNB]"They were always destined to move up the leagues and although they've done it quicker than I thought, they are in the Premier League now.[LNB]"At Boothferry Park the atmosphere was unbelievable, but the KC Stadium is something special and they've done brilliantly to get where they are."[LNB]Alexander spent 18 months with Hull but has since remained in the lower divisions, moving on to Leyton Orient and then Millwall.[LNB]But he is confident the Lions - FA Cup finalists in 2004 and now challenging for promotion back to the Championship - can take advantage of Hull's jittery recent form and pull off a giantkilling.[LNB]"It's a big cup tie against a Premier League side which all teams like us in Leagues One and Two look for. If they have an off day and we play well there is no reason why we can't cause an upset," he added.[LNB]"They are special players at the top level while a lot of us have played most of our careers in the lower leagues, but it's a one-off game and you see bigger shocks than Millwall beating Hull.[LNB]"There's no pressure on us at all and if we play like we are capable of playing there is no reason why we can't bring them back to The Den or even beat them up there."[LNB]Kenny Jackett, himself an FA Cup finalist as a player with Watford back in 1984, is also backing his side to rise to the occasion.[LNB]"It will be a proud day for me to lead the side out at a Premier League ground," he said.[LNB]"It's a double-edged sword for them, they have a home game against a side two divisions lower so you would say it's an opportunity for them.[LNB]"But on the other side there will be some nervousness because we are the underdogs. It's a game everyone is looking forward to."[LNB][LNB]
