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The Independent
15-05-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Hull City sack third manager in 12 months as Ruben Selles departs
Hull City have sacked manager Ruben Selles after just six months in charge. The Spaniard arrived from Reading in December but departs having managed to avoid relegation from the Championship on the final day of the season. It leaves Hull searching for a fourth manager in 12 months. The club sacked Liam Rosenior after they finished seventh in the Championship last year, and then dismissed Tim Walter after just 17 games. Selles, the former Southampton manager, took over a side struggling for form in the Championship but manager to steer the Tigers to safety, finishing outside the relegation zone on goal difference. Hull drew 1-1 at Portsmouth on the final day, which was enough to avoid the drop to League One after defeats for Luton Town and Plymouth Argyle.
The Guardian
15-05-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Hull sack head coach Rubén Sellés despite avoiding drop
Hull have sacked their head coach, Rubén Sellés, after less than six months in charge. The club escaped Championship relegation on the final day of the season on goal difference having been bottom when Sellés was appointed in December. The 41-year-old Spaniard is the third manager sacked by the Hull owner, Acun Ilicali, in the past 12 months and the club now begin their search for a fifth permanent boss since the Turkish media executive took control in early 2022. Hull said in a statement: 'Following a thorough review of football operations after a challenging campaign, the club feels a change in leadership is necessary to move the team forward in line with our ambitions.' Hull went into the final day of the season in the bottom three and a 1-1 draw at Portsmouth was enough to save them, while Sellés won nine of his 27 league games in charge. Sign up to Football Daily Kick off your evenings with the Guardian's take on the world of football after newsletter promotion He signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with the club when he quit as Reading's head coach and replaced Tim Walter. Walter had been appointed as successor to Liam Rosenior, who was sacked in May 2024 after guiding Hull to a seventh-placed finish, missing out on the playoffs by three points.
BBC News
15-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'Another uncertain time to be a Hull City fan'
Here we go again! That's how most Hull City fans must be feeling just over five months on from Ruben Selles' appointment and 12 months, almost to the day, since Liam Rosenior's shock it's why many supporters are starting to feel like they've become the 'new Watford' as the managerial merry-go-round sees another change and another summer of uncertainty for the remit was survival, which he achieved. In doing so, he ensured Hull weren't faced with a huge financial hit that would have had significant implications on a club who reported losses in excess of £60m in the last accounts - a number likely to keep with a number injuries to key players and possessing a toothless attack where the leading scorer (Pedro) only managed six goals, City survived on the final day on goal difference.A net zero goal difference during his time in charge showed that the Spaniard had managed to shore up a defence that was far too leaky in the first half of the season under the failed experiment that was previous head coach Tim Selles, the team were actually a top-half side in the Championship form table in the latter half of the campaign, managing nine wins - three times as many as they'd registered under said, the football at times felt too safe and laborious which could be put down to a lack of trust in their attacking players to be able to score enough if they went behind in final home game of the season against relegation rivals Derby was maybe the performance that signalled the beginning of the end for Selles in the mind of owner Acun Ilicali. It was largely felt the team had been set up not to lose that game when a win would have secured Championship survival with a game to spare and avoided the nervous last-day drama that unfolded at that, this decision still feels harsh and also appears to be the straw that broke the camel's back for many fans, if reaction on social media is to be used as any sort of credible measuring stick. Ilicali originally won over City supporters by being the knight in shining armour, taking over in early 2022 from the previous regime that had alienated itself from a large section of the taken some fans on all-expenses paid holidays to his native Turkey, spoken repeatedly about his love for the city of Hull and promoted his 'One Family, One Dream' mantra that is visible around the his ownership now feels like it's slid into a dysfunctional nightmare and many fans are venting their frustration towards the Turkish businessman with both Hull turn next is the big question. One thing is for sure - a new manager has to be appointed quickly to ensure another summer of uncertainty and poor recruitment doesn't rear its head again like last such as Sheffield Wednesday boss Danny Rohl as well as Russell Martin and Steve Cooper (both without clubs) are being touted among fans. It does feel like it needs an experienced manager with knowledge of the English leagues but it has been suggested to me that Ilicali could be looking internationally again despite previous failed experiments in Shota Arveladze and thing's for certain - it's another challenging and uncertain time to be a Hull City fan.
BBC News
15-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Hull City boss Selles set to depart
Hull City boss Ruben Selles is set to depart after six months in charge, BBC Radio Humberside Spaniard left League One Reading to replace Tim Walter on a two-and-a-half-year deal in an inconsistent season they eventually avoided relegation to League One on the final day of the campaign having secured a draw against chairman Acun Ilicali has chosen to make another managerial change, exactly one year after he sacked Liam Rosenior after they finished seventh in the Championship. Selles had guided Reading to sixth in League One despite their off-field concerns when he left for East Yorkshire on 6 Walter had been relieved of his duties the previous week after a run of nine matches without a claimed his first win as Tigers boss with a 2-1 home win over Swansea on 21 December to end a winless run of 13 they claimed notable results away from home under Selles, including wins at promotion-chasing Sheffield United and Sunderland, they found home wins incredibly hard to come by and ended the season with the worst home record in the at the MKM Stadium by fellow strugglers Luton and Derby meant they went into the final game of the season in the Championship relegation fixtures meant a win would guarantee their survival and, although they were pegged back at Fratton Park after Matt Crooks had given them the lead, a point proved to be enough to keep them up on goal the match Selles told BBC Radio Humberside: "Everyone in the club managed difficult moments and it has been a tough season for everyone and we deserved to stay in the division."We had a team that was rock bottom and to achieve the target this season with all the injuries and everything else is just massive."Now it's over and we crossed the line, we can rest a little bit and I told the players that we will remember this day for years to come." More to follow.
Daily Mail
15-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Championship manager to be sacked TODAY, leaving fans in dismay after he saved their season
Hull City are believed to be set to sack manager Ruben Selles on Thursday despite the manager's role in helping the team stay in the Championship on the final day of the season, according to reports. The Tigers have endured a season to forget on the heels of sacking former manager Liam Rosenior after their seventh-place finish in the 2023-24 campaing. But while Rosenior is enjoying a miraculous Champions League-place tilt with Strasbourg in Ligue 1 a year on, Hull were mired in a spell of unimpressive form for much of the season. Tim Walter, who was appointed in Rosenior's stead, was sacked in November after overseeing just 17 league games, the club hovering dangerously in the relegation zone. But while there has been no major uptick in the side's form under Selles, the head coach's appointment in December steadied the ship in part and the club were able to stay up on the final day by virtue of goal difference. However, despite ensuring that the club did not drop down a division, Hull owner Acun Ilicali is believed to be convinced that Selles should move on. As per BBC Sport, the Turkish entrepreneur has reached a decision over the head coach, and the news is set to be publicised on Thursday. Selles joined Hull from fellow Championship strugglers Reading, on the heels of a stint at Southampton which saw him promoted briefly from caretaker manager to head coach. More to follow.
