Hull chairman really puts the boot into Rafa
“Phil Brown is better than you”
Ignominy comes in many forms; falling over in the street, walking into a meeting with flies at half-mast, being nutmegged by a small child. All embarassing, yet a mere trifle compared to how Rafa Benitez must be feeling this morning.
Showing delusion doesn’t just run through Hull City, rather it gallops, club chairman Paul Duffen told today’s Sun:
“If you look at Phil’s squad and what he will do with it this season compared to Rafa, you’ll find Phil will come out top in terms of adding value to players.”
Duffen then puzzlingly added:
“We were written off by everybody last year and told we were going to redefine the expression ‘doing a Derby’, but we broke all records for a newly-promoted side.”
Not too sure what records Mr Duffen is referring to here. Nottingham Forest famously won the league in their first season up, so it is tough to argue that Hull’s 17th placed finish was some sort of record. Unless of course he is referring to the most assiduous post-xmas collapse, the most orange manager, or perhaps Phil Brown’s record for the most rapid loss of dignity.
To see Steve Watson and Steve Stone mimic Mr Brown, as well as our own effort, read on
5 responses so far
Hull City Fan // October 27, 2009 at 12:05 pm
As a Hull City fan I am embarassed by some of the things phil and duffen say.
pheron // October 27, 2009 at 12:12 pm
wot planit are they both from any other manager would have bin sacked as for duffin has he ever kicked a ball or still in cokoo land wasting other peoples money surly they wont stand for that for long
Cath // October 27, 2009 at 8:52 pm
Hmmm, any post that starts “wot planit” is bound to contain meaningful comment. That’s a classic example Hull’s education standards unfortunately. Check the dictionary, sir.
I’m a Hull City fan (yes the proper kind with all my Division 4 badges) and I think Brown and Duffen deliberately create a media parody of themselves to take the heat off the players, who given the resources available to us will have an uphill task this season. Those who are embarrassed by them are the same sort of people who were too embarrassed to support us when we were a struggling lower league side who had Lincoln City as our bogey team.
Josie // October 27, 2009 at 10:58 pm
That staff should focus on getting their team up to par instead of making stupid headlines… Talking about major dysfunctional behavior.
Delboy Dublin // October 28, 2009 at 2:35 pm
Phil Brown paid money for Paul McShane. Honest-to-God money!!! (and it was an undisclosed fee, likely out of embarassment as much as anything else!)
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