Hull City set for historic season

Behind the scenes at Hull City

Chris Newson may have supported Hull City for 15 years but that's nothing compared to the 104-year wait his team have had to reach the top flight of English football.

The 24-year-old lives in Beverley, just outside Hull, and took up the challenge of becoming Newsbeat's pet fan to find out how his team are preparing for the Premier League season.

Hull's ascent to the top has been no mean feat, as recently as 2004 they were still in the fourth tier of English football.

Chris was there to see Hull "legend" Dean Windass strike the winner against Bristol City in the play-off final at Wembley this year.

He said: "There must have been 50-60,000 people in the centre of Hull. The whole of Hull came to a complete and utter standstill.

"It was just the most amazing couple of days. Words can really not describe it."

Chris catches Hull's "legend" Dean Windass for a quick chat

So with the rain beating down and Hull's youngest supporter - Chris's seven-week old daughter Amelia - in tow, we headed off to see how the team are getting on with pre-season training.

As soon as we arrive at the training ground there's a security guard on hand to check our credentials - a sign that Hull have made it to the big time.

The players are tucked away in "The War Room" with gaffer Phil Brown working on the strategy for the season.

To Chris's amusement there's a tray of sandwiches wrapped in cling film ready on the canteen counter and a sign warning players that if they attempt to climb over it they face a fine of a week's wages.

With the rain still pouring the players are put through their paces outside.

It's clear that fitness is important to Phil Brown - something which Chris thinks has definitely helped them succeed.

Before the players can tuck into lunch Chris manages to grab 39-year-old Windass for a few questions.

So is he looking forward to returning to the Premier League?

"Without a doubt yes. I've experienced it a few times now and especially at my age I'm glad to be playing for Hull City in the Premier League.

"All the players are really looking forward to it. They'll have their ups and downs but it should be a very good season."

Chris has a look at the view from his new seat inside the KC Stadium

Chris also managed to have a word with defender Sam Ricketts, who also plays for Wales.

He said: "Predictions-wise obviously we want to stay up, that's the big thing. It'll be a big ask for us. We've gone through a few things this morning and we're trying to make a plan of action.

"We've broken the season down into sections and worked out how many points we want from each, so that's the plan."

The club play their home games at the impressive KC stadium which they share with the city's rugby side.

All 20,500 season tickets have been sold with unprecedented demand and Chris is eager to find out what the view will look like from his new seat.

He added: "I think the atmosphere's going to be absolutely amazing.

"With the likes of Torres, Rooney, Tevez coming here it's going to be very, very impressive."