Hull skipper Curtis Davies was brutally honest as he labelled his side's thrashing 'embarrassing and gutless.'
Manager Mike Phelan has won praise, the August manager of the month award and finally a permanent contract for the way he has transformed Hull from a team boasting just 10 available players to one ready to battle with the Premier League big guns.
But there was no sign of that fighting spirit as they were crushed by Bournemouth
Davies admitted: 'It was embarrassing, gutless, devastating.