Phil Brown Sacked

By: Matt | March 16th, 2010

   

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Brownie Out

In what was certainly a sad inevitability, Phil Brown was sacked by Hull City on Monday.

The statement from chairman Adam Pearson, in full:

Hull City AFC confirms that Phil Brown has been relieved of his managerial duties at the club and has been placed on gardening leave with immediate effect. Brian Horton and Steve Parkin will take charge of first-team duties until further notice.

We would like to place on record our sincere thanks to Phil for the major success achieved during a period of four seasons in charge at the club and wish him every success for the future. Promotion to the Premier League in 2008 and retention of our status on the last day of the 2009 season are unique events in the history of Hull City AFC and both were achieved under Phil’s stewardship during a period which will never be forgotten by all connected with the club.

However, 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.

Adam Pearson
Chairman, Hull City AFC

There isn’t too much to say, with relegation looming close on the horizon, Pearson thought a change was needed. You can’t sack the players, so Brown had to go. Agree or disagree, that is the way things are in this day and age.

From my point of view, Phil Brown led our club to promotion to the highest level of club football on the planet, and helped retain our status on the final day of last season. His place in the history of Hull City is firmly cemented, and will be fondly recalled.

Now the club most focus on what has become the biggest match in its history (every match of the remaining nine will take that mantle), against Portsmouth on Saturday.

COYH

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• dsadas |  March 16th, 2010 at 9:26 am

  
  
  

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• Ian |  March 16th, 2010 at 3:58 pm

  
  
  

  Any explanation of “gardening duty”? I thought this might have only sounded strange to me as a Yank, but I heard the guys on the Guardian podcast laughing about it too. Seems like a really strange term for it.

  

• Matilda |  March 17th, 2010 at 11:02 am

  
  
  

  I think this is really sad. Honestly Phil Brown isn’t a bad manager and this is one of the worst times to bring in someone new. You have to figure at least a 2 month adjustment period for the new manager to get a feel for his players, where they can work and where they can’t, and in 2 months it will already be far too late. Good luck Hull.

  

• Nick |  March 19th, 2010 at 4:54 am

  
  
  

  To me phil brown seemed like a decent manager but it was probably for the best that he received the sack. Any knowledge on who Hull have lined up to replace him?

  

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