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Christopher William Gerard Hughton is no longer the manager.

Houghton: Sack or Retain?

  • Sack

    Votes: 26 38.8%
  • Retain

    Votes: 41 61.2%

  • Total voters
    67
  • Poll closed .

porks

Banned
If <<<<<<<<Davies went I would like hughton. I have always rated Hughton higher then Davies and I think he will be a realistic alternative in the future.

Having been a coach and asst manager for 15 years before going onto be a manager for the last 5 years he has acquired a reputation as an excellent coach, a gentleman and a very good manager.

Hughtons managerial career started amidst chaos at Newcastle. Relegated following a season which saw Keegan,kinnear and shearer in charge at different points, protest marches, the departure of key players such as Owen,viduka, duff, martins etc. hughton was brought in as a caretaker with Ashley publicly looking to sell and therefore not willing to appoint a permanent manager.

Hughton quietly went about moulding the squad minus the summer departures into a well organized committed unit,adding only a few free transfers (before being backed in jean with them top). Hughton went on to win back to back manager of the month awards and went on to have an unbeaten home record for the season and won 30 drew 12 lost only 4 games winning promotion in record time. This was the season which saw the breakthrough of Carroll who went on to score 19 goals.

The pressure of that job as a first job was immense 'poisoned chalice' doesn't begin to describe it. He had a good squad yes, Nolan, coloccini, Enrique, Barton but so did wba and us that season and he did it in pure style.

Got them up 12th in December....sacked. Newcastle wanted a more experienced manager they got pardew...carroll was sold a month later for 30 million.

Hughton then went to Birmingham where he walked into a media storm again with the owner being arrested for money laundering and question marks being asked about the finances Dann, Jerome, Phillips, Johnson, larsson etc all left, leaving hughton to cobble together a team who also competed in the Europa league. His team finished fourth losing in the play offs to Blackpool. Hughton brought through Redmond and butland in this season.

Norwich poached hughton at the end of the season having lost lambert to villa, hughton overcame the second season syndrome finished an excellent 11th with a reasonably modest investment. This season he has had a lot of money to spend and has struggled.

Overall I think he's a thoroughly decent guy with a very good record who wouldn't f*** around with media vendettas or different formations and line ups every week. He goes about his business in the right way, coaches, organizes, brings young players through and gets results often in difficult circumstances and would put out a team who represent the club in the way it should be.
 

tropix

Steve Chettle
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porks

Banned
Isn't it past your bedtimes? I have heard the argument so many times that there is no reasonable alternative and we can't sack Davies in case we get another MacLeish/cotts that I think it's reasonable to discount that argument.
 

tropix

Steve Chettle
You do know that Chris Hughton is currently employed by another club, don't you?
 

Bonalair

John Robertson
It's like Groundhog Day reading these threads. Have you nothing better to do than start a new thread in which you state things you've already said a million times in all the other similar threads?

I'm off to start a thread called 'it's like Groundhog Day reading these threads'.
 

porks

Banned
You do know that Chris Hughton is currently employed by another club, don't you?

And you can read can't you? The bit where I said 'realistic alternative in the future' I don't think Davies will get sacked any time particularly soon and I also think hughton has a little longer left, it certainly isn't inconceivable that Forest could be needing a manager and hughton a club at same time.
 

tropix

Steve Chettle
His point was so profound that he simply had to give it the platform that it deserved
 

porks

Banned
It's like Groundhog Day reading these threads. Have you nothing better to do than start a new thread in which you state things you've already said a million times in all the other similar threads?

I'm off to start a thread called 'it's like Groundhog Day reading these threads'.

Would have saved a lot of effort if I had just done this in first place.
 

tropix

Steve Chettle
And you can read can't you? The bit where I said 'realistic alternative in the future' I don't think Davies will get sacked any time particularly soon and I also think hughton has a little longer left, it certainly isn't inconceivable that Forest could be needing a manager and hughton a club at same time.

If you think I bothered to read all that you're even more mental than I previously thought
 

porks

Banned
His point was so profound that he simply had to give it the platform that it deserved

My point was so profound you asked me to make it hence the reply. :facepalm:

Re: Billy Davies is a mediocre manager.
Originally Posted by porks
I probably shouldnt have even bothered replying tbf

Tropix
Come on, you're not getting off that easily. Why is Hughton so good?
 

tropix

Steve Chettle
My point was so profound you asked me to make it hence the reply. :facepalm:

Re: Billy Davies is a mediocre manager.
Originally Posted by porks
I probably shouldnt have even bothered replying tbf

Tropix
Come on, you're not getting off that easily. Why is Hughton so good?

I asked you in another thread. You didn't have to start a new one :D
 

porks

Banned
I asked you in another thread. You didn't have to start a new one :D

So to briefly recap our conversation

Tropix: tell me why hughton would be a good choice
Me: hughtons a good choice because etc
Tropix: *posts picture indicating im mad for writing a post about hughton being good choice*
Tropix: you know hes employed
Me:yes i wrote that
Tropix: why would i read a post about hughton being a good choice, you must think im mental
Me:you asked me to write it.
Tropix: yes but...but...

:LOL: :facepalm:
 

tropix

Steve Chettle
I read the first few lines but got bored. I rarely read long posts. Don't take it personally pal.
 
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