A very occasional blog about a football club, Hull City AFC.
It was with hopeful anticipation that I sat down last night to watch the football, managing to gain control of the television just in time to see the Hull City line-up, appropriately from my Leeds United supporting housemate. It was an important occasion for me, having been 5 weeks since I had had an alcoholic … Continued
We don’t hate Leeds scum as much today. Middlesbrough’s faltering form continues with just 3 points out of a possible 15. The championship is ours to win now, but we have 4 very tough games to come, against teams placed currently in 4th, 8th, 5th and 7th. Come out of those with 9+ points and … Continued
So we have drawn Arsenal in the FA Cup again. The difference being that this time, we will beat them. Why? I’ll give you 10 reasons: 1. They only scraped past Burnley 2-1, who we recently thrashed. 2. We arguably have a better team than we had in the FA Cup Final. 3. The spine … Continued
And another transfer window closes. The January transfer windows seem to be increasingly anti-climatic, sadly for the boffins behind the organisation that rules our once-beautiful game, Sky Sports. I struggle to recall more than a couple of transfers that have taken place this window. Austin to Southampton. Derby signed Blakemore from Reading. Pretty sure Sheffield … Continued
Unlike some other City fans that I’ve spoken to, I’ve actually been to more games this season than last season. That isn’t hard, because I only went to one last season, and have now managed a whole five this season. I await my medals. It isn’t bad for someone not living in Hull though. Especially … Continued
I’ll tell you want I want, what I really, really want. Oh no, I’ve just had images of Steve Bruce dressed as a Spice Girl in my head. If only I had access to Photoshop right now… Those of you bored enough to read my ramblings more than once will know that I am fully … Continued
Reading the Twittersphere and some forum posts on Saturday night I was beginning to wonder if a large section of our fans had had a mind transplant with the Arsenal fans – all kinds of people calling for Bruce’s head, saying he’s lost the dressing room, the players won’t play for him, blah blah blah. … Continued
I caught the train to Leeds on Saturday alongside my younger sister with a slight sense of trepidation. Firstly I didn’t want to get caught up in any mindless trouble – I much prefer hugs to hooliganism, and secondly I had a feeling that we would lose. I had somehow managed to encounter some thugs … Continued
Financially, I could not afford to go to Brentford, but that was overridden by the fact that I could not afford to miss out on watching football on a terrace. It brought me back to the glory days of supporting Hull City AFC, paying £3 to stand and watch miserable football and shout “Fish Out … Continued
We’ve all been there. Well, those of us dumb enough to buy a ticket in the West Stand, anyway. We jump out of our seat as Elliott races to the goal, thinking we are about to take the lead, when the guy behind taps you on the back, and asks you (not always politely) to … Continued