The Hull City owner Acun Ilicali is tackling the question ‘Will you be tempted to sack your manager if you are bottom of the Premier League at Christmas?’ when Sergej Jakirovic walks through the room at the club’s training ground where our interview is taking place.
Given that everyone seems to be predicting the club to go straight back down to the Championship, this feels rather awkward.
Ilicali does not generally flinch, however, and as Jakirovic disappears into a side room, from where you suspect our conversation will remain entirely audible, he proceeds to explain why he and his manager are ‘completely
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