Are City now sleepwalking towards drop?

It's only fair to preface this by referencing that Hull City have been, as Ruben Selles quite rightly says, competitive in pretty much every game he's been in charge of.

- By BARRY COOPER

A quick look at the table since he took charge shows they have been steady, after he inherited a rudderless ship meandering towards the relegation iceberg, though it still all feels a bit 'meh, in truth.

Arguably, the first 20 minutes at Burnley were fairly poor, and they were torn to pieces down both flanks - not for the first time this season and an obvious area of improvement in the summer, irrespective of what league they're in. Aside from that, City have been in every game. They've not been well beaten by anybody and have pulled out some fine results along the way to drag themselves off the bottom of the table and give themselves a fighting chance of staying in the league.

Those two wins in Sheffield will live long in the memory, while the away success at Sunderland was much-needed and there have been other bright moments, in a season littered with disappointment.

Unfortunately, there have been too many performances like we saw at Watford, and it's those that raise so many questions and leave supporters in a fit of absolute despair.

Make no mistake about it, after that defeat at Cardiff City, Selles needed a response and he got it by beating Plymouth and Oxford in front of their own supporters. They also claimed respectable points at Bristol City and West Brom, especially given they were playing with 10 men at Ashton Gate from the 15th minute once Joao Pedro was needlessly sent off.