Hull boss Marco Silva refuses to commit himself to club after devastation of relegation
Tigers manager is out of contract in the summer and revealed he will talk with club's top brass before Tottenham clash
MARCO SILVA refused to commit himself to Hull after they were relegated.
A 4-0 hammering at Crystal Palace condemned the Tigers to an instant return to the Championship — while the victory guaranteed safety for Sam Allardyce’s team and Swansea.
Tigers boss Silva is out of contract this summer and, asked if he would stay, he said: “It’s not the moment to talk about the situation.
“I respect the club too much and these fans, who have been amazing since I came here.
“I will talk to the board and the chairman, talking inside the walls of the club. Not to you.
“The club needs to understand what they need to do differently in the future. For me, it’s easy what the club needs to do differently.
“We started to lose in pre-season when we were making our preparations.
“We tried to do many things in January but it’s not good to be signing six or seven players and losing two in the market.
“You should be doing that in June, in pre-season. You need to prepare better. We’ll talk in the next few days, before the Tottenham match.”
Prem sides Leicester, Southampton, Watford and West Ham could all be in the market for Silva, whose Hull side needed a win to stand a chance of staying up.
But they conceded after just three minutes and Silva added: “It’s not a good day for us.
“We’d prepared for a final and then we made a mistake after a few minutes. We knew they only needed a draw but we gave them a goal and everything was easy for them after that. They played on our mistakes.”
Delighted Palace boss Allardyce said: “It is a massive relief.
“We all know the implications of relegation and the devastation that causes to the club.”
Swansea chief Paul Clement added: “I am very proud of what we have achieved in the second half of the season.”