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Paul Jeremy Duffen is the chairman of Hull City football club, and was formerly Chief Executive Officer of Catalyst Media Group plc (formerly Newsplayer Group plc), where other board members included Sir David Frost and Steven Smith. Hull City Association Football Club are an English football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Sir David Paradine Frost, OBE (born 7 April 1939) is an English Satirist and Television presenter, famed as both a He had previously worked in sales and marketing roles for Procter & Gamble and distribution company P J Holloway. Procter & Gamble Co ( P&G,) is a Fortune 500, American global corporation based in Cincinnati Ohio, that manufactures a wide [1]

Duffen, in a consortium with Russell Bartlett and Martin Walker, purchased Hull City from Adam Pearson in June 2007 and replaced him as chairman. A consortium is an association of two or more individuals companies organizations or governments (or any combination of these entities with the objective of participating Russell Bartlett is a businessman and property investor and a Director of Hull City football club Martin Walker is a Director of Hull City football club He joined Hull City in June 2007 as part of a consortium with Paul Duffen and Russell Bartlett Adam Pearson (born 8 April, 1964 in Harrogate, England) is Chairman of the Coca-Cola Championship football club [2] They had already made unsuccessful attempts to take over West Ham United and Cardiff City. } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played Cardiff City Football Club (Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd is a football team based in Cardiff, Wales. [3] He pledged to invest in the team with the aim of achieving promotion to the top flight for the first time in the club's history. [4] He said for the 2007-08 season he wanted the team in the top half of the Championship, and the season after that he wanted the team in the play-offs. The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons The Football League play-offs are a series of Football (soccer matches to determine a promotion place within the English football league system. [5] He delivered on his promise of investment with the million pound signing of striker Caleb Folan from Wigan, shattering City's previous transfer record,[6] and bringing in other high earners such as former Nigeria captain and BBC African Footballer of the Year Jay-Jay Okocha and his former Bolton teammate Henrik Pedersen to almost double the club's wage bill. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Caleb Colman Folan (born 26 October 1982 in Leeds, England) is an English -born Irish footballer, currently playing for Hull City Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional football team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation The BBC African Footballer of the Year is an annual award given to the best African footballer of the year as voted by the BBC radio listeners Augustine Azuka "Jay-Jay" Okocha (born 14 August 1973 in Enugu) is a former Nigerian footballer. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Henrik Pedersen (born June 10 1975) is a versatile Danish professional footballer who prefers to play as a Forward. [7]

Under Phil Brown's management, Hull City exceeded Duffen's ambitious targets by finishing third in the Championship in his first season at the helm, equaling their highest ever finish in 1909-10. Philip "Phil" Brown (born 30 May, 1959 in South Shields, England) is an English former footballer, and the current They went on to make their first ever appearance at Wembley, defeating Bristol City 1-0 in the Championship play-off final to secure promotion to the Premiership. Wembley Stadium is a Stadium in Wembley, located in the London Borough of Brent in London, England. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol England, (the other being arch rivals Bristol Rovers) The 2008 Football League Championship play-off final was contested between Bristol City and Hull City. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs [8] He once again pledged to invest in the team, stating (prior to the final) that "the vast majority of the money that would come in from being in the Premier League would go to Phil for team strengthening and increasing the wage bill". [9] He also offered to fund a 7,000-seat extension to the KC Stadium. The Kingston Communications Stadium, often shortened to KC Stadium or just the KC, is a multi-purpose facility in the city of Kingston upon Hull (Hull [10]

Notes

  1. ^ Paul Duffen. streamingmedia. com. Retrieved on 2008-05-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling
  2. ^ "New owner takes over at Hull City", BBC Sport, 2007-06-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Retrieved on 2007-06-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses.  
  3. ^ "A Look At Paul Duffen", Vital Football. Retrieved on 2007-06-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses.  
  4. ^ New Man Reveals Plans. Retrieved on 18 June 2007. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  5. ^ "New Man Reveals Plans", Hull City AFC, 2007-06-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Retrieved on 2007-06-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat  
  6. ^ Hull break record to land Folan. BBC (2007-09-01). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Retrieved on 2007-09-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle.
  7. ^ "Wembley return for hometown boy Barmby", Yorkshire Post, 2008-05-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Retrieved on 2008-05-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling  
  8. ^ McNulty, Phil. "Bristol City 0-1 Hull", BBC Sport, 2008-05-24. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Retrieved on 2008-05-26. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place  
  9. ^ Sutcliffe, Richarrd. "Duffen plans for the long term in event of taking Premier prize", Yorkshire Post, 2008-05-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Retrieved on 2008-05-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling  
  10. ^ "It's time to build up KC Stadium", Hull Daily Mail, 2008-05-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Retrieved on 2008-05-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling  
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