 After his departure, Blackpool won only one more game, dropped down the table, and were narrowly relegated at the end of the season.Later that year he moved to Kuwait to manage Quadsia, but returned to manage Blackpool in March 1981 as a replacement for Alan Ball; however, he was unable to prevent their relegation to Division Four for the first time in their history.The following season saw a mid-table finish, and Brown left Blackpool in May 1982.