This guy's put the zest back into Hull. He's put stadiums back with 20,000 people, so the direction of travel should be upwards, so this appointment is a bad appointment that he made here. He needs to make a better appointment clearly and obviously, and he needs to think about what they're doing. What's the purpose of buying Hull?

Middlesbrough pick up a fourth win in five games as they inflict a fifth straight defeat on managerless Hull City.

Follow live coverage as Middlesbrough face Hull City in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Hull City have already conducted six interviews in their bid to appoint a new manager to replace Tim Walter, who was sacked last Wednesday afternoon. Tigers owner Acun Ilicali is understood to be keen to make a swift appointment and, if possible, in time for Saturday's visit of in-form Blackburn Rovers to the MKM Stadium.

Follow live coverage as Middlesbrough face Hull City in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.