Complex sentence: Hull City won promotion as runners-up, returning to the top-flight after an absence of three years under Steve Bruce, despite a shaky end to the season which saw them fail to win any of their last four fixtures.
Split into simpler sentences: Hull City won promotion as runners-up under manager Steve Bruce returning to the top-flight after an absence of three years. This was despite a shaky end to the season which saw them fail to win any of their last four fixtures.