šØ JAKIROVIC BLASTS COLE BROS: HULL AIN'T GONE ANYWHERE, FAM! š„
21 August 2026, 18:19
š THE FULL PICTURE:
Hull City pulled off one of the craziest promotions in years, beating Middlesbrough 1-0 in the playoff final thanks to Oli McBurnie's late strike. Boss Sergej Jakirovic then roasted his own preseason task, telling 40,000 fans he failed by staying in the Championship, so they're heading to the Premier League. Now the bookies and ex-pros Carlton and Joe Cole are calling Hull dead men walking, saying they spent £70m just to slip in through the back door. Jakirovic ain't having it. He called those takes stupid and disrespectful, reminding everyone his squad earned everything on the pitch. With 11 new signings, more coming, and a chairman who backs him no matter what, this Bosnian war survivor is buzzing. Manchester United visit Saturday, and he's ready to prove the doubters wrong.
š MY TAKE:
I love this guy. He survived war, bounced through eight clubs, and now he's telling podcast legends to put their money where their mouths are. Hull might still go down, but with this mentality and a chairman who's all in, they've got a real fighter's chance. The Coles were disrespectful, no question. Calling a team that clawed their way up through the back door? That's weak. Jakirovic's story alone is worth rooting for. Let's see if his alchemist touch works again. Either way, this is gonna be entertaining as hell.