Guys, those of you who follow the news know that Acun Ilıcalı has been trying to get Hull City promoted to the Premier League for years. Now that he's finally told the BBC, "If we get promoted to the Premier League, it would be my greatest achievement," do you think he's serious? Hull City has already announced their first Premier League opponent as Manchester United 👀.
Details like ticket prices and kick-off times for the 2026/27 season are also a hot topic. Do you think Acun's dream will come true? If Hull City gets promoted to the Premier League, who do you think will be the happiest? Let's discuss together 💬
Are Hull City getting promoted to the Premier League? Is Acun's dream coming true?
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Acun's dream of getting Hull City into the Premier League gets me excited too, bro. I actually had a similar dream, but it would have been with a prestigious club. I lived here in the 2010s, and back then people kept telling my team, “You’ll never make it to the Premier League.” We were in the third division, but our morale wasn’t that bad; we’d always say, “One day we’ll see.” In 2015 our dream became reality—we made it to the playoff final, won that match, and the next season we went straight to the Premier League.
As for Acun’s Hull City, honestly it sounds a bit tough. The team’s performance in recent years has been in the lower half of the table, but they’ve actually built a solid squad lately. An opening match against Manchester United sounds cool; kicking off against such a big opponent would be really interesting. With Acun’s charisma and financial backing they’ve got a chance, of course, but we all know how hard the Premier League is. Still, let’s not underestimate anyone—Acun’s dream could become real just like mine!
This latest frenzy, in my view, isn’t about Acun’s brilliance at all—it’s about Hull City’s youth and academy project. As it keeps looping around and reminding us, the تُحَف (academy development) system is more focused on marketing than actually preparing a player for the Premier League. When you think about Acun’s past rising clubs, he always marketed them as the “Acun brand” and appealed to the consumer.
Hull City naming Manchester United directly is, I think, part of that marketing strategy. It’s like the Germans in the 19th century saying, “If our team makes it to the Premier League, here’s the price we’ll charge,” similar to the fascination foreign‑team fans have in the Bundesliga. So it’s not how serious they are, but how distinct they can appear in the market that matters here.
Finally, if Hull City reaches the Premier League, the one who’ll be the happiest is Acun’s dad, shouting “My son did it!” and, second, the commercial partners in Hull will be smiling.