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THERE's no doubting yesterday's 0-0 draw with Stoke was anything but a classic, and today's papers largely reflect that.
As well as having to deal with being last on Match Of The Day (which means your game was a dull one), the column inches are hardly massive in the national press.
However, there is a stat to bring some cheer to Hull City fans. The Tigers now have the best home defensive record in the Premier League, having conceded just three at home, compared to Liverpool (5), Manchester City (5), Stoke (5), Arsenal (6) and Southampton (6).
And that certainly seemed to impress Match of the Day pundit and Arsenal legend Thierry Henry who said: "That is great for a team that just came up." He also said the Stoke draw was impressive. "For the team it was a great result. Back to back draws, they can be happy with that"
Although City might still be a little shot-shy up front, that defensive strength is helping balance out the goal difference. City now have – 6 which looks mighty impressive for their fate in the Premier League when compared to Sunderland (-18), Fulham (-15) Norwich (-14), Crystal Palace (– 13) and Cardiff (-10).Davies salutes McGregor heroics
Tigers captain Curtis Davies was first to salute Allan McGregor's performance after the goalkeeper starred in the 0-0 draw.
Having seen the Scotland international make two brilliant saves from Peter Crouch, he told Sky Sports: "It was a boring game, a 0-0 on a bobbly, windy pitch, but it's another point towards survival.
"I thought we were lucky to get a point in the end. Allan McGregor saved us, he made a couple of great saves.
"We were making mistakes in the second half and they were capitalising and creating chances. Neither team looked like creating chances without mistakes."
The Daily Mirror found more to write about Steve Bruce being ill than the game itself, another reflection of how poor it was.
They wrote: "For much of this ¬goalless showdown, the Hull boss must have wished he had spent the evening ¬recuperating in the warmth of his own home.
"Apart from an early flurry of chances, there wasn't much produced by his side to make the stricken Bruce feel any better."
In the Irish Examiner all the praise was for goalkeepers Asmir Begovic and Allan McGregor, who took the plaudits as their smart reactions ensured a goalless draw in front of the television cameras at the KC.Now England legend Greavsie says no to Hull Tigers
Away from the game, the Hull Tigers name change proposals has seen record England goal-scorer Jimmy Greaves weigh in to the debate, and he's siding with the fans who are against the idea.
Writing in his new column in the Sunday People, he says the change must be refused by the FA if they really care about football's heritage
He said: "The Football Association seemed terribly keen on history as they spent the whole of this year celebrating their 150th anniversary.
"So how about they now go and prove their dedication to the heritage of the game?
"First by turning down the application of Hull City owner Assem Allam to change the club's name to Hull Tigers.
"And then by putting preservation orders on the names of our football clubs and their grounds, and the colour of their first-choice kits.
"If I own a listed building, I cannot go and destroy its key features.
"And our football clubs are every bit as important to the country's culture.
"Hull City belongs to the generations of supporters who have followed them through thick and thin for a century.
"It doesn't belong to Allam – he is just passing through. And though he may have invested £70million in the club, he can go on and recoup more if they become established in the top flight."John Richardson of the Sunday Express also told this morning's Sunday Supplement programme on Sky TV that Hull City's proposed name change is "sad" and insisted you can't "change a club's history".
