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What is happening at Hull City?

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Submitted by WG on Thu, 01/04/2010 - 07:17

For the past few weeks, we have been trying to get to the bottom of what has been happening at Hull City, admittedly with not a great deal of success.   That the relegation threatened club has complex and serious financial problems is evident.  The club's own stated view is that they have too high a wage bill in relation to turnover.  That is undoubtedly the case and it is a familiar tale in the Premiership.  But it is only part of the story.


Now respected football finance writer David Conn has produced a thorough analysis of the situation.  In particular he casts doubt about the amount of money invested into the club by owner Russell Bartlett.

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Submitted by Lambrettaman on Thu, 01/04/2010 - 07:39.

There is nothing new in the Conn story, it's just a rehash of things that were already common knowledge. If Hull go down, they lose many of their best players, if they stay up, then there's no problem.

I wonder why he bothered. Maybe the fact that he's a West Ham fan had some bearing ?

David Conn is a Man City Fan

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/04/2010 - 14:14.

David Conn is a Man City fan.

You're just yet another football fan with their hand firmly in the sand.