Hull City chairman Paul Duffen accepts manager Phil Brown is destined for bigger things.

Brown has been tipped to become ENGLAND boss after winning the Manager of the Month award for September.

Brown, 49, scooped the prize after guiding new-boys Hull to third in the Premier League.

And Tigers chairman Duffen said: "I have no doubt Phil will manage one of the big, big clubs or even the national team one day.

"What we want is for Phil to make Hull one those big clubs. I have the greatest respect for him."