But with Hull down to 11 men against Bradford's 12, the game exploded into life as Sing intercepted a drifting Harris pass and sprinted fully 80 yards with Dave Halley in hot pursuit for the game's first try with Tickle adding the extras.
Barry McKay, described Hull as down to earth, a defender of the "underprivileged, the misunderstood and the working class".
Hull were down to 10 men after the 45th-minute dismissal of George Boateng but bravely held out until Arsenal's cruel late winner.
The league's leading points scorer weighed in with another big haul as Wigan won on a day when nearest rivals Warrington went down at Hull KR.
Visitors Hull KR received a boost before kick-off, both with the signing of Australian international Willie Mason and the news that rivals Hull FC had gone down to defeat earlier in the day to set up a mouth-watering Humberside derby play-off clash next weekend.
Jo nodded in a Bilyaletdinov free-kick and Dan Gosling powered in a shot as Hull went 3-0 down after 24 minutes.
Hull panicked and a charged down kick fell into the arms of Jason Webber who scored the Reds' third try to level the scores.
There was little immediate danger when Micah Richards squared the ball across the penalty area to Ben-Haim despite Hull's forwards closing down the space quickly.
Labour Hull East MP Karl Turner knocked down part of Andrew Marvell College to launch the second phase of the school's redevelopment.
Matt Jukes, ABP port director for Hull, said the delay was down to the planning process and that all parties remained committed to the project.
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Hull were already 1-0 down by that stage and a James Milner penalty wrapped up victory for Villa, leaving the hosts to rue their missed chances.
Middlesbrough's situation was more precarious and they produced plenty of early endeavour, which was rewarded with an early goal as Alves charged down an attempted clearance by Hull centre-back Kamil Zayatte and was then played through on goal by King.
Salford staged a valiant fightback from 12-0 down after four minutes to run Hull close in their Super League clash.
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The same two players combined again to give Hull the lead with Koren advancing into space down the right flank and whipping over an inviting cross into the path of Garcia, who headed home superbly.
And there is also an azimuth thruster that can be swung down from the forward part of the hull if an extra push is required.
The result meant Liverpool finished seventh, their worst since 1999, while Hull end their two-year spell in the Premier League down in 19th place.
Richard Whiting and Kirk Yeaman kept Hull in touch, but Leeds took control as Smith touched down a second try, along with Senior and Ryan Hall.
It is in stark contrast to Portsmouth who also move down to England's second tier next season and Hull who require a mathematical miracle to stay up.
"So we will go to Hull and try and grab the win because we are not bogged down by the long trip as it is all fun for us at the moment, " he added.
Hull KR thought they had a glimmer of hope when Jake Webster touched down but the video judge ruled it out.
Sudden puffs can cause stern steerers to rock up on a single forward skate, like a catamaran flying a hull, until the skipper can manage to wrestle the giant craft back down.
It swirled around the ground throughout and Hull certainly coped better with the conditions, with Long, who turned down a 12-month deal at Saints to move to the KC Stadium, taking centre stage.
Throwing away another two-goal lead against Hull on Tuesday and the manager's post-match comments finally brought the axe down.
Hull's equaliser came from the penalty spot after Sol Campbell was adjudged to have brought down a seemingly offside Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink.
What goes for an airport or a bay can be scaled up to an ocean, or the air above it, and down to the flow off an aircraft's wingtip, or a ship's hull.
Hull looked capable of soaking up everything the home side could throw at them until substitute Scharner knocked down a deep cross into the area in the third minute of stoppage time, and Gohouri turned the ball in.
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