Recent content by NorthBankNeil

This is exactly the kind of away game that shows what we are made of. Ipswich will come out fast and try to pin us back early, especially with their crowd behind them. The first twenty minutes are crucial. If we stay organised and do not concede something cheap, the pressure shifts onto them. I...

Absolutely with you on that — if we stay disciplined and calm in possession, we’ve definitely got a chance at Fratton Park. Portsmouth will be desperate at home and their crowd will be loud, but we’ve got quality and recent defensive solidity on our side. Staying compact early and not giving...

Sunderland away is always a big one. Good stadium, decent atmosphere, proper away day feel. I'm driving up this time and trying to put a car together if anyone needs a lift from Hull. Leaving around ten, aiming to be in Sunderland by about half twelve to find a pub before kick off. Last time we...

The problem with January windows is you're always buying under pressure. Teams know you're desperate so prices go up. I think the club tried to get a left back and either couldn't afford the asking price or got gazumped by someone else. That's the reality of being a Championship club without...

Completely agree on Slater. He's the player that makes everyone else look good and gets zero recognition for it. My pick would also include Mehlem. The lad quietly puts in a seven out of ten performance every single week and nobody talks about him. He keeps possession, he finds the right pass...

The walk back to the station after a night game under the lights is class too. Everyone buzzing if we've won, Anlaby Road full of fans all heading the same way, people singing. It's one of those matchday experiences that makes football special. Much better than sitting in a car park for forty...

I park near the retail park off St Andrew's Quay and walk across. Takes about fifteen minutes to the ground but after the game you're going in the opposite direction to everyone else so you're in the car and moving within five minutes of the final whistle. The trick to matchday parking is...

Flamborough Head is class. Did it last summer with the missus and the cliffs are spectacular. The gannet colony at Bempton is incredible too, thousands of birds nesting on the cliff face. Never thought I'd be excited about seabirds but it's genuinely one of the best nature experiences in...

Right the business end of the season is coming and the playoff picture is starting to take shape. Let's have everyone's predictions. I think Leeds and Sheffield United are going up automatically. They've got the best squads in the league and the experience of Premier League football. Boring...

I know everyone's buzzing about the attack and rightly so but can we talk about the defence for a minute? Because if we get promoted we're going to need a serious upgrade at the back. In the Championship we can get away with the occasional mistake because the quality of finishing isn't always...

Best winger we've had since Jarrod Bowen and that's not something I say lightly. Bowen was special but Clarke is doing things this season that are genuinely Premier League quality. That left foot is a weapon. Twelve assists already and the season's not done. If he stays fit for the run in we're...

I'm a creature of habit on matchdays. Same routine every home game and if I change anything we lose. I know it's irrational but I'm not risking it. Wake up, check the team news, have a mild panic about whoever's been dropped. Head into town for about half twelve, two pints in the Brickmakers...

With the way things are going we might actually have a shot at going up but looking at the squad honestly the left back position worries me. We've been patching it all season with players out of position and it shows. If we stay in the Championship we need a proper left back who can get forward...

Can we have an honest discussion about where this club is under Acun? Because I feel like the fanbase is split right down the middle and nobody's really addressing it properly. On one hand we're in the playoff places and the squad looks better than it has in a couple of years. January signings...