Hull tell manager Phil Brown his job is safe
Published 23:00 27/09/09 By By David Maddock
Hull chairman Paul Duffen has rubbished suggestions that boss Phil Brown is facing the sack.
The Tigers chief is convinced his manager is still the right man for the job, despite two heavy defeats in the last week.
Hull have slipped into the bottom three at the start of this campaign, a complete contrast to their outstanding form last year, when they briefly entered the top four.
But Duffen is adamant that he will stand by Brown, and he said: "There is no speculation at the football club about the manager's position, that's just mischief making in the media if there is. We are certainly not aware of it.
"In football you are always going to find a vociferous minority who will be discontented and I also think second season syndrome articulates a little bit about fans and a club who got into the Premier League for the first time in 104 years.
"In the second season maybe they have set themselves unrealistic expectations. At the moment we are seven games into a new campaign. We are right in the mix, only a few points separates us from the middle of the league and I am really pleased with the signs I see developing in the squad.
"As you could see [at Anfield], we certainly don't lack spirit or heart. Everyone is playing for each other and they are certainly playing for the manager."
Liverpool owner George Gillett meanwhile, entertained the latest potential investor in the club, when he invited Arab tycoon Prince Faizal bin Fahad bin Abdullah al Said, owner of F6 marketing and investment in Middle East, to the club to watch the destruction of Hull.
The club's American owners are prepared to sell a 25 per cent stake in Anfield, and hope to raise up to £200million to help finance the build of a new stadium."
