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?

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.

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.

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.

Well I don't see Hull finishing in the top ten because I think in the long run, they lack depth. As elgee says, injuries and fatigue will set in as the season wears on and when the cup competitions get going, smaller squads will feel the pace more than the bigger sides. Over the years many sides have had surprising starts to the season only to falter at the end, over the very next season, most recent examples being Wigan, Reading and Man City of course. That being said, credit to Phil Brown's side for winning back to back games, especially against Arsenal and a struggling Spurs side.

Funny thing is a friend of mine lived in Hull but chose to support Spurs.

New Hull supporter? Question is how long will you remain a supporter? A friend of mine studied in Hull but chose to support Spurs as Hull was known more for their prowess in rugby. Ironic how things have turned out so far eh?

I stand by my belief that Hull will run out of gas soon. Newly promoted sides have no pressure and will ride on the euphoria of having been promoted to the Prem especially since it's early days yet. As the saying goes however, "form is temporary but class is permanent", expect their good run to come to an end soon.

Don't get me wrong, I would like nothing more than to see an underdog stun the big sides (with the exception of mine of course ) but I have to call it as I see it.

Were there any Hull City fans posting here to begin with?