Hull City vs Ipswich Town Preview & Matchday Thread
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 11:08 am
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Saturday 18th November 2017 – 15:00
KCOM Stadium
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Pre Match Thoughts - Mike
Town's recent win at home to Preston North End saw them maintain their record this season of taking all or nothing from every game played, still no sign of a share of the spoils in sight, last season it was our inability to turn One point into Three that saw us ultimately struggle for most of the campaign and in turn had fans bemoaning the amount of draws we racked up, many times it was mentioned how better off we would be to win one lose one, well at present we are getting our wish and it is a scenario that has seen us somehow claw our way back up to the cusp of the play off places, quite incredible given how bad our situation is perceived to be and as stated in the last preview we are still on course to hit a minimum of seventy points with a Third of the season gone. Had MM not resorted to having a pop at the fans in the press and had he not insisted on doing the opposite to what the fans call for and had he not had the team resorting to direct hoofball at times I am sure many would be more accepting of him still being here for the duration, we all have our reasons as to why we support or manager or why we get to the point where enough is enough, everyone has their own individual tipping point, mine came at Cardiff, seeing half a team left on the bench and then Substitutions that made no sense and that offered little attempt to get back in the game came hot on the heels of Mick appearing to lose the fans yet again and I just cannot suffer another season of this ill feeling every week, add to that I felt let down in Wales, having spent well over £100 and taking Two days holiday to watch that was just a step too far. Bearing all this in mind I just can't get my head around exactly what we want going forward, can any new manager really do any better than what we are doing right now ? Yes it may be prettier to watch but will it glean any better results ? It's a results driven business after all, being attractive to watch won't guarantee anything where league placing is concerned, are we all being just a bit too sensitive with the MM outbursts and potentially cutting our noses off to spite our faces ? I genuinely am confused by the whole situation at our club right now, that said come the Summer we just have to see change, we cannot go on for ever and a day with this "Him" and "Us" situation.
As for the Preston game and what a tale of Two halves, don't get me wrong the second half was no classic but man it was far superior to the First half and also left the Cardiff showing standing. The only good thing about the opening Forty Five minutes was that for a while at least it cured my chronic Insomnia, it was plain awful until Injury Time and then it came to life, we scored at a crucial time and it gave us the impetus and belief to take it to them after the break, Preston are no great shakes and are suffering with the kind of Injury list that we can relate to only too well but we can only beat what is out there. The points are of course everything but for me the clean sheet was vital too, the defence needs a confidence boost and this will have helped, Bart was only called upon a couple of times and for the most part Webster and co stood firm and headed or cleared most of what was thrown at them. We all have our favourites of course but can anyone seriously tell me that Jordan Spence shouldn't be in ahead of Dominic Iorfa every time ? Yes Jordan had a couple of ropey games recently but nothing compared to Iorfa's regular contribution, it was great to see Spence bombing forward in the second half and creating Two goals, same with Jonas who actually could have scored a couple himself, I think these two were pivotal in the turnaround after the break, getting forward and giving us more options created problems for the Preston defence and created space for others. I think Bersant Celina did his talking on the pitch and has kinda made it very hard for Mick to leave him out going forward, time will tell of course.
Next up we face a trip to another struggling side in Hull City, the Tigers seem to be a shadow of the side they were not that long ago when they graced the Premier League. Seeing them in Twentieth place just Four points above the drop zone was not what I was expecting for sure and it just goes to show these parachute payments mean nothing if not utilised correctly. Incredibly Hull are the second highest scorers in the Championship, only Wolves have scored more (One goal in fact), it is at the back where they are really finding it tough and having conceded Thirty times already sees that only beaten by One club, Burton Albion, so I would suggest we need to get at them, Celina, Waggy, Garner and Didsy all to start please Mick because this team leak goals and are there to be taken, a Fourth away win is not beyond the realms of possibilty, like Preston it could be a good time to face them, I look at their line up on paper and ask myself who are these guys ? Nobody really jumps out at me, this is a great chance to get another Three points or at the very least to pick up something, is that first draw written in the stars ? COYB'S
The Opposition – Hull City
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Hull City Association Football Club was founded in June 1904, previous attempts to found a football club had proved difficult because of the dominance in the city of rugby league. teams such as Hull F.C. and Hull Kingston Rovers. These early matches were played at the Boulevard, the home of Hull F.C. After disputes with landlords at the Boulevard, Hull City moved to Anlaby Road Cricket Ground. Hull City were admitted into the Football League Second Division for the 1905–06 season. and finished the season in fifth place.
Hull City and Grimsby Town were the only two professional teams which had official permission to play league football on Christmas Day because of the demands of the fish trade. That tradition has now disappeared following the dramatic reduction of their trawler fleets in recent years. The following season a new ground was built for Hull City across the road from the cricket ground. Hull continued to finish consistently in the top half of the table. They came close to promotion in the 1909–10 season, recording what would be their highest finish until they matched it in 2008. Hull regularly finished in the top half of the table before the First World War, but after the war the team finished in the bottom half in seven seasons out of eleven, culminating in relegation to the Third Division North in 1930.
Hull's greatest achievement in cup competitions until 2014 was in 1930, when they reached the FA Cup semi-finals.
After the Second World War, the club moved to another new ground, Boothferry Park. In the 1948–49 season, Hull won the Third Division North championship. "Yo-yoing" between the second and third tiers of English football, Hull City had promotion seasons from the Third to the Second Division again in 1959 and 1966, winning the Third Division in the latter.
By the early 1980s, Hull City were in the Fourth Division, and financial collapse led to receivership.
Don Robinson took over as chairman and appointed Colin Appleton as the new manager. Promotion to Division Three followed in 1983.
Hull reached the Second Division in 1985. They remained there for the next six years before finally going down in 1991. Hull finished 14th in the Third Division in the 1991–92 season, meaning that they would be competing in the new Second Division the following season.
In their first season in the rebranded division, Hull narrowly avoided another relegation, but over the next two seasons they achieved mid-table finishes. Financial difficulties hampered City's progress, as key players had to be sold to fend off winding-up orders. In the 1995–96 season Hull were relegated to the Third Division.
In 1997 the club was purchased by former tennis player David Lloyd. Hull's league form was steadily deteriorating to the point that relegation to the Football Conference was looking a real possibility. Lloyd sold the club in November 1998 to a South Yorkshire based consortium, but retained ownership of Boothferry Park.
Despite briefly being locked out of Boothferry Park by bailiffs and facing the possibility of liquidation, Hull qualified for the Third Division play-offs in the 2000–01 season. A boardroom takeover by former Leeds United commercial director Adam Pearson had eased the club's precarious financial situation and all fears of closure were banished as he ploughed funds into the club.
Hull relocated to the new 25,400-seater KC Stadium after 56 years at Boothferry Park.
Hull were Third Division runners-up in 2003–04 and League One runners-up in 2004–05; these back-to-back promotions took them into the Championship. The 2005–06 season, the club's first back in the second tier, saw Hull finish in 18th place and their highest league finish for 16 years.
Adam Pearson sold the club to a consortium led by Paul Duffen in June 2007, stating that he "had taken the club as far as I could", in order to attract "really significant finance into the club". Under Paul Duffen and manager Phil Brown, Hull City improved greatly on their relegation battle of 2006–07 and qualified for the play-offs after finishing the season in third place. They beat Watford 6–1 on aggregate in the semi-finals and played Bristol City in the Final on 24 May 2008, which Hull won 1–0 at Wembley Stadium. Their ascent from the bottom division of the Football League to the top division of English football in just five seasons is the third-fastest ever.
Despite being one of the favourites for relegation in the 2008–09 season, Hull had only one defeat in their opening nine gamesand found themselves (temporarily) joint-top of the Premier League table on points (third on goal difference — ten years previously, they had been bottom of the fourth tier of English football.
Hull's form never replicated the highs of the early autumn, with the team winning only two more games over the remainder of the season, but secured their top-flight status on the last day of the season due to other results.
On 29 October 2009, chairman Paul Duffen resigned his position with the club, and was replaced by former chairman Adam Pearson. On 15 March 2010, manager Phil Brown was put on gardening leave after a run of four defeats left Hull in the relegation zone. Brown's replacement was former Crystal Palace and Charlton boss Iain Dowie, and the appointment was met with some disbelief by supporters who were hoping for a "bigger name" replacement. Hull City's relegation from the Premier League was confirmed on 3 May 2010
A reported block on player transfers into the club, set in place by the Hull City board on 28 July 2010 until transfers out would substantially reduce the £39 million-per-year wage bill, at first cast doubt on the new manager's (Nigel Pearson) efforts to build a squad capable of a quick return to the Premier League. The team set a new club record on 12 March 2011 with 14 away matches unbeaten, breaking a previous record held for over 50 years.
On 15 November 2011, Nigel Pearson left the club to return to Leicester. Nick Barmby was appointed as his successor, but was sacked in May 2012 after publicly criticising the club's owners in an interview given to a local newspaper. In the same month, the club's consultancy agreement with Adam Pearson was terminated.
On 8 June 2012, Steve Bruce was appointed manager of the club on a three-year deal, and he guided Hull back to the Premier League on the final day of the season.
On 13 April 2014, the club reached its first FA Cup Final . Their place in the 2014-15 Europa League, regardless of whether they won the 2013-14 FA Cup, was confirmed on 3 May as Everton's failure to win meant that Hull's FA Cup Final opponents Arsenal would compete in the 2014-15 UEFA Champions League.
On 31 July 2014, Hull made their debut in European competition, in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round, with a 2-1 aggregate win over Slovakian side FK AS Trenčín. An away goals aggregate loss against Belgian outfit Lokeren marked the end of Hull's first foray into European football.
In March 2015 Steve Bruce signed a further three-year deal with the club. Hull were relegated from the Premier League after the 2014-15 season, finishing eighteenth with 35 points.
Via the playoffs Hull returned to the Premier League at the end of the 2015/16 season.
On 22 July 2016, Bruce resigned from his position. Mike Phelan became Hull's permanent head coach. On 3 January 2017, Phelan was sacked by Hull City, less than three months after being made permanent.
On 5 January 2017, the club announced the appointment of Marco Silva as the new head coach until the end of the 2016–17 season. On 25 May 2017, following relegation from the Premier League, Silva resigned and the club announced the appointment of Leonid Slutsky as head coach.
The Manager – Leonid Slutsky
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Past Match - Video Highlights - Trev
Lets hope we can end a winless run over Hull!
Media Watch - K L Blue
Ipswich Ladies
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No world cup for Tommy
https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2017/novemb ... for-tommy/
Kevin Bru
http://www.greenun24.co.uk/ipswich-town ... -1-5282640
Form Guide
Hull City Last 5 Matches - Currently in 20th place with 16 points
14 Oct Norwich City 1 - 1 Hull City
21 Oct Barnsley 0 - 1 Hull City
28 Oct Hull City 2 - 3 Nottm Forest
31 Oct Hull City 1 - 3 Middlesbrough
4 Nov Sheffield Utd 4 - 1 Hull City
Ipswich Last 5 Matches - Currently in 8th place with 24 points
14 Oct Sheffield Utd 1 - 0 Ipswich Town
22 Oct Ipswich Town 0 - 1 Norwich City
28 Oct Burton Albion 1 - 2 Ipswich Town
31 Oct Cardiff City 3 - 1 Ipswich Town
4 Nov Ipswich Town 3 - 0 Preston
Fixtures of Interest
CARDIFF CITY VS BRENTFORD
SHEFF. WEDNESDAY VS BRISTOL CITY
Q.P.R. VS ASTON VILLA
FULHAM VS DERBY COUNTY
LEEDS UTD. VS MIDDLESBROUGH
Match Referee – David Coote
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