Welcome to today's live Hull City blog as we provide the latest news and rumours relating to the Tigers.
The international break continues with the club's players working hard in training for their next clash against Preston North End a week on Saturday.
In the meantime, we still have a bunch of news for City fans. Head coach Nigel Adkins is backing an under-fire player, while Peter Swan has had his say on Adkins' style of play and what he'll be thinking amidst a tough run.
Plus we'll have any takeover updates. We'll wait for more progress, there is also an analysis piece on what it means for Paul Duffen and his consortium to be currently in a stage of due diligence.
That and much more in the rolling blog below. Stay tuned City fans throughout the day.
Here are all of the latest football headlines.
Looking at Hull City's league position, fans do not need telling about how poor their club has been this season.
The Tigers currently prop up the division after 12 games, having lost more than any other side in the Championship, and following the international break will embark on the road towards survival and attempt to climb out of the relegation zone.
It was Saturday's 1-0 loss to Sheffield United that saw City drop to their lowest league position in 12 years, coming a cropper to a David McGoldrick penalty, but it could have been a totally different story had the Tigers taken their chances.
Coming out strong in the second half, Nouha Dicko and Markus Henriksen missed fine chances to put their side into a lead as Nigel Adkins' side were once again left ruing missed opportunities.
Creating goalscoring chances hasn't often been a problem for the Tigers this season, but decisively finishing them has been as proven by the damning statistics that highlight City's impotency in front of goal.
Eldin Jakupovic has made a visit to Hull Fair this week.
The goalkeeper hasn't been a City player since summer 2017, but it seems he's partial to a big wheel and some brandy snap.
Leeds United owner Andrea Radrizzani believes the Championship is in desperate need of a rebrand in order to reduce the financial gulf between the second tier and the Premier League.
Radrizzani is in favour of creating a 'Premier League 2', which would see current Championship clubs benefit from the superior top flight broadcasting deal.
Leeds United were one of the biggest earners in the Championship last season after being featured on television 20 games, more than any other side outside the top flight, earning £914,000. Add that figure to prize money and TV money that is spread throughout the league, Leeds earned around £7.7million.
Hull City will have picked up a smaller amount in TV money last season, but having dropped out of the Premier League they were buoyed by parachute payments.
Hull City head coach Nigel Adkins has leapt to the defence of Markus Henriksen, insisting the midfielder is doing a great job as captain.
The 26-year-old, who is currently away with Norway on international duty, has been the source of much criticism since his arrival from AZ Alkmaar in the summer of 2016.
Initially arriving on loan, Henriksen signed a long-term deal at the KCOM Stadium in January 2017 and was this season named club captain by Adkins, who has highlighted the player's leadership on the training ground.
City 's midfield has come under fire from pundits and supporters alike this season, with only academy graduate Dan Batty saved from the scrutiny having impressed in becoming the lynchpin of the Tigers' team despite his lack of experience.
Henriksen is not alone in being the target of criticism, but the City boss has defended his club captain and says it is too easy for some supporters to pick on a player and for others to follow suit.
David Marshall has won Hull City's Player of the Month award for September.
The club announced the results of the poll this morning and Marshall collected 44 per cent of the vote to win the title.
Jarrod Bowen picked up 37 per cent, while Fraizer Campbell collected 15 per cent of the vote.
A week has passed since the news first broke of Paul Duffen's bid to buy Hull City from the Allam family.
The former City chairman is a heading up a Saudi-Arabian financed consortium and is now thought to be in a stage of due diligence after signing a 'non-disclosure agreement'.
However, since the news first reached Hull Live, reports have emerged of two more bidders, one of which is crowdfunding organisation SportyCo, who have released a statement outlining their intent to buy the club and are working in association with Hull City Supporters' Trust. The identity of the third bidder remains unknown.
Therefore with the sale of the club looking ever more likely, we thought it would be a good idea to recap what we know so far and how we reported the news.
The winger will hope to have a role to play as Poland take on Portugal in Chorzow.
Poland drew their first UEFA Nations League game against italy, but will be hoping to get their first win on the board when they meet the European champions.
Duffen's City takeover bid in due diligence stage but what does that mean?
Hull City owner Assem Allam currently has three interested parties wanting to buy the club but it's the one that has hit the 'due diligence' stage which is the closest to a deal.
That specific takeover attempt has come from a Saudi Arabian consortium which is being headed up by former City chairman Paul Duffen.
The Tigers have officially been up for sale since April 2014, a step initially taken after Allam saw his attempts to rename the club Hull Tigers blocked by the Football Association.
City came close to a takeover when a group led by Dai Yongge and Dai Xiu Li, who have since taken charge of Reading, attempted to buy the club but they failed the Premier League's fit and proper person test in August 2016.
Duffen's consortium, however, have signed a 'non-disclosure agreement' which means they have now entered into a period of due diligence but what does that mean?
What will Adkins be thinking right now about his situation?
A penny for the thoughts of Hull City boss Nigel Adkins right now as he tries to get his team prepared for what is a massive game when they return to action.
The match with Preston North End, a team like City in a relegation fight, is a must-win to give the team a lift in confidence and obviously a lift off the bottom of the table.
But it is also a must-win game for head coach Adkins.
Let's make things clear, Adkins is under no threat of losing his job should City lose to Preston. He won't be going anywhere next week, or the week after for that matter.
I think he's probably one of the safest managers in the Championship despite City's lowly position because the owners are not going to change the manager while trying to sell the club. That makes no sense to them whatsoever.
With all the talk of a takeover and new owners coming into the club, there seems to be a raised interest once again surrounding Hull City from the supporters.
I think it's fair to say the fans are pretty much all ready for a change in ownership, but here is the big thing - the club have to get the right owners.
A change at the very top will be enough for some, who lost patience with the Allam family a long while ago.
Yes, a change will bring a new approach and will instantly get many back on side, but it has to be an owner who is prepared to invest into the team in January.
We don't want anyone coming in that is not prepared to invest in the team, otherwise the frustration at off the field activities may end but on the field the difficulties will continue.