Fans hit back at ‘tone’ Joe Cole and Carlton Cole take in predicting Hull City for relegation

Fans hit back at the ‘tone’ Joe Cole and Carlton Cole take in predicting Hull City for relegation from the Premier League.

In the latest episode of the The Dressing Room Podcast, the former footballers give their thoughts on who will finish in the bottom three.

And while fans fully expect Hull to be tipped for relegation, it is how it came across, the laughter, and comments, which riled viewers up, labelled it ‘disrespectful’, especially considering they’re pundits for TNT Sports.

Hull City are GOING DOWN! 🗣️🐯

The lads don’t rate Hull’s chances this season 🥺

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When asked “Who’s getting relegated?” both Joe Cole and Carlton Cole said: Hull City

Joe Cole: “Yeah, Hull are gone man.”

Carlton Cole busts out with laughter: “They’ve not even kicked a ball yet.”

Joe Cole: “They’ve spent 70 mil. I’ll be stunned if they stay up. Like they’ve come in through the back door. They’ve slipped in…”

Carlton Cole: “Don’t laugh at Hull you know.”

Joe Cole: “I’m gonna make confession here today.”

Carlton Cole: They’ve slipped in the back door.”

Joe Cole: “TNT Sports have contacted me for the new season. I’ve got my… ‘Right, you’re gonna go to Chelsea, then you’re gonna go to Manchester United’, and then they’ve tried to slip in the Hull one on the first day of the season.”

Carlton Cole: “You’re out of order.”

Joe Cole: “I put my phone on ‘do not disturb’.”

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As mentioned, fans hit back at ‘tone’ Joe Cole and Carlton Cole take in predicting Hull City for relegation…

@Paul44491879071: It’s the tone they take. Yes we get it, we’re up against it. But people like this are one of the only things I despise about promotion to the PL, that and VAR. Up the Tigers!

@Nathan1904CTWD: Predicting us to go down is fine but the disrespect is disgusting

@James6252232018: To be fair, that’s exactly how I used to react watching Carlton Cole steal a living.

@JuceeRob: Everyone knows Hull are going to struggle, even their own fans. But the condescending attitude here sucks. It’s not even banter. @footballontnt don’t worry about sending Cole to Hull, send an ex Hull player to discuss their club. The fans would appreciate it more I’m sure. 👍🏼

@asmackie: All I heard was stupid fucking laughing and nothing was funny Joe Cole – thought you was decent but you can get to fuck, not even for the prediction but why not come to us on first game? It’s a fucking job

@UTFTCHORE04: Come in through the back door? Literally in the playoffs for most of the season; it was only at the end that we fell off. 😬

@Dale_Harris14: This is really, really, REALLY poor from an ex-pro and current pundit. That’s enough for somebody to lose their job for me

@ChampionshpTalk: The disrespect to Hull, not just the team but the city here is absolutely unreal. Hull were in and around the top 6 all season – how did they just slip in? @tntsports are you sure you want this representing you? #hcafc

@nocontextfm1: Not only is this disrespectful to Hull, but it’s mental they laugh at them for ‘only’ spending £70 million… 😂

@Thelikesofhull: Please god show this to every Hull City player. The state of these pundits. We literally have 15 players now who are better than Carlton Cole ever was. Bellends. #hcafc #putthatonyourpodcast

@Soley96_: Refuse Joe Cole entry to our stadium @acunilicali #hcafc

@robbopalmer: I wouldn’t disagree with anyone who thinks Hull City are favs to go down. But these hyenas are disrespectful ex-pros. “I’D LOVE IT” to quote a great Yorkshireman if #HCAFC stay up and defy the odds.

@KathrynBatte: Wow, this is so disrespectful. Through the back door, what does that even mean? Hope the club don’t let you in if that’s how you feel 👍

@AaronCramman: No Hull fan is bothered by being tipped to go down, we know that we are favourites and most probably go down. This is just disrespectful to a whole club and City with no facts within their arguments, if they did research they’d know this is incorrect. #hcafc
@tntsports

@LeeScott92: We stayed around the top 6 for the majority of the season (with a transfer embargo), deservedly beat Millwall in the semi and Middlesbrough didn’t lay a glove on us at Wembley. But we slipped in through the back door 🤔 Laughable #hcafc

@JpFewster: I really really hope we have a few people laughing on the other side of their face more than once this season. #hcafc

@Matt86Holmes: I’ve no issue with being tipped for relegation but no need to be a disrespectful twat about it! Keep it coming! We literally have nothing to lose and being against the odds suits us perfectly! #hcafc

@Terraces12thman:
Do i bait Hull fans? yes
Its banter
But this is disrespectful as fuck,
To openly laugh at a club who just got promoted after been tipped for relegation in the Champ is baffling.
Will they go down? Probably
But they’re there deservedly just like Ipswich and Cov.