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The strategy of the club seems to be to have as little as possible to do with the press, and issue the occasional statement when it's absolutely necessary. Ashley and Llambias probably feel they've had a raw deal from the media over the last two years and they don't want to get involved with them.

 

I don't blame them, but it's not a strategy that works very well. If the press don't get stories, they make things up. And if they're resentful at the way a club is cold-shouldering them, then they'll try to get at that club.

 

It's a bummer, but if possible it's best to at least try to get on with the media. Trouble is, that's not an area where either Ashley or Llambias have much ability.

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Guest Roger Kint

Barmy that their are even rumours of sacking Hughton when we are 9th in the league.

 

Not sure how the fixtures run this weekend but we could plummet very easily with things going against us. 9th at this stage isnt really the point, 2 above the bottom 3 is more telling.

 

That said i agree on the fact its barmy but it seems the media want to make a run of poor home form(as LLLO says we brought it on ourselves really) into a bit of a witchhunt. Good result on Sunday and maybe 6 points + out of the next four games and that pressure will ease hopefully.

 

Cant see any benefit of ditching him in the near future, no self respecting manager will come in and any squad morale we have could be ruined by it. We have a little run of games where we can get a few points so i wouldnt give up on him yet.

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`at us sitting in 9th`

 

liverpool are on 9 pts and they are in the last 3 atmo.  The table is pretty tight, 2 defeats and we aint sitting pretty anymore....

 

You should be looking at the form table not the league table.

 

Aye, but 2 wins and we're in the top 5... it's pointless to speculate like that so early in the season.

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If this is really being looked at as a possibility by Chas & Dave in the boardroom then could it be (in their screwed up way of thinking) that they're looking at poor home results = poor home attendances = less incoming money?

that'd be my take on things, nothing else makes sense - if we keep fucking up at home but winning/getting results away there's no other justification...can't see how they could bin him on the assumption we don't keep winning away :lol:

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`at us sitting in 9th`

 

liverpool are on 9 pts and they are in the last 3 atmo.  The table is pretty tight, 2 defeats and we aint sitting pretty anymore....

 

You should be looking at the form table not the league table.

 

Aye, but 2 wins and we're in the top 5... it's pointless to speculate like that so early in the season.

 

Correct, in that it is so early in the season that, in essence, the league table is the form table

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Someone is muck raking for sure, but with Ashley at the helm, you are never sure of what he will do next. Lose to the mackems on Sunday and the pressure will be cranked up further. And perhaps so it should be, given that it would be 5 home games without a win. That said, Hughton has done a good job and I'm not for having him removed at this stage. He got us back up and has us competing on a shoe-string budget. In a way I'm surprised other clubs have not come in for him because he has shown he has some nous as a manager.

 

I cannot wait for the day Mike Ashley sells this club-  he is a parasite.

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Guest Roger Kint

Why are people getting all worked up and pissed off with Ashley for this? its an absolute non-story, thats clear as day.

 

Graham Cuntney said this on talksport this morning: 'Somebody inside the club has offered his job around for the past three weeks, that is no secret to many people'

 

Strange thing to say if Ashley is innocent as you think

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Why are people getting all worked up and pissed off with Ashley for this? its an absolute non-story, thats clear as day.

 

Graham Cuntney said this on talksport this morning: 'Somebody inside the club has offered his job around for the past three weeks, that is no secret to many people'

Strange thing to say if Ashley is innocent as you think

 

:facepalm:

 

 

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the table does lie a little bit. yeah we're 9th, but we've played half of the teams in the league yet still not arsenal, chelsea, liverpool or spurs. so we've definitely had easy-ish fixtures so far and been far from convincing.

 

not using that as an argument to sack hughton though because, as we've already said, that shouldn't even be discussed yet. its lunacy.

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You dont even want to know the reply from Alan Brazil to that......

 

No please do Roger...

 

It was along the lines of 'how can the fans put that sort of pressure on him' as if its all our fault. Balloon headed muppet that he is.

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the table does lie a little bit. yeah we're 9th, but we've played half of the teams in the league yet still not arsenal, chelsea, liverpool or spurs. so we've definitely had easy-ish fixtures so far and been far from convincing.

 

not using that as an argument to sack hughton though because, as we've already said, that shouldn't even be discussed yet. its lunacy.

But we have played Man U, Aston Villa, City and Everton.

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the table does lie a little bit. yeah we're 9th, but we've played half of the teams in the league yet still not arsenal, chelsea, liverpool or spurs. so we've definitely had easy-ish fixtures so far and been far from convincing.

 

not using that as an argument to sack hughton though because, as we've already said, that shouldn't even be discussed yet. its lunacy.

But we have played Man U, Aston Villa, City and Everton.

 

which i believe is an easier four than the other. add in those easy 3 home games too, and we should really have more points than we do.

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You dont even want to know the reply from Alan Brazil to that......

 

No please do Roger...

 

It was along the lines of 'how can the fans put that sort of pressure on him' as if its all our fault. Balloon headed muppet that he is.

 

Idont think anyoone has put any pressure on, a few on here have chucked their toys out the pram after a couple of home defeats but that was just an immediate reaction to a bad result/bad game for the team.

 

No one I speak to wants him jacked.

 

Weird.

 

Its always the fans that are to blame for some weird reason.

 

More lazyness from the media.

 

 

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