Guest Slarth Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Is the right answer. But this is mike ashley. Unfortunately, MA will pull the trigger sooner rather than later. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 The poll should have the option to 'Remove Vote' so we can see how it changes after each result. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Tbf, ashley has only sacked one manager at NUFC, and that was pretty much justified football decision. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 The poll should have the option to 'Remove Vote' so we can see how it changes after each result. Or we could just reset the poll each week? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Zaius Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Jol and O'Neil :lol: If we are to sack Hughton at somepoint this season we'll be attracting managers of Joe Kinnears calibre. At a push, maybe Phil Brown. Anyone who thinks otherwise is moronic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gggg Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 As cubaricho mentioned in another thread, if it would happen that Hodgson and Hughton were let go around the same time, would people want Hodgson in? I'm curious as to what people think of this scenario. Serious question? probably the worst manager in the league out excellent small club manager in would be the transfer of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Jol and O'Neil :lol: If we are to sack Hughton at somepoint this season we'll be attracting managers of Joe Kinnears calibre. At a push, maybe Phil Brown. Anyone who thinks otherwise is moronic. Anyone who thinks we should keep Hughton just because changing manager isn't good is moronic. Putting Hughton aside for a minute, whether it's June 12th or January 1st, if it manager isn't right for a job then the owner should sack him - this 'oh we never keep a manager' stuff is bollocks. I'd rather change manager three times in a season then go down the wrong path with one guy who isn't good enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Haris Vuckic Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Hughton is the man for the job. Sack him and we are down. Keep him and we might stay up. Who are going to get? Seriously? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Problem is we will struggle really hard to get better despite his failings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timnufc22 Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Probably rubbish but saw this on another forum: Three independent sources from within the bookmaking fraternity and not confined to London are adamant that JFK will be back in charge in the not too distant future - a nightmare scenario. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Haris Vuckic Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Bollocks. Hughton's achieved more in his career as a manager anyway! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 I think this is one of the problems of promoting a coach. No matter how well he does, the minute things are a bit rocky, all the doubts that existed when he first took over as caretaker start to come back. Hughton proved his ability last season. If we sack him now, we'll deserve to go down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gggg Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 The last championship winner to hold their own in the top flight at the first attempt was Keegan. So that doesn't prove anything really. Not that I'm saying sack him, but we'll deserve to go down just as much by hanging on to someone out of their depth because they got us up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 The last championship winner to hold their own in the top flight at the first attempt was Keegan. So that doesn't prove anything really. Not that I'm saying sack him, but we'll deserve to go down just as much by hanging on to someone out of their depth because they got us up. if the replacements jfk ill keep mr hughton thank you very much Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Bollocks. Hughton's achieved more in his career as a manager anyway! Than who? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmelads Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 I voted yes. I think he was predictably given little money to strengthen but did his best in the transfer market. He's basically been restricted to signing freebies or bargain buys. Williamson was a very good signing, Tiote looks a steal and Routledge at the time was a good signing. Lovenkrands was free and we desperately needed pace, for all his limitations. Simpson was cheap and Ben Arfa looked a bargain. Campbell and Gosling both frees. His only errors of judgement were Perch and Best, two players we didn't need and frankly strange signings. Still don't know why he wasted precious coin bringing them in. But both were cheap once again. Really, he's had very little to spend but has galvanized the squad. We were always in for a struggle. I'm not sure another manager could have done much better with those resources. I agree with others who say that stability is the one thing we have going for us at the moment. I think we look capable of playing decent stuff but lack firepower and that will only be fixed by either getting Ben Arfa fit (impossible) or signing a good forward and they are often the most expensive players. I just don't see Ashley releasing the funds. His only forwards are an unproven but promising kid, Ameobi and a guy with a broken leg. I don't think many managers would fancy their chances with that kind of strikeforce. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MrBrown Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 He was keen on getting in a decent striker this summer, too, which just goes to show, again, that he's aware of our shortcomings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Eight games. That's actually more than 20% of the season.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 When there was a poll are the beginning of the season, all but a few expected a big struggle this season. And now that we are struggling as everyone expected, the campaign to have another manager sacking has started. After 8 bloody games. Ridiculous. What did you think a difficult season looked like? Comfortable victories at home and the odd battering against the top 4? That is mid table form. And if he does get sacked for failing to get us comfortably mid table after 8 games, then who are we replacing him with? What people DIDN'T expect was sub-standard performances at home against mediocre sides, or that the sides who were promoted behind us would be playing better and more effective football... The only part of your post I agree with is the last bit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 The last championship winner to hold their own in the top flight at the first attempt was Keegan. So that doesn't prove anything really. Not that I'm saying sack him, but we'll deserve to go down just as much by hanging on to someone out of their depth because they got us up. err Sunderland? Man City? Bolton? Fulham? - there's quite a few that have come up and 'held their own' since Keegan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 I think we're forgetting how much better this is than the last time we were in the Premiership. A lot of improvements have been made, even if all our weaknesses haven't been addressed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujpest doza Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 I voted yes. I think he was predictably given little money to strengthen but did his best in the transfer market. He's basically been restricted to signing freebies or bargain buys. Williamson was a very good signing, Tiote looks a steal and Routledge at the time was a good signing. Lovenkrands was free and we desperately needed pace, for all his limitations. Simpson was cheap and Ben Arfa looked a bargain. Campbell and Gosling both frees. His only errors of judgement were Perch and Best, two players we didn't need and frankly strange signings. Still don't know why he wasted precious coin bringing them in. But both were cheap once again. Really, he's had very little to spend but has galvanized the squad. We were always in for a struggle. I'm not sure another manager could have done much better with those resources. I agree with others who say that stability is the one thing we have going for us at the moment. I think we look capable of playing decent stuff but lack firepower and that will only be fixed by either getting Ben Arfa fit (impossible) or signing a good forward and they are often the most expensive players. I just don't see Ashley releasing the funds. His only forwards are an unproven but promising kid, Ameobi and a guy with a broken leg. I don't think many managers would fancy their chances with that kind of strikeforce. In view of the Gonzalez thing re agents, were Best and Perch perhaps favours to agents? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 I think best and perch were signed because we needed a forward and a right back. Unfortunately with shirt buttons (definitely in best's case) and missing out on your first choices you have to get what you can. Neither look up to it but good players normally cost a fair bit, if you don't have a fair bit you have to gamble. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 "Definitely in best's case" was on relation to missing out on first choices btw, worded that badly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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