Steve Bruce resigned as Hull City manager,Friday 22 July
we found out yesterday and were immediately very sad, he was increasingly frustrated by a lack of transfer activity at the newly promoted Premier League club.
With the new season only three weeks away, and heralded by Hull citys return to the premiership elite, this departure has provoked chaos and dispute at the KC Stadium.
Bruce is understood to have left with heavy heart .His position was untenable further his relationship with Ehab Allam, the vice-chairman, broken..
Mike Phelan, Bruce’s assistant, was placed in caretaker charge on Friday night.
With Assam Allam, Hull’s owner, to whom Bruce has always been close, seriously ill, and his son Ehab keen to sell up, the manager has been unable to strengthen an injury-ravaged squad. Although Allam Jr has placed takeover talks with two interested consortium on hold until after the transfer deadline, Bruce failed to sign a senior player this summer.
To exacerbate such problems, Michael Dawson, Moses Odubajo, Allan McGregor and Bruce’s son Alex have suffered long-term injuries. Meanwhile Chuba Akpom and Isaac Hayden, who were on loan from Arsenal last season, have departed, leaving Hull with around 12 fit and experienced players.
It is believed crisis talks with Ehab Allam on Thursday ended badly ,that when Bruce failed to appear at Cottingham training base early Friday morning, coaching staff informed the players he had quit.
Intensely loyal to their mentor, they were said to be angry and upset, sentiments reflected by Hull fans who, like the players, had been fearing this moment for some time.
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