Duffen prepared for the worst

Hull City chairman Paul Duffen has revealed the club have a contingency plan in place should they suffer relegation. The Tigers enjoyed a terrific start to their debut season in England's top flight but their campaign has steadily turned sour.And now the 17th-placed side are in danger of being demoted, having managed just one victory in their previous 18 matches.Duffen told the Hull Daily Mail: "Last year from January, I began making contingency plans to be in the Premier League, which probably wasn't in the thoughts of many fans at the time."This year, throughout the season, the whole way in which we've invested in the club has needed to have half an eye on the contingency of an alternative solution next season.Parachute"We are ready for whatever is thrown at us after the next four games."He added: "The simple way of working it out is the differential between living off parachute payments and the full share of Premier League revenues."Next year, the difference would be about £30m. That's the difference between being in the Championship as opposed to being in the Premier League."Duffen, though, remains confident that manager Phil Brown will lead the club to safety with four matches of the season left to play.Fairway"We're in a situation where we've got four games remaining and I believe we need four points from them, but it's possible that three will be enough," he said."But I'm sure that four points will be enough and I've got no doubts whatsoever that we will get them."I never look down, I always look up. I focus on where I want to be rather than where I don't want to be."If you look in the bunker, that's where you will hit your shot, I'm looking down the fairway."

Source: SKY_Sports