According to that creditworthy canon the Hull Daily Mail, City’s financial woes are set to be banished as chairman Nick Buchanan has pledged to ‘plough £500,000 of his own money into the club’. The Mail’s City reporter John Fieldhouse gushed : ‘The money should be available later this week and it is believed to be one of the biggest single investments in the history of professional sport in the city’. Well, if the HDM says it is so, then it must be, mustn’t it?

John Whitney has been handed a three match ban following his sending off in the 2-1 defeat at Peterborough last week. Whitney was adjudged to have elbowed Posh striker Jason Lee in the build up to a corner and was shown the red card just five minutes into the second half. He will miss City’s forthcoming fixtures against Rotherham, Rochdale and Halifax.

Theodore Whitmore’s hamstring injury is worse than at first feared. The talented Jamaican is likely to be out for at least a month and has been ordered to rest for the next two weeks, when the injury will be reassessed. Both Whitmore and Goodison came back from the recent Gold Cup in the USA with injuries and the club are considering filing a compensation claim with the Jamaican FA.

John Eyre looks likely to miss the rest of the season after suffering a suspected compound fracture during today’s goalless draw at home to Shrewsbury. Eyre was stretchered-off on 54 minutes after a late challenge by Peter Wilding and appeared to be in great pain, clutching his upper arm. The incident infuriated player manager Warren Joyce who had to be held back by a couple of Shrews’ otherwise he could have been leaving the field along with Eyre.

Mick Rooker, promotions manager at Hull City has been enticed back to Brammall Lane to rejoin the club he left eight months ago for Hull. He will become Sheffield United’s promotions manager.
The first in a line? hmmm.

Rumours are circulating that Huddersfield Town are interesting in signing City’s Jamaican international Theodore Whitmore. Reports suggest that former manager Terry “Fuckwit” Dolan has scouted the player on behalf of Udders, and not even the dismal judger of players that is the balding one could possibly be unimpressed by Tappa. The figure being bandied about is £800,000.

City have indicated that they will be interested in moving to a new stadium at the Circle. Chairman Nick Buchanan has stated that the Tigers will be supporting the venture. Hull City Council have said funding for the stadium will be withheld without a written statement from City declaring their intent to move home. Although that written confirmation has not yet been provided, it now looks likely that Boothferry Park, City’s home since 1946, has just two and a half seasons of service left. The new 30,000 all-seated stadium is expected to be ready for the start of the 2002/3 season.