Adam Pearson, the new chairman of Hull City, has told manager Phil Brown that he has one more match to save his Hull City career.

"The manager was expected to be dismissed after the 2-0 defeat away to Burnley on Saturday, but it seems he has earned himself a stay of execution for one more game at least because of the woeful performance of Mike Jones, the referee, at Turf Moor."

Brown will now be in charge of next Sunday's game at home to Stoke.

“I’ve told him [Brown] he will be the manager for the game against Stoke,” Pearson said. “As far as I am concerned, he still is the manager of this club. It’s a results-based business, but he retains my full support.”

Brown said: “I spoke long and hard with Adam. I have very good memories of him. He brought me back into the game after 8½ months out in the wilderness as a coach. He then gave me the opportunity to manage at this level. I have nothing but thanks to Adam Pearson.”

Pearson has also ordered an internal investigation into the £27m debt at the club and £40m wage bill.

"To make matters worse, the Premier League has confirmed it is investigating the sale of Michael Turner, the former Hull defender, to Sunderland in August."

The investigation has been prompted by two of the player’s previous clubs, Brentford and Charlton Athletic. They allege that they missed out on almost £1 million in sell-on fees (transfer fees owed, by virtue of the player's contract, to the player's former club) as a result of the transfer.

The Premier League may be without Phil Brown as of this time next week.