Ashbee, 34, who has signed an 18-month deal, teams up again with Preston boss Phil Brown, his manager at Hull.
But Phil Brown's side showed resilience and they grabbed a crucial equaliser on the night three minutes before the interval.
His Hull counterpart Phil Brown, who saw his captain George Boateng dismissed for a second yellow card later in the game, disagreed.
Linganzi, meanwhile, moved to Deepdale on the recommendation of former Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce after a discussion with current Preston manager Phil Brown.
Hull manager Phil Brown spoke glowingly of his new signing, who could make his debut in Saturday's Premier League match against visiting Arsenal.
Hull were left aggrieved by some of referee Martin Atkinson's decisions but their performance should give manager Phil Brown optimism that they can avoid relegation.
And Hull boss Phil Brown said the job of a manager was not made any easier by the stories making their way into the media.
Hull manager Phil Brown is understood to be a fan of both McCormack and Wales midfielder Joe Ledley, whose Cardiff contract expires at the end of this season.
Phil Brown's men also moved four points clear of fourth-placed Arsenal, who also play on Sunday, and five ahead of Manchester United who drew with Everton earlier on Saturday.
Everton's comfortable victory puts them into the last 16 and saw Tigers boss Phil Brown pay the price for making nine changes from the side that lost to Birmingham last Saturday.
Hull manager Phil Brown had said Guthrie's red card and three-game ban was insufficient punishment, but the Football Association revealed on Wednesday that it did not have the power to extend automatic suspensions.
Hull had gone into the match without Jimmy Bullard as boss Phil Brown decided to rest his star man so that the midfield playmaker could recover from a minor knock to his knee.
Hull boss Phil Brown made two changes from the side that drew 2-2 with Everton last week, with recalls for midfielders George Boateng and Geovanni, while Peter Halmosi and Bernard Mendy dropped to the bench.
Hull boss Phil Brown was not to be left out - and he was also unhappy at what he saw as theatrics from some of the Spurs players, especially after Jermaine Jenas took a tumble.
Hull boss Phil Brown spent spells as a player, caretaker manager and assistant boss at Bolton totalling 15 years but there was little room for sentiment from the home side as Jaaskelainen denied Cousin and Fagan.
Former Wigan boss Paul Jewell is the bookmakers' early favourite, with Chris Coleman, who is at Real Sociedad, as well as ex-Bolton assistant and Hull City manager Phil Brown also believed to be in the frame.
North End, who are still waiting for their first win under manager Phil Brown, might have snatched a late winner themselves but Canaries keeper John Ruddy brilliantly denied denied Sean St Ledger from point-blank range with 13 minutes remaining.
Hull are still without a win in nine league games, but this was a hugely encouraging point for Phil Brown's side and their performance was more reminiscent of their early season form when they won away at Tottenham and Arsenal.
The landowners, Brandreth Park Association and Friends of Thayer Lake, had sued Phil Brown of Saranac Lake after he wrote an article in the Adirondack Explorer newspaper in 2009 about canoeing from Lake Lila to Little Tupper Lake in the state-owned Whitney Wilderness Area.
Wales have recalled winger Mark Jones and lock Ian Gough while Australia have brought in Richard Brown, Phil Waugh, Mark Chisholm, Luke Burgess and Ryan Cross for their final 2008 Test.
John Keister had scored from the penalty spot to give struggling Margate the lead, placing his kick beyond Paul Edwards in the 48th minute after a foul by Grant Brown on Margate striker Phil Collins.
He joins Don Nelson, Lenny Wilkens, Pat Riley, Phil Jackson, Jerry Sloan, Larry Brown and George Karl in the exclusive club.
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In early July I was in London, eating breakfast with Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, U.S. Ambassador Phil Lader and ten other Americans.
The other members of Congress who worked so hard: Michael Michaud -- (applause) -- Phil Hare -- Phil is right here. (Applause.) Harry Brown -- Harry Brown did great work on this. (Applause.) And so many others.
Earlier this week Prime Minister Gordon Brown visited and was given a tour of Liverpool's regenerated docks area by Phil Redmond.
With his brown hair and blue eyes, he'd be a dead-ringer for Phil Mickelson if the golfer shed 50 pounds and favored skinny Wrangler jeans.
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