He got Blackburn to two top ten finishes .... and don't forget, that's BLACKBURN, can't be all bad. Most city fans were happy with him there too. Bombed rather at QPR though.
Took Wales as close to qualifying for a major Championship as they have been in years, two top ten finishes at Blackburn, Man City fans up in arms over his departure at the time, good season with Fulham.
Only failure was at QPR - yet his win record there was still better than Redknapp's
Can't stand Mark Hughes, but I agree with the move for him. He'll be a gradual improvement in their style of play. He still demands work rates, 'getting stuck in' and such, but his teams pretty much play slightly better football and knock it about a little bit. Rather than just kick player, kick ball, chase ball as Pulis demanded.
If they'd have ripped up the tactics and tried to go all 'sexy football' with the players at their disposal, they would have really struggled.
As long as Hughes doesn't wear a stupid ******* baseball cap....