All You Need To Know

If Iain Dowie is the answer, what is the question?

His was certainly not the first name that sprang to my mind. Not sure Hull's Board thought so either.

Still, he might surprise us.

His stats (according to Wikipedia) are probably more impressive as a manger than his predecessor;

Phil Brown;

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Bolton Wanderers (caretaker)		22 September 1999	19 October 1999	&0000000000000005.0000005	&0000000000000004.0000004	&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000	&0000000000000001.0000001	&0000000000000080.00000080.00
Derby County		24 June 2005	30 January 2006	&0000000000000033.00000033	&0000000000000007.0000007	&0000000000000014.00000014	&0000000000000012.00000012	&0000000000000021.21000021.21
Hull City		4 December 2006	15 March 2010	&0000000000000157.000000157	&0000000000000052.00000052	&0000000000000040.00000040	&0000000000000065.00000065	&0000000000000033.12000033.12
Total				&0000000000000195.000000195	&0000000000000063.00000063	&0000000000000054.00000054	&0000000000000078.00000078	&0000000000000032.31000032.31

Iain Dowie;

Team	Nation	From	To	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %
Queens Park Rangers (caretaker)	England	01998-09-2828 September 1998	01998-10-1616 October 1998	&0000000000000002.0000002	&0000000000000001.0000001	&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000	&0000000000000001.0000001	&0000000000000050.00000050.00
Oldham Athletic	England	02002-05-3131 May 2002	02003-12-1919 December 2003	&0000000000000082.00000082	&0000000000000031.00000031	&0000000000000028.00000028	&0000000000000023.00000023	&0000000000000037.80000037.80
Crystal Palace	England	02003-12-2222 December 2003	02006-05-2222 May 2006	&0000000000000123.000000123	&0000000000000050.00000050	&0000000000000029.00000029	&0000000000000044.00000044	&0000000000000040.65000040.65
Charlton Athletic	England	02006-05-3030 May 2006	02006-11-1313 November 2006	&0000000000000015.00000015	&0000000000000004.0000004	&0000000000000003.0000003	&0000000000000008.0000008	&0000000000000026.67000026.67
Coventry City	England	02007-02-1919 February 2007	02008-02-1111 February 2008	&0000000000000049.00000049	&0000000000000020.00000020	&0000000000000008.0000008	&0000000000000021.00000021	&0000000000000040.82000040.82
Queens Park Rangers	England	02008-05-1414 May 2008	02008-10-2424 October 2008	&0000000000000015.00000015	&0000000000000008.0000008	&0000000000000003.0000003	&0000000000000004.0000004	&0000000000000053.33000053.33
Hull City	England	02010-03-1717 March 2010	Present	&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000	&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000	&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000	&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000	!—

And if you remain unconvinced, don't forget he had the privilege of being assistant to the great Alan Shearer at Newcastle recently.

That probably tells you all you need to know.