If I could be arsed, I'd trawl through the old posts to check which of the posters unhappy with just winnning, were previously arguing that it's a results based business, and the score is all that matters.
The question was - Who would you prefer to manage us? And do you think your choice would be able to attract the likes of Dawson, akpom, etc? I picked someone who's currently unemployed and that I think would do a decent job and would easily attract quality players. In reality, I'd rather us try and poach Sean Dyche, he gets the best out of his teams, he tries to play football the right way and he does so without spending a fortune.
But we would have to look at a manager who could 1 Get us up. 2 Keep us up. He ticks No1 but not number 2
Burnley finished two points below us and they did so with an entire squad that cost about the same as Hernandez.
I'm a bit confused to be honest. I couldn't watch the game last night or even listen to it and ended up following the text on the BBC so I can't comment myself but it all seems doom and gloom on here about the performance being poor again. However, reading the match report on the HDM this morning by Phil Buckingham he glowing about the performance as well as the result. "Two months after first threatening fireworks at this level, Hull City finally produced the goods they have promised back in the Championship. Not only did they maintain an unbeaten home record with victory over Ipswich Town, the Tigers did so in emphatic style." http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Phil...ally-deliver/story-28021803-detail/story.html So which was it?
Am I missing something we just win 3-0 and there's talk of new managers? Its a joke how much some people expect these days.
Well I am happy this morning didn't think it was the best of games strangely enough how ever 3.0 will do me, sets up a big game with 2nd place Birmingham nicely
What would be a joke, would be to base an opinion on a mangers performance over three years, on a single result.
Premier league football, FA cup final dont think hes done that bad, going by what Chuba Akpom said the players rate him.
Started well, got us promoted, got us to an FA Cup final, started playing rubbish negative football, got us relegated and carried on playing negative football. He built up an enormous amount of goodwill during the first half of his tenure, he's gradually been using up that goodwill for the past eighteen months. I think he is capable of getting us back up, but isn't good enough to put on a decent show in the Premier League if he does.
He maybe isn't the best tactician but as a figure head for the club we can't do better IMO! I still don't think we'd have anything like the team we've got without him! Some of his selections are dubious but what is phelans input?
Your Hull City v Ipswich Town Match Reports unstableblue added 23:32 - Oct 20 Oh my dear blue brothers, here we are again, losing and lost. The Premiership dream slipping away from us again. One felt that frisson of excitement, that pre-match belief that anything is possible, that we can correct the course of this blue ship. Some of the streets and pubs around the stadium are boarded up, hundreds of homes sitting idle in 2017’s City of Culture, whilst London creaks. During a quiet night at the impressive KC stadium, a silence that summed up the malaise of the Championship fan, we were always going to be out passed and outthought with our initial selection and system. And before we rallied with better personnel and shape early in the second half, the game was lost. And before long this season will be lost, and perhaps our manager gone and we’ll start yet again. Our fans were just drained tonight, silent, starved of quality fare, we’re only their feeding our blinkered addiction, rather than being nourished by football of note. Ironically we did have passages of passing in this game. Yes we were 3-0 down and Hull had switched off during the best spells, but oh wasn’t it nice to see the ball flicked around and runs from Sears, and great control and awareness from Bru. I thought some reports were too generous of our first half performance, yes we made a few forays forward and Toure and Murphy showed glimpses, but the forlorn Chambers long punts and Coke’s best efforts had already tarnished the performance. Come on people aimless blasts to Murphy, it’s not a system or progress. Mick needs to take much of the blame. Chambers is completely shot and needs a rest. Bru should have been started weeks ago. Indeed if Kevin Bru – by far our best performer tonight - does not start on Saturday then I’ll fully support the Mick out camp. It was saddening to see how poorly Knudsen and Parr played tonight as I like those players and I can see they have talents and commitment. Indeed I saw a mention of Mick getting more funds, no no no no no. We have a really good squad here. It’s the use and system that are wrong. Bru needs to start in central midfield, period. Sears needs to start in a front two pushed up, alongside Murphy (who is regaining form), period. Douglas was better tonight, as were Berra and Smith. The full backs were the weakest link tonight, and I’m not sure Hull had to get out of second gear to beat us easily which is worrying. Gerken was slow out on a few occasions, but was I suppose OK. Come on Mick, play the right team, encourage passing from the start, fire up the boys, let’s get something on Saturday.
A remarkable stat, but last night was only the second time in 62 league games City have scored more than two goals. Stat courtesy of Phil Buckingham.
