Hull boss Phil Brown believes his players have
finally earned the right to be taken seriously after their amazing
start to Premier League life.
On Saturday the Tigers briefly went joint top of the
Premier League - before Liverpool beat Chelsea on Sunday - on 20
points thanks to a stunning 3-0 win at fellow top-flight new boys
West Brom.
Kamil Zayatte, Geovanni and Marlon King struck in a 20-minute
spell in the second half to secure victory, but City now face
Chelsea and Manchester United in the next week.
Whatever has come to pass by next Saturday evening, however,
Brown insists his side are now worthy of everyone's respect.
"If you get 20 points from nine games you are going to be
somewhere near the top," he said.
"We have now got a couple of massive games on the horizon and we
have earned the right to go into them and give a good account of
ourselves, instead of everyone classing us as whipping boys.
"It is Champions League form - but that is what it is, form.
That is temporary."