Hull boss Phil Brown remains positive under intense pressure and views the club's change of regime as a fresh start rather than the beginning of the end.

Brown's position, already under heavy scrutiny due to his side's poor form, has been the subject of even more speculation this week following the appointment of Adam Pearson as chairman.

Pearson stated on his arrival on Monday that results needed to improve and offered Brown no job assurances beyond Sunday's Barclays Premier League visit of Stoke.

"It is a new manager, a new chairman, a new opportunity," Brown said.

"I think the whole situation is a positive one in the face of adversity.

"It is one I am going to grab onto and try to move forward in the manner we did two-and-a-half to three years ago."