A very occasional blog about a football club, Hull City AFC.
The injury to Moses was always likely to be the one that we noticed the most. I could not, and many other fans could not understand why we did not sign a right-back. Saturday’s ‘game’ away at Bournemouth was the first that I had been able to watch in full since the Swansea away game. … Continued
I was surprised to see over the last week or so, some prominent and usually ultra-skeptical Hull City AFC fans talking as if the takeover of Hull City was a formality. I was not surprised to read that it has either collapsed or hit a stumbling block – I have not quite worked out which … Continued
I have watched almost every England game since I was a child. I used to have a delusion that we could be the best in the world – nowadays I have construed an ability to delight in disappointment. But the awarding of the World Cups to Russia, and particularly, Qatar, stink. And I have to … Continued
I decided that I should smarten up the blog. What was just a temporary layout and design stuck around unwanted, tacky and unloved – a bit like Jimmy Bullard. But much cheaper. I’ve added an automatically updating league table, results and fixtures tab, along with a news grab of “Hull City” from Google News. Granted … Continued
I’m going to my newly-local stadium today to watch rugby league for the first time since, oooooh, 2013, when we lost 16-0 to Wigan. Allegedly I was also there in 2008 when we lost to St Helens, though I have absolutely no recollection of this. Some Hull City AFC fans seem to have quite an … Continued
I think that HCST have the balance about right when it comes to the protests. Almost all of us share a desire for the Allams to sell the club as soon as possible but this could well be a long, drawn out battle. Remember, they were going to sell it within 24 hours of the … Continued
Predictions are a mugs game. I am quite happy to volunteer to be a mug. The bookies do like me. As such, please find my predicted league table for 2016/17: 1 Man Utd 2 Chelsea 3 Liverpool 4 Arsenal 5 Man City 6 Stoke 7 Leicester 8 Tottenham 9 Southampton 10 West Ham 11 Swansea … Continued
OK. I accept that this is not everyone’s dream. A few hardy souls still think Allam is our saviour and we can challenge Arsenal for the league. I actually believe that we will somehow scrape 17th – after all, on the last two occasions that we went up, most people had us down as being … Continued
So we’ve finally done some transfer business. And sold our Wembley hero. I’m fine with it. I really am. Diame often went missing, was often injured, his first touch lacking. He was a touch of class, especially in the Championship, but would be unlikely to be a first choice midfielder throughout the Premiserable League season … Continued
I’m trying to work out if we should have a winter break. Firstly, I would just like to point out that Ehab will still be a wanker in winter. He will still be a most loathsome character whether we have a winter break or not. Yeah, I know what you are thinking but it just … Continued