BARNEY STEPHENSON reflects on Hull City’s unusual approach to life back in the top flight…

Punching their weight: Shaun Maloney celebrates scoring the opener at Swansea and, inset, caretaker manager Mike Phelan celebrates

EVEN the most optimistic of Hull City fans would have been hard-pressed to believe their team would win their opening two Premier League fixtures this season.
Those victories over champions Leicester City, 2-1 on the opening day, and 2-0 at Swansea City under the stewardship of caretaker boss Mike Phelan showed a bizarre pre-season doesn’t always...