Hull Town have appointed Grant McCann as their new supervisor, the Championship membership have showed.

The 39-year-old former Northern Eire midfielder strikes from League One Doncaster Rovers to prevail Nigel Adkins, who used to be not able to agree a brand new contract with the Tigers.

McCann mentioned: “I’m thrilled to be right here and I’m having a look ahead to the problem forward.

“I’m an overly formidable individual and I at all times had been. To be within the Championship is the next move for me, and I’m happy to be taking that step with an ideal membership like Hull Town.”

“The KCOM Stadium is an excellent position, the educational floor is very good and there’s a sturdy squad of avid gamers right here. Expectantly we will be able to have just right instances in combination and a a success season.”

McCann, who has prior to now controlled Peterborough, shall be assisted by means of Cliff Byrne – his former Scunthorpe team-mate and a part of his group of workers as he led Doncaster to the League One play-offs in his one season in rate.