Resigned But Not Worn Out, Steve Bruce Leaves Hull City On The High.

By Ewah Chika.

Hull City fans had gone into wild jubilation following Hull's promotion to the English Premiership under manager Steve Bruce but the jubilation soon turned short lived after the club announced the resignation of the former Wigan and Sunderland manager.


"Following four incredible seasons with the Tigers including two promotions and our first ever FA Cup final, we can confirm that manager Steve Bruce has left the Club by mutual consent," Hull City said in a statement following the resignation of manager Steve Bruce.

Bruce has left Hull in limbo following his resignation with less than three weeks to the kick-off of the Premier League. Hull City directors might feel hanging on to the manager was becoming fruitless considering his record of being relegated to the Championship twice in his career with both Hull and Birmingham but the move to let him go might come back to haunt not only 76-year-old owner Assem Allam who has invested so much in the club but also the club fans considering the success recorded by Bruce who is Hull's most successful manager after taking the Yorkshire club to the Premier League twice and reaching the FA Cup in 2014 in his four years in charge. Under Bruce, Hull also recorded a club record tally of 37 points in the Premier League finishing 16th. Bruce also qualified Hull for the 2014/2015 UEFA Europa League for the first time in their history.

As an evidence to the success recorded by Bruce in Hull, It is not coincidence that the 53-year-old was interviewed by The Football Association officials for the vacant Three Lions manager before Sam Allardycee was announced as the manager the same day Bruce resigned his job at Hull.

Bruce's resignation is mainly due to what he perceives as failed promises by Ehab Allam who is the Vice-Chairman and son of Allam who is presently sick. Hull City's first-team has been decimated given it has only 14 fit players as the rest are down with injury with the club locked in takeover talks which will only be resolved until the start of the season. As Bruce exits Hull, the work at the club will be so enormous for the next manager considering the club has only recruited youngsters Jonathan Edwards and Will Mannion from both AFC Wimbledon and Peterborough, with the likes of Chuba Akpom and Isaac Hayden returning to Arsenal and the latter signing for Newcastle. If Hull City could get relegated to the Championship last two seasons even after investing so much on their squad with the likes of Abel Hernandez and Michael Dawson, then it is only natural to mark them out as relegation favourites even before their opening game against Champions Leicester City on Saturday 13 August.

Bruce might have left Hull at a time it seemed his star was on the rise but he sure leaves as the club's most successful manager with his shoulders high.