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Preston North End have appointed Phil Brown as their new manager on an 18-month contract.
The 51-year-old former Derby and Hull boss succeeds Darren Ferguson, who was sacked along with his assistant Kevin Russell at the end of December.
Brown, who led Hull to the Premier League in 2008, takes over with North End bottom of the Championship.
His first match in charge of the club will be Saturday's FA Cup third round tie with Nottingham Forest at Deepdale.
Brown said: "Preston North End are a big club with great history and tradition and I am really looking forward to the challenge and opportunity.
"I would like to thank the chairman, owner and board of directors for putting their faith in me and, whilst I know the current position is one we do not want to be in, I have every belief in the players' and my own ability to get us out of the situation we are in.
"The supporters of this football club are some of the most knowledgeable in the country and like them I want to see the club progress and I hope to be a part of a successful Preston North End."
Brown's main achievements as a manager came with Hull, whom he led to Championship play-off final glory in 2008 and then kept in the Premier League the following season.
He was put on gardening leave in March 2010 with the Tigers in another relegation battle and left in the summer after they agreed compensation.
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The 51-year-old former Derby and Hull boss succeeds Darren Ferguson, who was sacked along with his assistant Kevin Russell at the end of December.
Brown, who led Hull to the Premier League in 2008, takes over with North End bottom of the Championship.
His first match in charge of the club will be Saturday's FA Cup third round tie with Nottingham Forest at Deepdale.
Brown said: "Preston North End are a big club with great history and tradition and I am really looking forward to the challenge and opportunity.
"I would like to thank the chairman, owner and board of directors for putting their faith in me and, whilst I know the current position is one we do not want to be in, I have every belief in the players' and my own ability to get us out of the situation we are in.
"The supporters of this football club are some of the most knowledgeable in the country and like them I want to see the club progress and I hope to be a part of a successful Preston North End."
Brown's main achievements as a manager came with Hull, whom he led to Championship play-off final glory in 2008 and then kept in the Premier League the following season.
He was put on gardening leave in March 2010 with the Tigers in another relegation battle and left in the summer after they agreed compensation.
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