Pearson sure Hull can still avoid the drop
The Tigers axed boss Phil Brown yesterday following a losing run which was extended to four games by Saturday's stoppage-time setback against Arsenal. They lie one place off the bottom of the table and three points adrift of safety.
But Pearson said: "There are nine games to go and 27 points to play with, so there is time to turn it round." Pearson has drawn up a five-man shortlist to replace 50-year-old Brown – though he confirmed that Alan Curbishley is not among that number.
Brown's erstwhile assistant Brian Horton has joined fellow coach Steve Parkin in caretaker charge.