Hull City thread

We have been lucky so far but I am still very impressed with the way the guys are playing. However, Marlon King has yet to have a shot on goal (believe it or not!) and as much as I admire Deano I feel he will be well held at this level. Caleb's impersonation of a Swiss Army Knife when running is still a source of mirth but if he could find someone to work with (and work off) then he could still be formidable. Unfortunately he doesn't at this stage.

 

all 'mirth' aside - this time round my genetically inherited Yorkshire pessimism is starting to put pressure on my early season euphoria

 

Palacios looked very useful v chelsea, and their Egyptian?  striker Ekru? has a decent pedigree by all acccounts

 

so all in all, i'd settle for a point to preserve our unbeaten start

 

then again, if there's a win on offer I'll be a very happy Tiger tomorrow

 

 

 

but the reality is that my teams in both hemispheres were tonked

 

i just hope that the Tigers and the nix sort themselves out in the international break and that the tigers sign a few players in quick time!!!

 

City had Gardner, Boateng and King out (the spine of the team) but surviving prem clubs can cover absences like that

 

right you bastards (in both hemispheres) come out fighting!! in two weeks time!

 

 

 

those poor buggers had to watch their lot ship 6 at home (they were only 1-0 down at half time so that last 45 might have been pretty nauseating)

 

nope, it didn't really work, i still feel like crap

 

off out for a bit of excercise, (not running in front of buses  - just yet )

 

CMON U 'ULL!! - f**kin get it sorted

 

 

The bubble has well and truly burst for us and it will get harder!

"We're doomed I tell ye, DOOMED"!

 

from Hull Daily Mail

>> HULL City have signed Guinea international defender Kamil Zayatte on a season-long loan deal from Young Boys Berne.

The 23-year-old can play at centre-back or right-back, and in a holding midfield position, enjoying a training spell with both Everton and Newcastle earlier this month.

Because he is a signing from outside of England, City were able to add the 6ft 3ins stopper to their two other loan players of Marlon King and Sunderland defender Paul McShane who completed his season-long loan move on yesterday.

 

got Danny Cousin from Rangers  - not so promising in the longer term (he's 31) - and apparently blows a bit hot a cold, but hopefully he'll be strong enough and canny enough to score a few

 

 

overview of City's transfer dealings over off-season

 

>>>In: Anthony Gardner, George Boateng, Geovanni, Daniel Cousin, Marlon King (loan), Peter Halmosi, Craig Fagan, Bernard Mendy, Paul McShane (loan), Tony Warner, Kamil Zayette (loan)
Out: Stuart Elliott, Henrik Pedersen, David Livermore, Michael Bridges (loan), Frank Belt, Brewster Frizzell
Spent: �9.9M
Received: �0
It seems a clear-cut case of quantity rather than quality. That, however, is harsh on George Boateng and Anthony Gardner, who acquitted themselves respectably on their initial outings. However, with both injured, it is a damning indictment of the other newcomers that 10 survivors of the Championship team started against Wigan. A �7 million bid for Frazier Campbell was an indication of ambition or desperation - or both - but the window closed with Hull's prime target at White Hart Lane, even though Daniel Cousin became Hull's third record signing of the summer. <<

 

what they don't acknowledge is that Zayette, Cousin and Mcshane hadn't signed in time for that game and King was 'loan-tied'

 

it does seem though that Halmosi hasn't set the house on fire and that Mendy might still be recovering from his efforts to single-handedly gift the pre-season win to Crewe

This leaves us in a no-win situation.

The answer is a billionaire owner who can afford to buy the KC Stadium (and reap the benefits in gate receipts), expand it and make offers to 'quality' players that they cannot refuse.

A hard ask.

The point is though that we made it to the top flight but at this stage we are probably resigned to the fact that we do not have the financial infrastructure in place to keep us there.

 

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Have fun!

 

and hopefully Boateng and Gardner back from injury

 

Cousin suspended following his sending off v Celtic, but we might hand a debut to Zayatte

 

i'll be happy with a point, three would be rather nice though

 

Halmosi seems not to have won over the coaching staff LG, he is still waiting for a chance to impress with Fagan/barmby/garcia winning the wide berths so far

 

 

Marlon King ( filling in for Barmby ) grabbed two

 

LG - you were on the mark with your Halmosi comment, he was brought down for the pen for our first (not sure how he played in general)

 

another 3 points (how good does it feel to write that !!!!!!)

 

C'MON YOU 'ULL!

cheers for the positive vibes y'all

 

oi Toffeeman!, wake up lad, i realise the blue part of your heart will be a bit despondent but the stripey bit must be in good form!

 

yep, a bit embarrassing Ballane - even with the change of shorts they looked pretty similar on screen

 

hope you are right Uber!, I might even be able to nip into the bencher this arvo (the young un might be otherwise engaged), if so i'll check out what the other 3/4's is about

 

(on second thoughts , don't tell me - whilst i think we have a good manager, and sensible upper management our playing staff and financial backers might not withstand scrutiny - i'll just keep on living in blissfull ignorance )

 

btw - LG , Halmosi also set up the second with a nice release from deep out to the right for King to cover 20 metres to the corner of the box and plant it in the far corner

 

 

 

You got to play at St James at exactly the right time and made the most of it. Good on yas.

 

i wasn't that impressd when i heard we'd re-signed him, but he's really done well - he's a niggly little bugger and he works hard, his finishing isn't that great but as he showed v Fulham no defender (even a Prem one) is immune from messing things up if they are harried,

 

he gives us a contrasting style to Halmosi/Garcia/Barmby out wide or Geovanni/Folan in the middle

 

 

 

guthrie, not so much.  he must have spent some time with barton at the training ground.

It'll be interesting to see if he has the balls to play in the return fixture at KC.

The prick should have got the same Fagan, 3 months on the sideline. I guess getting relegated with the Geordies is punishment enough.

 

 

i'll do a deal with you right now Toffeeman - a point each (fine print - in both games)

 

at least the blackburn game got us something on the tele

 

if  we can do a stoke and lose the shot count something like 30 -2 but still walk away with a point shoved up our jumper I'll be delighted (and possibly in need of a very stiff drink at 6 am)

 

recording the EPL highlights, but by all accounts Cahill's was dodgy,

 

still, 8 points from 5 games will do me - CMON YOU 'ULL !!!!

 

 

just seen cahill's effort - perhaps ok - never mind as Brownie says to be dissapointed with only apoint from last season's 5th placed side shows a good attitude!

 

 

 

though as i said, I was ok with the idea of a point in the nervous hours before kick-off

 

i'm still sh*tting bricks about this season, i expect I'll relax if/when we are unsinkable

 

 'til then it's a bit like picking up a fiver in a dark alley and hearing four huge drunken f**kers shout "OI PUT THAT DOWN YA LITTLE BUGGER!!"