 Parkinson wasted no time in spending the majority of this money on strengthening the City squad in readiness for the 2006–07 season.Chairman Adam Pearson has stated his ambition to take Hull into the top flight for the first time in their history – and he believed Phil Parkinson was the manager to do it.However, their dismal start to the 2006–07 season was hardly the form of a team attempting to gain promotion, and on 4 December 2006 Parkinson was sacked as manager with Hull in the relegation zone, despite having spent over £2 million on players.