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Looking purely at the scoreline, it is rare that any positives can be taken from a 4-0 pre-season defeat. However, Hull City’s loss to Leicester City was not as pitiful as the scoreline suggests.
Gillingham head coach Stephen Clemence was disappointed to see standards slip on Saturday but was on the wrong side of some big decisions too.
Gillingham’s winning run at Priestfield came to an end on Tuesday night against promotion-chasing Bradford.
Bradford have not been shy in showing their ambition but this time everything points towards them living up to their status among the favourites. The appointment of Mark Hughes, whose last job was in the Premier League with Southampton, was a considerable coup in February and he has revamped his squad, bringing in Richie Smallwood, a Championship regular last season, and Harry Chapman, a winger capable of lighting up the division. And that is before you get to the work they have done in weakening their rivals, with Vadaine Oliver and Emmanuel Osadebe arriving from Gillingham and Walsall respectively. Northampton came agonisingly close last season – losing out on goals scored to Bristol Rovers on a barmy final day – but they are poised to go again and Danny Hylton, who scored 21 goals when he was last at this level with Luton four years ago, is among a handful of smart signings who should send them close.
Despite being a core part of Hull City’s side last season making 43 appearances in all competitions, captain Richie Smallwood was released by the Tigers at the end of the season.
Hull City had a poor season last year as they finished the campaign sat 19th in the table.
Bradford City pulled off one of the coups of the summer transfer window in League Two so far by adding Richie Smallwood to their ranks yesterday.
Hull City will play Yorkshire rivals Bradford City in the opening round of the Carabao Cup. The draw was made on Thursday afternoon just hours after the Championship fixtures were released, and the clash against League Two opponents has been sandwiched in between the opening fixtures against Bristol City and Preston North End.