Mark Hughes Quits Fulham

[Jimbo]

This maybe a case of be careful what you wish for...

...welcome Steve McClaren!

[Rigadon]

Jimbo, don't !

[Clampy]

Maybe he's heard that there might soon be a job going at one of his old clubs, like Everton perhaps? Just a thought.

[Wilfred the Hairy]

Mark Hughes used to play for Barcelona.
Tiki taka next season, gentlemen.

[eastie]

I thought Hughes was nailed on but now I believe it will be ancelotti!

[gervilla]

This maybe a case of be careful what you wish for...

...welcome Steve McClaren!

You are a sick,sick man.

[not3bad]

I thought Hughes was nailed on but now I believe it will be ancelotti!

Even thought Sky Italia are saying he's turned Villa down?

[hilts_coolerking]

Weren't most people more interested in getting Ancelotti anyway?

Which makes some of the posts on this thread even more baffling.

[PaulWinch again]

Not McClaren please.

[Gerrin]

Apparently we are NOT considering Mark Hughes as manager. According to SSN.

Yeah right. Garden leave 'til July 1.

So why would we say we are not considering him?

Maybe they don't want legal action from Fulham, they may start considering him tomorrow, with the view to appointing him at the end of the month.

[Marlon From Bearwood]

Just caught a bit of Kia Jorabchin (?) (Hughes adviser/agent) interview on talkshite. He was adament Hughes has not spoken to Villa, has no job lined up and that's its basically pure speculation.

He said Hughes is completely sincere and didn't want to be in a position where he committed to a new contract, only for a top 5/6 job to come available in England OR abroad and then have to drop Fulham in it.

Interesting.

[usav]

It's all a bit weird. I don't think that Villa have approached him, our word is worth a great deal in footie circles. Why then would Hughes resign? He's taking a bit of a chance that we actually want him. Could this all be a red herring and that he is actually bound for elsewhere? Chelsea perhaps?

Except Sunderland and Blackpool and ................

[Percy McCarthy]

Weren't most people more interested in getting Ancelotti anyway?

Which makes some of the posts on this thread even more baffling.

You're easily baffled sometimes hilts. People gave their opinion on Mark Hughes' abilities as a manager and speculated on how good or bad a Villa manager he would be. Can't see why one's views on those things would have to change if he doesn't get the job.

[1780liam]

if Ancelotti has turned us down, then David Moyes is my first choice

[richard moore]

Just caught a bit of Kia Jorabchin (?) (Hughes adviser/agent) interview on talkshite. He was adament Hughes has not spoken to Villa, has no job lined up and that's its basically pure speculation.

He said Hughes is completely sincere and didn't want to be in a position where he committed to a new contract, only for a top 5/6 job to come available in England OR abroad and then have to drop Fulham in it.

Interesting.

Unfortunately, this guy sounded completely insincere

Wouldn't trust him further than I can spit...