Mark Hughes Quits Fulham

[hilts_coolerking]

I love it how hughes is suddenly a better manager than CL/double winners. If he's that good he wouldn't have been at Fulham.

I know it is all about opinions, but it is pretty hard to see how anyone could argue that Hughes is a better manager than either Benitez or Ancelotti.

You'd think, wouldn't you?

[Dave]

oh i'm sorry. A better manager for villa, whatever that means

I'll explain for you greg.

Sometimes clubs have different remits. It's perfectly possible that a manager is skilled at avoiding relegation and scrapping at the bottom but might not be able to win the title. It's also possible that Pep Guardiola, without Lionel Messi and Xavi might not have the necessary skills to get West Ham promoted.

I'm pretty sure that if you extrapolate that to it's natural conclusions then you'll stumble over Percy's point.

[adrenachrome]

Randy is alpha as fuk



Swagga is off the charts

Have you been watching The Shadow Line on BBC2?

Don't mess with Gatehouse if you know what's good for you.

[Greg N'Ash]

YAY! At last some good news.

[mcgrath_85]

Hmmmmmm

[Greg N'Ash]

oh i'm sorry. A better manager for villa, whatever that means

I'll explain for you greg.

Sometimes clubs have different remits. It's perfectly possible that a manager is skilled at avoiding relegation and scrapping at the bottom but might not be able to win the title. It's also possible that Pep Guardiola, without Lionel Messi and Xavi might not have the necessary skills to get West Ham promoted.

I'm pretty sure that if you extrapolate that to it's natural conclusions then you'll stumble over Percy's point.

bollocks. we're not a club scrapping at the bottom so even if the point had validity it wouldn't apply to us. Both rafa/Anceloti are better coaches, have better contacts for players and would do a better job than Hughes. After all most of these managers earned their reputation to start with because the teams they took over weren't doing very well when they joined.

[pauliewalnuts]

Interesting to hear that Hughes' agent is that absolute fucking parasite Joorabchian

[hilts_coolerking]

I'll explain for you greg.

Sometimes clubs have different remits. It's perfectly possible that a manager is skilled at avoiding relegation and scrapping at the bottom but might not be able to win the title. It's also possible that Pep Guardiola, without Lionel Messi and Xavi might not have the necessary skills to get West Ham promoted.

I'm pretty sure that if you extrapolate that to it's natural conclusions then you'll stumble over Percy's point.

Perhaps I'd better explain for you Dave because that's not quite right.

Percy's main point was that it is not possible to state as fact as I did that Ancelotti and Benitez are better managers than Mark Hughes, which of course it is.

When invited to explain why, he came up with a different argument, that is to say Hughes may be better suited to the Villa job than Ancelotti or Benitez, although he said he believed this to be true because we don't pay top money to top players.  Personally I don't take that view because a) I don't believe the rebuilding job is as big as some make out, b) I reckon Ancelotti and Benitez's record of success in more than one country demonstrates a skill and adaptability that would cope with the different challenge, and c) I think we will pay top money to top players within reason.

[Summers]

So... Jol and McClaren are top of our list...? Martinez, hell, ANYONE ELSE, fill in an application form and leave it at the front desk, please!

[Greg N'Ash]

I hope fulham have got sidwell on suicide watch. MON turning up just after he signed a long contract could be the final straw.

[Ian.]

I hope fulham have got sidwell on suicide watch. MON turning up just after he signed a long contract could be the final straw.

I would really feel for Steve if that happens. Maybe Sidder's needs to have a word with Damon and get the loon MON locked up in his cellar to keep Curb's company?

[not3bad]

I hope fulham have got sidwell on suicide watch. MON turning up just after he signed a long contract could be the final straw.

I would really feel for Steve if that happens. Maybe Sidder's needs to have a word with Damon and get the loon MON locked up in his cellar to keep Curb's company?

Mclaren his fellow ginger will save him.  I hope.

[KevinGage]

Interesting to hear that Hughes' agent is that absolute fucking parasite Joorabchian

Two things would put me off Hughes.  This ^  and how he did say a few weeks ago he was staying, he could confirm that and he was looking forward to strengthening the squad in the summer.


I don't see why Villa should be particularly miffed that he had a clause in his contract and he chose to activate it though, whatever our interest. To my mind, Fulham took a chance when they inserted that. I'm not sure, but it could be a two way thing, maybe Fulham could have let him go after a year if it hadn't worked out and not have to pay any compo.

[ROBBO]

Well it seems the gun was well and truly jumped, if it were not the fact that previously it has been stated only a manager with prem experience would be considered i could see us getting someone from abroad, surely if it was going to be the likes of Jol or the fsw then he would have already been appointed. It is slightly annoying but you have to give Lerner one thing, he runs a tight ship as far as leaks go, no-one has a clue who he is after.

[Greg N'Ash]

I'm guessing Lerner has had enough of managers who walk out on clubs after giving assurances they'd stay.