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Fraser McFaul did a decent job with the resources at his disposal.

 

Disagree. Again it's a short term high thing we see from promoted coaches. In the first season he did very well, but that may have had a lot to do with a certain Mr Gazza. We finished 8th. Then sold Gazza and brought in four players, who all on paper looked good buys, but it went wrong, and we ended up going down that year and even Jim Smith couldn't save us when he replaced McFaul late in the season.

 

A good manager is able to sustain a level of performance out of his players, more often than not a coach stepping up that does well initially sees his side fall away when the players stop "Playing for the guy", this happens because their mate got the job, so they are excited about that for a while. However over time he becomes just "the boss" and mentality changes. It's hard to step up and it's probably not the "player's choice" that makes the best manager.

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Fraser McFaul did a decent job with the resources at his disposal.

 

Disagree. Again it's a short term high thing we see from promoted coaches. In the first season he did very well, but that may have had a lot to do with a certain Mr Gazza. We finished 8th. Then sold Gazza and brought in four players, who all on paper looked good buys, but it went wrong, and we ended up going down that year and even Jim Smith couldn't save us when he replaced McFaul late in the season.

 

A good manager is able to sustain a level of performance out of his players, more often than not a coach stepping up that does well initially sees his side fall away when the players stop "Playing for the guy", this happens because their mate got the job, so they are excited about that for a while. However over time he becomes just "the boss" and mentality changes. It's hard to step up and it's probably not the "player's choice" that makes the best manager.

Indeed he did very well in his first season - I for one thought finishing 8th was fantastic.

But as you say Gascoigne was sold (not Willies decision by any stretch of the imagination) yet players like Goddard were brought in who was a tidy player imo (tho obviously not in Gazzas class)

 

I think your memory is a bit iffy aswell because he got sacked in October just after we won 2-1 at Anfield for the first time in decades.

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Moyes has shown that to some extent it's not what you have but how you use it, which is what I would preach.  We need a coach of his ilk.

 

For Gascoigne read Rooney. For Premiership survival (and more) he's the boy. I'm convinced...

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Chris Hughton named manager of the month

Sep 10 2009  by Lee Ryder, Evening Chronicle

 

CHRIS HUGHTON has been crowned manager of the month in the Coca-Cola Championship.

 

And former Newcastle United’s skipper Bob Moncur feels that Hughton’s achievements so far this season have been nothing short of “sensational” given the difficult circumstances at St James’s Park.

 

After pipping his second tier managerial counterparts Roberto Di Matteo of West Brom, former Toon coach Alan Irvine and Sheffield United chief Kevin Blackwell to the first monthly prize of the season, Hughton heads to Cardiff City on a real high but the Toon boss is set to dedicate the award to his players after they took United to the top of the pile in the Championship.

 

Moncur, who managed Plymouth, Hearts and Carlisle United earlier in his career, told the Chronicle today: “I actually felt sorry for Chris at the start of the season.

 

“I think he only had a rough idea what was going on in the boardroom.

 

“He probably felt isolated and that is always hard as a manager - I can vouch for that because I’ve been there!

 

“Chris inherited a lot of problems when he came in again in the summer but he has managed to turn it all around and Colin Calderwood and all the backroom team deserve a lot of credit for that.”

 

Indeed at times Hughton has been powerless in the transfer market, and he only discovered he had lost David Edgar to Burnley when he saw the Canadian paraded on TV in a Clarets shirt on the first day of pre-season training.

 

After coming in on July 1, he only got the green light to draw up a shortlist of player targets after the 1-1 draw at West Brom on August 8.

 

United’s efforts to bring in his targets proved a fruitless affair, with only loan signing Danny Simpson and free agent Peter Lovenkrands arriving at St James’s Park.

 

Moncur added: "When Chris came in he was dealing with a lot of players whose minds were elsewhere.

 

"A lot of them went, but he still had to motivate them.

 

"He’s deserved the credit all the way along. Nobody deserved the award for manager of the month more than Chris."

 

Meanwhile, Hughton is understood to be considering bringing in Stoke City defender Leon Cort on loan as central defensive cover.

 

Cort is the younger brother of ex-Toon striker Carl and has starred for Hull City, Crystal Palace and Southend.

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2009/09/10/chris-hughton-named-manager-of-the-month-72703-24654781/

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CHRIS HUGHTON IN TOON FOR THE SEASON

 

CHRIS HUGHTON has been told by his Newcastle bosses that he will be left in charge for the rest of the season.

 

Sport of the World has learned that Hughton met managing director Derek Llambias on Tuesday and was given the green light to remain as the main man at St James' Park.

 

Toon chiefs held talks with both David O'Leary and Joe Kinnear in August as the protracted takeover dragged on during the summer.

Convinced

 

O'Leary's wage demands and Kinnear's ill-health ruled them out and now Hughton's good start - five wins and a draw from six games - have convinced Mike Ashley to keep faith with the 50-year-old.

 

Hughton picked up August's manager of the month award yesterday as reward for a start that has raised belief that the Toon can make an immediate return to the Premier League.

 

And crucially Llambias has been made aware of support inside the dressing room for the job Hughton and coaches Colin Calderwood and Paul Barron have done.

 

"Chris was called in by the MD at the start of the week and was told the job was his for the season," said a source. "He has impressed Mike Ashley and the board and has been told to continue for the campaign."

 

 

Hughton was powerless as 12 players were off-loaded following relegation. But he has forged a good team spirit and turned to the experienced professionals at the club to restore credibility.

 

However he has been told he will not be given substantial funds to strengthen a first-team squad that has only 18 experienced professionals.

 

He will instead have to rely on loan deals and has been told he can sign at least three during the loan window, which ends next month.

 

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/incoming/499971/Chris-Hughtons-in-Toon-for-the-season.html

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