Mark Hughes Quits Fulham

[PaulWinch again]

Today's i-paper reported that Roberto Martinez is 'under consideration'.

Potentially be happy with that.

[Gerrin]

Perhaps Hughes knows there's going to be a vacancy somewhere with Villa looking for a new manager and is getting himself well positioned to take advantage. Everton maybe? Chelsea perhaps?

So basically nobody can take Hughes on til the beginning of July.

So he's either joining Chelsea or Villa. But not for a few weeks. The deal will have already been done, bearing in mind his agent is the same as Tevez's.

[Villanation]

The one thing you can believe is quotes from the Villa site and they have told Fulham we have not approached Hughes, Hughes then says he has not been approached by another club. I think most have jumped the gun on this and just as with Houllier the new manager may take us all by suprise.

I think this is where the real truth lies, I think Randy Lerner will have been making up some ground on this over the last few weeks expecting Houllier to go, I would even go as far as to say they didn't even wait for the med report on Houllier, hence the club statement that Houllier departure was club based and not in the interest of Houllier.

We may indeed be shocked at who we find managing the lads........................

[Percy McCarthy]

I won't change my mind about them if we don't employ them, though. Same goes for players.

Me either.  Like I said earlier, Hughes may end up being the best man for the job, but he isn't while some others are still available.

How do you know? Were there not managers about with better CVs than Busby, Shankley and Stein when they got the jobs where they made their names (and their clubs' names)?

[gervilla]

The one thing you can believe is quotes from the Villa site and they have told Fulham we have not approached Hughes, Hughes then says he has not been approached by another club. I think most have jumped the gun on this and just as with Houllier the new manager may take us all by suprise.

I think this is where the real truth lies, I think Randy Lerner will have been making up some ground on this over the last few weeks expecting Houllier to go, I would even go as far as to say they didn't even wait for the med report on Houllier, hence the club statement that Houllier departure was club based and not in the interest of Houllier.

We may indeed be shocked at who we find managing the lads........................

Yes but shocked good or shocked bad......that is the question.

[PaulMcGrathsNo5Shirt]

I'm glad we're not after Hughes, if he can walk out on Fulham after 10 months who is to say he wouldn't do the same to us if Chelsea or Man Utd come calling in 12 months time.

It looks like Randy is trying to get Ancelotti, naturally I hope we get him, if not then we could be looking at Benitez, Jol, or even McLa..... no i'm not going there

[Gerrin]

Just done a bit of net research, and I am now definitely of the opinion that Hughes will be joing Chelsea, shortly followed by Carlos Tevez.

[hartman_1982]

i've a sneaky feeling it won't be Hughes

I agree.

Is there a smug emotion?

[Villanation]

The one thing you can believe is quotes from the Villa site and they have told Fulham we have not approached Hughes, Hughes then says he has not been approached by another club. I think most have jumped the gun on this and just as with Houllier the new manager may take us all by suprise.

I think this is where the real truth lies, I think Randy Lerner will have been making up some ground on this over the last few weeks expecting Houllier to go, I would even go as far as to say they didn't even wait for the med report on Houllier, hence the club statement that Houllier departure was club based and not in the interest of Houllier.

We may indeed be shocked at who we find managing the lads........................

Yes but shocked good or shocked bad......that is the question.

Indeed, in fact I've just posted in another thread about a text a mate has just sent me form Germany, and the name Van Basten has been mentioned.....

[hilts_coolerking]

Were there not managers about with better CVs than Busby, Shankley and Stein when they got the jobs where they made their names (and their clubs' names)?

I don't know.  What I do know is that there are better managers than Hughes available now. 

[Mister E]

I won't change my mind about them if we don't employ them, though. Same goes for players.

Me either.  Like I said earlier, Hughes may end up being the best man for the job, but he isn't while some others are still available.

How do you know? Were there not managers about with better CVs than Busby, Shankley and Stein when they got the jobs where they made their names (and their clubs' names)?

And Saunders? Not covered in glory when he became Villa manager.
The Hughes situation has certainly confused me! He's eith er a total bullsh*tter or a gambler (re the other options available  / becoming available)

[Percy McCarthy]

Were there not managers about with better CVs than Busby, Shankley and Stein when they got the jobs where they made their names (and their clubs' names)?

I don't know.  What I do know is that there are better managers than Hughes available now. 

You don't know that. By your formula, BFR should have got the Arsenal job over Wenger.

[petegoldring]

What a load of old scrotum.

Well, IF he comes.....I will get behind him, but I will be fairly disappointed with the appointment if it happens - I feel it shows a real lack of ambition. Mid table bore-a-thons here we come.

[ktvillan]

Chelsea tend to go for proven foreign, technical, tactically astute coaches so I'm sceptical about them going for Hughes.  If they go British surely Redknapp would be the one as he has got Spurs into and had a good run in the CL, but Hughes is unproven there.  So the Redknapp to Chelsea and Hughes to Spurs may be a possibility, but I would guess Hiddink to Russian gas and oil eleven and Hughes to us.  I'd rather a foreign, technical coach myself,  but if we are going to go British I think we could do a lot worse than Hughes.  He's done as much as could reasonably expected and more at all the jobs he's done and was unlucky not to be given a proper go at establishing Sheikh your booty FC in the upper echelons.  And he's miles better than McLaren, Curbishley and a few others.

[garyshawsknee]

Just heard his tool of an agent talk on the radio. He mentioned jobs abroad,wonder if he's been already sounded out for an overseas post......not that I give a fcuk.