NO HULL City supporter wants a return to the straitened days of Assem Allam, when new signings were either old, free or non-existent.
The shimmering reign of Acun Ilicali has brought wealth, excitement and a conveyor belt of exotic new faces, but things are getting a bit silly now.
Over the course of last season, Hull signed 17 players either permanently or on loan. Twenty departed, eight of them for good. This summer, a further 15 players have been procured -ten on permanent deals -whilst 19 have headed for the door.
Obviously, some of those exits are youngsters on development loan...