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00:00Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Football Talk, the Yorkshire Post football
00:18podcast covering everything from Leeds United in the Premier League down to Harrogate Town
00:22in League 2 and occasionally also dipping its toe into the National League. On this
00:27week's show I'll be joined by the YP football writing team of Stuart Rayner and Liam Wobshall
00:31as we cast our eye over Leeds' perfect start to their top flight return with a 1-0 victory
00:36over Everton at Ellen Road on Monday evening. We'll then switch to Championship mode and
00:41see if there's any end to the miserable start to the season being enjoyed by both Sheffield
00:44United and near neighbours Sheffield Wednesday before looking at the contrasting promise
00:48shown by Middlesbrough and Hull in their respective campaigns. If you want to get in touch with
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01:15Talk from the Yorkshire Post, yorkshirepost.co.uk. Right, as mentioned, we're joined once again
01:22by the YP's football writing team of Leon Wobshall and Stuart Rayner. We're going to talk Premier
01:29League and Championship on this week's show, or that's what we're going to concentrate on.
01:34I'm going to start off at the very top. Stuart seems to have been coming for ages compared
01:40to, well, particularly with all our other teams having got started early, but Leeds United
01:45finally returned to action on Monday night at Ellen Road and it was a joyous occasion
01:51eventually, although they did have to wait a while for the magic moment to arrive and for
01:56some people in somewhat controversial circumstances, yeah?
01:59Yeah, I mean, it certainly felt like it had been a long way just in terms of their built-up
02:04anticipation at Ellen Road on the night. It was absolutely banging on the night.
02:10And yeah, a really good performance with one sort of caveat in that they absolutely dominated
02:18an Everton team with loads of Premier League experience, but didn't put them away until
02:23a penalty in the 84th minute, which, as you said, it was a bit of controversy around.
02:27So that was the one niggle. But, you know, as a newly promoted team, to start with a win
02:34and a really good performance and something to work on, I think that ticks a lot of boxes.
02:38I thought they were outstanding in the way they dominated, particularly the first half,
02:44but, you know, the game as a whole. The new midfield three worked brilliantly.
02:51I thought Gabriel Goodmanson was excellent at left-back, getting forward and doing what little
02:56bit of defending he had to do. And yeah, there was a real intensity about Leeds' football,
03:02about their pressing, the sort of thing that you would struggle to replicate Saturday,
03:10Tuesday, Saturday, Tuesday in the Championship over 46 games, but in the more week-to-week
03:15Premier League, you know, something that perhaps is a bit more achievable on a regular basis.
03:21And I say, if they play like that over the whole season, they won't have any problems.
03:27They were very good. I say, it did give Daniel Farker that sort of little bit of leverage with
03:35the board to say, when I keep saying about these attacking reinforcements, I do really need them.
03:40But as a performance as a whole, I thought they were absolutely excellent.
03:46Yeah, there's obviously a lot of controversy about the penalty.
03:50Yeah.
03:51I think, you know, he obviously made a movement. His arms were next to him, but he did make a sort of lead.
03:56He lent it into the ball. But I think it's fair to say that Leeds will probably get,
04:01they'll come on the wrong end of a few of these in the season ahead.
04:05So, I suppose there's an argument to say that these things will even themselves out at some point.
04:11Stuart's right to say, you know, over the course of the piece, Leeds deserve to win.
04:15And, you know, it's quite interesting that after they scored, they had to finish quite strong as well, didn't they, really?
04:19There's no real onslaught from Everton.
04:22Yeah, I'd just agree with what Stuart said, really.
04:25It's, you know, August particularly well. The midfield three played well.
04:29The game management was good, wasn't it?
04:31And, you know, the fillip of a clean sheet as well.
04:35You know, it's showing how to manage games.
04:37Leeds are going to have to do that this season if they're going to, if they're going to, you know,
04:41successfully achieve their aim.
04:43So, it was a good step in the right direction.
04:45It was, Stuart's mentioned in one or two of the new signings.
04:49I thought some of the, you know, the cast already on deck played very well.
04:52I thought Ampadu had an excellent game.
04:55Obviously, they were strong and orderly at the back.
05:00Tanaka had some good contribution.
05:01There were some nice passages of play, especially in the first half from what I saw.
05:06So, yeah, I mean, I think it's just good for the league as well, isn't it?
05:09I mean, two promoted teams, you know, winning first up.
05:13I can't remember off the top of my head when any of the, obviously,
05:17the three teams who got promoted when they first won last season.
05:23So, it was, you know, positive signs in that regard.
05:26Obviously, Leeds winning, Sumberland winning.
05:27I mean, that was good, a clean sheet, ticked a box, three points to get them off the board
05:33and get them off the board at Ellum Road as well.
05:35I think psychologically that's important.
05:39And, yeah, I mean, like I said, the penalty was contentious.
05:43I think there'd have been a lot of iron if it had gone at the other end of the pitch for sure.
05:48But what I would say is I think these will even themselves out over the course of the season.
05:53Leeds are bound to get one or two of the funds along the way.
05:55So, I don't think they'll be making any apologies for what happened last night.
06:00Yeah, I mean, I thought it probably was a penalty because of the fact that he lent into the ball,
06:05as Leon mentioned.
06:05But his arms were by his side.
06:08It was one of those that really could have gone either way.
06:11And once the referee...
06:12I think he was trying to stop it with his midriff, wasn't he, really?
06:15Yes.
06:15Because if his arms are by his side, so...
06:17Exactly.
06:19What can you do as a defender?
06:20Can you move towards the ball?
06:22Yeah.
06:22I mean, the handball is a nightmare now for defenders.
06:25You just don't know what you can and can't do, don't you?
06:28As Leon says, there'll be more of these controversies to come
06:31and some will go against Leeds.
06:33But I think the important thing...
06:35We know it's going to be difficult for Leeds this season.
06:38You know, you don't need to know much about the recent history of the Premier League
06:41and Championship to know that.
06:42So, really important for them and for Sunderland to get off to a good start.
06:48Just to fill in the gaps when Liam was saying about when they last won last year.
06:52I think one of the teams didn't get the first win till October,
06:55the other two till November.
06:57So, yeah, to just continue that momentum from last season
07:01and that positivity, huge.
07:03Because if they'd gone into games against Arsenal and Newcastle without it,
07:07you worry about it.
07:08And, you know, there's also a stat doing the rounds.
07:10I think it's any team, any newly promoted team that's got 10 points
07:14after the first 10 games has stayed up.
07:17Yeah.
07:17Those that haven't have gone down.
07:20So, again, it shows the importance of hitting the ground running
07:23and building on that positivity.
07:25And really, I say, for all that it wasn't perfect as a Leeds fan,
07:29I don't think there could be anything but positive coming away from the ground
07:32after that performance.
07:34Yeah, I mean, they've got to show that platform, first of all,
07:37and be solid and hard to beat.
07:39And, you know, you look at Everton, I think there was only that chance,
07:41wasn't there, in the second half at the near post.
07:44It was the only real say that the goalkeeper had to make.
07:47So, from a defensive point of view, it was, you know,
07:50it was a strong performance.
07:52And, you know, Farkas, obviously, I think the priority before the end of the win,
07:55they'll be bringing in a couple of strikers,
07:57which is the hardest thing to do, isn't it?
08:00They're the ones who cost the most dollars.
08:03They've obviously got Calvert-Lewin to come in.
08:06But I think in terms of team-wise, defensively, collectively,
08:10it was a step in the right direction.
08:12It looked to be on the night that Everton had more issues than Leeds.
08:16Yeah.
08:16I mean, Daniel Fark made it a lot before the start of the season,
08:19throughout the summer, that he wanted to sort of,
08:21he wanted his team to maintain that positive approach
08:23that they'd shown in the Championship.
08:25Obviously, it has to be countered by a more defensive approach generally.
08:29But did you see plenty of that approach,
08:32that positive of getting on the front foot?
08:34And perhaps was it easier against a team like Everton,
08:36who had plenty of struggles last season?
08:38Yeah, it was easier against Everton.
08:40Everton were poor, but you don't get fewer points for beating a poor team.
08:44And when all's said and done, it's just about getting the job done
08:47and getting on with it.
08:49But yes, there was a lot of positivity in the way that they pressed,
08:53in the way that they dominated the ball,
08:56in the way that they looked to get forward.
08:59You know, Leon and I have talked about it many times on this podcast.
09:04It's about having that platform first and foremost.
09:06And that was there.
09:08You know, you never felt all night they were in any danger of conceding.
09:12And that allowed them to play in that positive way.
09:15And say, if they can add those bits, you know,
09:19a winger is a high priority for him,
09:23as well as another centre forward.
09:25Then that can really take them on another level.
09:27But it's just about making that first step
09:29and establishing yourself, getting that first win on the board,
09:33getting the positivity, continuing the momentum.
09:36They're, you know, a few steps down the road of where they need to be.
09:39And now it's just adding the rest, really.
09:41I think that's the way,
09:42that's how they're going to achieve their aims this season.
09:44They're not, with the greatest respect,
09:45they're not going to stay up by smashing teams, are they?
09:47It's going to be about managing periods of games
09:51when they're under pressure.
09:53You know, that sort of collective unity, discipline.
09:56And yeah, it was a good step in the right direction, I thought.
10:00Particularly with games against, well,
10:03a trip to Arsenal and then Newcastle at home coming up.
10:05I mean, you know, we could have, could have, should have,
10:09would have, you could easily be looking at a situation
10:11if they'd not got that win last night,
10:12where three games in and they'd not got a point.
10:14So it was perhaps even more crucial
10:16to get that first win on the board, like you say.
10:19Yeah, I mean, let's be honest, luck comes into it.
10:21And, you know, Sunderland were lucky to get West Ham at home
10:24on the first day of the season.
10:25Leeds were lucky to get Everton.
10:27There was luck around the penalty.
10:28But you've just got to take advantage of it,
10:30because as Leon says, there'll be enough moments
10:31when you have bad luck as well.
10:32Yeah, definitely.
10:35Okay, let's turn to the Championship.
10:37And we'll start, we'll start in Sheffield,
10:40because that's where it all seems to be,
10:42well, not happening in many, in many senses.
10:45Leon, Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United,
10:48obviously both struggling.
10:49You were at Hillsborough on Saturday.
10:513-0 defeat at the hands of Stoke City.
10:54Protest from the fans against the stage one,
10:56the Genesiri.
10:56Do you see any end in sight for the sort of club's woes?
11:03No, no, sadly not, not particularly really.
11:05I mean, you can't imagine Tansuri wanting to do anything
11:07until the transfer window's out of the way,
11:09if they do sell it in the autumn.
11:11But in terms of decent, shall I say,
11:13and they made the feelings heard,
11:15obviously the mock funeral procession
11:16from Hillsborough Park to the stadium.
11:19There was a little bit of disruption
11:20when the game got away with the shrills,
11:23with the whistles.
11:24It did sort of, it did sort of die them.
11:28Yeah, it was funny.
11:28There was a chorus of Wednesday till I die,
11:31then there was a few whistles,
11:33seconds later Stoke scored.
11:35So it was, yeah, it was a funny few minutes.
11:39It was just a sort of, I mean,
11:40obviously shut up was at the opening game.
11:42It just stuck to me that it's a sort of game
11:46unless things dramatically alter
11:49and they can get some players in
11:51and some, you know, experienced players.
11:54You're going to see a lot of those sort of games
11:55this season, I think.
11:57You know, I look at Wednesday,
11:58you just think how can they try,
12:01how can they win games at this level?
12:02And I don't know what Stuart thinks.
12:04I just think they're just going to try
12:05and stay in games as long as possible.
12:07Yeah.
12:08Nick a goal and then defend with their lives, really.
12:12And the other, obviously,
12:15sides at the bottom don't get much luck
12:18and they've had no luck at all this summer.
12:20You know, you're wanting to stay in the game,
12:22keep it tight, call it what you will,
12:24and they concede a goal after 59 seconds.
12:28And obviously they have the team talk at half time,
12:31maybe tweak, address one or two things,
12:33and then 27 minutes,
12:3527 seconds into the second half,
12:39they concede a second.
12:40And the game was pretty much over by then.
12:43They had a little bit of a flurry,
12:46a couple of chances.
12:48Unfortunately, they came up against
12:49a very good goalkeeper on the day in Johansson.
12:52We know a lot about him from his time at Rotherm.
12:55He didn't have loads to do,
12:56but what he did, he did extremely well.
12:58And it's easy to see why one or two
13:00Premier League teams are looking at him.
13:03And straight away after that,
13:04Stoke got a third goal.
13:05And that was that.
13:07I mean, you just look at the bench,
13:09you just can't,
13:10with the greatest respect in the world
13:12to what he's got there,
13:12he can't change anything, can he, really?
13:14You know, he can change it
13:16to sort of freshen things up
13:19in terms of energy,
13:20but in terms of being proactive
13:21and making a couple of bold substitutions
13:24to win games,
13:26there's not a great deal he can do at the minute.
13:29And one or two of the,
13:30I mean, there was nothing wrong
13:31with the heart,
13:33there's certainly tick boxes there.
13:35There's no lack of application,
13:37but you just look at them in,
13:39you know, in a few areas,
13:40there's players that lived badly
13:42over the course of the piece,
13:43but, you know,
13:44for the first goal it was him
13:46and the other inexperienced
13:48and Stoke scored.
13:50And, yeah,
13:51I just sort of said in my match report,
13:53I mean, Stoke has come from Huddersfield
13:55or in League One.
13:56He's exactly the sort of player
13:57that you think under normal circumstances
13:59Wednesday should be going for, really.
14:01You know, a championship savvy player
14:03with all the goals.
14:05And, yeah, sadly,
14:07there was, I say, no lack of effort.
14:08There was, you know,
14:09the applause at the end
14:10was heartfelt from players to supporters
14:13and from supporters to players.
14:15You know, they are all sort of in it together.
14:18But, yeah,
14:19in terms of how home games will pan out
14:23unless somehow they can get
14:25those sort of experienced bodies
14:28in to provide some covering across the squad,
14:31I think there's sadly going to be
14:32a lot of games like that.
14:33And I suppose the only positive
14:35is that nobody got injured.
14:37Yeah, I mean,
14:38as Leon says,
14:39I was at the Leicester game
14:40and the spirit and the heart
14:42and everything was brilliant
14:43for 75 minutes.
14:45But, you know,
14:46the worry about Sheffield Wednesday
14:47is maintaining it.
14:50You know,
14:50it's the 2020s
14:52and for right or wrong,
14:54you get five substitutes in a game.
14:56You need that infusion of energy
14:58from the bench.
14:59And you just look at Wednesday's bench now,
15:01you know,
15:02never mind,
15:03you know,
15:03a couple of months down the line
15:04if this is to continue
15:05and you just think
15:06there's nothing there.
15:07You know,
15:08they're really,
15:08they're really struggling
15:10to persuade the Football League
15:11to allow them to sign new players.
15:14You know,
15:14they've identified players
15:16they want,
15:17but Football League
15:18are in a really difficult position.
15:19They're trying to ride two horses.
15:21On the one hand,
15:22like everyone in football,
15:23they want Chan-Ciri out of that club
15:25and they want to do
15:25what they can to help with that.
15:29On the other hand,
15:31they don't want Sheffield Wednesday
15:34to go bust.
15:35So they,
15:35you know,
15:36they can't,
15:37they can't sort of let them spend money.
15:39They can't have,
15:39on the other hand,
15:40you don't want the sort of situation
15:41you have with Salford
15:42in the Rugby League
15:43where one team's just a free six points
15:45for someone
15:46and it's just the luck of the fixture.
15:47So they've got,
15:49they've got to avoid that.
15:50But I mean,
15:51one of the big worries for me,
15:53Leon mentions,
15:54you know,
15:55Chan-Ciri holding on
15:56until after the transfer window.
15:57So Piers Charles has been outstanding
15:59in the first couple of games.
16:01I don't know how he was against Stoke,
16:03but there's a wage bill coming up.
16:06The temptation is there
16:08to cash in.
16:09I just look at Piers Charles
16:11and I look at James Trafford
16:12and,
16:13you know,
16:14in the last couple of years,
16:15Man City have sold him for 20 million
16:16and bought him back for 27 million.
16:18I think if Charles had a full season
16:20of championship football,
16:21I don't think he'd quite get to that
16:2320 million valuation,
16:24but he'd be heading in that direction.
16:26If he gets sold now
16:27by a desperate Sheffield Wednesday
16:29to pay the bills
16:30and to get the money up front,
16:31then it's going to be like
16:32the Gassama and Masaba sale.
16:36It's going to be massively reduced.
16:39And you just,
16:40you just fear that they're going to,
16:42you know,
16:43end up selling the family silver
16:44for buttons really.
16:46And it would be,
16:47it would be a real shame
16:48because,
16:49you know,
16:49like everyone else at that club,
16:51Charles has had,
16:52you know,
16:53opportunity to walk out
16:54and go elsewhere.
16:55He clearly doesn't want to,
16:57but if it comes to a situation
16:58where he has to be sold,
17:00I think it will just damage
17:02Wednesday even further.
17:04And,
17:04you know,
17:04he's the only senior goalkeeper there.
17:06So they really are going to need
17:07to get some signings in
17:09if he goes,
17:10but it's such a desperate situation
17:13and it does,
17:14it does need to resolve it.
17:15But unfortunately,
17:17it all hangs on one man's ego
17:19and how much he's prepared
17:20to sell the football club for.
17:22It's as simple as that,
17:23really.
17:24And even the grass was too dry
17:25on Saturday as well.
17:26There were no sprinkles
17:28on it at half time.
17:29If that doesn't sum things up,
17:31nothing,
17:31nothing does really.
17:33They've just got to be grateful
17:34for small mercies.
17:35I suppose this week,
17:36there's no,
17:36there's no midweek game.
17:38I suppose that is something,
17:39isn't there?
17:40And the go to Wrexham on Saturday
17:42and,
17:42you know,
17:43after all the hype about Wrexham,
17:45they've obviously kicked off
17:46with two defeats
17:47and maybe there'll be
17:48a little bit of,
17:48a bit of pressure there.
17:51But you sort of do
17:52especially fear for them
17:53when the season
17:53kicks in
17:55and you get the three game weeks.
17:57That's going to really,
17:58that's going to be so,
17:59so hard for,
18:01as it stands for Wednesday
18:03to somehow cope with that.
18:04It's almost cruel really,
18:05isn't it?
18:05You know,
18:06if you have to factor in,
18:07you know,
18:08they might get a Wednesday night game
18:10and have to back up
18:10on the Saturday.
18:12I mean,
18:12it looks the hardest job
18:15in management
18:15having to sort of do that
18:17as things stand,
18:18for sure.
18:20And while the times are dark
18:22at Hillsborough,
18:22no doubt,
18:23Leon,
18:23I gather some light relief
18:25came by way
18:26of the match day playlist
18:27with a couple of songs
18:28that were played.
18:29Yes,
18:29it was quite,
18:30it was quite brazen.
18:32Someone was having
18:32a bit of a joke
18:33at some different experience.
18:34Yes,
18:35I do like to get,
18:37it must be the old musical
18:39heading me,
18:39I like to get a few
18:40into the odd match report.
18:42So there's a little bit
18:43of a brazen
18:44cheekiness there,
18:46which I don't mind
18:47in the circumstances.
18:48There was,
18:49yeah,
18:49they had money
18:50tight to mention.
18:52What else did they have?
18:53They had a live
18:54and kicking as well
18:54before that.
18:55So we sort of
18:56built it up really.
18:57Yeah.
18:58Then we had things
18:58a serene one.
19:00Yes,
19:00we had that at half-time.
19:01So it's amused,
19:04it can amuse
19:05some of us
19:06sort of
19:07colouring
19:08but yeah,
19:10I mean,
19:11as you said as well,
19:12Sheffield United
19:14as well,
19:15it's not a,
19:15I know it's only
19:16two games in
19:16but yeah,
19:18it's not a great look
19:19for the Steel City
19:19that league table
19:21at the minute,
19:21is it?
19:22So I think they've got
19:23a few worries
19:24as well,
19:26Sheffield United.
19:27I don't know
19:27what Stuart thinks
19:28but it just doesn't
19:29smell right there
19:30does it at the minute
19:30for all manner
19:32of reasons.
19:33They obviously
19:34need to get players
19:35desperately need to get,
19:38not as desperate
19:39as Sheffield Wednesday
19:40but sort of,
19:41there's a real keenness
19:42for them to do
19:43some important business
19:45if they're going to,
19:47you know,
19:47consult,
19:48you know,
19:49they want to be
19:50amongst the players
19:51this season
19:51in the Championship,
19:52they need work to do
19:53and they'd obviously
19:54been,
19:55you know,
19:56he spoke last week,
19:57Ruben Sellers,
19:58he was quite candid
19:59saying,
19:59you know,
19:59it's not been good enough
20:00the recruitment safari,
20:01included himself
20:02and killed everyone really
20:04and yeah,
20:05he's had to lament
20:06on a poor performance
20:07at the weekend as well
20:09which he said
20:09wasn't good enough
20:10so it looks like
20:11a big game for them
20:12against Millwall
20:12this weekend.
20:14Yeah,
20:14the balance just doesn't
20:15doesn't feel right there
20:17so it's created
20:19by poor recruitment
20:20but yeah,
20:22I saw them against
20:23Bristol City
20:24on the opening day
20:25of the season
20:25and the midfield
20:27was just left wide open
20:28they had City Peck
20:29who's not really
20:30a holding midfielder
20:31as the one
20:32holding midfielder
20:34and Hamer
20:35and Callum O'Hare
20:37as number eight
20:38as they like to call them
20:39in the modern parlance
20:40and they were just
20:41swamped in midfield,
20:42you know,
20:42Sayers,
20:43for all I'm a big fan
20:45of what he did
20:47at Hull
20:47well,
20:48Sayers a big fan
20:49he did a good job
20:50at Hull
20:50I wouldn't go overboard
20:51about it
20:51he did a good job
20:52at Hull
20:52but he just couldn't
20:55he just couldn't
20:56find the right formula
20:57that day
20:57you know,
20:58whether it be
20:59getting the fullbacks
21:00to help out
21:01or asking the midfielders
21:02to do more work
21:03or whatever
21:03they were just
21:05the balance was just
21:06all wrong
21:06and then,
21:07you know,
21:07by all accounts
21:07at Swansea
21:08the attacking side
21:09of the play
21:10which was the
21:11positive side
21:12against Bristol City
21:12that went missing
21:13as well
21:14so
21:14they're really
21:16they're really
21:16searching for something
21:17but I think
21:18the answer lies
21:19in more bodies
21:20and bodies
21:21in the right position
21:22because
21:22as I say
21:23anybody would struggle
21:25to make
21:26a good team
21:27out of that
21:28out of that
21:29collection of players
21:29so having got
21:31the money in
21:31for Anil Achmed
21:32Hozic
21:32in particular
21:33they need to
21:34start spending it
21:35because
21:35it's all well
21:36and good
21:36buying these
21:38artificial intelligence
21:39players
21:39one of whom's
21:40already been
21:40shown the door
21:41but
21:42their signings
21:43for tomorrow
21:44this is Sheffield
21:46United's last season
21:46with parachute payments
21:48you know
21:48it sounds a bit
21:49overdramatic
21:49when we've just
21:50been talking about
21:51Sheffield Wednesday
21:51to say that
21:52they need to
21:52go up this season
21:53but in a footballing
21:54sense
21:54they really do
21:56need to do it
21:56this season
21:57they can't be
21:58they can't be
21:58just thinking about
21:59the long term
22:00unfortunately
22:00I think the players
22:02need
22:02the senior players
22:03need something
22:03to buy into
22:04don't they
22:04they need to
22:05go out and buy
22:06two or three
22:08proper players
22:09if you like
22:10obviously they've
22:10lost
22:11they've lost
22:11they've lost
22:12more
22:13you know
22:14big
22:15probably big
22:15voices in the
22:16dressing room
22:17and you know
22:18big championship
22:19ready players
22:20and yeah
22:21I mean you sort of
22:22look at the first
22:22game I sort of
22:23watched bits of that
22:23and obviously
22:24Norrington Davis
22:25got a lot of stick
22:26but he's basically
22:27a left-backer
22:28who was asked to
22:29play in the centre
22:30wasn't he
22:30and obviously
22:31the lad on loan
22:32Binden
22:33he's only a young
22:34boy isn't he
22:35really
22:35and he's just
22:36starting out
22:36in the championship
22:37and you know
22:38they desperately
22:39need another
22:40another senior
22:43proper
22:43sort of centre
22:44half
22:44obviously
22:45they've been
22:45after quite a few
22:47linked with Bobby
22:48Thomas
22:48but it looks like
22:49there's one or two
22:49others who were
22:50sniffing around him
22:52potentially in the
22:52Premier League
22:53as well
22:55and linked with
22:56a couple of
22:57other players
22:58as well
22:58Ben Godfist
22:59of this world
23:00there's a
23:00Swedish lad
23:01as well
23:01they desperately
23:02need a couple
23:02in that part
23:04of the pitch
23:04for me
23:05yeah I mean
23:06you know
23:06they've got nine
23:06months to turn
23:07the results around
23:08but if they
23:09don't convince
23:10the senior players
23:11in the next
23:11couple of weeks
23:12then you know
23:13the likes of
23:14Hamer
23:14the likes of
23:15Cooper
23:15there'll be
23:15good offers
23:16for them
23:16they'll suddenly
23:17be thinking
23:18well I'm not
23:19sure I should
23:19be hanging
23:20around for this
23:20and then the
23:21damage is done
23:22so it is
23:23actually quite
23:24urgent that
23:24they you know
23:26make some
23:26statements on
23:27and off the
23:27field that
23:28they are going
23:29to sort this
23:29out
23:30I mean
23:32Sellers spoke
23:33afterwards I
23:33think on
23:33Saturday
23:34that he said
23:34he would
23:35perfectly
23:35understand if
23:36the fans
23:36started to
23:37turn him
23:37is it a touch
23:38early for that
23:39well it is
23:41but as I said
23:42you know this
23:43is the reality
23:44of the situation
23:45you've got the
23:45ticking clock
23:46of the transfer
23:46window
23:47something needs
23:48to be sorted
23:48of course
23:49of course
23:49he needs
23:50patience
23:50of course
23:51he does
23:51but one of
23:52Sears is very
23:53good at
23:54crisis management
23:55because that's
23:55all he's ever
23:56had to do
23:56in his career
23:57and one of
23:59his big
23:59strategies
24:00is just to
24:01pile all the
24:01responsibility
24:02on himself
24:03and all the
24:03blame on
24:04himself
24:04so I think
24:05that's part
24:06of it
24:06especially
24:06United fans
24:07aren't stupid
24:08they're not
24:08going to
24:10you know
24:10force him
24:11out of the
24:12club on the
24:12basis of
24:13a couple
24:14of results
24:16when they can
24:17see the wider
24:17problems
24:18but
24:18as I keep
24:20saying
24:20there's no
24:21time to
24:22faff about
24:22they really
24:23need to
24:23get on
24:24and address
24:24this very
24:25quickly
24:25There's an
24:27appreciation
24:27of what
24:27happened
24:28at Leeds
24:28last season
24:29they were
24:29in exactly
24:29the same
24:29boat
24:30they lost
24:30the playoff
24:31final
24:31Sheffield
24:33were probably
24:33a bit more
24:34unlucky
24:34on the day
24:35weren't they
24:35really
24:35in their
24:35particular
24:36final
24:37Chris Wilder
24:38speaking afterwards
24:39about the
24:40fact that
24:40you've got to
24:41take inspiration
24:41from Leeds
24:42and Leeds
24:43did follow
24:43up had an
24:44outstanding
24:45following season
24:46and obviously
24:46won the title
24:47and that
24:49will be in
24:49the back
24:50of the
24:51blaze
24:51supporters
24:52trying to
24:52emulate that
24:53but the
24:54first couple
24:55of weeks
24:55of the season
24:55they just
24:56look nowhere
24:57near that
24:58and obviously
24:58got big
24:59issues with
25:00the squad
25:01so that's
25:02sort of
25:03counting against
25:04Sellers a little
25:04bit as well
25:05by contrast
25:07our other
25:07two teams
25:08in the
25:09championship
25:10are currently
25:11unbeaten
25:11only two
25:12games in
25:12I know
25:12but
25:14Middlesbrough
25:15sort of
25:16had a
25:16sort of
25:18tame
25:18summer
25:19in terms
25:19of recruitment
25:20I think
25:20in terms of
25:21how their
25:22fans will feel
25:22about what
25:23business was
25:24or wasn't
25:24done
25:24have made
25:25a promising
25:26start
25:26obviously
25:26you know
25:27League Cup
25:28hammering
25:28Doncaster
25:30Roads aside
25:30they've had
25:31two decent
25:32wins
25:33and it's
25:37looking pretty
25:38positive
25:38up in the
25:39North East
25:40isn't it
25:40Leo?
25:41Yeah I mean
25:42obviously
25:43the Cup
25:46defeat against
25:46Doncaster was
25:47an undeniably
25:48tough night
25:49they were
25:49mauled against
25:50it was pretty
25:50much a second
25:51string
25:51Doncaster team
25:53as well
25:53and you know
25:54they made
25:55a few changes
25:56but it wasn't
25:57that many
25:57they only made
25:58five or six
25:59changes
26:00but I think
26:00if you look
26:01over the
26:02if you'd have
26:03said three
26:04games in
26:04you know
26:05which two
26:06games would
26:07you wanted
26:08to win
26:08as a new
26:08manager
26:09you know
26:09you'd have
26:10certainly
26:10picked the
26:11you know
26:11ideally
26:12you don't
26:12want to lose
26:13to a low
26:13division team
26:14at home
26:14and especially
26:15so badly
26:15but you know
26:17the league
26:17the two league
26:18wins
26:18obviously takes
26:19pre-eminence
26:20doesn't it
26:20and I think
26:21the encouraging
26:22thing is the
26:23defensive
26:24result
26:25has shown
26:26two clean
26:26sheets
26:27they didn't
26:28concede too
26:29many chances
26:29against Swansea
26:31on the opening
26:32day
26:32and they
26:32looked pretty
26:33pretty solid
26:34against Millwall
26:35a couple of
26:36moments
26:36Luke Hayley
26:38had to make
26:38an important
26:39goal line
26:40clearance
26:40in the
26:40first half
26:42and the
26:43ex-borough
26:44player
26:44Coburn
26:44he was a
26:46little bit
26:46unlucky
26:46in hitting
26:47both
26:47posts
26:47but he
26:48probably
26:49should have
26:49scored
26:49in the
26:50second
26:50half
26:50but
26:50considering
26:52some of
26:53the awful
26:54concessions
26:55they made
26:55in the
26:56second half
26:56of last
26:57season
26:58self-inflicted
26:58ones
26:59and that
27:00inability
27:00to cope
27:00with
27:01pressure
27:02the signs
27:04in that
27:04regard
27:05are
27:05defensively
27:06positive
27:06he's made
27:06a good start
27:08to his
27:08middles
27:08career
27:09Alfie Jones
27:10he's
27:10obviously
27:10coming
27:11from
27:11Hull
27:12he's
27:13been
27:13pretty
27:13solid
27:13in his
27:14first
27:15two
27:15league
27:15games
27:16Luke
27:18Hayley
27:18as well
27:19he's
27:19actually
27:20I thought
27:20even in
27:21the game
27:21against
27:21Dorcastle
27:22he was
27:22one of
27:22the few
27:23players
27:23who
27:23put his
27:24hand
27:24up
27:25and
27:26showed
27:27a lot
27:27of
27:27pride
27:27in his
27:28performance
27:28he's
27:29still
27:31shown
27:31that
27:31he's
27:31going
27:32to be
27:32an
27:32important
27:32player
27:33for
27:33Borough
27:33even
27:34though
27:36he's
27:36at a
27:36senior
27:36age
27:37and
27:37yeah
27:38there
27:38was
27:38I think
27:41they needed
27:41it after
27:41the
27:42Doncaster
27:42game
27:42and
27:42a
27:43little
27:43bit
27:44of
27:44a
27:44feel
27:45good
27:45factor
27:45back
27:45they've
27:45made
27:46a couple
27:46of
27:46signings
27:46as well
27:47and
27:47by all
27:48accounts
27:48they're
27:48going to
27:49make
27:49a few
27:50more
27:50I suppose
27:52the big
27:52thing is
27:52what happens
27:53with Hayden
27:53Hackney
27:54he's a
27:55player who
27:55looks to
27:56me
27:56he's
27:57one of
27:57the top
27:58operators
27:58in his
27:59position
27:59in the
28:00championship
28:01division
28:01he's
28:01perhaps
28:02got the
28:03measure
28:03off
28:03and he
28:05certainly
28:05showed
28:05his
28:06importance
28:06against
28:06Millwall
28:08in the
28:11second
28:11half
28:12he was
28:12dropped
28:12back a
28:13little
28:13bit
28:13they
28:13brought
28:14Cantay
28:14in
28:14defensive
28:16midfielder
28:16from
28:16French
28:18football
28:18still a
28:18little bit
28:19inexperienced
28:20they brought
28:21one of
28:21the new
28:21signings
28:22Hansen
28:23on
28:23in an
28:24advanced
28:24midfield
28:24role
28:25and he
28:25actually
28:25looked the
28:26part
28:26and I
28:26think
28:26he
28:27changed
28:27it
28:27a little
28:28bit
28:28at
28:28Millwall
28:29Hackney
28:30slotted
28:30back
28:31and was
28:31given a
28:32little bit
28:32more
28:32room
28:33to pull
28:34the strings
28:35and dictate
28:35and he scored
28:36an excellent
28:36goal
28:37and
28:37Finnaz
28:39as well
28:39he was a
28:41big player
28:41in most
28:42of the
28:42good
28:42things
28:42that
28:42Burra
28:43did
28:43last
28:43season
28:43he
28:44made
28:44his
28:44comeback
28:44from
28:45the
28:45bench
28:45and
28:46yeah
28:47it was
28:47a damn
28:48good
28:48team
28:48performance
28:49wasn't
28:49it
28:49I don't
28:49think
28:50many
28:50people
28:50would have
28:50had
28:52it down
28:53for an
28:53away win
28:54Millwall
28:54obviously
28:54started
28:55well
28:55beating
28:56Norwich
28:57but
28:57yeah
28:58I mean
28:59they got
28:59hopefully got
29:00the Doncaster
29:01wobble out
29:01of the system
29:02and
29:02you know
29:03two wins
29:03out of two
29:04and two
29:04clean sheets
29:05for a
29:05new manager
29:07is just
29:07the ticket
29:08but they've
29:08obviously got
29:09a hard game
29:09coming up
29:10this week
29:10at Norwich
29:11Yeah
29:13I mean
29:13Hackney
29:13will be
29:14crucial
29:15as we've
29:16known all
29:16summer
29:16really
29:17if
29:17he has
29:18to go
29:19it'll be
29:20very sad
29:21to see
29:21him go
29:22but
29:22the important
29:24thing is
29:24that he
29:25goes early
29:25enough that
29:26Middlesbrough
29:26can spend
29:27the money
29:27well
29:27say if
29:29he stays
29:30that's
29:30brilliant
29:30that's
29:31almost
29:31the ideal
29:32situation
29:33but
29:33Middlesbrough
29:34just need
29:34to know
29:34where they
29:35stand
29:35they don't
29:35want a
29:36repeat
29:36of
29:36Hull
29:37a few
29:37years
29:38ago
29:38with
29:38Jared
29:38Bowen
29:39where
29:39the sale
29:40didn't
29:40go through
29:41until after
29:41the deadline
29:41so they
29:42had no
29:42chance
29:42to spend
29:43the money
29:43and that
29:44was the
29:44start
29:45of
29:45Hulls
29:46climbing
29:46into
29:47League
29:471
29:47they just
29:51need to
29:52know
29:52where
29:52they
29:52stand
29:53with
29:53that
29:53Hackney
29:55showed
29:55how important
29:56he is
29:57to them
29:57and you
29:58would love
29:58to keep
29:59them
29:59but the
29:59reality
30:00is if
30:00you keep
30:00missing
30:01the both
30:01of the
30:01Premier
30:01League
30:02at some
30:03point
30:03these guys
30:03are going
30:04to outgrow
30:04you
30:05and you
30:05just have
30:06to accept
30:06that
30:07and as I
30:07say
30:07spend
30:08the money
30:08wisely
30:08but on
30:10the whole
30:10I think
30:10it's just
30:11a good
30:11coach
30:12doing what
30:12good
30:12coaches
30:13do
30:13sourcing
30:13out the
30:14back
30:14first
30:15building
30:15from
30:15there
30:16built
30:17a lot
30:17of
30:17bridges
30:17with
30:17the
30:18supporters
30:18by all
30:19accounts
30:19which is a
30:19very clever
30:21move
30:21and then
30:22I say
30:23hopefully
30:24if they get
30:24the Hackney
30:24money
30:25it's then
30:26about
30:26addressing
30:27what I think
30:27Leon referred to
30:28in the last
30:28podcast
30:29they still have
30:30not really
30:31properly
30:31replaced
30:31this
30:32they still
30:34have this
30:34addiction
30:35for signing
30:35number
30:3610s
30:37when they
30:37need
30:37a
30:37number
30:379
30:38sort
30:38of
30:38thing
30:38get that
30:41right
30:41but a
30:42good
30:42platform
30:43to come
30:43from
30:43and
30:43the
30:45reverse
30:45of
30:45Sheffield
30:45United
30:46it's
30:46easier to
30:47attract
30:47these
30:47players
30:48if you've
30:48got that
30:49sort
30:49of
30:49start
30:49and you
30:50can say
30:50look
30:50there's
30:50something
30:50worth
30:51getting on
30:51board
30:52with
30:52here
30:52Yeah
30:54I mean
30:54from listening
30:56to Edwards
30:56he sounds
30:57reasonably
30:57confident
30:59regarding
31:00getting the
31:01work done
31:01in the
31:01window
31:01before
31:02the end
31:03doesn't he
31:03it's probably
31:04in a little
31:04bit of a
31:04contrast
31:05to
31:05Sellers
31:06he does
31:07sound a
31:08little bit
31:08more worried
31:08doesn't he
31:09they're obviously
31:09bringing a lad
31:10in from
31:10Manchester City
31:11as well
31:12on loan
31:12highly rated
31:13there'll be
31:14one or two
31:14there that
31:15they've got
31:16the ducks
31:16in the road
31:16lined up
31:17to hopefully
31:18come in
31:18and start
31:19to the beach
31:19Of course
31:21in Edwards
31:21he's a savvy
31:22operator
31:23as well
31:23presumably
31:24Yeah
31:25I mean
31:25he's less
31:26obsessed
31:26with playing
31:27out from
31:27the back
31:28and getting
31:28it fought
31:28so yeah
31:30there probably
31:30will be some
31:31a lot of
31:32championship
31:32teams
31:33there will
31:33be some
31:33bumps in
31:35the road
31:35but it's
31:36important
31:36coming in
31:37as Stuart
31:38said
31:38he's
31:39coming in
31:39he's tried
31:40to really
31:40connect
31:41with the
31:41supporters
31:41he's gone
31:42out
31:42to see
31:43them
31:43at
31:43fan
31:45engagements
31:45and
31:46he's
31:47someone who
31:49really wanted
31:49the job
31:50didn't he
31:50obviously
31:51lost out
31:51to Carrick
31:52first time
31:53around
31:54he was
31:54obviously
31:55interviewed
31:56for the
31:56Bristol City
31:57job
31:57and well
31:58in the
31:59thoughts
31:59of that
32:00club
32:00but by all
32:01accounts
32:01the Middlesbrough
32:02was the one
32:02he wanted
32:03this is the
32:03job that
32:04he feels
32:05he's made
32:05for him
32:06by all
32:07accounts
32:07he did
32:07a really
32:08strong
32:09presentation
32:09when he
32:10actually got
32:11the job
32:11and convinced
32:12the Borough
32:12hierarchy
32:13that he
32:14was the
32:15man
32:15he's
32:16desperate
32:16to do
32:17well
32:17but all
32:18new
32:19managers
32:19need
32:19that
32:20little
32:20bit
32:20of
32:20hope
32:22in terms
32:22of
32:22results
32:23first of
32:24all
32:24to
32:24supporters
32:25and he's
32:25done that
32:26early on
32:27very early
32:27days
32:27there's a few
32:29new signings
32:31it'll take a
32:31little bit
32:31of time
32:32to bed in
32:33and he's
32:34got to
32:34toughen
32:34them up
32:35defensively
32:35consistently
32:36it's a
32:36decent start
32:37in that
32:37regard
32:38but
32:38still a lot
32:39more to
32:39do
32:40he's
32:41certainly
32:43got off
32:43first base
32:44hasn't he
32:44we'll finish
32:48off
32:48this week
32:49on the
32:49east of
32:49the county
32:50Stuart
32:51you were
32:52over in
32:52Hull
32:53the weekend
32:54on Sunday
32:54witnessed a
32:56confidence boosting
32:56win for Hull
32:57City
32:57another team
32:58of ours
32:58who've had
32:58a troubled
32:59summer
33:00shall we say
33:00but they do
33:01seem to be
33:01emerging from
33:02the shadows
33:03as it were
33:03and a
33:05goalless draw
33:05at a good
33:07Coventry team
33:08followed by a
33:093-2 win
33:09courtesy of
33:10Olly McBurney
33:10and his late
33:12winner on
33:12Sunday
33:13again it's
33:15promising signs
33:16for the new
33:17manager isn't
33:17it?
33:18Yeah they
33:18seem to have
33:19had quite a
33:20good crisis
33:20this summer
33:21really
33:21you know one
33:23of the
33:23earlier podcasts
33:25in the summer
33:25I was pretty
33:26gloomy about
33:27Hull's prospects
33:28I hope it's not
33:29too knee-jerk
33:30off the back
33:30of a couple
33:31of results
33:31but I'm
33:32much more
33:33encouraged
33:34by what I've
33:36seen since
33:36I mean
33:37they've been
33:38restricted to
33:39free transfers
33:41and free
33:41loans this
33:42summer
33:42because of
33:43not being
33:45on time
33:45with various
33:46payments to
33:47various people
33:48but maybe
33:50it's just
33:50forced them
33:52to think
33:53a little bit
33:54more cleverly
33:55about their
33:56recruitment
33:56you know
33:57they're into
33:57double figures
33:58now for
33:58signings
33:58and there's
33:59some good
33:59ones in
33:59there
34:00you obviously
34:00mentioned
34:01McBurney
34:02he's a sort
34:03of standout
34:04after two
34:04starts
34:05two goals
34:05two assists
34:06that's not
34:07a bad way
34:08to start
34:08off
34:09Joe
34:09Gellhart
34:10I think
34:11every Hull
34:11City fan
34:12knew that
34:12would be
34:12a good
34:12signing
34:13but they've
34:14been able
34:14to make
34:15it happen
34:15they've
34:17obviously
34:17been able
34:17to persuade
34:18the Football
34:19League
34:19that they
34:19can afford
34:21the wages
34:23and that
34:23sort of
34:23thing
34:24so yeah
34:24I think
34:25it's worked
34:26quite well
34:27for them
34:27they were
34:28very entertaining
34:29in the
34:30in the
34:30Bristol
34:30sorry
34:33Oxford
34:33United
34:33game
34:34that I
34:35saw at
34:35the weekend
34:35which is
34:36as we
34:36know
34:36that's a
34:37big part
34:37of the
34:37brief
34:38when you're
34:38managing
34:38Rajan
34:39Ilajali
34:39you've got
34:40to entertain
34:41as well
34:41as win
34:41and you
34:42know
34:42they scored
34:43three against
34:43Wrexham
34:43as well
34:44they were
34:45a bit
34:45worrying
34:46defensively
34:47but you
34:48know
34:48as with
34:49as with
34:49everyone
34:49this is
34:50the first
34:51couple of
34:51weeks of
34:51the season
34:52they're not
34:52going to
34:52be
34:52perfect
34:53but whereas
34:56most football
34:57clubs as
34:57we've been
34:57saying you
34:58build from
34:58the back
34:58maybe with
34:59Hull you
34:59have to
34:59build from
35:01the front
35:01to earn
35:01the patience
35:02of the
35:02owner
35:02and yeah
35:05I think
35:05it's been
35:06a good
35:07start
35:08the key
35:08for them
35:09you know
35:09we talk
35:09about
35:09Middlesbrough
35:10with Hayden
35:10Hackney
35:11they really
35:12really won't
35:12want to
35:13lose
35:13Charlie
35:14Hughes
35:14who's had
35:16an excellent
35:16sort of
35:17first 12
35:17months as
35:18a Hull
35:18player
35:18and looks
35:19like
35:19that
35:20rarest
35:20of
35:21rarities
35:22at Hull
35:22City
35:22a good
35:22defensive
35:23signing
35:23so yeah
35:25hopefully
35:26this is a
35:27sign that
35:28they can
35:28move forward
35:30and progress
35:30as we speak
35:31we're still
35:31waiting to
35:31hear if
35:32their appeal
35:32against
35:33the fee
35:34restrict
35:34but after
35:36the way
35:37things have
35:38gone so far
35:38maybe this
35:39should be
35:39appealing for
35:39it to be
35:40extended
35:40because as I
35:41say it's
35:41focused in
35:43their minds
35:43yeah I
35:44think it was
35:45important
35:45a lot of
35:46the clubs
35:47in the
35:47region
35:47to have
35:48a positive
35:48start
35:48and not
35:49more so
35:49than Hull
35:51and they've
35:51managed to
35:51do that
35:52apart from
35:53going to
35:53Coventry
35:54they're not
35:54too nasty
35:56really
35:56you take
35:57Oxford at
35:58home
35:58and Blackburn
35:59at home
35:59early season
36:00going to
36:01Swans
36:01as well
36:02he's come
36:04in and
36:04pulling the
36:05juries out
36:06a little bit
36:06among the
36:07Hull City
36:07supporters
36:07and he's
36:08set them
36:09up to
36:09get a
36:09good
36:09excellent
36:11point
36:11not just
36:11a good
36:12point
36:12an
36:14first
36:15home
36:15game
36:16first
36:16impressions
36:16and
36:17entertaining
36:19game of
36:19football
36:20and a
36:21win
36:21so that's
36:21a tick
36:22in the
36:22box
36:22for him
36:23you look
36:23at the
36:24Hulls
36:24starting
36:25they've
36:26got some
36:26pretty good
36:27players
36:27at this
36:28level
36:28the
36:29Lundstrans
36:29the
36:30Macrooks
36:30Casey
36:31Palmer
36:32McBurney
36:32Geldhart
36:33if they
36:33all come
36:36together
36:36play well
36:38and have
36:38a good
36:39day
36:39Hull are
36:39a decent
36:41force
36:41in this
36:42division
36:42so
36:43yeah
36:43the trick
36:44is now
36:44backing it
36:45up
36:45they've got
36:46a home
36:46game
36:47against
36:47Blackburn
36:47which
36:48I think
36:48looks
36:49pretty
36:49handy
36:49on
36:50paper
36:51there's
36:51a few
36:51issues
36:52there
36:52at
36:52Blackburn
36:52and
36:53try and
36:53make the
36:54most of
36:54this early
36:55season
36:56official list
36:58but yeah
36:58it was a good
36:59sign for
37:00on Sunday
37:02more especially
37:03given it was a
37:04lousy opening
37:04third of the
37:05season last
37:06year wasn't
37:06it
37:07with Tim
37:08Welter
37:08he just
37:09never took
37:10off
37:10whatsoever
37:10and he
37:11was just
37:12almost behind
37:13the eight
37:13ball
37:13wasn't he
37:14he never
37:14got
37:16off first
37:17base
37:17with the
37:18Hull
37:18supporters
37:18so hopefully
37:20it's a change
37:22in that respect
37:22well I was
37:24going to mention
37:24that obviously
37:25as you
37:25alluded to
37:26a bit earlier
37:27about Hull
37:27Stewart
37:27obviously
37:28despite the
37:29transfer
37:29embargoes
37:29they're actually
37:30seem better
37:30prepared than
37:31they were
37:3112 months
37:32ago
37:32where it
37:34took them
37:34forever and
37:35a day to
37:35get players
37:35in by which
37:36time it was
37:36too late
37:37to save
37:37Tim
37:37Welter
37:38I mean
37:39Sergei
37:39Yikirovich
37:40seemed a
37:42pretty savvy
37:42operator in
37:43the players
37:44that have
37:44been brought
37:44in so far
37:45obviously
37:45again as we
37:46keep stressing
37:47it is early
37:48doors
37:48but just
37:50better placed
37:52to hopefully
37:54avoid the
37:54kind of
37:55worries
37:55they had
37:56last year
37:56in terms
37:56of staying
37:57in the
37:57league
37:58they've had
37:59a good
37:59pre-season
38:00in terms
38:00of results
38:01you might
38:02say pre-season
38:03results
38:03big deal
38:04it doesn't
38:04count for
38:05much
38:06but I
38:07think they
38:08lost every
38:08game under
38:08Valter
38:09last season
38:09so just
38:11on every
38:11level
38:12they feel
38:13better prepared
38:14even though
38:14as you say
38:15the circumstances
38:16they should
38:17really be
38:17less prepared
38:18he wants
38:21two or
38:22three more
38:22players
38:23I think
38:23he says
38:23but we've
38:24got used
38:25to see
38:26five and
38:27six arriving
38:28in the last
38:29week of the
38:29transfer window
38:30so it's
38:30another sign
38:31that they're
38:32ahead of the
38:32game
38:32there just
38:33seems to
38:33be some
38:34clearer
38:34thinking
38:34there
38:35it's early
38:37days
38:38the fixture
38:39list has
38:39been kind
38:39we'll wait
38:40to see
38:40how things
38:41pan out
38:41but it's
38:42optimistic
38:43winning at
38:44home was
38:45really important
38:45because the
38:46home form
38:46and the
38:48home entertainment
38:49has badly
38:50let them
38:50down
38:50even in
38:52the good
38:52times
38:53under
38:53Eli Jali
38:54so it was
38:55just a big
38:56tick in the
38:57box
38:57it's good
38:57to see a lot
38:58of Hull
38:59fans leaving
38:59the ground
39:00feeling positive
39:00and excited
39:01after a home
39:02game
39:02which let's
39:04be honest
39:04if McBurney
39:04hadn't scored
39:05that late
39:05goal we'd
39:06have been
39:06back to
39:06another
39:07frustrating
39:07draw when
39:08they should
39:08have
39:08outplayed
39:09you know
39:09should have
39:10beaten a
39:11weaker team
39:11they outplayed
39:12but yeah
39:13luck does
39:14come into
39:15it
39:15you've got
39:15to make
39:15the most
39:16of it
39:16and it
39:18feels like
39:18so far
39:19so good
39:19they have
39:20done that
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