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Phil Brown remains manager of Hull City, despite the arrival of Iain Dowie. The Daily Mail says Brown has been put on gardening leave but legally remains the manager, which is why Iain Dowie has been...

I am not sure what the Hull City board is thinking these days. With only 9 games to go this season they let go of Phil Brown and replace him with Iain Dowie. Now I am not a big Phil Brown. I thought...

'This is the best trip, I've ever been on,' sang Phil Brown on the final day of last season just after Hull City had staved off relegation by a single point...

Hull City chairman Adam Pearson says Iain Dowie beat a shortlist of three candidates to succeed Phil Brown as manager. Pearson also expects caretaker boss Brian Horton to leave. He revealed: "We had...

Phil Brown is still the manager of Hull City - and could remain so until the end of next season. Brown has been put on gardening leave but legally remains the manager.

Iain Dowie will not be ranting and raving at his Hull City squad as they battle to beat the drop.

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Gardening leave: BrownPhil Brown is still the manager of Hull City - and could remain so until the end of next season...

Gardening leave: BrownPhil Brown is still the manager of Hull City - and could remain so until the end of next season...

Portsmouth boss Avram Grant is disappointed to see the club receive a nine-points penalty for entering administration. The deduction virtually guarantees Pompey - FA Cup winners in 2008 - will be pla...

Read a full match preview of the Premier League game between Portsmouth and Hull City at Fratton Park on Saturday March 20 2010, kick-off 15.00 GMT.

This week we discuss David Beckham's World Cup blues, Chelsea's ageing squad and Iain Dowie's shock appointment as Hull City's new manager.