"Been there and done it" - Hull City told to seek promotion-winning manager amid Miron Muslic, Plymouth Argyle talk | OneFootball

Despite Muslic impressing since his move to Argyle, Hull's FLW fan pundit would prefer Acun Ilicali to move in a different direction

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In what is starting to become somewhat of a regular occurrence in recent times, Hull City are once again looking for a new head coach after Ruben Selles was sacked last week.

The Spaniard, who was headhunted from Reading FC midway through the 2024-25 season, lost his job despite keeping the Tigers in the Championship, with City owner Acun Ilicali revealing that he expected Selles to guide the club into the top half of the Championship and even pushing for a play-off spot when he was appointed after 19 matches played - even though they were bottom of the table at that point.

Selles' exit has caused much debate and furore within the fanbase of Hull, but the decision has been made and now, Ilicali must find yet another new manager - a third after dispensing of Liam Rosenior's services a year ago, with Tim Walter and Selles biting the bullet since.

Hull City verdict issued on potential appointment of Plymouth Argyle's Miron Muslic

One of the names that has been mooted as Selles' successor is Plymouth Argyle head coach Miron Muslic, who has certainly made an impression since arriving at Home Park in January.

The Bosnia-born coach was unable to stop the Pilgrims from being relegated into League One after replacing Wayne Rooney in the dugout, but he masterminded a famous FA Cup win over Liverpool, and there were several Championship victories recorded before they succumbed to the drop.

Darren Witcoop reported that Hull are interested in Muslic, and whilst HullLive have claimed that the 42-year-old is "unlikely" to be the next City head coach, FLW's Tigers fan pundit Cameron Gibson believes that he would be an interesting appointment if it happened, although promotion-winning experience within the EFL would be preferred.

"I wouldn't be against Muslic," Cameron told FLW.

"He managed to turn the form of Plymouth around quite significantly. The points per game ratio from when Wayne Rooney was in charge in comparison to himself massively went up, so that is a positive, he knows how to get results in this league to some extent.

"He's not someone that's fought at the top end of the Championship before, he's not someone that's got that much experience in English football, which is what I'd personally like Hull City to look for - someone who's got plenty of experience, maybe a promotion or a couple on their CV, whether that is from League One or from the Championship, someone that's been there and done it would be suitable for me.

"In terms of his style of play - I know when Plymouth came to the MKM they weren't great, but they haven't been great all season. From what I've seen in a few other games, they like to play three at the back, which is something I've always thought suited Hull City, so if he was to come to Hull City, I would back it.

"I do think there are better candidates out there currently, so if the owner does have a list and he's interviewing Muslic and he impresses and is the best candidate in the owner's eyes, then I wouldn't be unhappy about him taking over.

"I would be interested to know as well what compensation fee that Plymouth would want - that also has to be taken into consideration."

Hull City: Acun Ilicali and Miron Muslic may not be the right fit for each other

Even though he's only been at Plymouth for a few months, Muslic has already seemingly made his feelings clear towards the lack of staff at the club behind the scenes, which has since being rectified with hires such as David Fox as head of football operations.

That shows he's not afraid to call out the powers-that-be over how they choose to run the club, but that may not go down the same way if he did the same with Ilicali, who has proven to be a ruthless operator throughout his time at Hull.

You get the sense that the two personalities may not mesh, and given the Turkish businessman last time opted for a coach that hasn't had too much experience of being a number one in the form of Selles, going for Muslic - who has only been in England for four months - would still represent a big risk.