Mike Phelan is hoping he does not have to spend another week as Hull City's caretaker manager after his side again showed their fighting spirit to snatch a 1-1 draw at Burnley.
Robert Snodgrass' injury-time free kick at Turf Moor brought the Tigers a seventh point from a possible 12 after Belgium international Steven Defour put the Clarets ahead with a classy solo effort from 25 yards.
Phelan has faced significant adversity since taking over from Steve Bruce in the summer but a permanent contract remains a talking point rather than a done deal.
"I've made it pretty clear I want to be in charge of this group of players. I think the players have made it quite clear too," he said. "At one point I thought we were playing really well, we might win the game and then it's over to negotiations again...then at 1-0 down you think maybe not, maybe another week.
"But I'm sure things will get resolved. They probably will do, one way or another. We haven't fallen out or done anything drastic, we're taking it day by day and hopefully another week doesn't go by without it being resolved."
Burnley boss Sean Dyche, who has often championed English managers, backed his opposite number's claim after the late goal denied his team a second win of the campaign.
"It's for them to decide but Mike's a good football man, he's been around a long time and I've got a lot of respect for him," he said.
Despite that Dyche said the notion of Hull as a crisis club did not quite reflect the strength of their first XI, which here included nine capped internationals.
"Don't be bluffed by this 'woe is Hull story,' they have a lot of experienced players and some of those players cost a lot of money," he said. "We are back in the Premier League and it's not an easy task. I thought we probably edged the game. It was tight but I thought we did just enough and probably should have seen the game out. But it happens, we've done it to many others teams since I've been here."
Snodgrass, who scored in the opening day victory over Leicester and bagged a hat trick for Scotland against Malta last weekend, missed Hull's last season in the Premier League with a career-threatening knee injury but is making up for lost time with aplomb.
"He went through a real spell where it was serious...would he continue in this game?" Phelan said. "He's worked really hard, now he's scored a hat trick for the national team and a perfectly executed free-kick for his club in a week."