Hull City boss Iain Dowie would not be upset should his side survive the drop over boyhood club West Ham.
Tigers boss' loyalties lie firmly at the KC Stadium
Hull City boss Iain Dowie insists he would not have mixed emotions should the Tigers increase former club West Ham's plight by beating Burnley on Saturday.
The clash at the KC Stadium has been labelled as 'colossal' as far as the fight for survival is concerned.
Hull take on second-bottom Burnley knowing that a win could take them out of the bottom three should the Hammers slip up against Sunderland.
Dowie's side are only a point behind his former club and boast a game in hand in what is a turning out to be a ding-dong battle at the bottom end of the table.
The Tigers boss scored 13 goals in 81 appearances for his boyhood club but there is little doubt where his loyalties now lie.
No mixed emotions
"Nothing would give me greater pleasure than to keep Hull in the Premier League - that would be a fantastic achievement," said Dowie.
"Whoever else goes down, I don't care.
"Would it be fantastic if we stayed up and West Ham stayed up? Great.
"That's probably unlikely, but let's deal with what we've got to deal with first."
Hull will fancy their chances against the lowly Clarets who were not only thumped by Manchester City 6-1 last time, but they are yet to win a single away game this season.
Taking care of business
"We've got to take care of business on Saturday," added Dowie.
"I understand how colossal a game it is, not just for the club but for the city of Hull.
"If we were to win this game it would give us huge impetus.
"We do have that extra game in the bag and it would put things in our control, which would be very nice."
Meanwhile, Dowie is hopeful George Boateng will have recovered from concussion in time to feature on Saturday.
"He was in this morning, bright smile on his face, little bit sore, little bit groggy," said the Tigers boss.
"Are we hopeful? Yes we are.
"Would I say he was going to play? I would say 55% no, 45% yes. It will go to the wire."
