Hull City have joined Burnley and Middlesbrough in the Premier League, defeating Sheffield Wednesday in a playoff final on Saturday to win the final promotion spot. They did it with this stunner.
Hull City won promotion to the Premier League with an amazing goal and everyone is mad
Mohamed Diame’s goal was amazing. Let’s watch it. Then let’s talk about why no one wanted Hull to win.
Alex Livesey/Getty Images
What a hit by Diame! #HULSHE https://t.co/ONVYon3QgI
— Ben Jata (@Ben_Jata) May 28, 2016
If you’ve been following the Premier League for a while, you might recognize the goal-scorer, Mohamed Diame. He was one of Hull’s best players when they were in the top flight and had a few very good years for West Ham United and Wigan Athletic before that.
Diame’s just one of a huge slew of players with Premier League experience in this Hull team -- they kept most of their relegated side together while adding loanees from Arsenal and Manchester United, and they convinced veteran attacker Shaun Maloney to join up too. They finished the season with the second-best goal differential. There’s no question that they deserve to be in the Premier League.
And yet, a lot of neutral fans are disappointed. Sheffield Wednesday have been down in the lower divisions for a while, surprised everyone by putting together a great season, and have fantastic fans. Compared to their opponents, Hull didn’t bring much fan support to Wembley Stadium.
Looks like the game has ended, Hull have lost and half have gone home pathetic support #PlayOffFinal pic.twitter.com/y6wGmb7i7p
— Matt (@MattGarrould) May 28, 2016
It’s possible that owner Assem Allam alienated supporters when he attempted to change the team’s name from Hull City AFC to Hull Tigers, then said he didn’t care about fan protests. He’ll be hoping that promotion to the Premier League wins fans over again -- they’ve got a good squad, after all, and he’s been willing to spend money since he took over the club.
Plus, that winning goal. Watch it again. Goodness.
