"Chucked in at the deep end" - Claim made on current Hull City situation facing Ruben Selles | OneFootball

FLW's Hull City fan pundit believes Ruben Selles can take the club back to where it belongs.

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Hull City were in contention to reach the Championship play-offs this time last year, but things now look very different for the Tigers 12 months later.

Ruben Selles' side are embroiled in a relegation battle at the bottom of the table in the second tier, and with back-to-back away games against Sunderland and Cardiff City ahead of them, they could feasibly be inside the bottom three this time next week.

The Tigers are currently on a run of three league games without a win, so it is vitally important that they turn their form around as soon as possible, especially considering that, after the Cardiff fixture, fellow strugglers Plymouth Argyle are set to visit the MKM Stadium.

Not many Hull supporters would have predicted the club's current situation this time last year, as their team was just outside the top-six and on an excellent run of form.

Unfortunately, they were unable to reach the play-offs last season, and it now looks as though they will be competing at the opposite end of the table during the final few months of this campaign.

Fan pundit believes Ruben Selles can turn things around at Hull City

We asked our Hull City fan pundit, Ryan Frankish, what he makes of the club's current situation compared to this time last year.

"I think it goes without saying that we are in a worse state than we were in last year," said Ryan.

"This time last year, I think we were midway through a week in which we beat Southampton, Rotherham and Huddersfield, and it looked as though we were absolutely destined for the play-offs.

"Now, we are fighting to stay outside the relegation zone, our prized assets are all injured, and we are really struggling.

"There is definitely hope, but it is a very mixed bag at the moment and there is a lot of uncertainty, which is the worst place you can be when you are towards the bottom of the table.

"I would say a couple of tweaks and a summer transfer window could sort all this out. We need to secure safety, and we need Ruben Selles to have a pre-season with the lads, I believe, because he has been chucked in at the deep end.

"We are going to be gaining experience week by week, so with a pre-season and some of his own signings, I think Selles will take us back to where we should be."

The next three games could be pivotal for Hull

Hull's next three games are against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, Cardiff in South Wales, and Plymouth at home.

Selles will be hoping that his side can replicate the away performance they put in against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane last month during the next two games, so they can then carry some momentum into their six-pointer against the Pilgrims.

It could be a tense few months at Hull as they look to avoid the drop, and there is no doubt that many at the club will be looking back on last season, wondering how it has all gone quite so wrong since then.