For all we know, CH might have brought R.Taylor on to bolster the midfield, but obviously he was needed to plug the gap at the back. I'd agree with some of the Butt-bashers and Hughton-bashers if we had a Barton, or a Smith on the bench.
He's probably alright as a bit part player (Ipswich away sticks in my mind when he was decent) but we still need to bin him this summer: and I think Hughton will.
Hall has looked alright when he's played tbf to him. Ronaldo will be waiting for a fuck up now he'll be playing though, probably has a link to his 'he's shite' quote readied in a word document on his computer.
Done, they've got every other pitch lines on the pitch, it's like a schools indoor sports hall. You don't know which line is for which sport.
I hated those.
Why would he walk away?
For the same reason Keegan did, he was constantly pissed about by Ashley (and the various managers he employed willy nilly) and as I illustrated above, his position at the club changed about six or seven times in under three years.
Ashley also totally undermined him by stating 'Hughton and Calderwood are in charge till the end of the season' and then appointing Shearer midway through that period. Whether he was right to do so or not is another argument.
Parky, you are a prize tit. What part of 'could have walked away' equates to 'had job offers from elsewhere'?
Keegan walked off and he didn't have another job lined up.
Chris Hughton was brought in as Keegan's coach, remember.
Coach under Keegan
Caretaker manager #1
Coach and assistant manager under Kinnear
Caretaker manager #2
Lower-level coach under Shearer
Caretaker manager #3 - given no indication of his future
Manager
In the space of about 3 years.
Other men would have walked away, so those saying Hughton has no bottle or is 'spineless' clearly don't know what they are talking about.
Pancrate is such a home game player. He simply can't be carried away from home, R.Taylor suits our tempo and our style at RM away from home better than he does.