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Hull Fans’ Thoughts on the Match

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This week I headed over to the Hull not606 forum and got a great response. These were the questions asked:

1 – Where do you think you’ll finish this season? What about Newcastle?
2 – New signings you think will make the biggest/smallest impact for both clubs?
3 – What young players could make an impact?
4 – Who is your most important player?
5 – If you could have one football player, past or present, live in your spare room who would it be and why?
6 – Hatem Ben Arfa was a fan favourite at Newcastle United but we never got the best out of him. Do you think Steve Bruce will get the best out of him?
7 – Are you happy to have already been knocked out of the Europa League?
8 – What is the maximum you can achieve over the next five years?
9 – What are your views on the rumours linking Steve Bruce with Newcastle?
10 – Scoreline prediction?

roseniorhisgranisfromhull

1 – Where do you think you’ll finish this season? What about Newcastle?
City 11th. Newcastle 16th/17th.

2 – New signings you think will make the biggest/smallest impact for both clubs?
Expect Hernandez to make a big impact at City, Robertson already has. Expect Maguire to make very little impact for us, this season at least. I would’ve said Siem De Jong but obviously long-term injury may hinder his impact. So I’ll go with Cabella. Looks raw but exciting. Smallest impact I guess Karl Darlow this season.

3 – What young players could make an impact?
For us, Robertson has and will start every league game he’s available for and has started very brightly. I’ve really no idea about your youngsters, sorry.

4 – Who is your most important player?
Last season, Curtis Davies, but the addition of Dawson has made him slightly less integral. I’d say Huddlestone. Despite his form not being at it’s dominant best, he’s the one player who has no like-for-like replacement in the squad.

5 – If you could have one football player, past or present, live in your spare room who would it be and why?
Zinedine Zidane.

6 – Hatem Ben Arfa was a fan favourite at Newcastle United but we never got the best out of him. Do you think Steve Bruce will get the best out of him?
Difficult to say this early on but Bruce obviously has a very different man management style to Pardew. If Ben Arfa is a player who needs an arm round his shoulder, he’ll get that from Bruce. HBA isn’t just playing for a contract but also with a point to prove to Pardew, and I hope that will do some of Bruce’s work for him. As long as we can find the right position in the team for Hatem, I’m confident we’ll see great things from him.

7 – Are you happy to have already been knocked out of the Europa League?
No. We have a large squad capable of dealing with another cup competition. We played a second string in qualifying and got knocked out. I would rather have seen a strong XI get us into the group stages and a weaker XI played in the group. I for one was immensely enjoying our European tour and if/when it will happen again is anyone’s guess.

8 – What is the maximum you can achieve over the next five years?
Multiple midtable/top half finishes with exciting cup runs and possibly another season in Europe, all as Hull City AFC, of course.

9 – What are your views on the rumours linking Steve Bruce with Newcastle?
I think the rumours in the papers recently were lazy journalism, linking an obvious candidate. But of course, Bruce’s name is likely to be in the ring. I just hope you go for Sherwood or Pulis rather than Bruce as I wouldn’t be surprised to see him go.

10 – Scoreline prediction?
First goal’s crucial, with the toxic atmosphere, if we score early, I think 3-0 City. If not, I’ll go for a bore draw, 0-0, both sides will want to be more defensively solid than last time out.

tigerrev

1 – Where do you think you’ll finish this season? What about Newcastle?
Between 12th and 15th – Newcastle slightly higher

2 – New signings you think will make the biggest/smallest impact for both clubs?
Hernandez and Diame will have a big impact for us – McGuire will have minimal impact as he is some way off regular 1st team football. Sorry, can’t remember who you signed this window

3 – What young players could make an impact?
Andrew Robertson has made a great start

4 – Who is your most important player?
On top form its Huddlestone or Davies

5 – If you could have one football player, past or present, live in your spare room who would it be and why?
Ken Wagstaff – tales of beer and goals!

6 – Hatem Ben Arfa was a fan favourite at Newcastle United but we never got the best out of him. Do you think Steve Bruce will get the best out of him?
Yes, undoubtedly

7 – Are you happy to have already been knocked out of the Europa League?
No – it would have been nice to get into the group stage

8 – What is the maximum you can achieve over the next five years?
To become an established mid table PL team and maybe win a cup

9 – What are your views on the rumours linking Steve Bruce with Newcastle?
I think they are bollocks

10 – Scoreline prediction?
Newcastle 1 – 2 Hull City

renegadetiger

1 – Where do you think you’ll finish this season? What about Newcastle?
Mid table. Bottom 5.

2 – New signings you think will make the biggest/smallest impact for both clubs?
All the new signings are exciting to be honest. Tom Ince may struggle to pin down a starting place but that’s more a comment on our depth in midfield than any doubts over his ability.

3 – What young players could make an impact?
Andy Robertson.

4 – Who is your most important player?
Hard to say given the new arrivals and what little we’ve seen on them. On Monday’s evidence, Diame could be a key player this season in the middle of the park, and as always much depends on Huddlestone’s form (or lack of it).

5 – If you could have one football player, past or present, live in your spare room who would it be and why?
I don’t have a spare room.

6 – Hatem Ben Arfa was a fan favourite at Newcastle United but we never got the best out of him. Do you think Steve Bruce will get the best out of him?
Yes. Shame we can’t play him against you lot though.

7 – Are you happy to have already been knocked out of the Europa League?
Absolutely not. The group stages would have been marvellous.

8 – What is the maximum you can achieve over the next five years?
5 more years in the Prem, with a bit of luck. Another serious tilt at a domestic cup would be nice as well.

9 – What are your views on the rumours linking Steve Bruce with Newcastle?
You can get ****ed, he’s ours.

10 – Scoreline prediction?
2-0 City.

Oregon Tiger

1 – Where do you think you’ll finish this season? What about Newcastle?
Us: 12th. Newcastle about the same.

2 – New signings you think will make the biggest/smallest impact for both clubs?
Us: Most impact, Diame. Least, Maguire as he was signed for the longer term (I could say Snodgrass with hindsight).
You: really difficult to say as I don’t know too much about most of them. I’ll have to say Colback.

3 – What young players could make an impact?
Andrew Robertson: looks an excellent prospect as a LWB.

4 – Who is your most important player?
Curtis Davies.

5 – If you could have one football player, past or present, live in your spare room who would it be and why?
Brian Clough. He would be fantastic to listen to and probably a great drinking buddy.

6 – Hatem Ben Arfa was a fan favourite at Newcastle United but we never got the best out of him. Do you think Steve Bruce will get the best out of him?
No. I don’t think the leopard can change its spots.

7 – Are you happy to have already been knocked out of the Europa League?
Absolutely not. I waited half a lifetime to see City in Europe and then we bollocks it up before we really get started.

8 – What is the maximum you can achieve over the next five years?
Premier League stability and some decent cup runs.

9 – What are your views on the rumours linking Steve Bruce with Newcastle?
Much though we like to think he would stay, I can see the appeal of Newcastle being too great. But would he change one loony interfering chairman for another?

10 – Scoreline prediction?
2-3 to us.

CMPUNK

1 – Where do you think you’ll finish this season? What about Newcastle?
Hull City 11th Newcastle 13th

2 – New signings you think will make the biggest/smallest impact for both clubs?
Biggest – Hernandez/Diame/Robertson, Colback/Cabella
Smallest – Maguire/Lenihan, Siem de Jong/Ayoze Pérez

3 – What young players could make an impact?
Robertson, Rolando Aarons

4 – Who is your most important player?
I think it will quickly become Diame. But in reality it is the spine of Huddlestone, Livermore, Davies and Dawson or Chester

5 – If you could have one football player, past or present, live in your spare room who would it be and why?
Haven’t a clue.

6 – Hatem Ben Arfa was a fan favourite at Newcastle United but we never got the best out of him. Do you think Steve Bruce will get the best out of him?
Probably not. But he will get a lot more out of him than Newcastle did. Bruce has a habit of getting the best out of players. Livermore, Huddlestone and Davies

7 – Are you happy to have already been knocked out of the Europa League?
Yes. At the time I wasn’t but we could have been relegated or just avoid relegation otherwise. I want fans around the country to take notice of how good and improved we are as a club and Europe would have been a hindrance to that.

I am disappointed we played so poorly against two teams we should have dismantled in 2nd gear.

8 – What is the maximum you can achieve over the next five years?
7th, or another cup final

9 – What are your views on the rumours linking Steve Bruce with Newcastle?
He is an idiot if he goes because Newcastle are one of the most farcical ran clubs in the world and have been for over a decade.

Fan of Newcastle or not. Why would he want to go to Newcastle at this point when we arguably have a better team than Newcastle and are actually making steps forward.

10 – Scoreline prediction?
3-1 Hull City

Hull City AFC (GLP)

1 – Where do you think you’ll finish this season? What about Newcastle?
Us 10th to 14th You 12th to 16th

2 – New signings you think will make the biggest/smallest impact for both clubs?
Hernandez/Robertson/Ben Arfa
You: Jong/Cabella

3 – What young players could make an impact?
Robertson for us looks great. Lascelles for you when he actually joins you – looks a great prospect.

4 – Who is your most important player?
The team rather than any individual!

5 – If you could have one football player, past or present, live in your spare room who would it be and why?
No one really

6 – Hatem Ben Arfa was a fan favourite at Newcastle United but we never got the best out of him. Do you think Steve Bruce will get the best out of him?
Steve Bruce is the master at rejuvenating players and faltering/flagging careers. Huddlestone/Davies/Elmo spring to mind, all been overlooked at previous clubs – been a revelation for us.

7 – Are you happy to have already been knocked out of the Europa League?
No, ****ing livid! We have a massive squad and it will now be really difficult to keep all the players happy. You should never be happy when your club simply doesn’t turn up and gets knocked out. It’s a chance to win something! Pre FA Cup final Arsenal were whimpering about 9 trophy less years! We should be so lucky!

8 – What is the maximum you can achieve over the next five years?
Global domination, Champions League Winners. Seriously, I would take year on year growth (on and off the pitch) with maybe winning the league cup or something like that. The FA Cup final was great, but to get to Wembley and actually win – that would be something else.

9 – What are your views on the rumours linking Steve Bruce with Newcastle?
I can see why he has been linked, I can see the attraction, he’s done a bloody brilliant job here. But, sometimes I just think clubs and managers find a unique fit, hopefully Bruce finds that here. He’s very well thought of in these parts. So, keep your thieving Geordie hands off him!

10 – Scoreline prediction?
Routine Hull City win – 3-1.

The FRENCH TICKLER

1 – Where do you think you’ll finish this season? What about Newcastle?
Top 12 hopefully top 10. Newcastle wont go down but bottom half finish for sure.

2 – New signings you think will make the biggest/smallest impact for both clubs?
HERNANDEZ possibly the biggest / SNODGRASS the smallest – for Hull due to his injury sadly. Newcastle’s new players are hard to judge so far.

3 – What young players could make an impact?
ROBERTSON going forward is like a pocket rocket for us.

4 – Who is your most important player?
HUDDLESTONE but Diame also could well be massive as well.

5 – If you could have one football player, past or present, live in your spare room who would it be and why?
GEORGE BEST. Anyone who saw him play will know why.

6 – Hatem Ben Arfa was a fan favourite at Newcastle United but we never got the best out of him. Do you think Steve Bruce will get the best out of him?
YES he will imo.

7 – Are you happy to have already been knocked out of the Europa League?
YES and NO. Yes because i hate the way european football is now played ie. No contact, well almost. NO, as i was enjoying going abroad. We could have been playing Legia Warsaw tonight.
Europe is a double edged sword.

8 – What is the maximum you can achieve over the next five years?
WITH what we have done over the past 2 years who knows.? But if we keep SB and the same level of progress maybe a Capital One Cup win and another trip into europe. A regular top 10 finish would also be well within us.

9 – What are your views on the rumours linking Steve Bruce with Newcastle?
LAZY by the national media but understandable. Wont happen with Mike Ashley as owner.

10 – Scoreline prediction?
WELL, 0 – 2. So much pressure on Newcastle and you simply dont have anyone to score many goals at the moment.

PLT

1 – Where do you think you’ll finish this season? What about Newcastle?
No idea, anywhere from about 10th to 18th wouldn’t really surprise me. I’m even less certain about Newcastle.

2 – New signings you think will make the biggest/smallest impact for both clubs?
For us Hernandez was an important signing and we seriously lacked players like Ben Arfa and Ramirez too. For you again I dunno really. You always seem to sign unheard of foreigners who do alright.

3 – What young players could make an impact?
For us, only really Andy Robertson. Our ‘development squad’ is a joke and AR is already first team at 20.

4 – Who is your most important player?
To be honest we have a lot of depth now; we really do have good backup in most places but up front if Jelavic and Hernandez were out we’d be lacking a centre forward.

5 – If you could have one football player, past or present, live in your spare room who would it be and why?
Curtis Woodhouse cos we could moan about PLWs together.

6 – Hatem Ben Arfa was a fan favourite at Newcastle United but we never got the best out of him. Do you think Steve Bruce will get the best out of him?
Maybe, I dunno. I don’t see how he or Ramirez are gonna fit into our system but we’ll see.

7 – Are you happy to have already been knocked out of the Europa League?
No. Only a **** would be. It was the biggest competition we’ve ever been in and we ****ed up pure and simple.

8 – What is the maximum you can achieve over the next five years?
Get a new owner, expand the ground, market the club to **** so we get competitive gates at this level, even then we’d do well to get as good as Southampton are now.

9 – What are your views on the rumours linking Steve Bruce with Newcastle?
No idea if Pardew will actually be sacked or not but I reckon if he does Bruce would be a candidate and he’d probably go if offered.

10 – Scoreline prediction?
Can see us winning under the circumstances but reckon it’ll be tight whatever happens, two teams that don’t score many.

Golaccio!

1 – Where do you think you’ll finish this season? What about Newcastle?
Lower Midtable. Hopefully not in relegation scrap.

2 – New signings you think will make the biggest/smallest impact for both clubs?
Hernadez, Ramirez & Diame looked decent on Monday. Robertson is looking the real deal. You’ve been unlucky with the injury to De Jong. Huddlestone has the ability but can be infuriating as well.

3 – What young players could make an impact?
Anyone in a City shirt. Hopefully in a good way.

4 – Who is your most important player?
Too many. They’re all important.

5 – If you could have one football player, past or present, live in your spare room who would it be and why?
I’d go Robbie Fowler. Bet he’s a right piss head & up for a good laugh.

6 – Hatem Ben Arfa was a fan favourite at Newcastle United but we never got the best out of him. Do you think Steve Bruce will get the best out of him?
If we play him in the right position and give him free reign to dictate play, like he did with you a couple of seasons back, than i am hopeful he’ll be class for us.

7 – Are you happy to have already been knocked out of the Europa League?
Absolutely devastated.

8 – What is the maximum you can achieve over the next five years?
Hopefully set us up in the premier league & a win a trophy.

9 – What are your views on the rumours linking Steve Bruce with Newcastle?
Pardew doesn’t deserve a job at a great club like Newcastle. And i don’t know what Ashley is doing. I’ve heard a lot of rumours about Pardew, from an Uncle in the Penshaw, that Pardew has run up massive debts & Ashley is bailing him out. I don’t see anything in the Bruce rumours, but if it does happen i’d be gutted.

10 – Scoreline prediction?
2-1 City

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