Match Day Thread Millwall v Hull City

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The managers​

Millwall's Alex Neil:

"It's a key component in the game because it happens before I make my changes.

"There were over 30 minutes to go and then I think it's seven minutes at the end of the game [for stoppages], so it was nearly 40 minutes for us to find two goals.

"We find a goal when we're at 10 men, when it's 2-0, so I'm pretty confident we would have had more opportunities, more chances and potentially got something from the game.

"Under any circumstances in any game, in any rulebook you want to look at, that is a sending-off.

"I went to see the referee, I've told him my thoughts and my opinions on it - that won't change, I've seen it back.

"It's the most blatant sending-off you'll ever see, and I'm not really one who runs about going 'we want bookings', but it's a sending-off whatever way you want to cut it."

Hull's Sergej Jakirovic:

"Every time is a very important three points, especially here, Millwall away. It's not easy, they're a very demanding team.

"I think that we started the game slow, but after our transitions we put them under pressure, especially Kyle scoring a fast two goals, and we were more calm on the ball and we won a lot of duels in midfield, so we were very good in the first half.

"In the second half, we tried to search for a third goal because you never know at 2-0 - if it's 2-1 then everything will really explode here.

"After the red card it was easier for us, but I was not so pleased with how we reacted after having an extra man because we conceded a goal and then everything gets open.

"After the third goal, it was obvious that it's finished, so a great three points and the boys deserve to celebrate."
 
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and the BBC...

'We were very, very good' - Jakirovic​

Hull City manager Sergej Jakirovic speaking to BBC Radio Humberside:

"I'm very pleased with what I saw today. We had a slow start in the game, but when we started to win second balls and became dangerous in transition, we scored two great goals.

"It was key that we had control of set-pieces because they are a very tall team. I was pushing for a third goal at half-time because at 1-0 or 2-0, if you concede the crowd can explode.

"We conceded when we had an extra man; when Oli scored the third, it was done. As a team, we were very, very good today.

"Kyle is a hardworking player on the wing and up front. He is always playing for the team and the team likes him. You can see in every game that he tries to fulfil our expectation.

"He deserves everything."

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Jakirovic: 'We had control in set-pieces'
 
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Muffinthegoat said:
From Millwall’s MDT

Hull City

In 1904, having started out life as Hull Comets, Hull AFC turned professional and assumed the name of the defunct Hull City amateur side that had played in the city. Unlike our friends at Crystal Palace, who also took on a defunct club's name, Hull City do not claim any of the former club's history and state their year of foundation at 1904.

Thanks to their location in a rugby league hotbed, Hull City were quickly offered a place in the Football League in 1905 and made a good start to life on the Second Division. However, despite coming within goal difference of promotion to the top flight in 1910, heartbreakingly losing 3-0 to Oldham Athletic, who took their place instead, it was the second tier that was to become the regular hunting ground for these 'Tigers', as they spent 21 consecutive seasons there, with only the First World War interrupting their run.

This run was broken in 1930, not by promotion, but by relegation to the Third Division (North). Yet this was the season when the side finally put Hull on the map for association football reasons, with a fine run to the FA Cup Semi-Finals including defeats of First Division Manchester City and Newcastle United, before a 2-2 draw and then a narrow 1-0 defeat to eventual winners Arsenal. But unlike Millwall, who were given the nickname 'Lions' by the Victorian press due to their giant killing exploits, Hull City were given their nickname of 'Tigers' long before this cup run, simply based on the amber and black stripes they have worn since their foundation.

On a side note, the man that got Hull City relegated for the first time and led them to the FA Cup Semi-Final, Bill McCracken, was later employed by Millwall and also got us relegated for the first time, despite Millwall being one of the best supported clubs in the country between the wars.

Hull City spent the 1930s bouncing between the Second Division and Third Division (North), but talking of crowds, the post war demonstrated what a big club they could be if given success. In 1949, they averaged 36,760 winning the Third Division (Third), and then over 37,000 the following season finishing 7th in the Second Division. Perhaps many of those fans were happy to just have some normality back, after the city was heavily targeted by the Luftwaffe in the war. But it was still a case of not really getting anywhere on the pitch despite such great backing, and by the time Beatlemania was in full swing, Hull were established as a Third Division side again.

In the 1965-66 season, the big cats of Millwall and Hull City were scrapping it out to get promoted out of the Third Division. Both were clubs that if given some success could attract big crowds, but both were in areas starting to suffer in the post war period of de-industrialisation and decline for the UK. The crowds for both were not quite as big as they had been in the immediate post-war period, but Hull City still attracted over 40,000 for their top of the table clash with the Lions, a 1-0 win for the Tigers, with Millwall getting over 17,000 for the return the following day, a 3-0 win for the Lions. Given the fact that both Arsenal and Chelsea were at home in the First Division that day, it shows what a decent crowd that was still, and likely more given Millwall's tendency to understand declare gate receipts back then. Both sides were promoted, Hull City as champions and Millwall as runners-up, still unbeaten at home over two seasons by then & on their way to 59 home games unbeaten.

However, darker times were around the corner for Hull, both the city and club. The fishing conditions set out at the end of the 'Cod Wars' in the 1970s had a devastating effect on Hull's economy and therefore the ability of fans to attend games, as so many people relied on the fishing industry either directly or indirectly. By the start of the 1980s, Hull City were in Division Four for the first time and getting gates of under 5,000. They did make enough of a recovery to host Millwall's promotion to the top flight in 1988, but most of the late 1990s and early 2000s saw them mired in the bottom division as more a comatosed, rather than sleeping giant.

But things were about to change for this much maligned club with a move to a new stadium in 2002. Instantly, crowds shot up, and by 2008 the Tigers had finally made it to the top flight, with a magical play-off victory over Bristol City. Magical, because it was local lad and Hull City legend, Dean Windass, who got the game's only and therefore winning goal. The team were relegated after two seasons, but it has started a bit of a golden era for the club, as they were back in the PL by 2013 and even enjoyed reaching an FA Cup Final the following year, where they raced into an early 2-0 lead against Arsenal, only to lose 3-2 in extra time.

The team's yo-yoing between the PL and Championship eventually caught up with them, however, and in 2020 they were relegated to League One. Hull bounced straight back and after a couple of seasons readjusting, are now once again prowling around the top six.
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Could’ve been written by Chazz…
 
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Ron Burguvdy said:
and the BBC...

'We were very, very good' - Jakirovic​

Hull City manager Sergej Jakirovic speaking to BBC Radio Humberside:

"I'm very pleased with what I saw today. We had a slow start in the game, but when we started to win second balls and became dangerous in transition, we scored two great goals.

"It was key that we had control of set-pieces because they are a very tall team. I was pushing for a third goal at half-time because at 1-0 or 2-0, if you concede the crowd can explode.

"We conceded when we had an extra man; when Oli scored the third, it was done. As a team, we were very, very good today.

"Kyle is a hardworking player on the wing and up front. He is always playing for the team and the team likes him. You can see in every game that he tries to fulfil our expectation.

"He deserves everything."

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'We were naive' - Neil​

Millwall manager Alex Neil speaking to BBC Radio London:

"There was a lot of emotions in the game today. We were a bit naive in terms of the number of men we committed forward and we got hurt in transition twice for the goals.

"We didn't defend the goals well, which is really unlike us. Both goals were exactly what we had spoken about, so that was a huge frustration.

"I thought second half, the lads left everything on the pitch.

"I need to look at [the Azeez red card] back. It puts us down to 10 men when we were the team trying to get the next goal, which we did.

"I certainly feel aggrieved by some of the decisions today."

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Neil: 'That decision will baffle me to the end of time because I'm a sad loser ;) '
 
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A poster before the game on the HDM site shows a talent for predictions as bad as some on here. <laugh>

“Slater and Amir is a pairing proven not to work, so why persist? I'm expecting we will be overrun in midfield again and the game could well be gone by halftime.”
 
Cityzen said:
A poster before the game on the HDM site shows a talent for predictions as bad as some on here. <laugh>

“Slater and Amir is a pairing proven not to work, so why persist? I'm expecting we will be overrun in midfield again and the game could well be gone by halftime.”
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To be fair, amir got further forwards today than usual, and crooks seemed to be deeper a lot of the time. We absolutely bossed the midfield in the first half (I didn’t see the 2nd half) but you have to wonder how much that was down to Medway having a patchwork midfield.
 
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