This article is part of Football League World’s ‘Rewind’ series, this content strand is where we rewind back to a particular moment at a club, assess the initial reaction from the fans, and then proceed to evaluate and reflect on whether fans were right to react in that way…
It was a busy summer transfer window for Hull City, with the club bringing in no fewer than 11 new players either permanently or on loan, while also seeing manager Nigel Adkins resign from his role at the KCOM Stadium, to be replaced by Grant McCann.
One of those to have come into the club was George Honeyman, who joined the club from League One side Sunderland for a fee reported to be in the region of £400,000.
A graduate of Sunderland's academy, Honeyman had made a total of 97 appearances for the Black Cats, captaining the club to the League One play-off finals during the previous campaign.
Taking to Twitter to react to news of Honeyman's arrival, a number of Hull fans had appeared to be pleased with the recruitment of the attacking midfielder.
So far this season, it seems as though things haven't quite worked out the way the majority of those Hull fans expected however.
McCann's side currently find themselves 16th in the Championship, having won three and drawn four of their 11 league games so far this season, and they may have been expecting a more significant contribution from Honeyman.
The midfielder has started six league games for Hull this season, coming off the bench in three more, while also featuring in his side's win over Tranmere Rovers in the Carabao Cup.
During those appearances, Honeyman has so far yet to find the net or provide an assist for the Tigers, with the 25-year-old often finding himself in a central midfield role, rather than the attacking one he has been known to play at times throughout his career.
That is something that may be a concern for the Tigers, who have largely found themselves relying on Jarrod Bowen and Kamil Grosicki to provide the goals again this season.
With those two having been heavily linked with moves away during the transfer window, the departures of those two could leave Hull looking for other attacking outlets within their midfield, one of which could be Honeyman.
It is possible therefore that Honeyman may need to up his return somewhat between now and January, in order to ease some of the nerves around the KCOM Stadium in the lead up to the transfer window reopening, then those Hull fans can maintain some of the optimism they displayed when Honeyman first arrived.
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