In support of Hughes

[CBlue]

However it is also not uneasonable to point out that Hughes has had 12 league games which is not a lot of time. Plus if he had inherited a team that was going places then it would be even be more worrying but that is not what happened. We were a team showing relegation forms when he joined.

Hull have had 12 games so far this season too - new players & players who have never played in this division before.

Kinnear & Redknapp both inherited teams that were going nowhere & were showing relegation form when they arrived - we've taken 1 point off them.

Are you saying that Hughes isn't up to it?

 

[CBlue]

Here's my take on the situation:

1) Hughes is tactically inept for a team with aspirations to break into the top 4 or challenge for Europe. Can any Hughes supporter point out any successful team (EPL,European,International) that play the way we do - humping the ball forward from the back & playing off the "second ball" in the final third? No successful team does this - they may have done so 10 years ago but the game has changed. The top teams keep possession - they build from the back - they play both short & long & mix it up - but predominantly they keep the ball. If we have the ball the opposition can't score. SGE had us playing this way last season & for the most part it was successful (although it went a little stale in the second half of the season & needed mixing up a bit too). We have a lot of technically gifted players in our squad & need to play to our strengths - putting the ball in the air to Robhino, Ireland, SWP is never going to work. Get the bastard thing on the green stuff & play these fuckers off the park.

2) Hughes never knew we had all this money at our disposal so the squad of players he has now was always going to be the team we would see the season out with - possibly with a little tinkering in January. The squad is a very good squad - at the start of the season we were talking about us possibly only being 1 or 2 players off the top 4. Now we're talking about using the January transfer window as a means to keep us out of the bottom 4. How can it go so appallingly bad?

3) Dunne isn't playing well this season - I think he is playing with an injury - he needs to be taken out of the spotlight to get his head together. This should have happened before today & I don't think Hughes is being fair with him (although it is his "get out of jail free" card in that Dunne becomes Hughes' scapegoat). That is piss poor management.

4) The Elano situation - he isn't suited to playing the Hughes way (see 1 above). He should have been sold & replaced by some neanderthal who is suited to the Hughes way.

5) He has been found out - it normally takes a season or two for teams to "work out" new players - it has taken a couple of seasons to "work out" Hughes & his very limited tactical ability. The reason he doesn't make those game changing substitutes is because he doesn't know how to.

He isn't the one to lead us to the promised land (unless the promised land is the Championship).

 

[CBlue]

After today's abomination does anyone have anything they can contribute in support of "Coco"?

 

[vbr]

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hahaha i knew he'd talk about BEING POSITIVE and the injuries bollocks

 

[spiritofMVF]

This thread was started by a real idiot or a rag, WE ARE IN THE BOTTOM 3 AND PLAYING SHIT, ITS THE MANAGERS FAULT BECAUSE HE IS TACTICALLY USELESS AND WAS TAKEN ON BECAUSE OF A MEDIOCRE RECORD AT A MEDIOCRE CLUB. GET RID NOW AND WE CAN GET SOMEBODY WHO HAS GOT AN IDEA WHAT HE IS DOING

 

[blue 1992]

i'm all in support of hughes, but for our current run of form, the players are to blame imo.

 

[CBlue]

This thread was started by a real idiot or a rag, WE ARE IN THE BOTTOM 3 AND PLAYING SHIT, ITS THE MANAGERS FAULT BECAUSE HE IS TACTICALLY USELESS AND WAS TAKEN ON BECAUSE OF A MEDIOCRE RECORD AT A MEDIOCRE CLUB. GET RID NOW AND WE CAN GET SOMEBODY WHO HAS GOT AN IDEA WHAT HE IS DOING

I think you need to leave the spirit's alone, calm down & read the fucking thread.....it is asking why we should keep this clown...what does he bring to the table..what are his strengths.

 

[Shooter 83]

http://www.skysports.com/video/clips/0,23791,12606_4677302,00.html

Spot on that. Can't wait untill we have a fully fit sqaud and 4 or 5 top class new players.

 

[TFC]

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I dont know what to make of our fucking club right now.

 

[zandvoort blue]

In support of Hughes...........NO..............1 point against WBA would have been a poor result, but losing to the bottom team that were there for the taking. A player scoring his first goal in 28 games for WBA, and we make Roman Bednar look world class......come on give us a break.