Hull keep the red flag flying high

ONE of Hull’s most famous denizens is John Prescott, the one concession to the old school in Tony Blair’s New Labour, so it is only fitting the city’s increasingly impressive football club is also flying the red flag.

There were several stand-out performances as Hull, remarkably, moved joint top of the Premier League on Saturday night, not least from Boaz Myhill, Kamil Zayatte and Geovanni. Myhill made a number of superb saves, particularly in the first half as West Brom dominated, while defender Zayatte was also assured and then volleyed in the opener.

But Hull’s increasingly coveted manager Phil Brown prefers to eschew the cult of the individual in favour of collective praise.