[Football] Excellent Guardian piece demolishing Mark Hughes

[jimhigham]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2018/nov/28/mark-hughes-southampton-var-whinger?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Apologies if fixtures. Couldn't see it anywhere on The Big Board, Page 1. Just a little piece highlighting the mendacity of Mark Hughes. He'll almost certainly be getting the old heave ho shortly, which is a shame, as I'd love to see him escort them into one of the relegation berths. I won't miss his constant bloody whining if he does though. Another reason to be grateful of the calm class of Mr Hughton.

 

[LamieRobertson]

I love this bit
His team are struggling badly, barn doors in Hampshire have never had it so good and such is the level of speculation swirling around his future that the pitch for this article was met with a thumbs up, “if you think you can get it written before he’s sacked”.

 

[Sirnormangall]

Yep, for years and at many different clubs, it’s always the fault of someone else never him.

 

[el punal]

Yep, for years and at many different clubs, it’s always the fault of someone else never him.

I do believe Mr.Hughes belongs to that “great player, crap manager” club. Our ex Sami being one of its members.

 

[Super Steve Earle]

'Following howls of protest from the Leicester players'. Thank goodness they didn't do any of that malarkey against us - oh wait a minute... On reflection, nasty, nasty team all through!

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Excellent piece and so true.

I do like Barry Glendenning too.

 

[studio150]

There is bound to be a coda to the article as Hughes complains about a decision on Saturday as Southampton lose at home (again)

 

[Jim Van Winkle]

Matthew Etherington was on 5 Live the other day sticking the boot into Hughes. He called him an arrogant manager who only worked on the attacking side of the game and never defense. Hughes is one of those managers that you wonder how he keeps getting a job - a constant on the manager merry-go-round.

 

[Raphael Meade]

Excellent piece and so true.

I do like Barry Glendenning too.

Likewise, very smart and funny I think, Guardian Weekly is such a good listen and keeps me connected to the football while overseas.

Great piece, this.

 

[vegster]

Matthew Etherington was on 5 Live the other day sticking the boot into Hughes. He called him an arrogant manager who only worked on the attacking side of the game and never defense. Hughes is one of those managers that you wonder how he keeps getting a job - a constant on the manager merry-go-round.

If he only worked on the attacking side of the game.... how come they can't win a game every now and then ?

 

[Jim Van Winkle]

If he only worked on the attacking side of the game.... how come they can't win a game every now and then ?

Just because you work at something does not necessarily mean you are good at it.

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

Excellent piece and so true.

I do like Barry Glendenning too.

Other opinions about Barry Glendenning are available among the football writing fraternity.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

A rentlessly pissy article, to be fair. Don't agree with the narrative.
Doesn't mean the manager isn't shit, of course.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Other opinions about Barry Glendenning are available among the football writing fraternity.

An enormous return in speculation and hubris on a small investment of fact

 

[Acker79]

"we are left to conclude that Southampton’s beleaguered manager isn’t even remotely interested in seeing referees make consistently correct decisions, but more keen on them making calls that consistently benefit his team."

But if we're honest, that applies to probably at least 90% of fans, too.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Good piece. Every week the Southampton board retain Hughes' services they do a favour for the rest of us.

 

[Klaas]

I was thinking the other day, which person I would least like to see in charge of the Albion, out of the current crop of managers. Mark Hughes won.

 

[Horses Arse]

How do you pull a reverse ferret?

A question for Mark Hughes I guess

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

I was thinking the other day, which person I would least like to see in charge of the Albion, out of the current crop of managers. Mark Hughes won.

How about Pardew?