Hull City at home match thread

[ChippenhamRed]

Shocker of a decision. Just appalling.

[SuperDziek]

1 minute ago, George Rs said:

Biggest surprise of the evening so far! 

Good to see Mick Hucknall there as well. 

[Northern Red]

Just now, ChippenhamRed said:

Shocker of a decision. Just appalling.

Blimey.

I eagerly await one of the resident contrarians coming on to say it was the correct decision.

[Selred]

2 minutes ago, Selred said:

Bajic coming in for O’Leary. 

Ignore me. Just odd he’s stripped off at half time. 

[slartibartfast]

2 minutes ago, Not Banksy said:

Look how much he loves it

With Mick Hucknel behind him !

[cidercity1987]

1 minute ago, ChippenhamRed said:

Shocker of a decision. Just appalling.

Wasn't even close to the ball either which was heading straight to the goalkeeper. Just an utterly made up decision 

[Donnies Tackle]

I’m worried. After 50-odd years of watching the City, I couldn’t care less anymore.

Edited December 22, 2023 by Donnies Tackle
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[M.D]

Manning needs to prove himself now..

[Lack of Action Man]

1 minute ago, Selred said:

Ignore me. Just odd he’s stripped off at half time. 

I did the same once.

I was asked to leave the hippodrome and never come back.

[RollsRoyce]

Just now, pillred said:

Controversial but this is mostly Nigel Pearson's team, and according to most on here we are not playing well or are not very good, so who are we blaming?

What is controversial? Any coach or manager at the club is in the hands of the recruitment team to provide options and solutions. Oh, you are trying to say that Pearson chose all of these players? James/King yes, but all of the others no. He had a final say, but it depends who is proposed to him. Same with Manning, was same with LJ. Though the owners and head of technical, said, on record, that we have a top 6 budget and changed manager because the current squad is good enough for a promotion push. They defined how we play from youth to first team, on record. Then hired someone who did not coach his sides to play in the described manner. That is not Mannings's fault either, though he should have waited for Swansea where his approach would have been more in tune. He jumped from Oxford too early to the wrong club. Our issues will remain the same until the recruitment is substantially improved, and we have a consistent approach to how the club plays football. Yet again, we have changed direction. 

The squad, without injuries, working to their strengths, like another 10/12 teams in this league, with some luck, and confidence, could fight for 5/6 th place. But it all has to be pointing in the right direction, and it does need luck, mainly with injuries. we are at least getting the penalties now. 

The team looks confused to me because they are being asked to change how we had planned to play, and for a system they were recruited to (from youth team recall) bit has now changed. So of course they are not performing (yet?) as it is a lot of change to perform mid season. 

This squad can play better, they did away at Hull earlier this season, where for a large part of the game, we battered them. But that would not fit your agenda, would it. But the same players and the performance was far better than today. So far. It is only half time, and much can change so we may yet see us take the game to them as we did away from home. 

[Mike Hunt-Hertz]

2 minutes ago, SuperDziek said:

Good to see Mick Hucknall there as well. 

And Benny from Crossroads in the red coat.

[TomThumb84]

12 minutes ago, Andy082005 said:

Our ‘Nige’ would have had us on the brink of the play-offs according to the deluded ones…..

Two points off the play-offs when he left could well be the definition of “brink” no? 

[Major Isewater]

Hang on a minute the ball’s round. 

[EstoniaTallinnRed]

11 minutes ago, Top Robin said:

How the heck did Hull get Delap, Twine and Connelly...all class players and making the difference.

Probably because they pay good wages and we dont.

[old_eastender]

Wish we would stop the short corners.

[pillred]

1 minute ago, RollsRoyce said:

What is controversial? Any coach or manager at the club is in the hands of the recruitment team to provide options and solutions. Oh, you are trying to say that Pearson chose all of these players? James/King yes, but all of the others no. He had a final say, but it depends who is proposed to him. Same with Manning, was same with LJ. Though the owners and head of technical, said, on record, that we have a top 6 budget and changed manager because the current squad is good enough for a promotion push. They defined how we play from youth to first team, on record. Then hired someone who did not coach his sides to play in the described manner. That is not Mannings's fault either, though he should have waited for Swansea where his approach would have been more in tune. He jumped from Oxford too early to the wrong club. Our issues will remain the same until the recruitment is substantially improved, and we have a consistent approach to how the club plays football. Yet again, we have changed direction. 

The squad, without injuries, working to their strengths, like another 10/12 teams in this league, with some luck, and confidence, could fight for 5/6 th place. But it all has to be pointing in the right direction, and it does need luck, mainly with injuries. we are at least getting the penalties now. 

The team looks confused to me because they are being asked to change how we had planned to play, and for a system they were recruited to (from youth team recall) bit has now changed. So of course they are not performing (yet?) as it is a lot of change to perform mid season. 

This squad can play better, they did away at Hull earlier this season, where for a large part of the game, we battered them. But that would not fit your agenda, would it. But the same players and the performance was far better than today. So far. It is only half time, and much can change so we may yet see us take the game to them as we did away from home. 

I asked who we were blaming nothing else.

[EstoniaTallinnRed]

3 minutes ago, Donnies Tackle said:

I’m worried. After 50-odd years of watching the City, I couldn’t care less anymore.

I'm getting like that after 70 years.

[Crimson Crayola]

13 minutes ago, Capman said:

Why? It is surely perfectly reasonable to hold the club to account for its position. I wonder why there are some ‘supporters’ who are content to accept mediocrity at the club? 

Hold the club to account needn't mean punishing us with the same old gag every bleeding time.

[cidercity1987]

Just remember we dominated these in spells in August under Pearson

[The Coach]

Could fall to 17th by tomorrow night as it stands 

Great progress under Manning 

[Capman]

3 minutes ago, slartibartfast said:

It's not that, it's the boring "top 6" think of something else ffs !

If you can think of a similar shorthand for the board have no idea what they are doing and need to go feel free to tell me what it is. The failure of City to challenge and move forward, our total lack of ambition and our lack of a plan is boring. But supporters need to be united in challenging it. Week in, week out. Because up to now the owners are simply not listening. I am not prepared to criticise Manning, the malaise at our club is down to others. 

[RollsRoyce]

1 minute ago, pillred said:

I asked who we were blaming nothing else.

It's a club thing, it is run by a bunch of amateurs. 

[M.D]

16 minutes ago, Top Robin said:

How the heck did Hull get Delap, Twine and Connelly...all class players and making the difference.

Good player but a very good reason Brighton got rid..

[luke_bristol]

8 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said:

Shocker of a decision. Just appalling.

Ref needs two weeks off and some retraining in the fundamentals. 

[RollsRoyce]

3 minutes ago, Major Isewater said:

Hang on a minute the ball’s round. 

He doesn't seem to be enjoying the front foot football very much. 

Though he may have to resort to Captain Mainwaring at half time "You stupid boy" (you have to be ancient) 

[old_eastender]

Yet another short corner, just get the flipping ball crossed into the box!

[Major Isewater]

Just now, old_eastender said:

Yet another short corner, just get the flipping ball crossed into the box!

Box entries is what we want. 

[EstoniaTallinnRed]

4 minutes ago, M.D said:

Good player but a very good reason Brighton got rid..

Do tell!

[Banjo Island]

2 minutes ago, old_eastender said:

Yet another short corner, just get the flipping ball crossed into the box!

Corners are totally pointless long or short

[The Coach]

Good motivational speech from Manning at half time then.

We look uninspired as usual