Dowie confident Hull squad good enough to stay up

New Hull City boss Iain Dowie is confident he can keep the club in the Premiership.

Tim Flowers will join City as assistant manager with Steve Wigley also forming part of the coaching team.

The former Northern Ireland international will take his first training session on Thursday and he is already impressed by what he has seen.

"It's a squad that has been put together over a couple of years," Dowie said.

"There are lots of attributes to it. I think it's getting the best out of them which is very important.

"I see a good mixture of experience and energy but also people who care about the club, there is a good core of people who are good pros."

Dowie, who wants his side to play attractive football, believes leadership will be essential and insists he has learned from his experience at Newcastle, despite their relegation.

"For me, what you learn is it's about cool heads, it's about taking your opportunities when they come, about having a positive outlook," he said.

"It's important you can cut it on the training ground. That will come when the lads have had a training session - hopefully they will understand what I am about. It will be an intense session - they'll hopefully enjoy it but it will also be focused on what is a huge game."