It's going to be Hughton isn't it...

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Seagull over Canaryland

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Feb 8, 2011
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Then again- to go by the tweets sent after he resigned- the same would appear to be the case with Sami Hyypia. The players could have said nothing, but instead, several of them were quite nice about him.

It is significant that Hughton had a 50% win rate at Newcastle so was able to combine the 'nice guy' attribute with being an effective manager. Many Toon fans felt he was treated unfairly and were sorry to see him leave. Whereas Hyypia at the Albion - a nice guy, but crucially lacking the magic touch as manager.

I also wonder if the Albion players were not only expressing their feelings about Hyypia but also hinting a degree of regret that another Albion manager has moved on somewhat ahead of schedule and victim of the circumstances i.e. having to work with a Director of Football, FFP and unwanted transfer deals. The players must be aware of the dynamics behind the scenes and maybe find this frustrating too. The lack of continuity over the last 22 months hasn't been ideal and many aspirations have been dashed, for now.

At least the decks have been cleared for the next incumbent and hopefully we will see an upturn in everyone's morale. I'm sure that a nice guy like Hughton must have his fiery moments behind closed doors but certainly gives the impression of being a decent man, capable of winning over the dressing room. Whereas someone like Pulis is probably less worried about being popular, just focused on doing a more clinical job on the pitch.
 


Withdean11

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Feb 18, 2007
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I'm worried Hughton would be a nightmare appointment. Hope I'm wrong.

I'd much rather Sherwood or Rosler. We need passion to get out of this mess IMO. A passionate manager will spread passion to the fans and players. We showed on Boxing day what a bit of passion can do. Now if we mix that with a manager with experience and tactical knowledge... bingo.
 


sparkie

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Jul 17, 2003
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I'm worried Hughton would be a nightmare appointment. Hope I'm wrong.

I'd much rather Sherwood or Rosler. We need passion to get out of this mess IMO. A passionate manager will spread passion to the fans and players. We showed on Boxing day what a bit of passion can do. Now if we mix that with a manager with experience and tactical knowledge... bingo.
Sherwood or Rosler or anyone else could also turn out to be 'a nightmare appointment'.

We don't know how things will unfold, so best not worry about the new man being a disaster at this stage.
 


Springal

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Feb 12, 2005
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I dont buy that, if a decent opportunity arises ......

I do, he has had a shitty time in last few seasons. Probably wants some time out of the limelight, at a club he loves.
 




y2dave

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Jul 23, 2003
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Hughton ticks a lot of boxes and comes across as a decent bloke but the way he oversaw a consistent slump at Norwich is a major concern. I think we really need someone to galvanize the squad.
 


Springal

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Feb 12, 2005
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I'm worried Hughton would be a nightmare appointment. Hope I'm wrong.

I'd much rather Sherwood or Rosler. We need passion to get out of this mess IMO. A passionate manager will spread passion to the fans and players. We showed on Boxing day what a bit of passion can do. Now if we mix that with a manager with experience and tactical knowledge... bingo.

Sherwood, tactical knowledge? I've heard it all now!
 


Rod Marsh

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Hughton had the likes of Caroll, Nolan, Barton, Collocini and Harper to name but a few in his squad. I'm not saying it's simple to get promoted with any squad however I'd like to think any half decent manager would have got them up.
 




supaseagull

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Feb 19, 2004
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Hughton ticks a lot of boxes and comes across as a decent bloke but the way he oversaw a consistent slump at Norwich is a major concern. I think we really need someone to galvanize the squad.

A slump similar to ours where there was limited investment into the playing side of things by Delia and her cronies.
 


BensGrandad

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Jul 13, 2003
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Hughton had the likes of Caroll, Nolan, Barton, Collocini and Harper to name but a few in his squad. I'm not saying it's simple to get promoted with any squad however I'd like to think any half decent manager would have got them up.

Did he bring any of those in or were they already there when he arrived?
 


deletebeepbeepbeep

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May 12, 2009
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Words from a Norwich fan:

"He'll get alienate/get rid of any midfielders capable of passing a football and replace them with tackly lads who'll stay in position, ruin your strikers, but probably keep you up."

As we do not have any midfielders that can pass consistently and none of our strikers are capable of scoring it seems like a perfect fit. Expect us to sign Gardner permanently and to see a lot of JFC playing a holding role.

:down:
 




Insel affe

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Feb 23, 2009
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Brighton factually.....
Words from a Norwich fan:

"He'll get alienate/get rid of any midfielders capable of passing a football and replace them with tackly lads who'll stay in position, ruin your strikers, but probably keep you up."

As we do not have any midfielders that can pass consistently and none of our strikers are capable of scoring it seems like a perfect fit. Expect us to sign Gardner permanently and to see a lot of JFC playing a holding role.

:down:

The more I hear and think about this guy the more I do not want the guy here.
 




TonyW

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Feb 11, 2004
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Getting rid of Sami's has already kept us up.
This squad could finish mid table without a manager.
I want an organiser that will help us get promoted next season.
CH could just be that man.
 






sparkie

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Jul 17, 2003
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Hove
Words from a Norwich fan:

"He'll get alienate/get rid of any midfielders capable of passing a football and replace them with tackly lads who'll stay in position, ruin your strikers, but probably keep you up."

As we do not have any midfielders that can pass consistently and none of our strikers are capable of scoring it seems like a perfect fit. Expect us to sign Gardner permanently and to see a lot of JFC playing a holding role.

:down:
The problem with this is that you can always find a fan who'll have a negative opinion of any manager.

We could easily find negative comments on here about Sami, Oscar, Gus, Slade, etc through every manager of recent times. We need to look deeper at the evidence.
 




deletebeepbeepbeep

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May 12, 2009
21,797
Getting rid of Sami's has already kept us up.
This squad could finish mid table without a manager.
I want an organiser that will help us get promoted next season.
CH could just be that man.
It's the season of turgid football after I'm worried about.
 




Pj2000

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Jan 2, 2012
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Worthing
I Heard it break from my seat .

That's my memory too , Gerry was a great player for the Albion . I always remember hearing his leg break and saw it happen right in front of me . Anyway have to move on too. Wait and see .
 


Insel affe

HellBilly
Feb 23, 2009
24,335
Brighton factually.....
Can't deny I've not read much to get excited about, but then none of the "sensible" names have been much more exciting ... we might get cornered into a best of a bad bunch hire

Seem's like it, just hope we are going for some off the radar person and we all go aaaarrrrrggghh YES get in.....

Not gonna happen though is it.


To be honest, if we are going for the likes of Hughton I would rather we gave Nathan a chance, I liked the gee in them up in a suit strolling around after the game clapping in the rain.... I am a sucker for all that shit
 


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