Brown hails big point

Brown: Delighted with draw



Hull boss Phil Brown believes the draw at Bolton could give his side a big psychological boost as they look to secure safety in the Premier League.
The Tigers climbed out of the bottom three with a priceless 1-1 draw at the Reebok Stadium as Craig Fagan's strike cancelled out Gretar Steinsson's first-half opener.
Results also went Hull's way as relegation rivals Newcastle lost at home to Fulham and Middlesbrough were held to a 1-1 draw by Aston Villa.
Hull face newly-crowned champions Manchester United next weekend as they look to ensure survival and Brown is confident that getting out of the drop zone will provide a massive boost to his troops.
"We have got a point, we are out of the bottom three. It could possibly be the first time we have started climbing up this division which psychologically means a lot to me," Brown told Sky Sports News.
Brown hailed the timing of Fagan's equaliser as Hull struck two minutes after the break to give themselves a foothold in the game and only for the brilliance of Jussi Jaaskelainen would have taken all three points.
"The goal we scored, the timing of it was perfect straight after half-time," added Brown.
"We asked them for a massive effort, Nicky Barmby if you want to talk about individuals was almost on his knees coming off having done 60 to 65 minutes of good hard work.
"We had a lot of chances today, I don't know how many times Jussi [Jaaskelainen] has made saves, but I think we must have had 15 or 20 shots on goal and we have hit the target a number of times today.
"He [Jaaskelainen] has been called upon and he has done his job once again for Bolton Wanderers, but that stands in the way of Hull City of being in the Premier League but it got us a point."