Source: PA
Pearson pleased with Tigers' tenacity
New Hull manager Nigel Pearson hailed his players' spirit to record an opening-day win over Swansea amid ongoing financial wrangles at the npower Championship club.
Pearson saw his team record a comfortable 2-0 triumph in their first game back in the second tier thanks to goals from teenage loan signing John Bostock and captain Ian Ashbee.
Concern remains about the club's parlous finances, with the prospect of administration lingering after reports suggested the Premier League were planning to withhold a parachute payment. But Pearson was delighted with his team as they secured three points during a transitional period.
Pearson said: "Winning games is always nice and I know there's more to come from us. We are short in certain areas but from day one I've been delighted with the players' application and their willingness to take new things on board.
"Their spirits are pretty good at the moment. The test will be when we have knockbacks and have to deal with disappointment but I've been very pleased.
"With the circumstances as they have been over the past couple of weeks, for the players to have coped with first-day nerves, and the way they have handled it has been admirable."
