I think it was a general combination of

The fact most footballers are a bit uncomfortable/surly in press conferences and possibly they were a little bit miffed that all the press asked about for the first ten minutes was Holt! Can't help feeling we should have let these two have their moment first and then brought Holt in,

To his credit, Hughton showed admirable skill and judgment in steering the focus onto the new signings as he obviously realised there was too much focus on holt. Hughton appears a class act off the pitch. Easy to see why he is so well liked by press and players.

Posted By: Jim, Jul 3, 19:43:09