Parky Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Hughton: "So how do you think you did lads?" Kevin Nolan: "I was mint" Alan Smith: "Get the kettle on fuckhead (leans forward with hands outsretched for a quick strangle)" Nicky Butt: "I'm Nicky fucking Butt bitch" Hughton: "Ok, so we're happy?" Kevin Nolan: "Yep" Hughton: "Ok, good." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Giving the players a kick up the arse through the media isn't the right way to go about it. He won't expect the players to openly criticise him in the media, same works with the players. This kind of thing should stay in house, show a united front in the press but tell the players in the dressing room to sort it out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 It was so fucking obvious how much better we'd look with 2 natural wingers on the pitch and two upfront. How come it took him till the last 15 minutes for him to make the change? Should have been done at half time and we'd have won this game. Grow a pair Hughton ffs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 It was so f***ing obvious how much better we'd look with 2 natural wingers on the pitch and two upfront. How come it took him till the last 15 minutes for him to make the change? Should have been done at half time and we'd have won this game. Grow a pair Hughton ffs Cos he's a negative tactician. Always has been. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 I don't want to lay into him too much, this season was and is massive for us. We absolutely have to get promoted this year, if we don't then I can see us being in the Championship for a very long time. Whatever you say about him, he's got the players playing as a team, there seems to be a good spirit in the dressing room and that combined with some players who are too good for this division have carried us to where we are this season. So he does deserve some credit, because I think he's steadied the ship a bit and gotten what was a rotten dressing room functioning as a unit. However, today was a good indicator of why this guy has absolutely no business managing us if we're in the Premiership next season. His uselessness in terms of team selection and in game adjustments basically threw away 2 points today, and if Wellens had stayed on the field then I don't see any way where we don't lose today. You can't just throw away points because you're manager doesn't know what he's doing and expect to do anything in the Premiership. Sadly, I can't see Ashley having the brains to get someone else in this summer if we do go up and we'll be more than likely set to come straight back down again. That's probably the most level-headed contribution to the debate so far. I quite like Hughton, he defends his players in public and he's clearly got a great team ethic running through the team, but his team selections have bordered on ridiculous. It was a poorly balanced team he set out with, but after the sending off to continue with one striker up front until the 75th min was appalling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stephen927 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 I don't want to lay into him too much, this season was and is massive for us. We absolutely have to get promoted this year, if we don't then I can see us being in the Championship for a very long time. Whatever you say about him, he's got the players playing as a team, there seems to be a good spirit in the dressing room and that combined with some players who are too good for this division have carried us to where we are this season. So he does deserve some credit, because I think he's steadied the ship a bit and gotten what was a rotten dressing room functioning as a unit. However, today was a good indicator of why this guy has absolutely no business managing us if we're in the Premiership next season. His uselessness in terms of team selection and in game adjustments basically threw away 2 points today, and if Wellens had stayed on the field then I don't see any way where we don't lose today. You can't just throw away points because you're manager doesn't know what he's doing and expect to do anything in the Premiership. Sadly, I can't see Ashley having the brains to get someone else in this summer if we do go up and we'll be more than likely set to come straight back down again. That's probably the most level-headed contribution to the debate so far. I quite like Hughton, he defends his players in public and he's clearly got a great team ethic running through the team, but his team selections have bordered on ridiculous. It was a poorly balanced team he set out with, but after the sending off to continue with one striker up front until the 75th min was appalling. I can't defend his tactical decisions, but in terms of post game comments he can't say anymore really than he does, I agree with that. We saw how the game changed when he went 4-4-2, it just came too late, unfortunately. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest uma Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 IF Hughton was to get sackd who would you want in? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiedean Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 IF Hughton was to get sackd who would you want in? Id go avram grant or stevie coppell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 IF Hughton was to get sackd who would you want in? He wont be sacked this season even if we start dropping down the table. I hope we get him some serious help in the coaching department or hire a new manager over the summer though. Not my ideal pick but i have a feeling Mark Hughes will be sniffing around. Ashley likes him too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElDiablo Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Pile of shit. Man up ffs. Criminal that Lovenkrands didn't play at all, when they went down to 10 he should have been readying him up for HT or just after. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 The man for us if we go up would be Mark Hughes imo. Used to working under oppression, and decent enough to get us a good grounding in the league, whilst still being realistic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 The man for us if we go up would be Mark Hughes imo. Used to working under oppression, and decent enough to get us a good grounding in the league, whilst still being realistic. Hughes would be ace. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I don't want to lay into him too much, this season was and is massive for us. We absolutely have to get promoted this year, if we don't then I can see us being in the Championship for a very long time. Whatever you say about him, he's got the players playing as a team, there seems to be a good spirit in the dressing room and that combined with some players who are too good for this division have carried us to where we are this season. So he does deserve some credit, because I think he's steadied the ship a bit and gotten what was a rotten dressing room functioning as a unit. However, today was a good indicator of why this guy has absolutely no business managing us if we're in the Premiership next season. His uselessness in terms of team selection and in game adjustments basically threw away 2 points today, and if Wellens had stayed on the field then I don't see any way where we don't lose today. You can't just throw away points because you're manager doesn't know what he's doing and expect to do anything in the Premiership. Sadly, I can't see Ashley having the brains to get someone else in this summer if we do go up and we'll be more than likely set to come straight back down again. Agree with all of it apart from the fact that I have a feeling MA will change manager in the summer if we go up. Really? Where does any such faith in Ashley come from? I really, really can't see it. The first signs that he is beginning to get it is the decent window we're having. Good solid purchases and in Routledge an inspired one. The other thing is if he doesn;t change it in the summer a run of losses will make him act. Whichever way it goes hughton won't be in charge next Christmas. It'll be the latter, I reckon. We'll end up with someone coming in at the halfway point of the season trying to save our bacon. If he does, great. If not, it'll basically have been a complete waste of two years (Butt will probably be gone though, on the plus side). I just don't think Ashley has a clue how to run a football club, and he never will. Judging by Llambias' contributions thus far, he's not particularly good at selecting people to do it for him either. Bit early to call Routledge an inspired signing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Mr fucking Blobby would be an improvement atm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Just shouted "Blobby!!" really loudly reading that post for some reason. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Hughton: "So how do you think you did lads?" Kevin Nolan: "I was mint" Alan Smith: "Yeah, me too" Nicky Butt: "I'm Nicky fucking Butt bitch" Hughton: "Ok, so we're happy?" Kevin Nolan: "Yep" Hughton: "Ok, good." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I always imagine Hughton ringing The Samaritans. 'It's H here, I just feel trapped. I'm being bullied at work...' 'Do they call you names? etc etc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Clueless Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyn davies Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Frustrated thats my comment, will he be manager till the end probably, will we go up? looking doubtful based on his ineptmanagement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 He'll definitely get us promoted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidAK Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Would love Coppell or Hughes. I have an image in my head of Coppell's teams playing quite good football, is there any basis to this or am I imagining things? Either way, seems like the sort of guy that could take a look at the squad and go about fixing it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crumpy Gunt Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I noticed yesterday that Nolan had to be brought back to the dugout because he stood berating Hughton after he was taken off. He was not a happy chappy at all. Hughton cannot be disappointed with a point (although 3,200 supporters should be fucking furious) because at 5-20pm that is exactly what he set out to achieve. At 5-50pm it could and should have been game on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Like a pub side manager who only runs the team cause he's got a van and buys loads of rounds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Still don't know what to make of him tbh. Can we consider him a rookie making rookie mistakes? It IS his first full time managerial job afterall. Would we be saying the same thing had it been Shearer or say Speed in their first full season as manager? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Still don't know what to make of him tbh. Can we consider him a rookie making rookie mistakes? It IS his first full time managerial job afterall. Would we be saying the same thing had it been Shearer or say Speed in their first full season as manager? Hughton has been in football long enough to be able to make basic footballing decisions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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