Phil Brown sacked

Pepe LeFrits

According to SSN

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_6028290,00.html

Time Magazine

Thank fcuk for that.

Pepe LeFrits

I'm waiting for it to fleshed out a bit more (in case it's some disgruntled Arsenal fan temp working at Sky) before I start dancing.

SlickRic

that Tom Cairney chap must have good friends in high places...

Wreck

Couldn't have happened to a more deserving person.

Ush1

SlickRic wrote: »

that Tom Cairney chap must have good friends in high places...

Yup, won't be his prob anymore.

jank

I'll miss his singing.

Mars Bar

Why do so many people here dislike Phil Brown?

Wouldn't say I like him but wouldn't say I disliked him either. Did I miss something he did or said?

Headshot

mars bar wrote: »

Why do so many people here dislike Phil Brown?

Wouldn't say I like him but wouldn't say I disliked him either. Did I miss something he did or said?

Mainly just arsenal fans

syngindub

going to miss that ear piece. Is big sam the only left who wears one?

super_furry

Cheerio Yellow-Pack Mourinho.

Mars Bar

Headshot wrote: »

Mainly just arsenal fans

Oh, why?

*google search gives me lots of stuff about Fabregas spitting at assistant coach...*

FUNKY LOVER

cause he made up a blatant lie about fabregas spitting on his assistant manager,even cameras showed he was lied.

the man has an opinion about himself.

GavRedKing

Always a tough decision to make when your team is down there and the games are running out, could either save the club or cement their place in the championship, IMO they were going be going down regardless.

SlickRic

mars bar wrote: »

Why do so many people here dislike Phil Brown?

i respect what he did with Hull, absolutely, can't take anything away from him. a good manager, who had a small club like Hull City punching above their weight.

but he's orange.

Fizman

"Hey Phil, Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee".

keano_afc

Thats the best possible news on a Monday morning. Delighted.

patmac

Did a decent job in getting Hull to the premiership and keeping them there for a year and half and still only 3 points of safety seems a bit harsh, regardless of wha Arsenal fans think of him.

I wouldn't be Phil Browns biggest fan but for Hull to sack him at this stage of the season is totally stupid and wrong and to be fair to Brown he took Hull from 22nd in the championship in December 2006, to the Premier League in 2008. Furthermore they were unlucky not to win Saturday night as you wouldn't guess who had the 10 men the way arsenal were playing. That is, me assuming his dismissal is for football reasons. Perhaps there is more to it.

super_furry

This day could only get better if Sam Allardyce was arrested for nicking pies from his local bakers.

racso1975

look it he's a joke of a manager no 2 ways about but i'll certainly miss the laugh i always had at him. Always thought he was footballs equal to that guy from the office

SlickRic

racso1975 wrote: »

look it he's a joke of a manager

how?

without resorting to the 'he's got a high opinion of himself' argument.

that doesn't mean he's not good at what he does.

Handsome Bob

I'm expecting an encore.

FUNKY LOVER

SlickRic wrote: »

how?

without resorting to the 'he's got a high opinion of himself' argument.

that doesn't mean he's not good at what he does.

maybe becaue his team are 2nd from bottom,and he has lost more games as a manager than he has won.

invinciblePRSTV

Shame really he had Hull punching well above their weight, i guess the upheavals at board level were going to impact at some point.

Who is going to take over Hull now?

Brian Wilson wouldda been proud

Ush1

In fairness he had good and bad points...

SlickRic

FUNKY LOVER wrote: »

maybe becaue his team are 2nd from bottom,and he has lost more games as a manager than he has won.

where were they when he joined them?

FUNKY LOVER

SlickRic wrote: »

where were they when he joined them?

thats nothing to do with it,many managers take ovet teams get them promoted but cant sustain it at top kevel.he is probably championship material which isnt acceptable when your in the premier league,ala roy keane.

death1234567

I don't like the permatanned egomaniac at all but to sack him now with only 9 games left to go is too little to late IMO.

SlickRic

FUNKY LOVER wrote: »

thats nothing to do with it,many managers take ovet teams get them promoted but cant sustain it at top kevel.he is probably championship material which isnt acceptable when your in the premier league,ala roy keane.

it depends what you expect from a club like Hull City.

he got them promoted, then kept them up. he could have kept them up again this year,

either way, he's not a 'joke of a manager' which is what i took issue with.

As Rod Liddle might say, "Hull are suffering delusions of their own grandeur" , or something to that effect

everdead.ie

I don't think he was that bad Hull played very well against Arsenal and didn't deserve to loose Hull don't play the most aestetically pleasing football by any means but they give 110% every match and Hull are far from relegated they still have a good bit of time to get out of the relegation zone

EDIT he's been doing better then Brian Laws who doesn't seem to be anywhere near getting the sack

Royale with Cheese

Nice one Bendtner

karma_

I'm not his biggest fan either, but this is a mind-boggling decision by Hull at this stage in the season.

jaykay74

Phil Brown does not like that.

L'prof

Should have sacked him on the pitch in front of the fans...

Brown was a decent Premiership manager. I never liked having to play Hull or Bolton when he was working there and that's a testament to the good work he's done. Sadly the premiership is a very fickle place at times and has a very short memory. Sacking him at this stage of the season is pointless though, should have either done it a lot sooner or at the end of the season!

mike65

Bollocks! Now they get a boost

Aidric

Strange timing but I won't be shedding any tears over this decision. Adios Philip.

Fuzzy_Dunlop

Seems like a bit of a stupid decision, not that I care for him.

Also, wtf is "gardening leave"?

mike65

Gradening leave means you go to tend your garden, not join another club. Like anyone would have him.

Pepe LeFrits

mike65 wrote: »

Gradening leave means you go to tend your garden, not join another club. Like anyone would have him.

Wenger out, Brown in!

ahahah

super_furry

He's being lined up to replace Rafa. :P

dougal

playa3 wrote: »

Also, wtf is "gardening leave"?

It means he is sacked as manager but still has to cut the grass in the stadium!

ilovelamp2000

jasonorr wrote: »

Should have sacked him on the pitch in front of the fans...

And asked him to hand his headset too.

Paleface

I think he'll make a great gardener!!

Timing is a bit strange, but was never a fan of his.

Always seems a bit too 'David Brent' for my taste

kryogen

gotta respect what he did at Hull, is this not an odd time to be sacking him?

strikes me as bad timing actually

always got a laugh off him tbh, never took him seriously on camera

JimsAlterEgo

strange timing, did they actually expect to beat Arsenal?

copacetic

thought he did alright at hull, if anything though he should have been sacked for the below when it happened.

L'prof

JimsAlterEgo wrote: »

strange timing, did they actually expect to beat Arsenal?

The decision must have already been made.

SlickRic

we all know what this mean don't we?

Phil Brown, 'BBC Studio Analyst' during the World Cup.