So are we going up or what?

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We want to win every game yes? What will happen if we achieve that?

Someone has to come out and say we should throw games in order to stay in this 2nd division, or shut the **** up!
 
Doh fat fingers I was trying to reply to the comment you get 99mil for ending up bottom.
Two questions please:
Does going up in top spot make a difference (yep);
Do the Allans go to away games?
Second q is just my curiosity.
Would love to go up with a title (not had since Div 3 North 1966??? Or was that runner up also?) Big psychological issue for me - champions.....not jut invited in but barging in with a big statement this time
 
Sir Cheshire Ben said:
What do you mean? Going up? The Premier League is ****. The matchday experience is ****. A long term stay in the Premier League will soon become boring, speak to some Stoke supporters if you need clarification.

If you're suggesting I don't want us to go up, you're wrong. I'll endure it while it lasts. What's meant is that I prefer the football days out in the lower leagues rather than the Premier League where you have to listen to watered down supporters talking about the stars on show such as Dele Ali, Harry Kane etc & mention how much money the Premier League is worth within 30 seconds of the first mention of getting into the Premier League. The bastard over zealous & power happy stewards don't help either.

The Premier League & all it stands for is ****.
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Nicely put SB, the journey from Macclesfield & Cheltenham to Manchester & Chelsea was brilliant, every City fan EVER, wanted to make it - we got where we wanted but found it wasn't all it was cracked up to be, the Taylor Report, all seater stadiums with ****ish stewarding, the replacing of the typical fans with ''spectators'' saw to that. I'm glad I saw it, the Premier League, the three trips to Wembley, the playing in Europe ... I still want the best for Hull City but, the game belongs to the modern, younger fans, tbh .... they're welcome to it; they can leave us older ****ers to keep playing our 'broken records'.
 
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kingstontiger said:
Anyone allowed to express a note of caution or is this the gung ho thread? Up to two weeks ago I thought we were more likely to do the play offs than automatic. I now think we have a very good chance of automatic but:
I) Our away performances are still not that good and we have to play 3 of our main 4 rivals away from home yet
ii) In the same way as injury to one or two key players seriously derailed us for a while in December, the same thing could happen again. If Mcgregor or Hernandez get injured, what then?
iii) Last time we went up we really bottled it at the end. Remember those awful performances v Bristol City, Barnsley? It could happen again.

I think we have a very good chance but 50 years of being a Hull City fan makes me put it at about 50/50.
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I think the players will rise to the occasion of playing those rivals away from home. They're bound to have large away followings and, if ever there was a reason to be up for a game, this is it. Even if some of/all these games are televised.
 
Happy Tiger said:
I know that's the traditional view, but even in the dark days, as bad as we've been, I always approached each game with an air of optimism.

My dad always said I was deluded and it was better to assume it'd be a disaster, that way you'd never be disappointed.

I've never been able to look at life like that, must get it from me mam.
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Your dad was right.
We're ****ed.
Trust me, I'm a docker. From Hull.
 
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If we don't go up it will be a big disappointment, we have the team and the platform to go up automatically, I will be surprised if we are not in the top two at the end of the season.
 
spesupersydera said:
Nicely put SB, the journey from Macclesfield & Cheltenham to Manchester & Chelsea was brilliant, every City fan EVER, wanted to make it - we got where we wanted but found it wasn't all it was cracked up to be, the Taylor Report, all seater stadiums with ****ish stewarding, the replacing of the typical fans with ''spectators'' saw to that. I'm glad I saw it, the Premier League, the three trips to Wembley, the playing in Europe ... I still want the best for Hull City but, the game belongs to the modern, younger fans, tbh .... they're welcome to it; they can leave us older ****ers to keep playing our 'broken records'.
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I think the trouble with the young fans of today is,, they by n large deem themselves to cool to get rowdy.
When i was 16 i didnt give a ****e
 
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We should go up...at least through the playoffs... given the strength of our squad. But we have to...

(a) Avoid injuries to key players...notably Hernandez, McGregor
(b) Loan or sign another effective striker to support/back up Abel
(c) Play far better on the road to supplement our excellent home record
(d) Have Bruce not repeat the tactical (retreat into defensive shell in last 20 minutes), and team selection mistakes that contributed massively to last seasons second half collapse and eventual relegation.

Personally I believe (d) is the one that is most likely to cost us. Otherwise promotion should be nailed on!!
 
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CANADATIGER said:
We should go up...at least through the playoffs... given the strength of our squad. But we have to...

(a) Avoid injuries to key players...notably Hernandez, McGregor
(b) Loan or sign another effective striker to support/back up Abel
(c) Play far better on the road to supplement our excellent home record
(d) Have Bruce not repeat the tactical (retreat into defensive shell in last 20 minutes), and team selection mistakes that contributed massively to last seasons second half collapse and eventual relegation.

Personally I believe (d) is the one that is most likely to cost us. Otherwise promotion should be nailed on!!
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I agree. Although I think it will be us and Burnley who go up in the automatics.
 
Mr. Hat said:
In the first round of fixtures, against the current bottom 8 (bottom third) we dropped 13 points. Against the rest of the league, the other two thirds, we dropped 12 points.

Forget Burnley, Derby, Boro. It's Bolton, MK Dons, Bristol and Rotherham we need to watch out for.
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I make it 10 points dropped against the current bottom 8 from those 8 games (ie 14 points gained):
Lost to Rotherham and Charlton.
Drew with Blackburn and Brizzle C.
Beat Hudds, Fulham (h), MK Dons and Bolton.

We dropped 15 points from the rest (gaining 30 from 15 games).
 
Tuckin said:
I make it 10 points dropped against the current bottom 8 from those 8 games (ie 14 points gained):
Lost to Rotherham and Charlton.
Drew with Blackburn and Brizzle C.
Beat Hudds, Fulham (h), MK Dons and Bolton.

We dropped 15 points from the rest (gaining 30 from 15 games).
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For some reason I had tws and their scummy neighbours the wrong way round.

In fact, im almost 100% certain the table I looked at had hudders above leeds. Possibly an error that's been amended.
 
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