Welcome to Hull City Marco...

No idea who this lot where when they arrived. I do now and whatever happens in the next three games they are legends in my book. Just to be still in with a chance of staying up is unimaginable given where we were on Jan 2nd.

And with due respect to the original poster (maybe not on this forum)

"You're not getting in here without a tie"

was and remains quote of the year for me.

 

Once again, we're (hopefully) watching history being made.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premier_League–Football_League_gulf#Curse_of_Christmas

The Curse of Christmas refers to a trend where the team at the bottom of the Premier League table at Christmas has been relegated at the end of the season.[7] Since the league began, this has happened in every season except three: 2004–05, when West Bromwich Albion finished 17th, Sunderland, who avoided the drop in 2013–14 and Leicester City who survived in the 2014–15 season after having also been bottom of the table at Christmas. West Brom were, in fact, still bottom of the table on the morning of the last day of the season (and even at half time in the final match), but a win over Portsmouth, coupled with defeats for Norwich City and Southampton and a draw for Crystal Palace, enabled them to move up three places and thus survive, an achievement since dubbed 'The Great Escape'. West Brom remain the only team to be bottom of the Premier League both at Christmas and on the last day and still survive.


Season Team Points at Christmas Final Position Points at End of Season
1992-93 Nottingham Forest 15 (W3-D6-L11) 22nd of 22 40 (W10-D10-L22)
1993-94 Swindon Town 14 (W2-D8-L11) 22nd of 22 30 (W5-D15-L22)
1994-95 Ipswich Town 12 (W3-D3-L13) 22nd of 22 27 (W7-D6-L29)
1995-96 Bolton Wanderers 10 (W2-D4-L13) 20th of 20 29 (W8-D5-L25)
1996-97 Nottingham Forest 13 (W2-D7-L9) 20th of 20 34 (W6-D16-L16)
1997-98 Barnsley 14 (W4-D2-L13) 19th of 20 35 (W10-D5-L23)
1998-99 Nottingham Forest 13 (W2-D7-L11) 20th of 20 30 (W7-D9-L22)
1999-00 Sheffield Wednesday 06 (W1-D3-L13) 19th of 20 31 (W8-D7-L23)
2000-01 Bradford City 12 (W2-D6-L11) 20th of 20 26 (W5-D11-L22)
2001-02 Ipswich Town 12 (W2-D6-L10) 18th of 20 36 (W9-D9-L20)
2002-03 West Ham United 14 (W3-D5-L11) 18th of 20 42 (W10-D12-L16)
2003-04 Wolverhampton Wanderers 11 (W2-D5-L9) 20th of 20 33 (W7-D12-L19)
2004-05 West Bromwich Albion 10 (W1-D7-L10) 17th of 201 34 (W6-D16-L16)
2005-06 Sunderland 05 (W1-D2-L14) 20th of 20 15 (W3-D6-L29)
2006-07 Watford 11 (W1-D8-L9) 20th of 20 28 (W5-D13-L20)
2007-08 Derby County 07 (W1-D4-L13) 20th of 20 11 (W1-D8-L29)
2008-09 West Bromwich Albion 18 (W5-D3-L12) 20th of 20 32 (W8-D8-L22)
2009-10 Portsmouth 14 (W4-D2-L12) 20th of 20 192 (W7-D7-L24)
2010-11 West Ham United 13 (W2-D7-L9) 20th of 20 33 (W7-D12-L19)
2011-12 Blackburn Rovers 10 (W2-D4-L11) 19th of 20 31 (W8-D7-L23)
2012-13 Reading 09 (W1-D6-L11) 19th of 20 28 (W6-D10-L22)
2013-14 Sunderland 10 (W2-D4-L11) 14th of 201 38 (W10-D8-L20)
2014-15 Leicester City 10 (W2-D4-L11) 14th of 201 41 (W11-D8-L19)
2015-16 Aston Villa 07 (W1-D4-L12) 20th of 20 17 (W3-D8-L27)
2016-17 Hull City 12 (W3-D3-L11)
^1 Avoided relegation.
^2 Portsmouth were deducted nine points for entering administration. With those nine points, they would have still finished 20th.

 

Bob Paisley didn't have much charisma.

 

Neither did Howard Wilki son when he won the title.
Not sure Arsenal's managers can be classed with great charisma either.

 

How would it be history if it's been done twice before?

 

If City stay up it'll be the third time it has been achieved in the last four seasons, in fact. Sounds like the norm.

 

Not much of a curse either if it's been avoided a few times.

Not I'm trying to diminish anything IF we get out of this (let's not tempt fate here, there's still work to be done).

 

Many monarchs have been coronated, it's still history when it happens.

 

Full marks for introducing an obsolete past participle to the forum, DMD.

 

On the grounds I haven't a clue what that means, I'll take it as a compliment.

 

Isn't everything history once its happened?

 

On that grounds why bring up a random fact if absolutely every outcome of everything is history?

 

It was a pedant trap.

 

Ok. Guess I got whooshed.

 

welcome, and cya marco.
http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/hull...g-to-reports/story-30307023-detail/story.html

 

Don't know if it's been posted elsewhere, SSN reporting; Hull head coach Marco Silva has contract until the end of next season, but release clause exists should Hull be relegated.

 

that's what I saw when he was appointed but I was told I was wrong!

 

Well lets hope he keeps us up, does a Lesta, gets us into Europe (if not winning the Premiership) and signs a new contract after that... snaps fingers and wakes up...

 

Not by me Pete !. But well done on your information. Can only think it's good news.
Next bit's hard to type. Well done eeyore

 

if we do avoid relegation I hope they up his wages and give him a sensible budget for next season