Pilko Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_6963886,00.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 still would have my money on him going there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiemonster Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Haha, class. Would be great if he did leave thinking Villa were gonna offer him the job and then they didn't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Haha, class. Would be great if he did leave thinking Villa were gonna offer him the job and then they didn't. As it happens, that sounds like it could be true. Mark Hughes leaves Fulham but Aston Villa do not want him as manager • Hughes activates break clause to leave Craven Cottage • Aston Villa unimpressed by course of events Mark Hughes will not be the new Aston Villa manager, despite walking out on Fulham on Thursday night. The Welshman had been the favourite to succeed Gérard Houllier but Villa, unimpressed with the course of events that culminated in Hughes activating a break clause in his contract and leaving Fulham, have turned their attention elsewhere. Hughes has been left without a club and Martin Jol and Steve McClaren are at the top of Villa's short list. In a further twist Jol and McClaren, who are out of work and eager to return to employment in the Premier League, will also be leading candidates to take over at Craven Cottage, where Hughes had been expected to sign an improved two-year contract. Martin O'Neill, a former Villa manager, will be another major contender for that post. Mohamed Al Fayed, the Fulham chairman, was furious after Hughes activated the break clause and tendered his resignation. A Fulham spokesperson said: "The chairman became increasingly annoyed by Mark positioning himself for another club, whilst still negotiating with us, and having agreed terms." Fayed was, however, ready to extend Hughes's deal. One view from sources at the club is that contract talks with Hughes fell apart when Fulham felt unable to match the fees demanded by his representative, Kia Joorabchian. Villa's reluctance to move for Hughes comes as something of a surprise. He has been the frontrunner for the Villa post since it emerged this week that Houllier would be stepping down on health grounds. Villa, however, told Fulham that they would not be making an approach for Hughes in the hours before his decision to leave. The Midlands club have since made it clear that their stance has not changed after Hughes's departure from Fulham. It is understood they would have grave reservations about appointing the former Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City manager because of how his departure from Fulham has been handled. Hughes, who is on holiday in Dubai, said in a statement: "I would like to take this opportunity to clarify that neither myself nor my representative have approached or have been approached by another club. This decision to leave Fulham has not been influenced by any outside party." When Villa parted company with Houllier on Wednesday evening, Fulham believed that Hughes would stay loyal to them, as Fayed had done with him on Boxing Day, when the Craven Cottage crowd had called for Hughes's sacking after a 3-1 home defeat by West Ham United that dropped the club into the relegation zone. Hughes's new contract had even gone to the lawyers, with the terms and conditions agreed, in readiness for his signature. Yet in the hours that followed Villa's announcement of Houllier's departure, Hughes went cold on Fulham – and nobody at the London club considered the two events to be unrelated. What Fulham could not understand, however, was that Paul Faulkner, the Villa chief executive, had made it clear to Alistair Mackintosh, his counterpart at Craven Cottage, with whom he gets on well, that Villa did not want Hughes. The Welshman, who describes himself as an ambitious young manager, may have taken a leap of faith as there was a deadline of midnight on Wednesday on the activation of his break clause. The clause permits him to walk away from the club as a free agent at the end of June. Premier League rules prevent him or his representative from contacting or being contacted by other clubs until after that. His back-room entourage, which includes Mark Bowen, Eddie Niedzwiecki, Glyn Hodges and Kevin Hitchcock, remain under contract at Fulham for another year, with no break clauses in their deals. Fulham accepted Hughes's resignation and their impression was that he thought he would get the Villa job, despite the assurances they had received from Faulkner that he would not. Fayed is clear that there is no way back for Hughes at the club. "Roy Hodgson appreciated the club after he had left and [Fayed] believes Mark will do the same," a spokesperson said. Villa say they have an open mind about filling their vacancy. Speculation that Carlo Ancelotti is among their leading candidates is wide of the mark, however. The former Chelsea manager has not received any contact from Villa and he is known to have no interest in the position. Ancelotti, according to sources close to the Italian, is holding out for a club that can offer Champions League football. Roberto Martínez, the Wigan Athletic manager, has, however, emerged as an outsider for the Villa post. O'Neill, who has been out of work since leaving Villa last August, is the bookmakers' favourite for the Fulham jobAs well as Jol and McClaren, other names likely to feature on Fulham's shortlist may include Gianfranco Zola, the former West Ham manager, and Chris Hughton, who led Newcastle United back to the Premier League at the first attempt before being sacked in December. Jol had been Fulham's No1 target last summer, ahead of Hughes, and he had wanted to come. He was blocked by his then club, Ajax. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jun/02/mark-hughes-fulham-aston-villa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 :lol: I god damn hope that is true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 http://cc.fulhamfc.com/forum/topics/the-club-let-hughes-go-so-we Jesus Christ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WashyGeordie Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 http://cc.fulhamfc.com/forum/topics/the-club-let-hughes-go-so-we Jesus Christ Shamone motherfucker! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Maybe Chelsea have made an approach for Hughes, stranger things have happened, see Grants appointment to Chelsea for form. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 What is the fuss over Mark Hughes? If he ever settles he might turn out to be a reasonable manager. Honestly don't understand the furore in this league over him; what's he actually done other than prove he can't manage one of the 'big boys'? The switch to City never made sense, and if Villa are gonna be blowing more grand fees on players over the coming season or two, surely Hughes' season at City would prove he's hardly the right sorta man for the job. He built a decent side at Blackburn through spotting bargains. City gave him a mountain of cash and he bundled together a squad containing Jo, Ben Haim, SWP, Given, Bridge. £32m on Robinho too. He fucked it up there, like. If they didn't have the insurance of an Arab's bottomless pit of money, he'd have killed City in the same way Souness nearly destroyed us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Oh man, please let this be true Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 The City chiefs just gave him £40m and sent him off to play in the sand with all the other simpleton managers. They were off chasing Kaka, Robinho etc. The fact he spent the same fee on Roque Santa Cruz that Villa recently acquired Darren Bent for should speak volumes to them, really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Interesting to hear that Hughes' agent is that lovely chap Joorabchian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Loven11 Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 I'm wondering if Hughes wants the Cardiff job, although I'm not sure why he'd leave a PL club to drop down a league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WashyGeordie Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 I'm wondering if Hughes wants the Cardiff job, although I'm not sure why he'd leave a PL club to drop down a league. Same reason as Bellamy i'd imagine, and of course if he actually 'supports/likes' Cardiff.. Doubt it though, he'll probablies take over at Villa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 What is the fuss over Mark Hughes? If he ever settles he might turn out to be a reasonable manager. Honestly don't understand the furore in this league over him; what's he actually done other than prove he can't manage one of the 'big boys'? The switch to City never made sense, and if Villa are gonna be blowing more grand fees on players over the coming season or two, surely Hughes' season at City would prove he's hardly the right sorta man for the job. He built a decent side at Blackburn through spotting bargains. City gave him a mountain of cash and he bundled together a squad containing Jo, Ben Haim, SWP, Given, Bridge. £32m on Robinho too. He fucked it up there, like. If they didn't have the insurance of an Arab's bottomless pit of money, he'd have killed City in the same way Souness nearly destroyed us. tbf there citys former owner bought Jo and the Arabs bought Robinho, don't think Hughes had much to do with it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_Taylor Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 What is the fuss over Mark Hughes? If he ever settles he might turn out to be a reasonable manager. Honestly don't understand the furore in this league over him; what's he actually done other than prove he can't manage one of the 'big boys'? The switch to City never made sense, and if Villa are gonna be blowing more grand fees on players over the coming season or two, surely Hughes' season at City would prove he's hardly the right sorta man for the job. He built a decent side at Blackburn through spotting bargains. City gave him a mountain of cash and he bundled together a squad containing Jo, Ben Haim, SWP, Given, Bridge. £32m on Robinho too. He f***ed it up there, like. If they didn't have the insurance of an Arab's bottomless pit of money, he'd have killed City in the same way Souness nearly destroyed us. tbf there citys former owner bought Jo and the Arabs bought Robinho, don't think Hughes had much to do with it Aye, thats only 2 of them though, he still spent how much on Santa Cruz? The man should not be trusted with money Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 some of his buys worked out rather well though, Kompany was one of the best cbs in the league last season, Zabelettas a good squad player for them, De Jongs been a good buy (as much of a dirty bastard as he is) Given did well for the 1st 18 months until the emergence of Hart. He signed Tevez got the best football Ireland had in his career so far. Ade did well under him until he was sacked. Sure theres some bad ones in there but name me a manager whos signed well 100% of the time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 He signed Tevez The owners signed Tevez, quite obviously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 It is pretty obvious that Mark Hughes is not going to get the job now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4 Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 http://cc.fulhamfc.com/forum/topics/the-club-let-hughes-go-so-we Jesus Christ Stop wasting your time - pick up a book and educate yourself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 It was the Michael Jackson statue that did apparently, he just couldn't stand to be a laughing stock any more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 I'm wondering if Hughes wants the Cardiff job, although I'm not sure why he'd leave a PL club to drop down a league. Now there's a shout. Never even considered that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 I'm wondering if Hughes wants the Cardiff job, although I'm not sure why he'd leave a PL club to drop down a league. would be remarkably refreshing tbh wouldn't it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Interesting to hear that Hughes' agent is that lovely chap Joorabchian Christ, just read his wikipedia, what a detestable little cunt. This bit alone is bad enough: "Although routinely described in the press as a football agent, Joorabchian is not a licensed agent. The involvement of unlicensed agents in transfers in the English Premier League is prohibited by the Football Association." despite the fact he obviously is acting as an agent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 if you want to know what is wrong with football today look at Joorabchian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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