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The media's exaggerations and nonsense aside, the Warren Barton explanation makes perfect sense.  Ashley will have been reluctant to commit long-term (with a pay rise) to Hughton without feeling quite assured he's the right man for the job.  There have been enough bobbles in results here and there to make him at least a little bit nervous, I'd expect.  And since Ashley is tighter than ever, the amount of the pay rise will have always been a source of conflict.  From Hughton's perspective, he's done more than enough to have earned that and more.  And given his good relationship with the dressing room and confidence in the players, he's more than willing to gamble on his results being enough to shame Ashley into giving him the significant rise and longer-term deal he wants. 

 

It's not as sexy as "Geordie manager madness" but it makes sense.  And if Hughton's got us in solid position come January, he will no doubt get a new contract, more money, and more security.

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The media's exaggerations and nonsense aside, the Warren Barton explanation makes perfect sense.  Ashley will have been reluctant to commit long-term (with a pay rise) to Hughton without feeling quite assured he's the right man for the job.  There have been enough bobbles in results here and there to make him at least a little bit nervous, I'd expect.  And since Ashley is tighter than ever, the amount of the pay rise will have always been a source of conflict.  From Hughton's perspective, he's done more than enough to have earned that and more.  And given his good relationship with the dressing room and confidence in the players, he's more than willing to gamble on his results being enough to shame Ashley into giving him the significant rise and longer-term deal he wants. 

 

It's not as sexy as "Geordie manager madness" but it makes sense.  And if Hughton's got us in solid position come January, he will no doubt get a new contract, more money, and more security.

yup :thup:

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To be fair to Ashley, presumably he appointed Hughton partly because he thought he would always be happy with these short-term deals. Another bit of naivety from the fat man.

 

Sure they'll be able to come to a compromise though, even offering CH an improved deal will be much less expensive and risky than looking for someone else.

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Sorry for stupid question. I have a rubbish photo of the Hughton Banner. How the f...k do I post it. I clicked on insert image and tried to cut and paste the image but can't get it to work. Ta.

 

At the top of left when you reply, there is a ImageShack toolbar, you use that and then copy and paste the URL of the image between the img tags.

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The media's exaggerations and nonsense aside, the Warren Barton explanation makes perfect sense.  Ashley will have been reluctant to commit long-term (with a pay rise) to Hughton without feeling quite assured he's the right man for the job.  There have been enough bobbles in results here and there to make him at least a little bit nervous, I'd expect.  And since Ashley is tighter than ever, the amount of the pay rise will have always been a source of conflict.  From Hughton's perspective, he's done more than enough to have earned that and more.  And given his good relationship with the dressing room and confidence in the players, he's more than willing to gamble on his results being enough to shame Ashley into giving him the significant rise and longer-term deal he wants. 

 

It's not as sexy as "Geordie manager madness" but it makes sense.  And if Hughton's got us in solid position come January, he will no doubt get a new contract, more money, and more security.

yup :thup:

 

yup x2

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The media's exaggerations and nonsense aside, the Warren Barton explanation makes perfect sense.  Ashley will have been reluctant to commit long-term (with a pay rise) to Hughton without feeling quite assured he's the right man for the job.  There have been enough bobbles in results here and there to make him at least a little bit nervous, I'd expect.  And since Ashley is tighter than ever, the amount of the pay rise will have always been a source of conflict.  From Hughton's perspective, he's done more than enough to have earned that and more.  And given his good relationship with the dressing room and confidence in the players, he's more than willing to gamble on his results being enough to shame Ashley into giving him the significant rise and longer-term deal he wants. 

 

It's not as sexy as "Geordie manager madness" but it makes sense.  And if Hughton's got us in solid position come January, he will no doubt get a new contract, more money, and more security.

yup :thup:

 

yup x2

 

If that is the outcome, then you'd also have to say that Ashley has managed the situation quite well (!).

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