DIRECTOR of rugby Shaun McRae insists Hull FC's players have already put their Wembley horror show behind them and moved on.
Preparing to face Wigan again on Friday night, just six days after losing 16-0 to the Warriors in the Challenge Cup final, Hull's focus is already back on league matters.
Having performed so badly at Wembley, McRae says the FC players are counting down the hours until they can go out and right their final wrongs.
"All the players want to play as soon as they can," he told the Mail.
"We have put the Wembley disappointment behind us and we're moving on.
"And what a great opportunity the players have to put things right against the same team on Friday night.
"They know they are a better team than the one Wigan beat at Wembley.
"Our preparations for the final were perfect, but the performance wasn't good enough.
"It was like an actor in a big West End performance rehearsing for a long time and then forgetting their lines.
"Wembley is a place that can get the better of players.
"The players were drained physically and emotionally.
"They can either wallow in their own self pity, or move on. That's what we've done."
McRae knows exactly what winning at Wembley is like, having coached St Helens to back-to-back final victories in 1996 and 1997.
And just like in those seasons, it is the two sides who contested the cup final who will meet in the league just a week later.
"We beat Bradford in both finals and as fate would have it, we met Bradford the following week," McRae explained.
"We got absolutely hammered by them both times.
"The cup can have a hangover effect on teams and hopefully we can get the two points against Wigan on Friday night.
"But our trip to the DW Stadium won't be about revenge.
"When revenge is your goal, your preparations won't be as good as they should be.
"We are going there looking for the win that will help us finish the season on a high.
"We have two very hard games to finish with and we will be going all out to win them."
Facing a Wigan side buoyed by their cup final win, Friday night's fixture will be every bit as tough as Wembley.
But McRae, who will return to Australia at the end of the season, hopes the Black and Whites can get back to winning ways before their final regular season game against St Helens.
"Wigan need the points to help them secure a home tie in the play-offs," he added.
"But the advantage of playing Wigan twice and St Helens in our final game will mean we will be in good shape for the play-offs."
