Source: Eurosport
Duffen: Tigers will learn from close shave
Hull chairman Paul Duffen has promised the Tigers will be a "lot wiser" during their second Barclays Premier League campaign after narrowly avoiding relegation from the top flight.
Phil Brown's side retained their Premier League status by one point despite a 1-0 home defeat against Manchester United as results elsewhere ensured it was Newcastle and Middlesbrough that dropped into the Coca-Cola Championship along with West Brom.
Duffen told Radio Five Live: "It was difficult. I could give you all the platitudes like `it's the points you get after 38 games' and `we got a point more than Newcastle and we deserved to be there', but obviously it was heart-in-mouth stuff.
"We limped across the line rather than burst though the tape. But we did it and now we've got the chance to learn from our first Premier League campaign, strengthen in the summer, and go forward next year a lot wiser."
Duffen admits a summer of squad strengthening lies ahead, with a striker top of his wishlist after seeing his side notch only 39 top-flight goals this season.
"Jimmy Bullard will be playing next season but we know we need a couple of goalscorers, we've been a bit light on goals and I've got no problems if we have a good crack at trying to strengthen that area."
