Richard Jolly at the Stadium of Light

Sunderland 1 - 0 Hull City

"Brown, you're a disgrace to South Shields."

Phil Brown has been called many things this season. In the autumn, they were largely complimentary. In the subsequent months as Brown's profile has grown and Hull City's fortunes have deteriorated, they have included a variety of criticisms and insults. This, however, was something new.