In comparison to Pearce, I'd have had anyone to replace him, including Beeny the Horse, let alone Hughes.Quite simple really but obviously forgotten by many.
There were 2-3 times under Wardle and Makin, (and also towards the end of the Sven era) when all sorts of rumours were surfacing about City's true financial position.
That's when Hughes (who had got Blackburn literally punching above their weight) seemed a decent proposition.
Yes, he was a despised rag.
Yes, he was a dead man walking from the day of the takeover
Yes, he didn't cover himself in glory after he'd left
I'm not disputing any of that, but let's not try and rewrite history.
So was I. Not only a great manager for us, I think he got us, the way he wore our scarf around his neck, absolutely gorgeous.I'd personally had enough of Pellers in his last season. Those 8 draws in a row we had under Hughes made me ambivalent to him going. I was gutted when we sacked Bobby
I don't think Pearce actually was sacked IIRC but he fucking wanted sacking! Keegan was the right time to part ways as was Royle. Anyone else I was a bit too young to have any opinion.