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BLIND, STUPID AND DESPERATE
 
05/06: Preview: Hull City
Census
The results of a survey of 32 Hull fans

Where will you finish?
Straight up:0
Playoffs:3
Top half:8
Middle:17
Bottom half:4
Going dahn:0

Mean prediction:
12th (16th most Confident Supporters)

What would the perfect Division One table look like?

	
			UP	DOWN	SCORE
1     	Hull City      	- 	-  	-
2 	Ipswich 	10 	0 	10   
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3 	Preston 	8 	0 	8 
4 	Crystal Palace 	7 	0 	7 
5 	Norwich 	6 	0 	6 
6 	Southampton 	6 	1 	5  
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7 	Crewe 		4 	1 	3 
  	Reading 	4 	1 	3 
9 	Wolves 		3 	0 	3 
10 	Plymouth 	3 	1 	2 
11 	Derby 		2 	0 	2 
12 	Watford 	1 	0 	1 
13 	Brighton 	3 	3 	0 
14 	Burnley 	2 	2 	0
15 	Coventry 	0 	0 	0 
   	QPR 		0 	0 	0
   	Stoke 		0 	0 	0
18 	Millwall 	0 	2 	-2 
19 	Leicester 	0 	3 	-3 
20 	Luton 		0 	7 	-7 
21 	Cardiff 	0 	10 	-10  
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22 	Sheff Utd 	1 	13 	-12 
23 	Sheff Wed 	0 	17 	-17 
24 	Leeds 		0 	32 	-32 

Which player in this Division would you most like to sign?
Danny Cullip (19% votes)

Who is the club's weakest link?
Junior Lewis (38% votes)

What team should line up on August 6th?

Boaz
Myhill
Mark
Lynch
Damien
Delaney
Leon
Cort
Andy
Dawson
Stuart
Green
Curtis
Woodhouse
Ian
Ashbee
Stuart
Elliott
  Craig
Fagan
Steve
McPhee
 

Note that the policy of picking the most popular players position-by-position worked against Nick Barmby here, whose votes were split between midfield and attack

World Cup or Promotion?:
31% say World Cup (5th most patriotic)

Who'd play your manager in a Hollywood Blockbuster:
Peter Taylor

Other insightful nominations:
"Clooney, or some other silver fox", George W Bush, Harry Dean Stanton, Michael Douglas, Mike Myers, Norman Wisdom, Stan Laurel, Ray Winstone

In general, what's your opinion of beards?:

Can be grown under licence8
Not a subject for government intervention7
Ban 'em6
Should be encouraged where appropriate6
Ought to be compulsory3

What is the capital of Ecuador? :
41% answer correctly (5th most knowledgable supporters)

34% confess to cheating (Biggest cheats) of whom 4 still answered incorrectly

Other original suggestions: Luton, Guayaquil, Ecky Thump, "What relevance is this question?"

If your players were given the task of making gravy as some kind of team-building exercise, how would it turn out?

Just Right14
Strangely Lumpy12
Cold Water2
Custard1
Dry Paste1

Hull thought least likely squad to come up with Custard, third most likely to get it Just Right

Which is best, mud or dust?:
77% say Mud (13th most pro-mud)

Is there really any need?:
59% say Yes (6th most enthusiastic)