Now it can be told - Hull City 1, Bristol City 0. Hull City now join the Premier League. Congratulations and good luck to all.
Pishrogues have prevented me from commenting on City's progress.I feared I might put the mockers on their efforts. It's a strange superstition, I believe it's my only one, but it's one I can't shake off. "Don't speak too soon", was the cry when I was young, and I still live by that rule even though I know it makes no sense.
Noone likes a braggart and we all rejoice when one comes unstuck, which may be what lies behind this taboo; a form of socialisation which, nolens volens, becomes a factor in the individual's thought process.
Anyway the lads have done it. Praise is due to Phil Brown whose behaviour and statements throughout recommend him as a model for all football managers. And a mention in dispatches for Dean Windass who played an important role in this achievement.
Where's that tiger? Soon to be seen at Old Trafford, Anfield, Stanford Bridge, that place I won't mention because it's an advert ...

Correction: Stamford Bridge. What was I thinking?