‘Joe Cole had a MARE here’ – Fans react to pundit’s brutal pre-season prediction after Hull make it back-to-back win

FOOTBALL fans are tearing into Joe Cole after Hull made it two wins from two in the Premier League – just weeks on from his brutal relegation prediction. Cole, 44, claimed that he had turned down covering their opener against Manchester United because he thinks they’re that bad. Football fans have hit back at Joe Cole after his Hull prediction backfired Credit: Getty The Tigers have won two out of two to start the season Credit: @dressingroomaa And it backfired almost immediately after they picked up a shock three points. Now, the glee from supporters is even greater after the second weekend. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! Hull beat fellow Prem newbies Coventry 1-0 away from home and ended Saturday second in the table. And fans have been quick to turn it against Cole, with one saying: “Joe Cole has had an absolute mare with this… “’The apology must be as loud and as public as the disrespect’. Fair play Hull – 6/6 points”. Another wrote online: “Joe Cole probably feels rather silly now. Hull this seasons surprise package by the looks of things.” A third added: “Another excellent result for Hull today. Certainly puts Joe Cole and Carlton Cole in their place.” Hull, who came up via the play-offs despite having some of the worst underlying figures in the Championship, were hot favourites to go straight back down. Most read in Sport BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UK They had even been tipped to push Derby’s unwanted record low points tally of just 11. And after two games, Hull are more than halfway there already. They are also getting ahead of the game with Cov left stranded on none. Ipswich, Championship runners up last season, also won their opening fixture. Cole wasn’t alone in having the Tigers in relegation trouble before a ball had been kicked. But he invited trouble when saying: “I want to make a confession here today, right. “TNT Sports have contacted me for the new season. They’ve tried to slip in the Hull one on the first day of the season. “I put my phone on do not disturb!” He added: “Hull are gone, man. They’ve spent 70 mil, I’ll be stunned if they stay up. “They’ve come here through the back door, they’ve slipped in.” Comment now