Hughes at Stoke

Didn't think he was that bad overall during his time at City but the club were right to get rid when they did.
His biggest mistake was the vanity signing of Crocky Santa Crock.
 
East Level 2 said:
Didn't think he was that bad overall during his time at City but the club were right to get rid when they did.
His biggest mistake was the vanity signing of Crocky Santa Crock.
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Santa Cruz had a good goal scoring record though, and at that point city were not going to be able to attract the absolute best. Not 100% but didn't santa cruz go on to do pretty well down the line at other clubs?

Santa cruz was another bony really, cant get them all right.
 
LittleEgg said:
Santa Cruz had a good goal scoring record though, and at that point city were not going to be able to attract the absolute best. Not 100% but didn't santa cruz go on to do pretty well down the line at other clubs?
Santa cruz was another bony really, cant get them all right.
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He'd had injury issues and was crocked when we bought him, and crocked most of his time at the club.
 
LittleEgg said:
Santa Cruz had a good goal scoring record though, and at that point city were not going to be able to attract the absolute best. Not 100% but didn't santa cruz go on to do pretty well down the line at other clubs?

Santa cruz was another bony really, cant get them all right.
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That logic would make more sense if he didn't buy Tevez and Adebayor about a week later.
 
A decidedly average manager who wouldn't have taken us anywhere. He's best left as a manager to get the best out of an ugly team. He had us in the relegation zone at fucking Christmas after the takeover and spunking money everywhere.
 
He was the man to get us a draw from a winning position, wasn't he?!
When he was appointed, my view was that he was the best British manager we could get, so I was happy enough with his appointment. Shame it didn't work out for him, but the next 18 months under Mancini will never EVER be forgotten. In retrospect, I don't think he ever could have given us that.
 
BigOscar said:
That logic would make more sense if he didn't buy Tevez and Adebayor about a week later.
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Fair comment, i suppose he saw santa cruz as decent backup. Perhaps Tevez wasnt nailed on when cruz arrived? It was a rather gung ho period of buying for city at that time.
 
I thought he signed some great players at City who got the ball rolling for the club. Kompany, Bellamy, Zabaleta, Barry, De Jong and Tevez, not sure if it was him who signed Hart too. He just drew to many games and for every Tevez and Bellamy there was a Jo and Cruz. It seemed harsh the sacking at the time but Mancini took them to another level and made some powerhouse signings. Mancini being sacked was very harsh though.

Sven started to breathe new life into the club IMO, kind of reminds me of Spurs where we were going nowhere for a while until Jol arrived and we've got better and better over the years

As for Hughes, he's doing decent there I reckon, they can still rough it up, but on their day they can play football, a lot better on the eye than Pullis' brand of football
 
Difference is, IMHO, that in the Pulis era they were still trying to cement their place in the PL. Then when they were (relatively) settled in places 6-14 they needed to move on as a club and adopt a different mentality and playing style - which they have done with Hughes. He suits them well, which is not to disparage either the club or the manager. No hard feelings, Hughes, just a shame about all the draws I guess.
 
Crouchinho said:
I thought he signed some great players at City who got the ball rolling for the club. Kompany, Bellamy, Zabaleta, Barry, De Jong and Tevez, not sure if it was him who signed Hart too. He just drew to many games and for every Tevez and Bellamy there was a Jo and Cruz. It seemed harsh the sacking at the time but Mancini took them to another level and made some powerhouse signings. Mancini being sacked was very harsh though.

Sven started to breathe new life into the club IMO, kind of reminds me of Spurs where we were going nowhere for a while until Jol arrived and we've got better and better over the years

As for Hughes, he's doing decent there I reckon, they can still rough it up, but on their day they can play football, a lot better on the eye than Pullis' brand of football
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Pearce signed Hart.
 
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