NormanD
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I see the toon are on the road to self destruct again by sacking Chris Hughton today ... fecking Idiots!
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User482
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Not quite as stupid as sacking Bobby Robson, but not far off. Newly promoted and sitting mid-table - what more do they honestly think they're going to get with a new manager?
Flying_Monkey
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I agree. I couldn't quite believe that. He's produced a hard-working, entertaining team which have secured promotion and mid-table safety in a very short time. So they don't win every match. Hardly surprising. The board seem to be more concerned that he isn't a celebrity manager... morons.
you are having a laugh!
(edit). You are not. Extraordinary. Given the success they've had with hiring and firing managers over the last few years (Sam Allardyce, anybody?) you'd think they'd leave well alone.
The sacking comes just over a month after they beat bitter local rivals Sunderland 5-1 and won 1-0 at Arsenal.
(edit). You are not. Extraordinary. Given the success they've had with hiring and firing managers over the last few years (Sam Allardyce, anybody?) you'd think they'd leave well alone.
The sacking comes just over a month after they beat bitter local rivals Sunderland 5-1 and won 1-0 at Arsenal.
Typical short sightedness from a football club. Manager takes over a club in total disarray and in free fall. Guide them to the Premiership. Sitting mid table after wins over Arsenal and bitter rivals Sunderland. And the board want a manager with more experience to take the club forward. Pathetic.
On the other hand I have no sympathy what so ever with Chris Houghton being ex-Spurtz and all.
On the other hand I have no sympathy what so ever with Chris Houghton being ex-Spurtz and all.
Flying_Monkey
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The comments on the local newspaper story are overwhelmingly of the 'Mike Ashley, you are a ****ing twat' variety...
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User482
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On the bright side, it means someone half-decent is available to take over at West Ham when Avram gets the chop.
meenaghman
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unfortunately the writing was on the wall from a while back. once Colin calderwood left, and Hughton couldn't bring in his own man (former ireland boss Brian Kerr). Most in Ireland thought he should have told Ashley where to stick his job. I wonder if any of the player's egos were hurt yesterday after Hughton kept them in dressing room for an hr, and some of them blurted to Ashley to get rid of Hughton.
Yellow Fang
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I can only think they want to get in an exotic foreign glamour puss since they've run out of Geordie messiahs.
Glow worm
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It seems like a crazy decision. Unless thay've got soemone else lined up, but it doesn't sound like it- just seems complete madness.
Funtboy
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He he, you can always rely on the skunks to give you a chuckle. What a shambles...
Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
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Fergie took a while to settle at Man Utd nearly got the sack. Man City sacked Peter Reid when they were top half of the table then got through about 2 or 3 managers a season until they ended up in the same league as Stockport County. There is definitely something to be said for continuity. Sometimes impatience is fan generated but in this case seems to be from the top. You would have thought they would learn.