The pedantic assistant referee who held up the start of the 2nd half because the net behind Hull goalkeeper Boaz Myhill wasn't secure could have spared us all the wait.

There was a touch of irony that in such a magnificent sporting arena as the KC Stadium such a basic thing as a potentially leaky net was a problem.
But, of course, the Albion's 2nd half endeadvour was all to no avail and the ball never went near the offending piece of net!

The Seagulls certainly merited a draw, though, because we dominated the proceedings in that second period.

Much credit must go to Mark McCammon who defied all his critics with exactly the sort of performance we were missing in the first half. He gave Hull's back line all sorts of problems and set up the Albion's best chance of the match with a left wing cross which saw Leon Knight head wide from six yards.

Once again, the Albion faithful will be divided about Knight's contribution.
For my part, I thought a player of his ability should have done better with the possession he had. One particular passage of play when he put in a limp cross vaguely in Dean Hammond's direction deserved far more composure and accuracy.

Might Albion have fared better if Knight had been sacrificed at half time rather than Jake Robinson? We'll never know, of course, but Robinson clearly isn't a right winger, even though he showed some encouraging thrusts from that area in the first 45 minutes. Give him the chance to run at big defenders, though, and he causes all sorts of problems.

Sebastien Carole must have considered himself unlucky to be excluded after his encouraging debut against Crewe and it was surprising that he wasn't given at least 10 minutes as the Albion strove for the equaliser at Hull.
Albion had been a bit sluggish in the opening part of the match but showed their potential as the first half wore on. However, it was Hull who rained in more efforts on goal and it was a deflected long-range lash from their right back that found the back of our net just before half-time, while Knight was still on the ground awaiting treatment.

McGhee went ballistic at the referee as he came off the pitch, but he calmed down back in the dressing room to make a double substitution. CK-R would have been sent off if he had stayed on, after picking up a booking for a series of challenges referee Phil Joslin deemed as fouls.

So it was no surprise to see McCammon take his place, and, as mentioned, the much-maligned striker did a good job, causing all sorts of panic in the Hull defence.

The introduction of the energetic Alexis Nicolas gave the Albion midfield a more solid look and he was all over the place, winning the ball or making himself available for a pass.Richard Carpenter also passed the ball much better, but, sorry to say, Charlie Oatway didn't.

The inevitablity of Hull scoring a second goal was there for all to see as the Albion pushed up in search of the equaliser, but it was a Jason Dodd error that let them in and there are obviously question marks over the former Saint's fitness, with McGhee admitting he won't be able to play four games in 10 days.

So, expect Adam El-Abd to step in to the right back slot against Shrewsbury on Tuesday night, when, hopefully, we might get some much-needed goalscoring practice.

By Nick Turrell