haha, im most likely to support hull now, hope they wont beat derby records, 11points lol

Dean Windass is the resident journeyman in the league now. Last I saw him play in the Premiership I think it was for Bradford. Anyway, kudos to him for having scored 15 goals in all competitions last season at the ripe old age of 39! Don't see him going the distance in Premiership games though.

To answer your question, no I'm not a Hull City fan but I'm hoping Paul Anderson is all he is touted to be.

I can't help but ask though, who did you support before Hull? I know nothing about the club. Anything you can tell us?

Don't know too much about Hull apart like their nickname is the Tigers. Got a former Reds playing there in Nicky Barmby. I think it must be a dream come true for him as he is promoted with his boyhood club. Afraid to say all those 3 teams that is promoted will struggle next season as those 3 clubs apart from WBA have premiership experience. Moreover this season in the Championship has been quite interesting as 16 times the league leaders has change over the course of the season. That could only spell the lack of quality of the team that is promoted.

i can seriously see hull city = derby, i just dont see how they're gonna survive at BPL unless they spend big which i hugely doubt so.

Have a friend studying at Hull University.. so this is extra sweet for her as she will get to see premiership teams next season...

i read from article before that Hull City is the biggest city that has never went top flight football tier...but now they have! congratzzz!!

Congratz and good luck.

I've looked at their squad from Wiki and these are the only familiar names to me:

a) Dean Windass - Resident journeyman. Typical English centreforward. Robust and strong but at 39, his best days are surely behind him. Don't see him starting up-front.

b) Nick Barmby - Never rated him, even at Liverpool. Diminutive player that lacked pace or much skill.

c) Michael Bridges - I'm assuming it's the same one from Leeds Uts. Has a scoring record as impressive as Jamie Carragher's. Use to partner Alan Smith up-front at Leeds but didn't have the same combative spirit or energy. Career has been plagued by injury. Loaned out by Hull to Sydney FC. Hopeless...

d) John Welsh - Former Liverpool prodigy. Was touted to be the next big thing out of the reserves after Michael Owen but failed to live up to expectations. Made a couple of appearances for the senior side but didn't make much of an impact.

e) Jay Jay Okocha - Well don't have to say much. Everyone knows him.

It was said they are to adopt Bolton's strategy when it comes to transfers this season i.e. signing cheap/free old has beens.

new comers to BPL, if they can survive for atleast 1 season in the BPL, that good enough to them, we all know what happen to Derby this season.

hahaha i gonna bet 1 buck that they wont last very long...prolly guaranteed a place back 2 championship halfway of next season

This post has been edited by skylinegtr34rule4life: May 26 2008, 01:51 PM

i think hull will maybe survive the premier league . prolly they need to buy 1 or 2 expensive player then can survive the league i think

will he still be there next season ? i read it somewhere that he most likely retired after this term.

i'm wondering is he still doing all those flamboyant moves.

He did say he was going to retire but the gaffa is trying to talk him out of is. Unless they sign any new players or promote some lads from the youth team, they will surely be one of the oldest teams in the league.

How much is the prize money for getting promoted to the BPL? Inclusive of TV rights and all.

I'm sure they'll have a good sum of cash, but having the reputation to lure good players in is a whole different story.

they can lure players from wigan, sunderland, and WHU if they manage thehalf season very good, sum winning and draw will d

Birmingham, Reading were down...
they can get those players from those 2 teams who still want to play top flight football but money will play the major role..

I think players like Shorey, Kitson, Lita, Forsell and Dunne are decent but if they couldn't save their clubs from relegation, who is to say they can do better at Hull, a side with arguably less talent. Well like you say, I don't know if they have enough money to spend anyway.

Logically, players would want to settle down in a club for a minimum of 2 years on average. It's no point for players like Lita or Shorey from relegated clubs to jump to Hull knowing that a year later they'll be facing the same cycle again.

Players from relegated teams will most probably eye for a more secured top flight club, like Middlesbrough or something.

lol because you saw them come up to Premiership and then support them?

thats why i post earlier, they have to make sure that the players believe HULL can compete in premier league