SWPISHOME said:
Didn't really want to reveal this but there's been a big fall-out between Hughes and the head chair putter-outer (or Director of Ad Hoc Seating, to give him his official title). Apparently Hughes likes the chairs arranged one way and this guy does it another way. This came to a head when he set out the first six chairs for the planned press conference in two rows, one chair behind another (the straight 3-3 as it's known in the profession).
Hughes lost his temper as he usually likes the offset 3-3, with the rear chair placed BETWEEN the two in front. Although this looks a bit untidy, it has the advantage that the people in the back row can see properly even if they're sat behind someone taller. However, for this press conference, he'd planned to specifically change the formation to the 1-2-3 (or Pyramid as it's known). This gets round the untidiness of the offset 3-3 but leaves one person (or three depending one which way round it is) a row further back than they might have been in a 3-3. The Pyramid was used with some success by Mourinho when at Chelsea as he liked to be able to see everyone and liked them to be able to see him.
Anyway I digress but essentially the chief chair putter outer put all the chairs away in a fit of temper and told Hughes that he could "F****** well put his own f****** chairs out in whatever f****** formation he f****** well wanted!"
Hughes then decided to get rid of the whole chair putting out team and bring in the one he had at Blackburn but we obviously can't hold any press conferences until we've agreed compensation with Blackburn.
Edit: Forgot to say - keep this to yourselves as we don't want the press getting hold of this and our transfer targets seeing headlines like "City Chair Man resigns" or "That's Seat - You're Fired"
