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Few managerial appointments have been as underwhelming as the impending confirmation of Marco Silva as Hull City boss.

With no experience of English football, an inability to speak the language and his new team rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table, many fans and experts are already convinced Silva is doomed to failure.

A little harsh on a man who hasn't even officially taken charge yet. However, no matter how disastrous his reign at Hull turns out to be, we can say with some certainty that it won't end as bizarrely as his time at Sporting Lisbon.

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Silva is best know for his work at Olympiacos, where he won the Greek title last season. Before moving to Athens, the 39 year-old Portuguese had worked exclusively in his homeland - first managing Estoril, then Sporting Lisbon.

In his short time with Sporting, Silva had some success, most notably winning the 2015 Portuguese Cup. However, he was sacked just four days after that victory, because…

He didn't wear the official club suit to a game.

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That's right. Silva was apparently given the boot because he hadn't adhered to the club's strict dress code. Clearly there were other factors involved, but in sacking him, Sporting's top brass genuinely referenced his failure to wear the correct attire during a cup game against Vizela in December 2014.

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Even Hull's current owners couldn't find a reason that daft to fire a manager… could they?