Although not directly associated with the club it does help to have teams that are worse than you in the division when you're trying to avoid relegation, Hull have a few. Crystal Palace currently sit bottom of the table and, despite appointing a new manager in Tony Pulis, are widely tipped to go down. They can boast that they are currently the only team to pick up a win at the KC Stadium but that won't save their season. They weren't expected to do well with Zaha and they've proved this. Hull are a far better team. Next is Sunderland. A club that seems to have a addiction with appointing over-the-top managers. Paulo Di Canio's poisonous period in charge of the club has come to an end but with Gus Poyet, they have a manager who is still pretty mental. They could avoid relegation but it's a difficult situation with Sunderland and this won't be a good season for them. Fulham are also struggling this season and have just sacked Martin Jol. I believe they will avoid relegation but Hull can pick up six points against the London outfit and are, in my opinion, a better side. I'd also rank Hull as better than Aston Villa, West Ham, Stoke City and Norwich. By this logic, Hull can expect a 13th placed finish in the worst case scenario. Do you agree that Hull will avoid relegation? Who do you think will plying their trade in the Championship next year?
Josh has had work featured in the Evening Gazette and on Newcastle United website. He is a Multimedia Journalism student at Teesside University and runs a successful sports blog. He also enjoys films, comics and TV, writing about anything he can. Josh has recently started writing his first of what he hopes will be many books.
