Arnold had been with the club for many years, but Peter Taylor has now decided to bring in his own man. 41-year-old Prudhoe, a veteren goalkeeper whose playing career included spells at Sunderland, Birmingham, Walsall, Carlisle, Darlington, Stoke and Bradford, before playing his last competitive game in January 2000 for Southend, replaces him.
Prudhoe has coached at various places over the last four years, but now becomes a full-time employee of Hull City.