A full-blown relegation battle is starting to look ever more on the cards, as City were hammered 6-1 at Anfield on Saturday. An equaliser from Geovanni provided only temporary joy for the 3,000 strong away following, who watched helpless as their side disintegrated in the second half, with the home side almost scoring at will.

But in truth, this really wasn’t that bad a city performance. Occasionally shambolic defending overshadowed some good attacking play, and City looked more of a threat going forward than they have for some weeks. Geo in particular looked eager for the ball, and capped a good display with a cracking volley to equalise. The real key to the game came with the third goal, scored by Torres just after half, and the third consecutive away game in which City have conceded a sloppy goal minutes after the re-start. The second goal also had a whiff of ‘seen it all before’ about it. Liam Cooper stepped up to play offside, and Ibrahima Sonko dropped back, playing the brilliant Fernando Torres on-side for simple finish. This naivety in defence needs to be eradicated, and quickly, if the Tigers are to have any chance of survival.

This week’s blog entry seemed to generate a few questions, so I thought I’d answer them seeing as I had a spare minute or two. Those of you who’ve asked me questions in the past, I’ve kind of ignored them because they’re probably a bit old now. Sorry if this looks a bit self-indulgent, but it’s my blog, my opinion, so you might as well hear it. If you’ve got a question, feel free to stick it in the comments section and I’ll try to do a regular midweek blog Q+A styleee thing. Here goes!

Garreth Ellyard went to the trouble of asking quite a few, so I’ll look at his first:

(1) Do you think anyone else would keep their job after 2 wins in 28 games (not including pre season) so why should Brown?

TC: I see what you mean, but I think seasons should be viewed separately where possible. I think we should judge him on this season’s games, which apart from Saturday against Birmingham, had been reasonable in my opinion.

Boos filled the air as Phil Dowd signalled the end of another disappointing showing from Hull City. Saturday's 1-0 defeat to Birmingham sent shock-waves around East Yorkshire, and gave new ammunition to a vocal minority of anti-Brown activists.

While the dissenting voices are surely premature, their sentiments are starting to have an air of reason. Brown's men started slowly, and never really found their rhythm at any stage of what was in reality a very winnable game. Like the game against Bolton, this game was one from the mini league of teams who are likely to be in the relegation mix-up at the end of the season. That City seemed to lack a real desire, more than a lack of quality, is a real cause for concern.

A 4-1 defeat always looks bad, but it doesn’t always tell the whole story of Hull City’s game at Sunderland. City were in this contest for much of the game, make no mistake. A ridiculous handball from Craig Fagan gave the home side an early goal they hadn’t deserved, but that aside the first half action was enterprising and exuberant from City, with a deserved equaliser coming from Zayatte’s head just before half time.

But then what many feared might happen, happened. The back four looked shaky on paper, but had put in a solid shift in the first period. They were mercilessly ripped apart by the home side in the second 45 minutes, and most worryingly in a variety of ways. Three goals came from a worrying variety of different outlets.

Big Ben struck five on Tuesday as Sky desperately tried to rack up some faux-drama at the end of another dreary deadline day. Hull City were one of the more proactive teams as the deadline neared, drafting in another centre half in the shape of Ibrahima Sonko. A further signing came on Thursday however, with the free agent Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink deciding to head for East Yorkshire, a move that appears to have placated a section of fans upset at Michael Turner's sale.

City fans seemed reasonably satisfied with both messers Brown and Duffen's work in the window until last Sunday, when Turner moved to Sunderland. The transfer prompted a surprisingly hostile reaction from a section of City's fans, some of whom questioned whether Turner was sold as a matter of necessity and whether Brown, and particularly Duffen, were the right men to be in charge at all.