Utter crap. The football we played under Hughton was a lot more direct than under Pardew because he had Carroll. The difference is that whenever we play direct now we don't have anyone near as good to aim it to.
So which bit was utter crap? Is the unsuccessful longball we're playing at the minute more entertaining than Hughton's football?
Pardew should, and hopefully will, have us playing more attractive and effective football in the future but at the moment the difference is minimal.