With a Covid-19 outbreak hitting the Tigers squad, it was not the fact the game was called off that was controversial, just that no decision was taken until two hours before kick-off.

Hull City, and football as a whole, disrespecting fans with Covid postponements ...

Hull vice-chairman Ehab Allam claimed the Football League had been informed on Christmas Eve that there were 14 cases within the club.In light of the controversy around that game in particular, the authorities have now dropped the requirement for matchday testing, a move welcomed by Hull coach Grant McCann.

NEW DATE: Hull City will now host Blackburn Rovers in January

The game will now be played on Wednesday, January 19, kicking off at 7.45pm.

Hull hope by then they will be under new ownership, with Acun Ilicali announcing live on Turkish television at the weekend that his takeover of the club is close. Any transfer business is on hold until then with the club under an embargo.

As well as allowing for the team to be strengthened, the departure of the unpopular Allam family could well bring an uplift in attendances.

The game Hull were due to play at Sheffield United on December 29 is still to be rearranged but the Blades have a significant backlog to clear.

Hull City have a new date for the Boxing Day game that never was