HULL CITY: Dowie's been told thanks, but no thanks after poor Premier League record
IAIN Dowie has been told his poor record in the Premier League cost him the chance to be Hull City's boss in the Championship.
The Mail understands Dowie, who is still named as the club's temporary football management consultant, has been called by Adam Pearson to confirm he will not be required next season.
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Iain Dowie's Premier League record cost him a chance of the Tigers job.
Dowie had openly spoken of his desire to lead the City revival and develop the club's emerging talents such as Tom Cairney, Liam Cooper and Will Atkinson.
But the Mail understands that despite being impressed by his positive approach and methods in training, Pearson and owner Russell Bartlett could not look beyond his record of just one win in nine as City lost their top-flight status.
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Despite winning his second game in charge with a 2-0 win over Fulham, Dowie failed to inspire the Tigers and oversaw some hugely disappointing performances, including a devastating 4-1 home defeat to fellow strugglers Burnley.
The Mail last spoke to Dowie last month, when he said he was still hopeful of being appointed.
But repeated calls to his mobile have not been answered in recent days.
Having been part of the management team with Alan Shearer which also failed to save Newcastle from relegation the previous year, his appointment at City was a failure.
Dowie could now return to punditry in his match reporting role with Sky Sports.
Comments
by gjh, WG Durham
Saturday, June 19 2010, 6:05PM
“Agree Adrock!”
by bez, bilton
Saturday, June 19 2010, 7:44AM
“thats a bit harsh. he came in with 9 games to go - inherited a squad which wasnt even premier league quality, but he sure tried his best. i think he was the best option we could of gone for in the championship. who really wants paul hart as the next city manager? i for one dont”
by stuart, philippines
Saturday, June 19 2010, 12:50AM
“Venez, so the Premiership was painful for you. It is painful for me too because we are not in it anymore!!.”
by Adrock, The Wolderness
Friday, June 18 2010, 10:17PM
“Agreed Veneztiger, PB always seemed to perform better under pressure. When we came up and when his job was on the line he could pull it out of the bag. Which is why with 9 games of massive preesure at the end of the season he could have had a chance. At least more than Dowie anyhoo.
As for the premiership not being worth it, rubbish. I waited all my life and my Dad kicked the bucket the season before we made it, many waited much longer for the top flight and to say it's not worth it is disgraceful. Yeah, we could have had better people at the helm but we finally got there. Here's to geting back. Come on you Tigers, whoever has the shirt on.
Yeah.”
by Tony The Tiger, Hedon
Friday, June 18 2010, 5:22PM
“Lets's all face the cold facts. Hull City would not have stayed up whoever was in charge. We rode our luck for the first half of our first season in the Premiership, winning games with 30% possession. As I posted several times on this site, we couldn't carry on winning with those statistics. Last season was a struggle from beginning to end, we were doomed to relegation long before Phil Brown went. We were punching above our weight, end of story.”
by Tigercub, Hull
Friday, June 18 2010, 2:30PM
“"Can we not sue Dowie" - I meant!!....doh!!”
by Tigercub, Hull
Friday, June 18 2010, 2:29PM
“"Can we not sack Dowie".... ??? Grow up!
What everybody needs to remember is that nobody wanted to come to Hull, and we needed somebody at very short notice - we should be greatfull somebody at least stepped in!
Also, all you Browny fans - I know Brown got us into the PL etc etc boring boring... but if this "amazing browny" wasnt doing dodgy deals, didnt loose the dressing room, and wasnt so money greedy with Duffen - then he would have stayed till the end of the season. If Brown actually gave a hoot about the club, none of the above would have happened! Pearson had to get rid of him, like anybody in any company would have - especially if your caught fiddeling the books!!
Dowie has none a good job with a bad bunch, if it wasnt for him Folan wouldnt have got those 2 goals in neither as Brown wouldnt have played him!
Give the guy a break and see the bigger picture sometimes!”
by Dean, Beverley
Friday, June 18 2010, 2:12PM
“Do I sense a lack of inconsistency in decision making here that Dowie is not taken on for his poor record of results. It can hardly be said that PB's record of the last season and a half was enough to keep him gainfully employed at the KC. By the way I would not have employed Dowie given his track record.”
by Llanarmon Tiger, North Wales
Friday, June 18 2010, 2:01PM
“Suspense over - at last some good news.”
by Veneztiger, Jensen Beach Fl
Friday, June 18 2010, 1:43PM
“2 years in the Premiership. What a mistake. stuart, philippines
3 good months in 2008-09, 1 good month in 2009-10, the rest was very painful at best, and the financial disaster that Duffen and Brown left behind them is plain for all to see, now we are selling our young talent because no one wants the other talents they brought in, or maybe you are happy with that ?
"UP THE TIGERS"”