RE: the suggestions that the board 'got it wrong'

Hughton was a highly rated up and coming manager with a great track record, who many believed (at the time) was unfairly dismissed by Newcastle. It's easy to criticise with the benefit of hindsight but few people at the tone believed it was a bad appointment, nor could they have foreseen how badly his second season would be. His objective last season was to keep us up, he did that (only just, but he did what he was asked to do). This season has been disappointing, it is admirable that the board have given him time. It's his time to go but it's certainly not the board's mistake in employing him because many people expected better of him.

Posted By: tim berry on January 15th 2014 at 23:43:29

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RE: the suggestions that the board 'got it wrong' (NCFC) - tim berry, Jan 15, 23:43:29
- I agree (n/m) (NCFC) - Chopper, Jan 16, 07:35:59
- I thought Hughton was a decent appointment at the time (NCFC) - KentonCanary, Jan 16, 05:57:34
- sorry (NCFC) - Pragmatist, Jan 15, 23:54:26
  - If only the board had consulted you first before appointing him. (NCFC) - tim berry, Jan 16, 00:23:25
  - It was the offer of a mouth full of Stinking Bishop that brought you round, wasn't it? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jan 16, 00:04:51
  - Haha lasted long (n/m) (NCFC) - hoolahan, Jan 15, 23:58:29
- The board's mistake has been in giving him so much time (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 15, 23:53:00
  - Out of interest, when would you have made the call if you were in the position to do so? (n/m) (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Jan 15, 23:54:58
    - I said so on here at the time... (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Jan 16, 00:10:37
      - We definitely finished in a deceptively high position last season but... (NCFC) - tim berry, Jan 16, 00:19:07
        
        Spot on, it wouldn't take too long to get the sqaud going again. (n/m) (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Jan 16, 00:36:37
        
        I can accept that he "deserved" another season (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Jan 16, 00:25:31
        
        "Money generally doesn't alter a manager's philosophy, especially at our level" (NCFC) - KentonCanary, Jan 16, 06:01:34
      - *January 2013 (n/m) (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Jan 16, 00:18:26
    - I would have made the call to release him after the Hull game. (n/m) (NCFC) - ghost of hucks, Jan 15, 23:58:51
    - Last season (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 15, 23:58:29
      - fair enough, (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Jan 16, 00:02:57
- Agree with every word of that. (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 15, 23:49:43
  - That's how I feel about it too now. (n/m) (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Jan 15, 23:53:15
- Still and inner, just, but I agree with what you're saying (NCFC) - pants, Jan 15, 23:47:01
  - exactly this, (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Jan 15, 23:52:43
  - Just annoys me people saying 'why can't the board admit they made a mistake' (NCFC) - tim berry, Jan 15, 23:51:50
    - Can't say I've seen much of that (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 15, 23:59:49
    - I think we'll beat Hull anyway. Imagine what it's like for the players and the club (NCFC) - pants, Jan 15, 23:54:55
- *few people at the time. (n/m) (NCFC) - tim berry, Jan 15, 23:43:59

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