Hull City have been a club without guarantees this summer but a couple have fallen into place for the opening weekend fixture with Leicester City. There will be empty seats -- plenty of them -- at the KCOM Stadium and there will be widespread protests against the club's owners, the Allam family.
An incongruous mood will greet the return of Premier League football to East Yorkshire on Saturday lunchtime. Where there should be joy, it is angst and despair. Instead of excitement, there is unrest.
Hull City are a club in a deep hole on the eve of a new season.