A very occasional blog about a football club, Hull City AFC.
I don’t often call for a manager to be sacked. I never called for Bruce to go. I never called for Brown to be sacked. I didn’t even want rid of Nigel Adkins when we were bottom of the Championship…though I came pretty close to losing patience. Looking through the list of our past managers, … Continued
I remember the heady days when Steve Bruce won Transfer Deadline Day. Quite what we won is another matter, but we can rejoice in winning it. However, it is pretty clear the impact of losing Transfer Deadline Day. I actually didn’t think we’d sell Bowen until the summer. The Allams had several previous windows where … Continued
Before last 2019, I’d never been to a non-league football game. I’d been to plenty of Division 3 games when City were attempting to become a non-league club, but that was the closest. I was invited to go watch Dulwich Hamlet with some new hipster friends – for those that don’t know, Dulwich is an … Continued
It might have been weeks ago – hell, it was last decade, but I took some notes so I’m going to bash out a match report. Of sorts. And who the hell wants to read about the most recent game anyway? QPR away was my first away game since watching us confirm relegation from the … Continued
History has ended. We have won. We may not have achieved the ultimate goal of replacing the Allams with a new Srivaddhanaprabha, however all the other goals of the campaign which started with “No To Hull Tigers” have been achieved, more or less. They have done what we demanded. The stealth rebrand is over. We … Continued
Boxing Day arrived and the part of my Christmas break in Hull that I was most looking forward to was upon me – a trip to watch my previously beloved Hull City. Or perhaps, my parents dragged me along in the name of family entertainment. Don’t expect too much in the way of substantial critique, … Continued
What are my expectations for this season? There are far more unknown quantities than known quantities. Is George Long, assuming he will be our first choice goalkeeper, good enough for the Championship? He conceded 14 goals in 6 appearances last season, but given the type of games they were – cup games and end of … Continued
It’s less than a week to Hull City’s first game of the season against…hang on, I don’t actually know this…Swansea. The idea that I wouldn’t know who the first game of the season is against, even in my most-disconnected of City-following days would have been preposterous. I know that we’ve signed a few players, but … Continued
I remember those dark days of 2020, when Hull City were again flirting with relegation from the Championship. Amazingly, the Allams through their marine generator business had managed to strike some interesting acquaintances – quite where this world-famous acquaintance got the £70m that the club was valued at was another question, but it looks like … Continued
I cannot say that I was overly enthused by the prospect of going to watch City yesterday, having had all the joy sucked out of supporting City by the bastards that gave us the “best run club in the division”. I was due a visit to the Home of Bathrooms, and a break from paying … Continued