Premier League - Brown wins manager gong

Eurosport - Sat, 11 Oct 14:47:00 2008

Hull City boss Phil Brown has won the Premier League Manager of the Month award.

FOOTBALL Hull City Phil Brown manager of the month September - 0

The 49-year-old led his newly-promoted side to 2-1 wins at Newcastle United and Arsenal and a 2-2 draw at home to Everton.

The excellent results helped the Tigers bounce back from a 5-0 home defeat to Wigan at the end of August, while they were followed by a big win at Tottenham Hotspur on October 5.

Hull, in their first season in the top flight, lie third in the Premier League standings.

The Player of the Month award was won by Aston Villa forward Ashley Young.

Former Watford star Young, 23, scored twice and got two assists in a 100 per cent September for Villa, who beat Tottenham, West Brom and Sunderland.

It is the second time Young has won the award, repeating his feat of April 2008.

Reda Maher / Eurosport

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  1. No-one can say that Brown did not deserve it because he­ obviously did! I mean, a newly promoted club with the­ name 'Hull city'... I mean whos heard of them?­ And they go and beat teams like Arsenal....­ Newcastle... and Tottenham shitspur...
    Well played mr.­ Brown, you are an inspiration to all other newely­ promoted managers and reinstate the feeling of­ 'every player has a chance' and 'In the end­ of the day, its 11 against 11'.

    From broly m, on Mon 13 Oct 7:52PM

  2. amazing how the majority are saying HULL are going­ down.im a HULL supporter and most i would say at the­ beggining of the season would have agreed with­ you.HOWEVER unlike most other over hyped clubs mr brown­ has spent wisely,very wisely and i think a mid table­ finish will now be achieved.please give hull city a­ break,they are a hard working TEAM and deserve there­ current dizzy heights.go go tigers

    From michael, on Mon 13 Oct 1:38PM

  3. Hull are a flash in the pan; a once in a generation win­ at Arsenal, 2 wins over desperate clubs currently­ occupying the bottom 2 places in the PL and suddenly­ they're talking'Champions League'. I­ predict a bottom 8 finish and absolute, stone-cold,­ nailed-on certainties for relegation next season.

    From cameron w, on Sat 11 Oct 9:17PM

  4. well robbo, rafa mighta got the gong for good hard­ fought results over m utd and everton. But with hull­ getting their results they 200% deserve it

    From Suzy, on Sat 11 Oct 8:27PM

  5. i'm seriously reckoning hull to qualify for the­ uefa cup this season. i think they'll have­ consistency. i'm not kidding

    arsenal fan by the­ way (whoops, we lost against hull!)

    From Remi J.M, on Sat 11 Oct 1:13PM

  6. WELL DONE PHIL BROWN
    what a start to the season, the­ tigers are playing with so much spirit and self­ beleif
    the city is proud of you. long live the TIGERS

    From chrisinhistruck, on Sat 11 Oct 9:13AM

  7. Hull have my respect. I salute them for their team­ spirit. look, they dont have a world-class individual­ player like cristiano ronaldo, fernando torres or­ lionel messi but they can still achieve so much. they­ totally deserve to be in the position they are in right­ now. they only have geovanni (possibly the best signing­ this season), andy dawson (who needs michael?) and boaz­ myhill (david james, paul robinson, robert green and­ joe hart all conceded more goals than him). i'm­ backing hull to stay in the top half by the end of the­ season. come on hull! united fan here btw.

    From zzzeclipse, on Sat 11 Oct 4:16AM

  8. congratulaions, hull have played well. Hope you stay­ up, however you will lose next week against my hammers

    From jay m, on Fri 10 Oct 10:12PM

  9. WELL DONE PHIL did'nt think he could cut it and­ when taylor went i thought that was it for city but i­ was so wrong good for him.
    And as an arsenal fan for 29­ years it was hard to take what hull city did but what­ made it worse is that I LIVE IN HULL and have all my­ life 39 years(the grief that i've had of the­ lad's has been hard to take) i hope city keep up­ the good work it's a great feel good factor around­ the town at the moment .
    to be truthful i think city­ will finish about 12th but for the first season ever in­ the top flight that'll be great

    From n_a_huk, on Fri 10 Oct 10:06PM

  10. Eh up,thats the kiss of death,expect to see hull slide­ into obscurity in the next 10 games.no higher than 16­ place come end of the season

    From !, on Fri 10 Oct 7:54PM

  11. well done mr brown and hull
    enjoy while it lasts, dont­ think you will get relegated
    hope you can stay free of­ injurys and suspentions
    nice to see a different manager­ and team winning for a change
    and i am a spurs fan

    From Les O, on Fri 10 Oct 7:39PM

  12. Well Done Hull & Phill Brown a breath of fresh air­
    Neil
    Cardiff City Fan

    From limo1wales L, on Fri 10 Oct 7:18PM

  13. Even over Rafa? Not sure what you mean there Suzy.
    He­ definitely deserves it though.

    From robbo, on Fri 10 Oct 6:43PM

  14. fully deserved...

    From DARREN H, on Fri 10 Oct 6:20PM

  15. nope, stoke, spurs and middlesborough, i am a Pompey­ fan, we need more like clubs like Hull to do well, they­ got there with mostly british players and we need that­ to continue for sake of the English game.
    Mac in Iraq

    From WILL M, on Fri 10 Oct 6:03PM

  16. Agree with this.
    He deserves it even over Rafa. Ne one­ with those results should get the gong.
    Lotsa respect­ for Hull at the mo. C'mon they beat arsenal so­ deserve to be where they are now
    from a liverpool fan

    From Suzy, on Fri 10 Oct 5:35PM
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    Hull will still get relegated!

    From Richard, on Fri 10 Oct 5:33PM
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