City's Championship start assessed

HULL City's start to the season has raised expectations a little after a difficult summer off the pitch, which saw the Tigers hit with some significant transfer restrictions.

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After struggling to stay up on the final day of last season, only avoiding relegation on goal difference, City were hit by a three-window ban on buying or paying loan fees for new players.

After a lengthy appeal, that strong punishment was reduced to two windows with the third suspended pending any further breaches, but it saw the Tigers widely tipped to go down.