Paul Ince has injuries and suspensions and did a good job with Macclesfield and MKdons
Know what you meant though with the same old failed faces doing the rounds - Mick McCarthy and paul jewell.
Paul Ince has injuries and suspensions and did a good job with Macclesfield and MKdonsKnow what you meant though with the same old failed faces doing the rounds - Mick McCarthy and paul jewell.
Wales: Did a good job . Probably should have qualified for Euro 2004 from a tough group ( though screwed it up from a great position by negative approach when on the verge of qualifying) . Still the only one of the last 6 Wales managers to get them in contention.
Blackburn : Did well there , established them a Top 8 side.
City: Signed Kompany before The Arab takeover . Poor first season . Was looking better 2009/10 , drew several games they dominated .Sacked for being 5th i think midway ,Mancini did not do much better 2nd half of season, and never started to take off until spent fortunes in the next 3 transfer windows. Overall not terrible, though obviously not good enough the size of club /expectations.
Fulham :Average
QPR: Shocking , no argument there.
Stoke : Average so far .
Overall nothing to rave about but i wouldn't say terrible.
Has Hughes been a bad manager really ?Wales: Did a good job . Probably should have qualified for Euro 2004 from a tough group ( though screwed it up from a great position by negative approach when on the verge of qualifying) . Still the only one of t
Yeah Ince did do well at MK Dons but he ruined it by going back there and failing miserably. Hasn't done anything of note since he left them the first time round.
Phil Brown is doing wonders at Southend now.
Yeah Ince did do well at MK Dons but he ruined it by going back there and failing miserably. Hasn't done anything of note since he left them the first time round.Phil Brown is doing wonders at Southend now.
most managers spend years looking for good defenders and a good defensive set up,hughes inherited one at stoke and has managed to turn them into a pub back 4 at times
most managers spend years looking for good defenders and a good defensive set up,hughes inherited one at stoke and has managed to turn them into a pub back 4 at times
Tobermory - so basically the last time Hughes had any kind of success was 6 years ago?
At City he spent an absolute fortune buying the likes of Robinho, Kompany, Zabaleta, SWP, Adebayor, Tevez, Kolo toure, Lescott, de Jong, Bridge, Barry, Santa Cruz.......and did nothing with them.
Tobermory - so basically the last time Hughes had any kind of success was 6 years ago?At City he spent an absolute fortune buying the likes of Robinho, Kompany, Zabaleta, SWP, Adebayor, Tevez, Kolo toure, Lescott, de Jong, Bridge, Barry, Santa Cruz..
It's fair to say the first half of his CV is a lot better than the 2nd and that Blackburn was his last undisputed success.
City did improve a lot while he was there , not enough to justify the expenditure . I thought they were going the right way though , and were at least contenders for Top 4 . I don't think City were much better after 16-18 months of Mancini than they were when Hughes left.
I think he has mostly been average since , and i do think Stoke is his last chance at this level.
It's fair to say the first half of his CV is a lot better than the 2nd and that Blackburn was his last undisputed success.City did improve a lot while he was there , not enough to justify the expenditure . I thought they were going the right way thou
It's all about the players he inherits, no manager can turn a poor side into a good side, unless given a good period of time to do so. Arguably the greatest of all, took 4 years to win a trophy.
It's all about the players he inherits, no manager canturn a poor side into a good side, unless given a good period of time to do so. Arguably the greatest of all, took 4 years to win a trophy.
^^^^^ can't believe that Owen Coyle excellent in Scottish Prem with St. Johnstone and with Burnley think it went wrong after Fab Muamba incident never recovered from that episode.
^^^^^ can't believe that Owen Coyle excellent in Scottish Prem with St. Johnstone and with Burnley think it went wrong after Fab Muamba incident never recovered from that episode.
There's a great chapter on the manager merry go round and why it is destined to fail in the Soccernomics book. The book itself is hit or miss but the chapter about managers is spot on.
There's a great chapter on the manager merry go round and why it is destined to fail in the Soccernomics book.The book itself is hit or miss but the chapter about managers is spot on.
Chris Hughton a shocking omission. I'd take Hughes over him any day. If the Norwich owners are reading this, if you have to go British, Mackay or Pearson of Leicester would be my picks. But I think you need to scour Europe for the foreign Paul Lambert.
Chris Hughton a shocking omission. I'd take Hughes over him any day. If the Norwich owners are reading this, if you have to go British, Mackay or Pearson of Leicester would be my picks. But I think you need to scour Europe for the foreign Paul Lamber
Right lads 4 in defence, 5 sat 10 yards in front with the forward 70 yards away, any player passing to a teammate will be fined, keep the ball in the air, launch it any chance you get and lets pray for a 0-0.
Alex McLeish.Right lads 4 in defence, 5 sat 10 yards in front with the forward 70 yards away, any player passing to a teammate will be fined, keep the ball in the air, launch it any chance you get and lets pray for a 0-0.
Great post Tobermory on mark hughes I'm a blackburn fan worked wonders on a tight budget for us he also started citys revolution off by signing zabeleta and kompany!
Great post Tobermory on mark hughes I'm a blackburn fan worked wonders on a tight budget for us he also started citys revolution off by signing zabeleta and kompany!
graeme souness and roy keane, absolute garbage and now spouting off their tripe on itv, the single worst channel for sport in the uk. the darts coverage is utter sh!te
graeme souness and roy keane, absolute garbage and now spouting off their tripe on itv, the single worst channel for sport in the uk. the darts coverage is utter sh!te