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The Premier League – Saturday 25th April 2009
Defeat, again, but in defeat no little honour. City competed on equal terms with England’s most successful club throughout, even when inequality was introduced with a red card for Caleb Folan. And without this intervention, some sharper finishing and a cowardly refereeing display by Martin Atkinson, a deserved point would have been ours. (more…)
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Players customising their kit and wearing accessories is by no means a new thing, consider Steve Terry’s headband or Theodore Whitmore’s cycling shorts from years past. There has definitely been an exponential increase in accoutrement use since our promotion to the Premier League, however. From compression jerseys to branded gloves, we look at the optional extras worn by Tigers players and staff during 2008/2009.
City branded gloves
‘Mercurial’ Frenchman Bernard Mendy started the trend of wearing these £4.99 from Tiger Leisure, 100% acrylic HCAFC knitted gloves, an act soon copied by Geovanni, Kamil Zayatte, Marlon King and George Boateng.
Mendy wore unbranded plain black gloves at home to West Brom, but soon went back to City gloves. Kamil Zayatte continued wearing them well into March, when it wasn’t even remotely cold. Ian Ashbee doesn’t appear to be a fan. (more…)
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The Premier League – Saturday 18th April 2009
We’re not going to do it, are we? There are, at the time writing, just three points separating us from the bottom three – a situation that fortunately didn’t worsen thanks to an awesomely inept performance by Newcastle during the construction of this gloomy report.
Not that three points looks enough anyway. With five games remaining, it’s increasingly difficult to imagine that our existing tally of 34 points will be growing significantly. Goal difference is not a friend of ours either, and the bottom three will now view us as being there for the taking. (more…)
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The Premier League – Saturday 11th April 2009
A day out in Middlesbrough has never been something to create a warm excited feeling, more a sense a numb acceptance. Add to this the prospect of two relegation threatened teams battling it out and Middlesbrough seemed very unappealing indeed. Despite the fearsome proposition some 4,000 City fans made the journey to the Riverside, a newish ground in the style of many around that time – an IKEA assembly stadium, lacking in any kind of soul or atmosphere. The day started brightly for the City faithful as news of Liverpool’s hammering of Blackburn meant that we had moved up a place without kicking a ball. (more…)
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In the annals of English sport, Hull City were a mere footnote until 2008. The sum of 104 years of professional football in Hull was seemingly just the answer to a pub quiz question, that being ‘which is the largest city in Europe to have never had a top flight football club?’ All that, however, changed on May 24th 2008, when the Tigers made the ascent to the Premier League.
Overnight, the club’s profile increased exponentially to hitherto unseen levels. City, who once only made national headlines for narrowly staving off bankruptcy, were now being touted as a ’global brand’ that could shift a glut of replica shirts in the Far East. Blimey.
With the eyes of the world now supposedly upon us, breath was bated in anticipation of a high profile kit launch.
In the past, the release of a new home kit may have warranted a photograph on the back page of the Hull Daily Mail at the most, not any more. A ‘global brand’ has teaser campaigns, pre ordering and press conferences to mark the arrival of new polyester garments. During the summer, Umbro ran a series of ‘teaser’ adverts on both the club’s official website and Tiger Leisure webstore. (more…)
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The Premier League – Saturday 4th April 2009
Important games are rarely good. Too much tension, y’see. Nerves abound, mistakes litter proceedings, and even the lowliest of expectations can remain unmet. This wasn’t a game from which sparkling football was anticipated – little was duly produced. (more…)
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City 0-1 Crawley
v Doncaster (Jan 31st)
Better than Waggy
Aaron Mclean7.2
James Chester7.0
Robert Koren6.8
Paul McKenna6.8
Tom Cairney6.7
As Bad as Bamber
Péter Gulácsi6.1
Andy Dawson6.2
Matt Fryatt6.2
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