The former Crystal Palace boss was appointed in March after Phil Brown was placed on gardening leave but could not save the Tigers from relegation. Significant financial problems mean Brown's contract has not yet been paid up by the club and the former manager is due to have a meeting with chairman Adam Pearson and owner Russell Bartlett about that on Wednesday. The 50-year-old said he could not rule out the distant prospect of him returning to lead the team in the Championship. But Dowie would like to continue in the job despite the anticipated severe cuts which will be made to the budget as the club look to get their finances in order. And he has already put in place plans for next season. "You have got to be asked to (manage the team)," said Dowie. "The last day with the players will be Tuesday and they have a pre-season programme they will work on. "We've been very methodical about it because that is my nature to be that way. "Someone else could come in and rip that up and want to do something different but you have to be professional. "Whoever is here, if they want to go down a different route they are entitled to but they need to get someone in to have an input into the football restructuring." Dowie has received the support of club captain George Boateng, who was highly critical of Brown's management style, and senior players like Nick Barmby, Kevin Kilbane and Andy Dawson. And the Tigers boss was keen to praise the squad for the way they received him when he took over. "My staff and I can look each and every player in the eye and know we have treated them as men," he added. "If George Boateng says something, considering the career he has had, it is very nice. "The Barmbys, Dawsons, Kilbanes are proper professional and George has been a warrior since I have been here. "It is a very privileged role to be a manager and I love talking about football and being involved in it and I thank my lucky stars every day that I get up to enjoy doing it. "I think the players have enjoyed it and the response in training has been first class. "I can't remember one session where they haven't embraced one thing I have been trying to do." Dowie said if the club wanted to return to the Premier League they needed to find a goalscorer. "Everyone knows it is going to take a job to turn it around but there is some youthful craft here and if you add more goals to the team, that is key," he added. "We've slipped up on goals scored and that has been the story of our season."
