STEVE Bruce has urged his side to join the greats of Hull City's history by clinching an unrivalled promotion to the Premier League today.
The Tigers host Championship title-winners Cardiff this lunchtime with a top-flight return theirs for the taking on the final day of the season.
Holding a slender one-point advantage over third-placed Watford, a victory over the Bluebirds would guarantee second spot for City.
Anything less, though, would leave the door ajar for the Hornets if they can beat Leeds United in an anxious finale to the promotion race.
City stand just 90 minutes away from becoming only the second side in the club's 109-year existence to make the top flight, and Bruce is calling for heroes to be born.
"You're in football for these games," said the City boss. "These are the games you remember.
"You remember the big games no matter how old you get, when you're retired and you've got your slippers on.
"Which one of the players is going to be the hero? Which one is going to put themselves alongside the legends of this club?
"No team before us in 100 and odd years has won automatic promotion to the top flight, so it would be a great achievement.
"We're all in it for that little bit of history. When the big games come around, it's what you're in the game for."
A sell-out crowd will flock to the KC Stadium this afternoon hoping to witness one of City's finest hours in front of a national television audience.
Tabs will be kept on the fortunes of Watford, who can ramp up the pressure with a win of their own over Leeds at Vicarage Road, but Bruce wants a strong focus from his side.
"We have to handle it," he added. "When you're playing in big games, the fans will be shouting from the rafters and cheering on every kick.
"I'm sure they'll be listening to their ear-pieces to see what is going on down at Watford. That's only normal for a big game and you have to be able to handle everything that's thrown at us.
"When there's a big crowd and a big occasion, it's what you're in football for. I hope we can embrace it and really enjoy the challenge."
A disappointing 2-0 defeat at Barnsley, a fixture that could have sealed promotion with a win, has set up a final test of character for Bruce's side. The City boss admits complacency may have been responsible for the Oakwell stumble and stressed the same mistakes will not be tolerated again.
"I've not wanted it to be relaxed this week," he said. "We were all relaxed last week, too relaxed probably.
"I've wanted an edge to them. In any big games I've been involved in, the training ground shouldn't be relaxed, it should have an edginess and a determination to succeed.
"You just try and take it like any other week. The only thing that's occupying my mind is whether the players are prepared properly and if I pick the right team.
"Me and my staff have done all we can to prepare them in the best possible way."
