Source: Telegraph
Hull wrong to let Phil Brown go, says Sunderland manager Steve Bruce
Bruce claimed there had been an error of judgement at the Humberside club by dispensing with Brown's services and hiring Iain Dowie as manager on a short-term basis. Sunderland's visit to the KC Stadium could effectively confirm Hull's relegation.[LNB]"Do I think they should have stuck with Phil Brown? Yes," Bruce said. [LNB] Related ArticlesHull City v Sunderland: match previewCampbell could push Hull closer to dropNo sign of football climbing out of recessionTurner: no room for sentiment against HullIain Dowie blasts Hull's lack of punchSport on television"I think Phil deserved after what he did, they should have stuck with him, no disrespect to Iain. But with the job he's done getting Hull into the Premier League and keeping them up, I think he deserved a crack at eight more games.[LNB]"All the financial stuff that has leaked out football clubs have usually got chief executives to answer on finances. In management we're always looking for a player if we can get one. So for what Phil did for Hull, I think he deserved another crack, undoubtedly." [LNB]Bruce also expressed sympathy for Dowie, who was handed the task of staving off relegation following Brown's dismissal last month by Hull chairman Adam Pearson.[LNB]"Iain may be thinking he'll take a job from the start of the season," Bruce said. "It is always difficult to firefight. It's a myth that you can bring people in and things instantly change.[LNB]"I understand why chairmen do it but more than often it doesn't work, especially in the Premier League because you can't turn around the players to turn it around. You've got to go to bat with the players you inherited.[LNB]"I look at stats a lot and especially in the Premier League. In other leagues it can work, you can bring someone in and try change something.[LNB]In the Premier League it doesn't happen very often because you can't change the personnel.[LNB]"In the Championship you can turn around five or six players with loan deals and change the team very quickly. Statistics tell you it doesn't often work at all. Newcastle tried it last year. It doesn't work." [LNB]
