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A Statement From The Vice-Chairman

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  1. originallambrettaman

    originallambrettaman Mod Moderator
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    It was after a great amount of consideration that we took the decision to part company with Mike Phelan on Tuesday and I would like to place on record my thanks to Mike for his efforts during his period as Head Coach.

    Mike initially took on the role at a difficult time last summer, inheriting a small squad that had lost a number of players to injury, and with the transfer window already in full swing. He would also go on to lose a number of key back-room team members through no fault of his own.

    Despite the difficult circumstances, the team made a positive start to the season and money was made available to strengthen the squad ahead of the transfer deadline with a significant investment made in the signing of six new players.

    However, results have been on the decline since that time and although there have been some positive performances in recent weeks, we sit bottom of the Premier League and I felt now was the right time to take a fresh approach and give this Club and squad of players the best possible chance of retaining Premier League status. I expect to have a new management team in place ahead of the weekend.

    I maintain the belief that the current squad, with two or three key additions during the current transfer window, is good enough to survive in this division. I acknowledge that our position in the table will make recruitment more challenging, however all of our efforts are now focussed on enhancing the existing squad with Premier League survival our priority.

    As you will be aware, we recently activated the Club’s option to extend the contracts of some of our key players for a further year. We feel that the nucleus of the current squad combined with some new additions during this important transfer window will give us the best possible chance of achieving survival in the coming months.


    Ehab Allam - Vice-Chairman


    http://www.hullcitytigers.com/news/...ice-chairman-3501855.aspx#8jarR0YO6IrlwX5R.99
     
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  2. robingram02

    robingram02 Well-Known Member

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    He speaks. Sounds like they're staying then...
     
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  3. GCTiger

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    2 or 3 additions!? Better be ****ing good ones or we are ****ed!
     
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    It certainly does. What a couple of ****s!
     
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  5. GEvans76

    GEvans76 Well-Known Member

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    Finally some communication.
    Now that wasn't hard was it.
    3/4 additions and we can stay up.
     
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  6. TIGERSCAVE

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    In English that says... Dad says I ****ed up good and proper and if I dont want disinheriting to get the **** sorted pronto..
     
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  7. Hutch-tiger69

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    So we now know the allams are willing to sign a few
    Another good sign
     
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  8. Sir Cheshire Ben

    Sir Cheshire Ben Well-Known Member

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    I bet it looks different in crayon.
     
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  9. Plum

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    'nucleus of the current squad'. Wonder if he knows of pending departures?

    If we can keep the current squad and get the 2 or 3 decent new faces in I think we can stay up.

    Lot of if's in there though.
     
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  10. Party Hull!

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    Hmmm, he's not often felt compelled to communicate with us in the past. Not sure if it signals continued ownership or not. Could he have been instructed to say something by a potential incomer? Probably unlikely.

    It almost, almost shows a degree of humility.
     
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  11. originallambrettaman

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  12. originallambrettaman

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    At least there's no mention of talks being suspended for the duration of the transfer window.
     
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  13. Fez

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    Taken in isolation of what the repugnant **** is, that is a reasonable statement that seems to have bought themselves time for the summer sale, after all.

    Don't ask me how, but he seems to have handled this well.

    I'll be amazed if Silva has not got 2-3 players lined up.

    A striker is a certainty. He will have been watching the PL for a long time, us too, probably.

    Despite our position there is a whiff of confidence about this major change; credit where it's due if that is the case.
     
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    Portuguese strikers - ?
     
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  15. Sir Cheshire Ben

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    It's almost as if it had **** all to with him bar his name being added at the end.
     
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    #PergunteEhab
     
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  17. Party Hull!

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    Curious isn't it. What is he up to, being respectful? Something is up.
     
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  18. Plum

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    Didn't we have a Portuguese keeper once? Never got a game as I recall.
     
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    Lucy Kristiansen‏ @lucykristiansen
    But why was it such a difficult time Ehab? Oh, because of you, you ****.[/QUOTE]

    Come on Lucy, stop beating about the bush, tell us what you really think.:emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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  20. originallambrettaman

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    Sergio Leite, he played in one cup game.
     
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