'They can say what they like' - Tim Walter makes Hull City vow amid supporter backlash

Tim Walter vowed to fight on as Hull City boss after Tuesday night's dismal 2-0 home defeat to Sheffield Wednesday, but admits the current spell is a horror for him.

Wednesday now have more wins at the MKM Stadium this season than City, having already won in the Carabao Cup, and this performance left fans calling for owner Acun Ilicali to sack the beleaguered German boss throughout a really poor display, in what became a toxic atmosphere aimed at the Tigers' head coach.

A goal in each half from Josh Windass' penalty and a Michael Smith strike late on left City staring down the barrel of a fourth straight loss, and a ninth game without a victory which leaves them mired inside the bottom three.

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It could have been different had Regan Slater not seen a goalbound effort brilliantly saved by Michael Beadle before Xavier Simons crashed an effort off the post, but the manner of a tepid second half display saw fans again turn on the head coach.

Walter, though, remained defiant about the criticism and has no intention of walking away, despite the vociferous anger aimed his way.

"For me, it's no problem (the abuse)," Walter told Hull Live. "I can understand everything, but for the lads, it's a problem. They can say what they like against me, it's no problem.

"But for the lads, because they are still young and they are not really experienced, it's even harder than for me."

Walter admits he can understand the fans' frustrations given the worrying form, and the manner of this display.

"I can understand if you don't win nine games in a row, then it's normal," when asked about the fans wanting him to be sacked.

"I'm angry about me myself, you know, because I want to win games, I want to win games, and I've never had that situation. If you look at my statistics, I won more games than I lost, and now I have lost that many games. For me, it's a horror, really.

"All I want to ask the fans is that they help the players, they don't have to help me, but they should help the players because that's important. It's important that we stay together and that we fight for each other.

"We want to give our best for the team, the fans, and the club because we are just employees from the club. We love this club because we play and work for it. All we have to do is do everything we can to work and fight for the club."

At the end of the game, Walter went to embrace his wife and two young children behind the dugouts, and in an obviously difficulty situation for them, he says they understand. "They know me, I'm just a father," he said. "I'm not the coach, I'm just the father."