How was your window? In Hull we tend not to expect much, with recent years bringing wild goose chases, plenty of talk – Michael Owen? Alvaro Negredo? – and very little action beyond the £5 million signing of the resource-draining Jimmy Bullard.
But the window which has just closed was Hull City’s busiest. Time will tell whether the rush of deals done by Steve Bruce will be enough to …
We’ve swung both ways on these pages as regards Phil Brown.
In assessing his League One bound Preston side towards the end of 2011-12, my co-editor presented the defence, arguing that he’s “guilty of nothing more than being occasionally annoying”. Give the man a break, dissenters were told.
On the other hand, Ben – TTU’s resident Geordie – offered a retort, describing Brown as nothing more than “a …
Three posts to enjoy as Hogmanay approaches:
NOSTALGIA: Leeds lose title while honouring Chillo, Amber Nectar
Regular readers of our website will know we have a serious penchant for nostalgia and the first of our 3 recommended reads for this week is a corker. Hull City blog Amber Nectar looks back 41 years to a testimonial game for Chris Chilton that saw former Tigers Don Revie take his high flying …
Regular contributor Phil Ascough recently had the pleasure of spending some time with Hull City owner Assem Allam. Allam is a former Ernst & Young UK Entrepreneur of the Year and has been a highly visible presence on the East Riding business scene for some time now. Phil’s newest book is The Armchair Olympian, published by Bloomsbury.
An old blue Mini occupies the prime parking space outside Dr Assem …
Ben: Sounds like an interesting read - and a useful companion-piece to Tony...
sean smith: Brilliant article. Shared. COYS...
Steve: C.f. Phil Neville on MOTD2 talking about Rosicky's audacious blind pas...
Steve: Excellent article....
Winch: An enjoyable read. I'm not sure they bring back any good memories, but...
