- Commissioner’s statement on Ventura, Marte
- Ronnie O’Sullivan: Masters champion ‘felt so vulnerable’ in final
- Arron Fletcher Wins 2017 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech Main Event ($140,224)
- Smith challenges Warner to go big in India
- Moncada No. 1 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- Braves land 2 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- Kingery makes MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- New Zealand wrap up 2-0 after Bangladesh implosion
- Mathews, Pradeep, Gunathilaka to return to Sri Lanka
- Elliott hopes for rain for Poli
Silva hoping for Hull miracle
- Updated: January 6, 2017
Hull City’s new head coach Marco Silva says he will need to strengthen his squad if he is to perform “a miracle” and keep the club in the Premier League.
Silva is under no illusions as to the size of his task, with Hull winning only three league games this season since winning promotion back to the top flight in May.
But the former Sporting Lisbon and Olympiakos coach, dubbed the ‘new Jose Mourinho’ in Portugal and installed as the sacked Mike Phelan’s successor on Thursday, stressed he would not have taken on the job if he did not think it was possible.
When asked if Hull can survive, Silva said: “If I don’t believe it, I would not stay here. That is for sure.
“I know many, many people talk about the Premier League and they say we need a miracle to remain in the Premier League.
“It is normal they say this but sometimes they happen, the …
