The KC’s tango’d boss is out of a job.
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Hull City manager Phil Brown has been relieved of his duties at the KC Stadium and put on gardening leave.
Assistant boss Brian Horton and Steve Parkin will take charge of the Tigers’ first-team until further notice.
After Saturday’s last-gasp defeat by Arsenal, Hull are second-bottom of the Premier League and three points adrift of safety with nine games left.
Tigers chairman Adam Pearson says the club’s board felt it had to act now to try to keep the club in the top flight.
In a statement, Pearson said: “Retention of Premier League status is paramount and the board believes that a change in managerial direction is the correct option at this time.
“The club will keep supporters completely up-to-date in respect of any managerial appointment but, in the meantime, Brian Horton and Steve Parkin will prepare the team for our important game at Portsmouth next Saturday.” (BBC Sport)
Well this is not the greatest surprise is it. I guess being placed on gardening leave means that Phil Brown got a nice little pay off and as a result doesn’t get to inflict his managerial abilities elsewhere for a period of time that is as yet unknown.
Usually a new boss means an injection of good form and that could be crucial for the Tigers right now so it will be interesting to see who is lined up to replace Brown at the KC Stadium.
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Aquaman - March 15th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
Strange. I would have thought that there would be some loyalty owed to the man who finally broke Hull City’s title of “the largest city in Europe to have never had top flight football”. Still, if ever drastic action were needed then sitting 2nd last on the table with 9 games to go is probably that moment.
Good luck, Hull. Hope it works out for you, though I can’t say that I’m confident.
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anonymous - March 15th, 2010 at 2:14 pm
There is little loyalty unfortunatly, Stoke turning on Pulis vs Villa are they mental, I do not like Brown for the Fabregas claim, but come on, they played their hearts out after Boateng acted so stupid. They lost in the last minute, with ten men versus a very strong Arsenal team.
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Aquaman - March 15th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
I think that it’s a case of Stoke’s new kneejerk fans. A lot of new fans stream into clubs when they reach the top flight, many of them claiming “Nah, I’s been a Stoke fan since i were three year old!” These are the fans that you need to watch for. They jumped on the bandwagon when things were going good, they’ll be the first to rant when things aren’t going beyond brilliantly, and they’ll be the first to jump off when the damage is done.
Maybe I’m wrong. Maybe I’m giving them too much credit, but I think that there’s a real passion to the REAL Stoke fans (cringe away, Donavan) and I think they know what a hero they have in Tony Pulis. Anyone who says differently is provenly wrong.
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anonymous - March 15th, 2010 at 3:31 pm
The thing is though, I can’t stand Brown, I just think it’s weird they have sacked him. I think it’s funny when “Gooners” call for Wenger’s head, yet he has found a bargian in Tommy V and sold two players who didn’t want to stay or didn’t belong, and has recopued around 35mill and spent 10mill, that 25mill left over could do us well for the summer, perhaps Wenger want to have a spree, he may be planning the next Henry and the next Seaman. Hull will go down now, oh well what a shame, their best player Jimmy Bullard will probally go to Newcastle or somewhere. Phil Brown will end up at Burnley or somewhere. Everyone will go somewhere, it’s a pretty reduntant statement, anyway Hull are screwed.
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Retryboy - March 15th, 2010 at 3:32 pm
Brian horton thats a blast from the past! Didn’t he used to be city manager?
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anonymous - March 15th, 2010 at 3:38 pm
I spit on him… wait…
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isaac hunt - March 15th, 2010 at 6:53 pm
about time. i cant believe they have kept him so long. at anfield they were so bad that even we beat them 6-1!
aquaman
“I would have thought that there would be some loyalty owed to the man”
thats like saying benitez should still be in charge because of istanbul.
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Aquaman - March 15th, 2010 at 7:39 pm
isaac hunt
Fair point, but Hull are not definitely relegated, just probably, and Phil Brown was the first person in their history to even get them to the top flight at all. So he would then be their equivalent of Shankly. Should Shankly have been fired if he had been in a similar position in Liverpool’s second season in the top flight?
This is probably the right decision anyway (Phil Brown is very strange) but I do still feel that he’s been treated a little too harshly when his achievements are taken into account.
“Ah, we’re in the Premier League! Well done Phil! First time anyone has ever done that. What? You’re having trouble repeating the same heroics? Well, off you go then.” Seems daft to me…
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Aquaman - March 15th, 2010 at 7:41 pm
I can already see people badgering me for the Shankly comment. Yes, I know that we’d been in the top flight before Shankly.
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anonymous - March 15th, 2010 at 9:11 pm
It was the fake tan that finally put the owners over the top.
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anonymous - March 15th, 2010 at 9:32 pm
does this mean phil brown is now a sadsuma….
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anonymous - March 15th, 2010 at 10:26 pm
As another Gooner said, dont really like him cause of the things that have gone on between Arsenal and Hull, but I do feel bad for him!
First man to take Hull, who are crap, to the prem! Dont understand how these directors cant see that the formulas that work are A. Stick with you manager and back him 100%, dont sack him when things arent quite going your way, and B. spend riduclous amounts of money.
Obviously A is the better choice!
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anonymous - March 17th, 2010 at 11:11 am
Max Branning is taken over
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