A 2-2 draw against Cardiff City which was played on the last day of the season of the Football League granted Hull City the chance to make their return to the Premier League and now they are playing the best teams in England, having won 4 matches out of 12 they are sitting in the 13th spot with 14 points.
Despite their fairly respectable place in the Premier League, fans of the club are unhappy with the latest decision from the owner Assem Allam as he already spoke of his desire to rebrand the club and change the name.
‘’Hull City Association Football Club’’ has been the name of the club for 109 years but according to Assem the name was just too long and he also disliked the word ‘’City’’ as it is too common and boring “Hull Tigers” is the name that the club will be changed to as of January of next year.
The 74 years old owner of the club said that branding the name of club shorter will be easier to be recognized and just not have the same style and format that most other clubs have. Assem also said that the club suffered from a £28m loss and changing the name will help the club not only to be renowned around the world but also financially despite the claims from fans saying that instead of changing the name they should focus on upgrading and developing their stadium further.
“Manchester United are selling shirts in the far east,” Allam says, “selling commercial activities all over the world. We need the club to be known globally, and shortening the name will make the club known globally.”
Blackburn Rovers have made good progress in the league in the last few weeks, which has delighted manager Gary Bowyer. The team are currently ninth in the table just five points off the top six places, which will be the play-off positions. Bowyer was given the task of getting the club back into the Premier league after their failure to do so last season. He has made some signings over the summer in order to strengthen the squad, and they seem to be clicking at just the right stage in the season.
One of the signings has been Hull City’s Corry Evans, who has formed a great partnership with Lowe in the midfield, and Bowyer reserved his praise for the youngster. Blackburn have won the last two matches in the league against Bournemouth and Watford. They will be going into the weekend knowing that hat-trick of victories will put them even closer towards the top six. Wigan will be the opponents during the weekend. Blackburn are undefeated in the last three matches and they have conceded just one goal in this period.
Midfielder Lowe has said that there is no reason that Blackburn can think about three points prior to the match against Wigan because they have been in good form over the last few weeks.
“We’ve said all along that Corry’s fitness levels would get better and better with games and credit to him and the sports science team and the medical team for increasing his fitness levels in-season. With having so many games that can be quite difficult, but we’ve managed to do that. He’s only going to get better and better,” said Bowyer about his summer signing ahead of the match with Wigan. After this encounter, Blackburn have matches against the likes of Blackpool, Brighton and Hove Albion, and Middlesbrough.
Hull City are on the verge of getting promoted back to the Premier league, and their manager Steve Bruce has sounded extremely confident about their chances this season. A late push from the club has helped them get into the second place in the table with only a few matches remaining. The team have a four-point advantage over third placed Watford, whose form in recent weeks has been threatening to dislodge Hull City from the second automatic promotion place. Hull have managed just two wins in the last five matches, but Bruce is confident that they will be able to hold on the challenge from Watford.
Hull City could clinch promotion to the top flight this weekend depending upon the results. They will be playing against Barnsley, while Watford will be playing against Leicester City. If Watford do not manage victory against Leicester, then Hull will be promoted automatically to the Premier league. However, should Watford get a positive result against Leicester, then Bruce will have to wait for another weekend to see if he can once again managing the top flight.
Bruce has said that it is time his team forgot about Watford and focused on their own results because the future is in their hands.
“We’re in a wonderful position and it’s important that we stay positive. We’re four points ahead, there’s two games left and we need to win one of them. Who wouldn’t have taken that (our current position) a month ago let alone at the start of the season? We’ve got to get it in our minds that we have to go to Barnsley and get a result. If we do that then we’re promoted. Forget about what Watford do, it’s all about us,” said Bruce. Cardiff recently managed to secure the title after the 1-1 draw with Burnley.
The Hull City manager Steve Bruce has said that he is happy with the performance of his players despite the 1-1 draw at Peterborough United during the weekend. Hull City came into the encounter as one of the teams chasing the automatic promotion spots. They have been in excellent form over the last couple of months, which helped them close the gap on leaders Cardiff City. However, the team has been suffering in terms of form of late. They have managed just one victory in the last five matches, and the lack of the winning run continued after the 1-1 draw with Peterborough.
It was an extremely disappointing result for Hull City considering the fact that Peterborough were in the relegation zone. This has also meant that Cardiff City have been able to open a 10 point advantage, while Hull City have also been overtaken by Leicester City in the table. Hull managed to open the scoring through an own goal from Newell in the 33rd minute. Even though they were unable to double their advantage, they looked on course for three points. However, McCann scored a penalty in the 79th minute to equalise for Peterborough and it remained the way till the full-time whistle.
“You’re always disappointed to be pegged back in the final few minutes of a match, but in all truth I don’t think we deserved anything more than a point. We gave away a soft penalty which I have absolutely no complaints about, but I can’t be too disappointed to be sat third in the league with only goal difference keeping us out of the automatic promotion places. Any footballer would have struggled to play on a slippy surface where the ball was jumping around all over the place,” said Bruce referring to the tough conditions.
The Hull City manager Steve Bruce has said that he is extremely delighted with his display of his team in the recent match against Watford. Hull City managed to bring an end to the seven-game unbeaten run that had pushed Watford to the sixth position in the table by beating them 2-1 at home. As a result of this victory, Hull City themselves strengthen their position for finishing the play-offs come the end of the season. There is also an outside chance of Steve Bruce and his men getting promoted to the Premier league automatically.
David Meyler opened the scoring for Hull City in the match and the opposition could have no complaints about it because Hull City were easily the best team in the first half. Even though Watford were extremely good in the second half, they were unable to break the stubborn defence of Hull City. Steve Bruce’s men also managed extended their lead in the second half through a goal from Robbie Brady, who scored with a wonderful 25-yard freekick. Nathaniel Chalobah’s effort was cleared off the line for Watford, who only managed to get a consolation in the injury time through the goal from Troy Deeney. It was the sixth goal in just seven matches for Troy Deeney, as he continues to display impressive form.
“Watford in the second half were better but the first half I can’t really remember my goalkeeper having a touch of the ball and we’ve had two chances in the first three minutes which we’ve missed. But we knew Gianfranco’s (Zola) team would be different in the second half, they’re on a great run of form but I think we were worthy winners. We could have been and should have been out of sight,” said Steve Bruce after the match, which raised Hull into the fourth position.
The Hull city player Corry Evans has said that the team are extremely aware of the lessons they learnt from the last season. Hull city were one of the teams expected to challenge for promotion spot into the Premier league to the play-offs. However, they were even unable to qualify for the play-offs position last season. This time around, they will not be making the same mistake according to Corry Evans. Corry Evans was one of the best players of the team in the recent 1-0 win over Barnsley. This result helped Hull city move to the fifth position in the table.
They are just three points behind the leaders at the top of the table, and there is a real belief that the club that they can finally get promotion back into the Premier league. The club has made a very good start to the new season under the new manager Bruce, who has guided the club to eight victories already. The club were doing well until the final stages of last season, when a slump in form meant that they had to be satisfied with the eighth position rather than the top six, which would have provided them with the ability to take part in the play-offs.
“We were unlucky last year. We had the period in March where we had a terrible time but the players are more experienced now. That stands us in good stead for this season. We’ll not be making the same mistakes this time around. There’s a few of us in the same boat where every game we play is still building that experience. That’s vital in this league. You only have to look at Andy Dawson, Paul McKenna and Robert Koren,” said Corry Evans. The club will be playing against Burnley next weekend.
New Hull city manager Steve Bruce is looking at the possibility of bringing former Aston Villa goalkeeper Brad Guzan to the Championship with Hull city. It is extremely possible that the club will be losing the fight to sign Vito Mannone on a permanent deal. The Arsenal goalkeeper was on loan at the club last season. He was the first choice for the former manager Nick Barmby, but it is thought that Steve Bruce is looking at other options. He is extremely concerned that the lack of experience within Vito Mannone will not help the club’s chances of getting promotion to the Premier league next season.
The 27-year-old American goalkeeper Brad Guzan, though, has many years of playing in the top flight. He is now available on a free transfer after being released by Aston Villa last season. Hull city also came extremely close to securing the signature of Manchester United’s Polish goalkeeper Kuszczak, but he recently completed his move to Brighton and Hove Albion. As a result, Brad Guzan is one of the in demand goalkeepers in the country. Steve Bruce will face a lot of fight to secure his signature. Meanwhile, it is also thought that the former Sunderland goalkeeper would be interested in bringing former Aston Villa striker Heskey to the club.
The 31-year-old former Leicester City and Liverpool striker has been released by the club. He scored only one Premier league goal throughout the season, but he has always performed well in the Championship. Current Hull city goalkeeper Boaz Myhill is being linked with a move away from the club after being relegated to the second choice for most of the last season. Boaz Myhill was a key member of the Hull city squad that gained promotion under manager Phil Brown, but was ultimately relegated a few seasons ago.
Hull City midfielder Corry Evans has said that the club is hoping that Nick Barmby, who has been appointed as the caretaker manager, will get the job on a permanent basis. The recent victory over Coventry City has helped Hull City rise up to 5th place in the championship, and the midfielder has said that he is hoping that Nick Barmby will remain in charge of Hull City for the near future. This is the third successive win for the club after the arrival of Nick Barmby, and he is proving to be a good manager indeed.
There have been a lot of calls in recent times regarding the managerial situation at Hull City. Many have been voicing their opinion that Nick Barmby should be awarded a permanent contract after his exploits in recent weeks. Nigel Pearson recently departed to Leicester City and it was thought that Hull City would struggle, but the arrival of Nick Barmby has ensured that things remain stable at the KC Stadium. One of the most important aspects in appointing a new manager is to continue the good job the previous man has done, and Nick Barmby seems to have attained this position quite brilliantly.
“We are playing some good football and the lads are all enjoying themselves and the team spirit is as high as ever. It’s more about continuity now and keeping things going and hopefully Nick does stay on and keep the job because we don’t want things to be too disruptive with another manager coming in,” Evans told the Hull Daily Mail. Corry Evans was also delighted that the fact that Nick Barmby is looking to instil an attacking style of play within Hull City, which is not only going to be easy on the eye, but also for the title race as well.
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