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Crisis
Squad6 Sep 2027
A one-man rearguard from Ivor Pandur
There were 9 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Match4 Sep 2027
Chastening afternoon for Hull City
A 0-3 beating by Burnley was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Squad6 Sep 2027
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad6 Sep 2027
76 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Squad6 Sep 2027
The manager makes an example of Marco Palestra
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Boardroom6 Sep 2027
Nobody left the Hull City dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
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Uneasy
Squad17 May 2027
Liam Millar gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market17 May 2027
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Hull City know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Squad17 May 2027
Conor Townsend knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Hull City, and both men came out saying it was fine.
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Uneasy
Match10 Apr 2027
5-1, and the margin flattered nobody — it could have carried another goal or two without complaint. Afternoons like this are why people keep coming.
Squad12 Apr 2027
3 goals in one afternoon from one man. The other players were also present, a witness confirmed.
Squad12 Apr 2027
A one-man rearguard from Ivor Pandur
There were 7 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Loan watch12 Apr 2027
28 appearances away from home and 17 goals to show for them. Every one of them makes next summer's conversation a little more expensive.
Squad12 Apr 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad12 Apr 2027
4 goals and a season average of 7.22. Form like that gets noticed well beyond this town.
Loan watch12 Apr 2027
32 appearances at Antalyaspor and the goals keep coming. Hull City are watching this more closely than the borrowing club would like.
Market12 Apr 2027
The Oli McBurnie talk will not go away
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Hull City know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
The terraces12 Apr 2027
Everybody has an opinion about Darko Gyabi
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
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Crisis
Match24 Oct 2026
No end in sight to Hull City's wait for a win
8 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Hull City has to find a result from somewhere.
Match24 Oct 2026
Beaten 0-1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Eliot Matazo gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Ivor Pandur lets one through his hands
A defender's mistake gets tidied up by somebody else; a goalkeeper's ends up in the net. He knew before the ball crossed the line, and so did everybody in the ground.
Loan watch26 Oct 2026
12 appearances away from home and 7 goals to show for them. Every one of them makes next summer's conversation a little more expensive.
Market26 Oct 2026
The Oli McBurnie talk will not go away
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Hull City know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.