I thought Hughton was a decent appointment at the time

We needed a safe pair of hands to guide us through a season where we had to get through it with a huge lump out of the playing budget due to debt repayments.

Hughton achieved that.

Posted By: KentonCanary on January 16th 2014 at 05:57:34

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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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