HULL HELL, NO HAPPINESS

Didn't make today's long trip oop north but, listening into the 2-0 defeat on the radio and talking to other who were there, I'm grateful for that.

Over 1,200 City fans travelled to the KC Stadium but they had scant reward for it. A dour game with City the better side winnign territory and possession but with little to show for it other than Jason Koumas free-kick pot shots - a couple of which whistled just wide or brought out saves. Other than that, City sounded dominant but hardly brilliant.

That changed in the final quarter when Captain Darren Purse was red carded. His second yellow earned for 'mouthing off' at the ref by the sound of it. To compound that misery, Hull opened the scoring just one minute later and sealead victory late on as 10 man City threw everything into getting an equaliser.

With the top of the table as congested as ever, City fall straight out the play-offs yet again and back into 10th. With a very tricky trip to Leeds next weekend, most probably without Purse, they'll do well to stay there also.

Oh well, at least my got my firm's Xmas Party to get over this with a free bar ... I'll do my best!