The Tigers will be hoping they can bounce straight back to the Premier League

Hull City had their relegation to the Championship confirmed on Sunday, when they drew 2-2 with Wigan Athletic on Sunday, and it will be interesting to see how the Tigers cope with life outside English football’s top-flight.

There are numerous questions that need to be answered at the KC Stadium, regarding the manager, the playing staff, and most importantly the financial future of the club.

Hull’s chairman Adam Pearson has stated that the club have to balance the books and, in particular, cut the wage bill. That means that many of thebig names will have to leave over the summer, but much like Newcastle this season, it will be impossible for them all to find clubs, and so what could be left is a core of players who are a cut above the rest of the division, and committed to a quick return to the Premier League.

There is the possibility that Phil Brown could return to the club, after being placed on gardening leave for the last ten games of the season. Whether he will want to come back remains to be seen, although his experience is surely more valuable than that of Iain Dowie, who has a terrible recent record with a multitude of different clubs.

SkyBet make it 20/1 that Hull win the Championship next season, and 7/2 that they win promotion to the Premier League. It could be worth waiting to see how many of the current staff remain at the Tigers after the summer, but there could be a spot of value in them emulating West Brom and Newcastle United and spending just one season in the Championship.