NIGEL Pearson admitted that there will be no "quick fix" for Hull City this season after they were dumped out of the League Cup by Brentford last night.

The Tigers suffered an embarrassing exit at Griffin Park when Marcus Bean fired the League One Bees into the third round with a dramatic 88th-minute winner.

It was another regrettable away day for a City side that has now gone 28 league and cup games without a victory on their travels.

And Pearson accepted that his troops face an arduous season unless they can make significant improvements.

"There's obviously not a quick fix for us," said Pearson.

"We've made mistakes that are very disappointing.

"It was our desire not to be another side on the end of an upset but they've played well enough to win the game.

"There's no hiding place from results like this, you've got to be honest about it.

"It's something that we've got to rectify, no doubt about that."

City looked to be on course for a first away win since March 2009 when Mark Cullen fired an opener after just six minutes.

A delightful Robbie Simpson free-kick, one that Pearson strongly disputed, hauled the League One side level before an open second half saw both sides hunt for a winner.

Cullen looked to have grabbed the spotlight again only to see his clever chip ruled out for offside eight minutes from time before Bean sent Griffin Park into raptures with a fine diving header.

Pearson believed City were on the rough end of the key decisions but held his hands up that Brentford had deserved a place in the third round of the League Cup for the first time in 18 years.

Pearson added: "The Brentford first goal was certainly not a free-kick. I've seen it a number of times and it's ridiculous.

"Then Mark (Cullen) is clearly onside for his disallowed goal in the second half.

"I couldn't take anything away from Brentford, they were very good in terms of their commitment and desire.

"We have to take it on the chin. We didn't take our chances and paid the price for it.

"They showed a lot of desire in both boxes and I'm not very happy at the second goal in particular where we didn't track runners or put pressure on the ball.

"There was some positives for us, though. I thought Mark Cullen was excellent, he showed a lot of quality.

"I thought Liam Cooper again did very, very well and Jamie Devitt showed flashes of quality in the wide areas.

"But you've got to be able to deal with what the game presents and we didn't do enough."