The Hull City Gazette
Match15 Aug 2026
Oli McBurnie leads the rout of Sheffield Wednesday
3‑0, and Oli McBurnie took the headlines on an afternoon when everything Hull City tried came off. Days like this are retold all winter.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
A brace, and Oli McBurnie takes the afternoon — 8.94
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Oli McBurnie provided it, and the 8.94 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Hull City bid $6.0M for Othmane Maamma
The offer went to Watford this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Market17 Aug 2026
Hull City say no — this time
The offer from NAC Breda for Joe Gelhardt was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Hull City rebuffed over Lukáš Červ
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Viktoria Plzen have kept their man, and Hull City go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
No deal for Chadi Riad at that price
Hull City offered $1.9M; Crystal Palace said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Hull City
Oli McBurnie was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market17 Aug 2026
Business is business: John Egan goes
Burnley paid $410.0K and Hull City took it, which is the whole story in one sentence. The longer version involves a wage budget and will be told all season.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Hull City
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
In brief
- The terraces The crowd has taken to Mohamed-Ali Cho
- Market Hull City promote Joshua Spencer from within
- Market Benjamin Williams steps up from the Hull City academy