The imminent departure of Hull City chairman Paul Duffen has left the future of manager Phil Brown shrouded in uncertainty.

Brown survived a day of frenzied speculation on Wednesday when he held meetings with owner Russell Bartlett about his position at the KC Stadium.

And while, he is expected to remain in charge for Saturday’s crunch game at Burnley (in which the Tigers are 11/4 to win at Turf Moor with Totesport) nothing is certain beyond that game.

The main problem for Brown, (whose Hull side are 2/5 favourites to be relegated with totesport) is that his main ally in Duffen is expected to leave the club and be replaced by former Derby County chief Adam Pearson.

Therefore it will leave the manager needing an immediate upturn in results to keep his post at the Premier League club.

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