Hull City away match day thread

[Curr Avon]

For all you nerds......

Every signing Hull City have made ahead of Championship opener vs Bristol City - Hull Live (hulldailymail.co.uk)

 

The Tigers open their Championship campaign when Bristol City visit the MKM Stadium on 30 July.

COMMENTS

By George Bennett

16:00, 24 JUL 2022

SPORT

It’s just six days until Hull City kick-off the new Championship campaign when they play host to Bristol City at the MKM Stadium next Saturday.

Shota Arveladze has bolstered Hull’s squad with eight new additions in the summer transfer window. Hull comfortably preserved their Championship status with a 19th place finish last term and will be looking to kick-on during Arveladze's first full season at the helm.

As supporters prepare for another season in the second-tier, here are all eight of the Tigers' signings so far this summer.

 

Nathan Baxter

Baxter has re-joined Hull on a second season-long loan from Chelsea after spending the previous campaign at the MKM Stadium. The 23-year-old was initially signed to deputise for Matt Ingram when he arrived at the club last summer. He made his Championship debut in a 2-0 win at Barnsley in November 2021 and retained his place between the sticks for 12 matches until a hand injury ruled him out for 10 games.

He was restored into the starting XI for the final four league matches of the season, while Ingram headed out on an emergency short-term loan at Luton Town.

 

Tobias Figueiredo

Figueiredo featured 28 times for Nottingham Forest last season as he helped them return to the Premier League after a 23-year hiatus. He was deemed surplus to requirements by Steve Cooper following their Championship play-off final victory, after spending four-and-a-half years at the City Ground.

The 28-year-old initially joined Forest on-loan in January 2018 before signing on a permanent basis from Sporting CP in the summer of that year. He made 121 appearances for Forest and will add both quality and experience to Hull’s back-line.

 

Ozan Tufan

Tufan will be determined to prove himself in England after his loan deal at Watford was terminated by Roy Hodgson in February. The 27-year-old, who has 65 caps for Turkey, played just seven times for the Hornets in the Premier League.

He is a product of Bursaspor’s academy and went onto register four goals and 10 assists in 66 appearances for the Green Crocodiles. He switched to Turkish heavyweights Fenerbahce in the summer of 2015 but has failed to win a single trophy with the club.

The Turkish international can play in both a defensive or attacking capacity in the heart of midfield but also has experience as a right-back and right midfielder.

 

Jean Michael Seri

The signing of Seri is a real coup for the club. Not only does he have top-flight experience in Portugal, France, England and Turkey, but he also played 33 times as Fulham lifted the Championship title last season.

Seri started his career at Ivorian outfit ASEC Mimosas, who are famed for producing some of Ivory Coast’s biggest talent, including the likes of Didier Zokora, Yaya Toure, Kolo Toure, Salomon Kalou and Emmanuel Eboue.

He started his European adventure with a loan stint for FC Porto’s B team. Since then, Seri has taken in spells at Pacos de Ferreira, OGC Nice, Fulham, Galatasaray and Bordeaux respectively. His spell at Nice was perhaps the finest of his career as the Eaglets finished 3rd in the French top-flight and Seri was named in the Ligue 1 Team of the Season in 2016-17.

 

Dogukan Sinik

Sinik completed his move to Hull City from Antalyaspor on Wednesday. He has spent his entire professional career at Antalyaspor, bar a loan spell with third-tier outfit Antalya Kemerspor in 2017-18 and made 122 appearances for the club.

The 23-year-old enjoyed his best individual campaign for the Scorpions last term – scoring three goals and providing seven assists in 32 league appearances.

His performances even earned him his first call-up for Turkey in March 2022. Sinik has made a good start to his international career with two goals in his first five caps.

 

Oscar Estupinan

Only bottom place Barnsley (33) scored fewer goals than Hull (41) in the Championship last term. Keane Lewis-Potter finished as their leading goal scorer with 12 goals but left for Brentford this summer, while Tom Eaves and George Honeyman, who scored five each, have also left the club.

Therefore, it’ll be intriguing to see who takes up the goal scoring responsibilities for the Tigers next season. If Estupinan can adapt to English football then he could be a very good bet.

The 25-year-old joined Vitoria de Guimaraes from Colombian side Once Caldas in 2017. He struggled to break into the side during his first two seasons in Portugal and was loaned out to Ecuadorian outfit Barcelona SC Guayaquil and Turkish side Denizlispor respectively.

Estupinan returned from Turkey to score eight times in 23 matches in the Portuguese top-flight and enjoyed his best scoring season yet with a further 15 goals in 28 matches last term.

He made his debut for Colombia in June 2022 and joined Hull on a free transfer after his contract with Vitoria expired at the end of the season.

 

Benjamin Tetteh

Benjamin Tetteh was announced as Hull’s eighth signing of the summer transfer window on Saturday. He has spent the last two seasons in Turkey with Yeni Malatyaspor – amassing 14 goals and 10 assists in 60 appearances.

He started his European career with Standard Liege but failed to break into the side in Belgium. A move to Czech Republic reignited his career as he joined Sparta Prague following his loan spell with Bohemians Prague during the 2017-18 campaign.

Tetteh scored 11 times in 28 matches during his debut season at Sparta Prague and scored a further eight goals in all competitions in his second and final campaign in Czech Republic.

He won the Czech Cup in 2018, setting up the winning goal for Guelor Kanga in the final against Slovan Liberec. Tetteh has also played seven times for Ghana and could feature at the 2022 World Cup as they face a group containing Portugal, Uruguay and South Korea.

 

Allahyar Sayyadmanesh

Sayyadmanesh signed permanently for Hull City from Fenerbahce on a four-year contract with an option for a further year on 9 July. He joined the Tigers on-loan in January. He scored once in 12 appearances and was named Hull City’s Player of the Month in April 2022.

The 21-year-old joined Fenerbahce from Iranian side Esteghlal but made just three appearances for the Turkish outfit. He spent a short stint on-loan in the Turkish second-tier with Istanbulspor, before joining Zorya Luhansk on-loan for one-and-a-half seasons, scoring 15 goals in 50 matches.

[chinapig]

Signing lots of players and building a team aren't necessarily the same thing.

I do wonder also how much say Arveladze has over signings.

[Gazred]

They've certainly made some interesting signings.

I suppose everything points to them struggling early on but who knows. I think it's a great time to be playing them away personally.

[MC RISK77]

Seri always has lots of speculation while at Nice around big clubs wanting him, but no bids ever materialised, and it always felt like how did Fulham get him.

Seems like plenty of potential that never got realised.

[Port Said Red]

Some of those signings seem quite low key to me, I know that @Davefevshad his spreadsheet out for Bajic to see if he qualified for a work permit, but looking at some of these he needn't have worried 

[handsofclay]

Didn't they sign Ken Wagstaff from Mansfield in 1964 as well?

[Davefevs]

Here’s the full picture:

FWIW Estupinan could be a very decent acquisition.  Powerful, good left foot, and very strong attacking crosses.  Bit Les Ferdinand like, helluva leap on him.  Figueiredo is a sensible signing too.

Honeyman was ranked one of the most energetic players in the championship last year.

They are gonna be a mixed bag though.

[stephenkibby.]

1 hour ago, handsofclay said:

Didn't they sign Ken Wagstaff from Mansfield in 1964 as well?

Ah, Wagstaff and Chilton top players, remember a cracking 3/3 down the Gate late 60s.

[Port Said Red]

6 minutes ago, stephenkibby. said:

Ah, Wagstaff and Chilton top players, remember a cracking 3/3 down the Gate late 60s.

Didn't both Wagstaff brothers play?

[stephenkibby.]

3 minutes ago, Port Said Red said:

Didn't both Wagstaff brothers play?

Didn't know that Port. Just had a look we drew 3/3 in 67 and 70. 

 

[archie andrews]

1 hour ago, Port Said Red said:

Didn't both Wagstaff brothers play?

surely scott wouldnt have been born then......

[bcfc01]

1 hour ago, stephenkibby. said:

Ah, Wagstaff and Chilton top players, remember a cracking 3/3 down the Gate late 60s.

I've still got a football annual packed away in the loft (in a box probably not opened in 40 years after numerous moves) where there is a big article on Chris Chilton and Ken Wagstaff. Always remember those two from that annual.

 

[stephenkibby.]

Just now, bcfc01 said:

I've still got a football annual packed away in the loft (in a box probably not opened in 40 years after numerous moves) where there is a big article on Chris Chilton and Ken Wagstaff. Always remember those two from that annual.

 

Had a program with both their autographs on the front, Son must still have it.

[grifty]

Who was their goalie in the 5-0 win? I hope he's playing.

[Dr Balls]

Seri and Figureido are both decent enough players at Championship level. The rest are unknown quantities and creating a team out of so many new arrivals, especially a few who have arrived relatively late, sounds somewhat unlikely. Lewis-Potter and Honeyman, who were their 2 best players last season have both left, which also suggests that they might struggle.

6 hours ago, grifty said:

Who was their goalie in the 5-0 win? I hope he's playing.

 

12 hours ago, Curr Avon said:

For all you nerds......

Every signing Hull City have made ahead of Championship opener vs Bristol City - Hull Live (hulldailymail.co.uk)

Nathan Baxter

Baxter has re-joined Hull on a second season-long loan from Chelsea after spending the previous campaign at the MKM Stadium. The 23-year-old was initially signed to deputise for Matt Ingram when he arrived at the club last summer. He made his Championship debut in a 2-0 win at Barnsley in November 2021 and retained his place between the sticks for 12 matches until a hand injury ruled him out for 10 games.

He was restored into the starting XI for the final four league matches of the season,

If the above is true, then he was the same dodgy keeper who let in 5 at Ashton Gate in the last home game of the season. 

Edited July 27, 2022 by Dr Balls

[tin]

Could be a good time to play them. Not many teams gel as a unit straight away following a summer overhaul. They got beat 3-0 by Posh last weekend, too.

[Jerseybean]

Welcome to a new season fellow-Reds, let’s light the red touch-paper and look forward to supporting our team through all of the ups and downs of a Championship campaign. Let’s get behind the boys from the start to the conclusion of the season, COYR!

We have an allocation of 1,214 tickets for this fixture. A long trip for our first away game of the season, their stadium is 233 miles away from Ashton Gate!  If you are driving you might want to go via Scunthorpe on the M180 and enjoy the great views from the Humber Bridge. Due to train strikes on Saturday, it will be difficult to get to Hull from Bristol. However if you do manage it, the nearest station is Hull Paragon Station which is about a 20 minute walk from the stadium.

They featured in our biggest home victory last season:

At their place a 91st minute Matty James goal gave us a point.

However, the game on 24 May 2008 is the result that most of us will remember most painfully of all:

 

After a 56 year stay at Boothferry Park, Hull moved into the MKM Stadium (previously the KCOM Stadium) in 2002. It is also home to Rugby League team Hull FC. It is a modern stadium, and has won a number of awards for its design.

NP spent 17 months in charge at Hull City, inheriting a side in June 2010 that had been relegated from the Premier League under Iain Dowie.

They finished last season with four points less than us in 19th place.

Hull City headed to Türkiye and Spain in pre-season in preparation for the new campaign.

Their first pre-season friendly was against Turkish giants Fenerbahçe at the Sakarya Atatürk Stadium in Adapazarı, which Hull lost 2-0

 

The Tigers then headed to southern Spain for a seven-day warm-weather training camp at the renowned Marbella Football Centre on the Costa del Sol. They played two matches while there the first behind closed doors against Brighton and Hove Albion’s Under-23s which they won 2-1 and the second against Spanish Segunda División side Málaga, which they won 3-1.

Shota Arveladze’s men returned to East Yorkshire on Sunday 17 July.

They beat Cambridge United 2-1 in a pre-season game. Last Saturday they lost 3-0 away at recently relegated Peterborough, with Sammie Szmodics getting two, their line up was: (3-4-1-2): Ingram; Figueiredo, McLoughlin, Greaves; Coyle (C), Seri, Slater, Fleming (Jacob 46’); Tufan; Allahyar, Estupiñán (Tetteh 72’). Subs Not Used: Fisk, Wallis, Hall. Shota Arveladze naming the same starting XI that faced Leicester City in the Corendon Cup at the MKM Stadium, which they lost 4-0:

 

 

After the game their manager came across as clinically depressed! 

 

They look to be a challenging team for commentators given their summer business! They have been very busy, Shota Arveladze has bolstered Hull’s squad with ten new additions in the summer transfer window.

Nathan Baxter

Baxter has rejoined Hull City on a second season-long loan from Chelsea after spending the previous campaign at the MKM Stadium. The 23-year-old was initially signed to deputise for Matt Ingram when he arrived at the club last summer. He made his Championship debut in a 2-0 win at Barnsley in November 2021 and retained his place between the sticks for 12 matches until a hand injury ruled him out for 10 games. He was restored into the starting XI for the final four league matches of the season, while Ingram headed out on an emergency short-term loan at Luton Town.

Tobias Figueiredo

Figueiredo featured 28 times for Nottingham Forest last season as he helped them return to the Premier League after a 23-year hiatus. He was deemed surplus to requirements by Steve Cooper following their Championship play-off final victory, after spending four-and-a-half years at the City Ground. The 28-year-old initially joined Forest on-loan in January 2018 before signing on a permanent basis from Sporting CP in the summer of that year. He made 121 appearances for Forest and will add both quality and experience to Hull’s back-line. Free.

Ozan Tufan

Tufan will be determined to prove himself in England after his loan deal at Watfor$ was terminated by Roy Hodgson in February. The 27-year-old, who has 65 caps for Turkey, played just seven times for the Hornets in the Premier League.

He is a product of Bursaspor’s academy and went onto register four goals and 10 assists in 66 appearances for the Green Crocodiles. He switched to Turkish heavyweights Fenerbahce in the summer of 2015 but has failed to win a single trophy with the club.

The versatile Turkish international can play in both a defensive or attacking capacity in the heart of midfield but also has experience as a right-back and right midfielder. Undisclosed

Jean Michael Seri

This free signing is seen as a real coup for the club. Not only does he have top-flight experience in Portugal, France, England and Turkey, but he also played 33 times as Fulham lifted the Championship title last season.

Seri started his career at Ivorian outfit ASEC Mimosas, who are famed for producing some of Ivory Coast’s biggest talent, including the likes of Didier Zokora, Yaya Toure, Kolo Toure, Salomon Kalou and Emmanuel Eboue.

He started his European adventure with a loan stint for FC Porto’s B team. Since then, Seri has taken in spells at Pacos de Ferreira, OGC Nice, Fulham, Galatasaray and Bordeaux respectively. His spell at Nice was perhaps the finest of his career as the Eaglets finished 3rd in the French top-flight and Seri was named in the Ligue 1 Team of the Season in 2016-17.

Dogukan Sinik

Sinik has spent his entire professional career at Antalyaspor, bar a loan spell with third-tier outfit Antalya Kemerspor in 2017-18 and made 122 appearances for the club. The 23-year-old enjoyed his best individual campaign for the Scorpions last term – scoring three goals and providing seven assists in 32 league appearances.

His performances even earned him his first call-up for Turkey in March 2022. Sinik has made a good start to his international career with two goals in his first five caps. Undisclosed

Oscar Estupinan

Only bottom place Barnsley (33) scored fewer goals than Hull (41) in the Championship last term. Keane Lewis-Potter finished as their leading goal scorer with 12 goals but left for Brentford this summer, while Tom Eaves and George Honeyman, who scored five each, have also left the club.

Therefore, it’ll be intriguing to see who takes up the goal scoring responsibilities for the Tigers next season. If Estupinan can adapt to English football then he could be a very good bet.

The 25-year-old joined Vitoria de Guimaraes from Colombian side Once Caldas in 2017. He struggled to break into the side during his first two seasons in Portugal and was loaned out to Ecuadorian outfit Barcelona SC Guayaquil and Turkish side Denizlispor respectively.

Estupinan returned from Turkey to score eight times in 23 matches in the Portuguese top-flight and enjoyed his best scoring season yet with a further 15 goals in 28 matches last term.

He made his debut for Colombia in June 2022 and joined Hull on a free transfer after his contract with Vitoria expired at the end of the season. Undisclosed

Benjamin Tetteh

Benjamin Tetteh became the latest arrival of this summers transfer window last Saturday. He has spent the last two seasons in Turkey with Yeni Malatyaspor – amassing 14 goals and 10 assists in 60 appearances.

He started his European career with Standard Liege but failed to break into the side in Belgium. A move to Czech Republic reignited his career as he joined Sparta Prague following his loan spell with Bohemians Prague during the 2017-18 campaign.

Tetteh scored 11 times in 28 matches during his debut season at Sparta Prague and scored a further eight goals in all competitions in his second and final campaign in Czech Republic.

He won the Czech Cup in 2018, setting up the winning goal for Guelor Kanga in the final against Slovan Liberec. Tetteh has also played seven times for Ghana and could feature at the 2022 World Cup as they face a group containing Portugal, Uruguay and South Korea. Free.

Allahyar Sayyadmanesh

Sayyadmanesh signed on a permanent basis from Fenerbahce on a four-year contract with an option for a further year on 9 July. He joined the Tigers on-loan in January. He scored once in 12 appearances and was named Hull City’s Player of the Month in April 2022.

The 21-year-old joined Fenerbahce from Iranian side Esteghlal but made just three appearances for the Turkish outfit. He spent a short stint on-loan in the Turkish second-tier with Istanbulspor, before joining Zorya Luhansk on-loan for one-and-a-half seasons, scoring 15 goals in 50 matches.  Undisclosed.

Vaughn Covil - Forest Green Rovers, free

Jack Leckie - Burnley, free

More arrivals are expected for the Yorkshire club and they are reported to be working on two new arrivals from the Premier League. One is a number 10 and the other is defender but it is yet to be known whether they will arrive on time for this weekend’s game.

Outgoings:

Keane Lewis-Potter - Brentford, £20m

George Honeyman - Millwall, undisclosed

George Moncur - Leyton Orient, undisclosed

Tom Eaves - Rotherham United, free

Richie Smallwood - Bradford City, free

Harvey Cartwright - Peterborough United, free

Tom Huddlestone - released

Louis Beckett - released

Henry Curtis - released

Sam Deacon - released

Rio Dyer - released

Billy Leach - released

Admed Salam - released

Their expected starting line up is below. 

Following the Turkish broadcasting group, Acun Medya, completion of the £30 million takeover, new Hull City owner Acun Ilicali said he will do ‘the craziest things’ owners have ever done in the history of football as he seeks to put his own stamp on a club he has ‘fallen in love’ with.The Turkish businessman and TV producer saw his purchase of the Tigers finally completed in January after the Yorkshire club captured his interest six months earlier. His first interview: https://youtu.be/7g2kGKfdFEI

Pubs

• New Walton Club, 243 Walton Street, Hull, HU3 6JR
• The Admiral of the Humber (Spoons) 1 Anlaby Road, Hull, HU1 2NR, a 25 minute walk from the ground:  https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/hotels/england/east-yorkshire/the-admiral-of-the-humber
• Brickmakers Arms, 57-65 Walton Street, Hull, HU3 6JB
• The Boot Room, 354 Anlaby Road, Hull, HU3 6NS
• The Bowery, 30-32 Princes Avenue, Hull, HU5 3QA, https://www.boweryhull.co.uk
• Ye Olde White Harte, 25 Silver St, Hull HU1 1JG, a seven minute drive from the ground, it claims to be the most historic pub in East Yorkshire, https://www.yeoldewhiteharte.com

Hull facts

Hull is named after the River Hull. Its proper name is Kingston-upon-Hull.

Boiled sweets, liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and Lemsip all had their origins in Hull.

Hull is proud of its many uniquely designed public toilets which even attract coach parties!

The George Hotel in Hull claims to have the smallest window in England.

Hull is home to The Deep, which calls itself the “world’s only submarium”. Visitors may see its 3,500 fish, including sharks and manta rays, while walking under the water through a viewing tunnel.

People from Hull are referred to as Hullensians.

In 1856, Thomas James Smith opened a chemist's shop in Hull and established his business selling cod liver oil to hospitals.

And finally, when during closed-season I asked for suggestions on how to improve the match-day thread posting it earlier was mentioned, thereby giving more time for fans to contribute and time for Big Tone to provide a condensed version. I will try to post them a bit earlier, however, that may not always be possible.

 

 

 

[Davefevs]

Here we go.

Great start to the season @Jerseybeanand thanks for doing these.

[2015]

Their side looks an unknown mess. Hopefully we can reap the benefits of them never really playing together.

[elhombrecito]

48 minutes ago, Jerseybean said:

against Spanish Segunda División side Málaga, which they won 3-1.

Bastards.

[Bristol Oil Services]

1 hour ago, tin said:

Could be a good time to play them. Not many teams gel as a unit straight away following a summer overhaul. They got beat 3-0 by Posh last weekend, too.

Last weekend was a good time to play them, certainly 

[The Wild Bunch]

Can’t wait!  Always love the first game of the season.  Let’s bring home the 3 points!

[Red Army 75]

Thanks @Jerseybeanappreciate the effort you put into these threads. You must of started to write this one about a week ago. 

Well here we go for another season of emotions. I won’t get carried away if we win on Saturday, the same if we lose. I expect if we do lose there will be a few doom merchants but will not be interacting with them will be my new season’s resolution

 

Come on City do us proud. U Reds . OTIB. CAF

 

[Jerseybean]

Hull’s injury list…..https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/hull-city-injury-latest-number-7385804

 

[Davefevs]

Wilson back on the grass, Pring too….Kalas and Semenyo still no clear timescale.

[ExiledAjax]

On 27/07/2022 at 09:10, Jerseybean said:

People from Hull are referred to as Hullensians.

Thanks @Jerseybean, cracking effort for the opening day.

I hope the Hullensian squad has not had a chance to gel, and that our tight-knit team can use that to its advantage. We of course have alphabetical advantage on opening day, so I'm hopeful of finishing the day in the top half.

 

[Unan]

I had a bloody stupid feeling that we’ll turn them over, based on a somewhat irrelevant score at the back end of last season, the amount of signings they’ve made + how depressed and downbeat their manager was last week. 5-0 Hull incoming.

[ExiledAjax]

3 hours ago, Davefevs said:

Wilson back on the grass, Pring too….Kalas and Semenyo still no clear timescale.

They're working though

[slartibartfast]

On 26/07/2022 at 19:02, stephenkibby. said:

Ah, Wagstaff and Chilton top players, remember a cracking 3/3 down the Gate late 60s.

Wagstaff hat-trick I seem to remember ? circa 67

[brady bunch]

its going to be 2-2..... and a shambles of a game! cannot wait!

[Leveller]

The only players I can remember being impressed by when we beat them 5-0 were Honeyman and KLP. And they’ve left.

[downendcity]

On 27/07/2022 at 09:10, Jerseybean said:

 

Hull facts

Hull is named after the River Hull. Its proper name is Kingston-upon-Hull.

Boiled sweets, liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and Lemsip all had their origins in Hull.

Hull is proud of its many uniquely designed public toilets which even attract coach parties!

The George Hotel in Hull claims to have the smallest window in England.

Hull is home to The Deep, which calls itself the “world’s only submarium”. Visitors may see its 3,500 fish, including sharks and manta rays, while walking under the water through a viewing tunnel.

People from Hull are referred to as Hullensians.

In 1856, Thomas James Smith opened a chemist's shop in Hull and established his business selling cod liver oil to hospitals.

And finally, when during closed-season I asked for suggestions on how to improve the match-day thread posting it earlier was mentioned, thereby giving more time for fans to contribute and time for Big Tone to provide a condensed version. I will try to post them a bit earlier, however, that may not always be possible.

Im not sure if it's still the case, but Hull has/had it's own telecom provider - Kingston Communication - rather than BT.

It also had/has it's own cream coloured telephone boxes, rather than the traditional red.  

[Bar BS3]

I can't believe the season starts the day after tomorrow! 

Considering there's been no world Cup or Euros, the summer break has flown past..!

This is usually the best point of the season - before the reality ruins the pre-season hopes..! 

COYR! 

[Midlands Robin]

All the pre-season stuff is done. The new players are in the squad. There is nothing else now other than to count down the hours until the first match of the season kicks off.

We are now in the period of peak optimism. I love it and hate it at the same time.

Bring it on and lets get 3 points on the board on day 1.

COYR.

[Jerseybean]

1 hour ago, downendcity said:

Im not sure if it's still the case, but Hull has/had it's own telecom provider - Kingston Communication - rather than BT.

It also had/has it's own cream coloured telephone boxes, rather than the traditional red.  

Yes spot on. Hull's telephone network was never run by the Post Office which was responsible for red phone boxes. In 1904, Hull City Council was one of several local authorities to set up their own phone network. Back then it was called Hull Telephone Department and today it is KCOM. It had cream phone boxes.

[HappyClapper]

Nigel’s pre match press conference. 

[CTRed]

What’s  the general consensus for a pre-match booze then?

[PHILINFRANCE]

On 26/07/2022 at 20:02, stephenkibby. said:

Ah, Wagstaff and Chilton top players, remember a cracking 3/3 down the Gate late 60s.

 

On 26/07/2022 at 18:38, handsofclay said:

Didn't they sign Ken Wagstaff from Mansfield in 1964 as well?

 

4 hours ago, slartibartfast said:

Wagstaff hat-trick I seem to remember ? circa 67

Who was the really thick set, ginger haired winger, very fast as well?

Was he one of Wagstaff or Chilton?

[42104RED]

Still remember Ray Cashley's goal against them at the the gate in 73-74. Quite a night.

[ExiledAjax]

1 hour ago, HappyClapper said:

Nigel’s pre match press conference. 

Importantly we've learned that Pat Mountain speaks french.

[Cribbsred2]

What time are you planning on leaving the Bristol area if you're driving up? The AA has issued traffic warnings for this weekend due to the holiday season, new football season, train strikes and commonwealth games.

[phantom]

1 minute ago, Cribbsred2 said:

What time are you planning on leaving the Bristol area if you're driving up? The AA has issued traffic warnings for this weekend due to the holiday season, new football season, train strikes and commonwealth games.

Sounds like a normal day on the M1

[slartibartfast]

3 hours ago, PHILINFRANCE said:

 

 

Who was the really thick set, ginger haired winger, very fast as well?

Was he one of Wagstaff or Chilton?

That was Wagstaff, looked more like Billy Bunter than a player ! Hull spent the (then) ridiculous sum of £120k for KW and Ken Houghton (Rotherham) in 64 in an effort to gain promotion to Div2, they were sponsored by Chairman Percy Needler (one of the first sugar daddies in football) Considering the record transfer was£99,999 for Jimmy Greaves, everyone thought it was sheer madness for a third tier club to spend such sums! Didn't even work straight away, we went up that season, they had to wait for next season (where I think they pissed it, with Millwall finishing second) . When I mentioned the "sugar daddy" the pun was intended as he made his fortune in toffees and similar confectionerys. 

[downendcity]

1 hour ago, Cribbsred2 said:

What time are you planning on leaving the Bristol area if you're driving up? The AA has issued traffic warnings for this weekend due to the holiday season, new football season, train strikes and commonwealth games.

In view of that, yesterday is a good call!

[Brann-red]

7 hours ago, Cribbsred2 said:

What time are you planning on leaving the Bristol area if you're driving up? The AA has issued traffic warnings for this weekend due to the holiday season, new football season, train strikes and commonwealth games.

The city coaches leave at 8am to give you an idea of when they’re going … 

[Port Said Red]

2 hours ago, Brann-red said:

The city coaches leave at 8am to give you an idea of when they’re going … 

Today. 

[Mike Hunt-Hertz]

14 hours ago, Jerseybean said:

Yes spot on. Hull's telephone network was never run by the Post Office which was responsible for red phone boxes. In 1904, Hull City Council was one of several local authorities to set up their own phone network. Back then it was called Hull Telephone Department and today it is KCOM. It had cream phone boxes.

I saw one of these recently, in Beverley, E. Yorks.

[GrahamC]

14 hours ago, Jerseybean said:

Yes spot on. Hull's telephone network was never run by the Post Office which was responsible for red phone boxes. In 1904, Hull City Council was one of several local authorities to set up their own phone network. Back then it was called Hull Telephone Department and today it is KCOM. It had cream phone boxes.

The local authority sold them off some while ago & the stadium was funded (& then gifted to Hull City & one of their 2 RL teams) with the profits.

Hence its name, Kingston Communications stadium.

[shahanshahan]

We've been informed of an option to consider for away supporters. Up to you all if you want to take up on it!

 

[shahanshahan]

18 hours ago, Bar BS3 said:

Considering there's been no world Cup or Euros, the summer break has flown past..!

I know what you mean, but I'm guessing you must have missed the Women's Euros going on at the moment, with England being in the final on Sunday 

As such, I'm not able to make this game. Would have considered it but am travelling to London on Saturday ahead of said final. Good luck to City & I hope it can be as close as the 5-0 result from last season!

[Bar BS3]

1 hour ago, shahanshahan said:

I know what you mean, but I'm guessing you must have missed the Women's Euros going on at the moment, with England being in the final on Sunday 

As such, I'm not able to make this game. Would have considered it but am travelling to London on Saturday ahead of said final. Good luck to City & I hope it can be as close as the 5-0 result from last season!

I've not missed it, but i've not watched it. 

Fair play to the ladies for doing so well & I might watch the final, if I'm at home. 

It's hardly the same as the mens tournaments. 

Good that it's growing in popularity though. 

It's just an entirely different thing to mens football, IMHO. 

Enjoy the final! 

 

[Ivorguy]

Nige’s interview is spot on imo.

He is the first manager in a long time to have sussed out that what has been wrong has been the club’s culture.  That is what has held us back and explains why some excellent players we recruited never managed to take the side with them.  NP is also spot on re loans.

I like the honesty, without spin, that NP delivers.  More strength to his elbow.

Good luck to him, his coaches, and players for the new season.  We may not make play offs but it will be an interesting and positive season nonetheless.

 

COYR

[Jerseybean]

https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/match-preview-hull-city-a/
 

[Crackers Corner]

Asking for a friend... Is there a stream for non uk tomorrow?

[BUTOR]

https://twitter.com/nigelgpearson/status/1553037547210784768?s=21&t=L7ql9YRlSpuWiDAtNT4OAw

[The Bard]

2 hours ago, Ivorguy said:

Nige’s interview is spot on imo.

He is the first manager in a long time to have sussed out that what has been wrong has been the club’s culture.  That is what has held us back and explains why some excellent players we recruited never managed to take the side with them.  NP is also spot on re loans.

I like the honesty, without spin, that NP delivers.  More strength to his elbow.

Good luck to him, his coaches, and players for the new season.  We may not make play offs but it will be an interesting and positive season nonetheless.

 

COYR

Spot on. Changing coaches was the single most important part of that. When the 2 stooges left, things began to change. 

[pl00peh91]

Quite nervous about tomorrow. Logically I think with the continuity of our squad and the quality of our new players we should beat them, however Hull City are the least predictable team to call in the championship at the moment and I am concerned they may put on a strong opening performance in front of their fans which takes us by surprise. What will be will be!

[glynriley]

21 hours ago, CTRed said:

What’s  the general consensus for a pre-match booze then?

I’m all for it. Chuck a case of natch in the dressing room pre-match and watch the tackles go flying in…

[bcfc ry]

Just landed in Hull after a 5 hour drive! What an interesting place

What pubs will people be heading to before the game?

[pl00peh91]

21 minutes ago, glynriley said:

I’m all for it. Chuck a case of natch in the dressing room pre-match and watch the tackles go flying in…

Don’t forget the vodka!

[Port Said Red]

1 hour ago, The Bard said:

Spot on. Changing coaches was the single most important part of that. When the 2 stooges left, things began to change. 

I assume you mean Simpson and Downing, if so you couldn't be further from the truth. All the players were disappointed that Simpson never recovered sufficiently to coach as he was working before, and Pearson himself wanted Downing to stay if the finances would have allowed.

The biggest issue we had last season was that "Paddy" was the only senior coach for too long, especially when Pearson himself was not well enough to cover the missing personnel.

[Jerseybean]

Hull City new boy Dogukan Sinik won’t be making his debut against Bristol City. 

As per West Hull FM.

[iamalagerdrinker]

Spare for tomorrow x1 Adult £20. Meet at ground or Pub before hand

[FNQ]

On 27/07/2022 at 17:40, Jerseybean said:

Welcome to a new season fellow-Reds, let’s light the red touch-paper and look forward to supporting our team through all of the ups and downs of a Championship campaign. Let’s get behind the boys from the start to the conclusion of the season, COYR!

We have an allocation of 1,214 tickets for this fixture. A long trip for our first away game of the season, their stadium is 233 miles away from Ashton Gate!  If you are driving you might want to go via Scunthorpe on the M180 and enjoy the great views from the Humber Bridge. Due to train strikes on Saturday, it will be difficult to get to Hull from Bristol. However if you do manage it, the nearest station is Hull Paragon Station which is about a 20 minute walk from the stadium.

They featured in our biggest home victory last season:

At their place a 91st minute Matty James goal gave us a point.

However, the game on 24 May 2008 is the result that most of us will remember most painfully of all:

 

After a 56 year stay at Boothferry Park, Hull moved into the MKM Stadium (previously the KCOM Stadium) in 2002. It is also home to Rugby League team Hull FC. It is a modern stadium, and has won a number of awards for its design.

NP spent 17 months in charge at Hull City, inheriting a side in June 2010 that had been relegated from the Premier League under Iain Dowie.

They finished last season with four points less than us in 19th place.

Hull City headed to Türkiye and Spain in pre-season in preparation for the new campaign.

Their first pre-season friendly was against Turkish giants Fenerbahçe at the Sakarya Atatürk Stadium in Adapazarı, which Hull lost 2-0

 

The Tigers then headed to southern Spain for a seven-day warm-weather training camp at the renowned Marbella Football Centre on the Costa del Sol. They played two matches while there the first behind closed doors against Brighton and Hove Albion’s Under-23s which they won 2-1 and the second against Spanish Segunda División side Málaga, which they won 3-1.

Shota Arveladze’s men returned to East Yorkshire on Sunday 17 July.

They beat Cambridge United 2-1 in a pre-season game. Last Saturday they lost 3-0 away at recently relegated Peterborough, with Sammie Szmodics getting two, their line up was: (3-4-1-2): Ingram; Figueiredo, McLoughlin, Greaves; Coyle (C), Seri, Slater, Fleming (Jacob 46’); Tufan; Allahyar, Estupiñán (Tetteh 72’). Subs Not Used: Fisk, Wallis, Hall. Shota Arveladze naming the same starting XI that faced Leicester City in the Corendon Cup at the MKM Stadium, which they lost 4-0:

 

 

After the game their manager came across as clinically depressed! 

 

They look to be a challenging team for commentators given their summer business! They have been very busy, Shota Arveladze has bolstered Hull’s squad with ten new additions in the summer transfer window.

Nathan Baxter

Baxter has rejoined Hull City on a second season-long loan from Chelsea after spending the previous campaign at the MKM Stadium. The 23-year-old was initially signed to deputise for Matt Ingram when he arrived at the club last summer. He made his Championship debut in a 2-0 win at Barnsley in November 2021 and retained his place between the sticks for 12 matches until a hand injury ruled him out for 10 games. He was restored into the starting XI for the final four league matches of the season, while Ingram headed out on an emergency short-term loan at Luton Town.

Tobias Figueiredo

Figueiredo featured 28 times for Nottingham Forest last season as he helped them return to the Premier League after a 23-year hiatus. He was deemed surplus to requirements by Steve Cooper following their Championship play-off final victory, after spending four-and-a-half years at the City Ground. The 28-year-old initially joined Forest on-loan in January 2018 before signing on a permanent basis from Sporting CP in the summer of that year. He made 121 appearances for Forest and will add both quality and experience to Hull’s back-line. Free.

Ozan Tufan

Tufan will be determined to prove himself in England after his loan deal at Watfor$ was terminated by Roy Hodgson in February. The 27-year-old, who has 65 caps for Turkey, played just seven times for the Hornets in the Premier League.

He is a product of Bursaspor’s academy and went onto register four goals and 10 assists in 66 appearances for the Green Crocodiles. He switched to Turkish heavyweights Fenerbahce in the summer of 2015 but has failed to win a single trophy with the club.

The versatile Turkish international can play in both a defensive or attacking capacity in the heart of midfield but also has experience as a right-back and right midfielder. Undisclosed

Jean Michael Seri

This free signing is seen as a real coup for the club. Not only does he have top-flight experience in Portugal, France, England and Turkey, but he also played 33 times as Fulham lifted the Championship title last season.

Seri started his career at Ivorian outfit ASEC Mimosas, who are famed for producing some of Ivory Coast’s biggest talent, including the likes of Didier Zokora, Yaya Toure, Kolo Toure, Salomon Kalou and Emmanuel Eboue.

He started his European adventure with a loan stint for FC Porto’s B team. Since then, Seri has taken in spells at Pacos de Ferreira, OGC Nice, Fulham, Galatasaray and Bordeaux respectively. His spell at Nice was perhaps the finest of his career as the Eaglets finished 3rd in the French top-flight and Seri was named in the Ligue 1 Team of the Season in 2016-17.

Dogukan Sinik

Sinik has spent his entire professional career at Antalyaspor, bar a loan spell with third-tier outfit Antalya Kemerspor in 2017-18 and made 122 appearances for the club. The 23-year-old enjoyed his best individual campaign for the Scorpions last term – scoring three goals and providing seven assists in 32 league appearances.

His performances even earned him his first call-up for Turkey in March 2022. Sinik has made a good start to his international career with two goals in his first five caps. Undisclosed

Oscar Estupinan

Only bottom place Barnsley (33) scored fewer goals than Hull (41) in the Championship last term. Keane Lewis-Potter finished as their leading goal scorer with 12 goals but left for Brentford this summer, while Tom Eaves and George Honeyman, who scored five each, have also left the club.

Therefore, it’ll be intriguing to see who takes up the goal scoring responsibilities for the Tigers next season. If Estupinan can adapt to English football then he could be a very good bet.

The 25-year-old joined Vitoria de Guimaraes from Colombian side Once Caldas in 2017. He struggled to break into the side during his first two seasons in Portugal and was loaned out to Ecuadorian outfit Barcelona SC Guayaquil and Turkish side Denizlispor respectively.

Estupinan returned from Turkey to score eight times in 23 matches in the Portuguese top-flight and enjoyed his best scoring season yet with a further 15 goals in 28 matches last term.

He made his debut for Colombia in June 2022 and joined Hull on a free transfer after his contract with Vitoria expired at the end of the season. Undisclosed

Benjamin Tetteh

Benjamin Tetteh became the latest arrival of this summers transfer window last Saturday. He has spent the last two seasons in Turkey with Yeni Malatyaspor – amassing 14 goals and 10 assists in 60 appearances.

He started his European career with Standard Liege but failed to break into the side in Belgium. A move to Czech Republic reignited his career as he joined Sparta Prague following his loan spell with Bohemians Prague during the 2017-18 campaign.

Tetteh scored 11 times in 28 matches during his debut season at Sparta Prague and scored a further eight goals in all competitions in his second and final campaign in Czech Republic.

He won the Czech Cup in 2018, setting up the winning goal for Guelor Kanga in the final against Slovan Liberec. Tetteh has also played seven times for Ghana and could feature at the 2022 World Cup as they face a group containing Portugal, Uruguay and South Korea. Free.

Allahyar Sayyadmanesh

Sayyadmanesh signed on a permanent basis from Fenerbahce on a four-year contract with an option for a further year on 9 July. He joined the Tigers on-loan in January. He scored once in 12 appearances and was named Hull City’s Player of the Month in April 2022.

The 21-year-old joined Fenerbahce from Iranian side Esteghlal but made just three appearances for the Turkish outfit. He spent a short stint on-loan in the Turkish second-tier with Istanbulspor, before joining Zorya Luhansk on-loan for one-and-a-half seasons, scoring 15 goals in 50 matches.  Undisclosed.

Vaughn Covil - Forest Green Rovers, free

Jack Leckie - Burnley, free

More arrivals are expected for the Yorkshire club and they are reported to be working on two new arrivals from the Premier League. One is a number 10 and the other is defender but it is yet to be known whether they will arrive on time for this weekend’s game.

Outgoings:

Keane Lewis-Potter - Brentford, £20m

George Honeyman - Millwall, undisclosed

George Moncur - Leyton Orient, undisclosed

Tom Eaves - Rotherham United, free

Richie Smallwood - Bradford City, free

Harvey Cartwright - Peterborough United, free

Tom Huddlestone - released

Louis Beckett - released

Henry Curtis - released

Sam Deacon - released

Rio Dyer - released

Billy Leach - released

Admed Salam - released

Their expected starting line up is below. 

Following the Turkish broadcasting group, Acun Medya, completion of the £30 million takeover, new Hull City owner Acun Ilicali said he will do ‘the craziest things’ owners have ever done in the history of football as he seeks to put his own stamp on a club he has ‘fallen in love’ with.The Turkish businessman and TV producer saw his purchase of the Tigers finally completed in January after the Yorkshire club captured his interest six months earlier. His first interview: https://youtu.be/7g2kGKfdFEI

Pubs

• New Walton Club, 243 Walton Street, Hull, HU3 6JR
• The Admiral of the Humber (Spoons) 1 Anlaby Road, Hull, HU1 2NR, a 25 minute walk from the ground:  https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/hotels/england/east-yorkshire/the-admiral-of-the-humber
• Brickmakers Arms, 57-65 Walton Street, Hull, HU3 6JB
• The Boot Room, 354 Anlaby Road, Hull, HU3 6NS
• The Bowery, 30-32 Princes Avenue, Hull, HU5 3QA, https://www.boweryhull.co.uk
• Ye Olde White Harte, 25 Silver St, Hull HU1 1JG, a seven minute drive from the ground, it claims to be the most historic pub in East Yorkshire, https://www.yeoldewhiteharte.com

Hull facts

Hull is named after the River Hull. Its proper name is Kingston-upon-Hull.

Boiled sweets, liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and Lemsip all had their origins in Hull.

Hull is proud of its many uniquely designed public toilets which even attract coach parties!

The George Hotel in Hull claims to have the smallest window in England.

Hull is home to The Deep, which calls itself the “world’s only submarium”. Visitors may see its 3,500 fish, including sharks and manta rays, while walking under the water through a viewing tunnel.

People from Hull are referred to as Hullensians.

In 1856, Thomas James Smith opened a chemist's shop in Hull and established his business selling cod liver oil to hospitals.

And finally, when during closed-season I asked for suggestions on how to improve the match-day thread posting it earlier was mentioned, thereby giving more time for fans to contribute and time for Big Tone to provide a condensed version. I will try to post them a bit earlier, however, that may not always be possible.

 

 

 

Great job JB.. you're off to a flyer. Currently camping up here in Kakadu national Park..  only one place I'd rather be later today.. 3-1 to us. COYR's

[City oz]

On 27/07/2022 at 00:01, Gazred said:

They've certainly made some interesting signings.

I suppose everything points to them struggling early on but who knows. I think it's a great time to be playing them away personally.

I think Hull may do well towards the end of the season. Yes a great test for us playing away. I would expect it to be a close game and a narrow win by us Hull 1 City 2. 

Hope you 1,000 or so traveling away have a great time. 

[Unan]

7 hours ago, Port Said Red said:

I assume you mean Simpson and Downing, if so you couldn't be further from the truth. All the players were disappointed that Simpson never recovered sufficiently to coach as he was working before, and Pearson himself wanted Downing to stay if the finances would have allowed.

The biggest issue we had last season was that "Paddy" was the only senior coach for too long, especially when Pearson himself was not well enough to cover the missing personnel.

I assume he means Ashton & Johnson but may be wrong 

[Monkeh]

God sake sack Pearson this isn't good enough,

 

I wanted to win the meltdown timing thread........

[Negan]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[italian dave]

Bring a coat …….currently raining in York and in Hull heavy rain forecast for 3pm ? 

[Port Said Red]

Some interesting fixtures across the league's involving teams I would expect to be challenging for the title this season.

Middlesbrough - WBA 

Sheff Wed - Pompey 

Salford - Mansfield 

Good opportunities to set the season off right