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Marco Silva: Hull City manager resigns after the club's relegation

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Marco Silva
Hull won eight home league games last season but only once away

Marco Silva has resigned as Hull City manager after the club's relegation.

The Portuguese, 39, replaced Mike Phelan in January on a deal until the end of the season but could not save them from the drop to the Championship.

He led Hull to six wins from his 18 Premier League games, with relegation confirmed after a 4-0 defeat by Crystal Palace on 14 May.

In a statement, Hull said they were "disappointed" by the departure of a "firm fans' favourite".

The club were relegated in the penultimate week of the season and Silva said at the time: "It's my goal as a manager to work in the Premier League."

The former Sporting Lisbon and Olympiakos manager has been linked with Watford after the dismissal of Walter Mazzarri, but said recently he had not received an offer from the Hornets or any other club.

"Everyone knows when you have the chance to work in the Premier League, you don't want to work in Championship, it's normal," he said last week.

A statement from Hull said Silva "will be forever remembered for his efforts to maintain our Premier League status".

It added: "Unfortunately, after considering his future, he has chosen to leave in order to further his career."

Assistant head coach Joao Pedro Sousa, first team coach Goncalo Pedro and goalkeeping coach Hugo Oliveira have also left the club.

Analysis

BBC Radio Humberside sports editor Matt Dean:

Marco Silva is undoubtedly a loss, although his departure isn't exactly a surprise. His drive, energy and focus for the job was unwavering and his values rubbed off on his players and the fans. He was always viewed as a coach bound for bigger things and brighter times.

The club will be hard pressed to find another in his mould. Whoever gets the job will have to pick up the pieces of a squad shorn of six loan players now back with their parent clubs and be capable of galvanising those left, including the fans. There are no guarantees either that players such as Harry Maguire, Andy Robertson and Abel Hernandez will remain at the club.

Fans will watch with keen interest to see how serious the club's owners are to get the club back to the Premier League with the next appointment and the resources allocated to them.

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  • Comment posted by markthelegendkidsDad, at 21:24 25 May 2017

    @markthelegendkid

    Where are you been son? Your mother and I are worried sick.

    We have two lots of cheese triangles in the fridge that need eating. Your favourite!

    Hurry home x

  • Comment posted by Simon Trevitts Lugs, at 20:44 25 May 2017

    He hasn't resigned. His contract was up and he didn't want to sign an extension.

    Championship will Hull or Champions league with Porto, no contest really.

    Sorry to see him go as the team had improved dramatically since his appointment.

    Thanks for the effort Marco and good luck.

  • Comment posted by andyc1101, at 20:51 25 May 2017

    Another comment section, another idiotic comment from 'markthelegendkid' (kid, yes. Legend, no)

    You really are a pathetic individual, forever showing yourself up to be a troll without a life who has to make stupid 'provocative' comments to make yourself feel better.

    Here's the thing- EVERYONE on this site can see you for the snivelling little leech you really are.

  • Comment posted by duffspur, at 20:49 25 May 2017

    Markthelegendkid

    You have just posted saying he is too big for Hull and then posted again to say he is not a good manager??? Do you even know what your saying?

  • Comment posted by Pgibs, at 20:39 25 May 2017

    He can leave with his head held high, learnt the language and gave hull a chance when they seemed to have none.
    Wish him luck in whatever he decides to do next.

  • Comment posted by veryfunnyscottynowbeamdownmyclothes, at 21:03 25 May 2017

    If the BBC keep allowing markthelegendkid to ruin every single HYS on the Sport website they may as well just close them all.

    I find it amazing that no one has the stones to just close his account for everyone's benefit.

  • Comment posted by Neil, at 21:52 25 May 2017

    All this hate for Phelan.... He entered the season with half a squad and no backing from the board, and wasn't given any time to get transfers in January. They started the season better than they should have, but ran out of luck when their only decent striker got injured. Phelan doesn't deserve any blame for this, it's the owners' fault

  • Comment posted by andyc1101, at 20:58 25 May 2017

    Mark- here's the thing. Every single article you comment on you end up showing yourself up.

    Is your life really THAT miserable that you have to make a fool out of yourself and post the inane, predictable, negative trolling every article just to make yourself feel that little bit better about yourself?

    Get the hint- Everyone on here can see through you're act. Your not big, clever or funny.

  • Comment posted by User0089791746, at 20:55 25 May 2017

    Please do not feeds the trolls.

    Attention is the viagra of the troll.

  • Comment posted by 80GGG80, at 20:45 25 May 2017

    Markthelegendkid - is this guy for real? What a m0ron

  • Comment posted by duffspur, at 21:02 25 May 2017

    Markthelegendkid

    You said you don't see why people say he is a good manager, how is that not saying you don't think he is?

    But the reason why people call him a good manager is he took a team who were bottom of the league who looked and played hopelessly and gave them a chance of staying up. He had one Jan transfer window with little cash and kept them alive until the penultimate game.

  • Comment posted by SW1701, at 07:39 26 May 2017

    Everyone says he deserved to go because they lost 7-1 at home, first of all, they were already relegated so there wasn't much effort by the PLAYERS (not the manager), also they were playing Tottenham who were just sensational on the day. Don't just judge him on one result, judge him on his whole tenure as manager. I'd say considering where they were when he joined, hes been pretty good.

  • Comment posted by D1679393719849, at 20:40 25 May 2017

    He did a good job at Hull. Had he been there the whole season they would have stayed up. I think Arsenal or West Ham should give him a go!!

  • Comment posted by Matt_993, at 21:04 25 May 2017

    The fickle brigade is out again. Let's be honest, he didn't have enough time at Hull to really be judged, in the end Swansea pulled ahead but it could have gone either way. Not to mention the fact Swansea have on paper a much better squad than Hull.

  • Comment posted by Tranmere4ever, at 21:07 25 May 2017

    @33 call me cynical and totally agree this vegetable should have his account closed if the BBC had any cajones they would do it.

    Is it possibly a BBC hack as an alias to stir things up ???

  • Comment posted by Obilumb, at 07:41 26 May 2017

    nonsense! hes a good manager. no-one would have kept them up. A lack of investment in the team is why they are down. Don't blame him leaving his contract which was running out anyway. The club didn't invest in him so what do you expect. This man will continue improving teams and shut the doubters up. Tough times ahead for Hull unless they are decisive and dynamic. Can't see it myself

  • Comment posted by andyc1101, at 21:06 25 May 2017

    Re 33- Agreed. I've put in compaints and had several of his comments removed, but you'd think the mods would have the balls to ban the kids account (although that's not saying much as he's got a second account 'miketheleagand' or something along those lines- I kid you not)

  • Comment posted by Tranmere4ever, at 20:55 25 May 2017

    Marktheidiottrollbrat your diaper matches what comes out of your mouth and what you type in your bedroom utter crap.

    Since he went their Hull improved apart from the last few when they were doomed.

    The manager merry go round spinning lots of people looking for a new club.

    Keep trolling Mark even boring people on the rugby sites now - yawn.

  • Comment posted by Take me Tats Mum, at 21:14 25 May 2017

    Bruce quite because the board would not give any money for pkayers.
    Silva was a brave man to take the job, but he gave it a go.
    Don't blame Bruce or Silva, it's the board that were the problem.

  • Comment posted by andyc1101, at 21:09 25 May 2017

    Re 39- That might not be as crazy as you've suggested. After all, he very frequently pops up as the first comment on an article. Surely that's not coincidence...

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