Why Mark Hughes shouldn't manage again

let Coleman see out this campaign and then Hughes will look to get in there.
 
There's a few managers have been found out. Souness & O'Leary are two I always thought were clueless. Pearce got lucky with the U21 job. McCleish and Steve Bruce must be on their last job before they join the "Do Not Employ" club. Can't see Paul Jewell getting another gig either.
 
Rob Green offers insight on Hughes' spectacular man-management skills:

Green: I'd joined QPR to be the No 1 keeper but then Hughes told me I could leave whenever I liked

By IAN STAFFORD

PUBLISHED: 22:11, 8 December 2012 | UPDATED: 23:27, 8 December 2012


Rob Green remembers the precise moment when his world turned upside down at Queens Park Rangers.

The England star's bag was packed and he was about to leave home for a Capital One Cup clash against Walsall in late August when he flicked on the television to catch up with the sports news and saw pictures of Brazil World Cup goalkeeper Julio Cesar arriving at Loftus Road.

Green, who had signed from West Ham just a few weeks earlier in the belief that he would be first-choice goalkeeper at Rangers, had heard rumours of Cesar joining but insists he had been assured by the club that it was just 'paper talk'. Now, in front of his disbelieving eyes, it had become reality.


As Green reflected on events that he says were the worst moments in his 16 years as a professional, he recalled his shock at realising the new challenge he had planned for himself at QPR was about to go horribly wrong.

'I came to QPR looking for a new challenge after six years at West Ham, a wonderful time capped off by promotion at Wembley,' said Green. 'Kevin Hitchcock, the goalkeeping coach at QPR, is an old mate and I came to work for him on the understanding that I was first choice. I'd played for England in May, I was in the European Championship squad and, at 32, I'm in the prime of my life.

'If he'd said to me we're also going to sign someone who's won Serie A five times and the Champions League and is one of the biggest names in South American football, I would have thought twice before signing.'


Green says that when he saw the news that Cesar was joining QPR, he rang the club and asked what was going on.

'I said I'd just seen Cesar turn up at the ground,' said Green. 'They replied, "Oh, is he here, then?" I thought to myself, "OK, now I've got to get my head around this and go off and play a football match".'

Ever the professional, Green did just that and QPR won comfortably on the night, but the goalkeeper still needed some answers.

'I'd read rumours in the press about Julio coming, but when I asked officials at the club they dismissed it as paper talk and said he wasn't going to sign. Now that the Brazilian had joined the club I needed to know where I stood.

'I asked (the then manager) Mark Hughes. He told me Julio was going to play, that I'd done nothing wrong and that he wanted two top keepers competing for the position. I replied, "Well, if he's going straight into the first team he's not really competing, is he? Where does that leave me?" Hughes replied, "You're free to leave whenever you want". It wasn't quite what I wanted to hear.'

Green has known the highs and lows of professional football.

The last-minute injury which ruled him out of the 2006 World Cup and the blunder that allowed the United States to equalise in the 2010 World Cup must be weighed against a long and successful career at Norwich and West Ham and his 12 England caps. But Green says he had never experienced anything like this.

'During my talks with the club they admitted they had done this with not a great deal of consideration of where it left me,' he said.

'It made me realise that I would struggle to play because Julio is a couple of months older than me, and anyone looking in would soon be asking why their top Brazilian, signed on a four-year contract, was not playing. I couldn't compete on a financial level and it was out of my control. I also knew Mark Hughes traditionally stuck with his preferred goalkeeper at all his previous clubs.'

Green has no quarrel with Cesar.

'The first thing Julio did on arriving at the club was to seek me out and shake my hand, which I appreciated,' he admitted. 'He's a nice fellow who hasn't done anything wrong. I remember saying to Brian Murphy, an Irish keeper also at the club, "This is going to make my situation even harder as Julio's such a nice guy".

'The last game I played for QPR under the Hughes regime was our defeat at Manchester City, and by then I'd been told, even before the kick-off, that I would be dropped for him afterwards.'

'In a 16-year professional career I'd been dropped twice for four-week periods. This was, by far, the longest out of first-team action. I made the most of it by clearing up niggling injuries, getting fitter with a personal trainer and joining a local gym to add to my daily training, analysing myself and others as keepers and realising that negative things have happened to me before and I've seen them out.' It was clear, however, that he was making no headway with his manager.

'The manager and I never spoke, but it was clear I wasn't happy,' he added.

Meanwhile, QPR slumped to the bottom of the Premier League with no wins, eight defeats and just four points from their opening 12 league games. The inevitable happened a fortnight ago when Hughes was sacked and Harry Redknapp became the new boss.
Green is not prepared to admit that the departure of Hughes gave him cause to celebrate, but the events hardly surprised him.

'It wasn't too difficult a decision for the board to make, was it?' he said. 'We hadn't won a game. You've got to draw the line somewhere. I've seen 18 managers go at the clubs I've been playing for. It's a part of football, isn't it? It's not like a steel worker in Sheffield getting a paltry pay-off and no new job prospects. I'm sure he was disappointed but he'll get another job in football.'
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RSC for £17m....Not sure whether criminal or just insane.

Shite defence. Even if clueless himself, could have employed a defensive coach.

And the weekly rant at refs. The only thing he learned from Baconface. Never his own fault. Complete smokescreen and totally embarrassing.
 
johnny on the spot said:
Rob Green offers insight on Hughes' spectacular man-management skills:

Green: I'd joined QPR to be the No 1 keeper but then Hughes told me I could leave whenever I liked

By IAN STAFFORD

PUBLISHED: 22:11, 8 December 2012 | UPDATED: 23:27, 8 December 2012


Rob Green remembers the precise moment when his world turned upside down at Queens Park Rangers.

The England star's bag was packed and he was about to leave home for a Capital One Cup clash against Walsall in late August when he flicked on the television to catch up with the sports news and saw pictures of Brazil World Cup goalkeeper Julio Cesar arriving at Loftus Road.

Green, who had signed from West Ham just a few weeks earlier in the belief that he would be first-choice goalkeeper at Rangers, had heard rumours of Cesar joining but insists he had been assured by the club that it was just 'paper talk'. Now, in front of his disbelieving eyes, it had become reality.


As Green reflected on events that he says were the worst moments in his 16 years as a professional, he recalled his shock at realising the new challenge he had planned for himself at QPR was about to go horribly wrong.

'I came to QPR looking for a new challenge after six years at West Ham, a wonderful time capped off by promotion at Wembley,' said Green. 'Kevin Hitchcock, the goalkeeping coach at QPR, is an old mate and I came to work for him on the understanding that I was first choice. I'd played for England in May, I was in the European Championship squad and, at 32, I'm in the prime of my life.

'If he'd said to me we're also going to sign someone who's won Serie A five times and the Champions League and is one of the biggest names in South American football, I would have thought twice before signing.'


Green says that when he saw the news that Cesar was joining QPR, he rang the club and asked what was going on.

'I said I'd just seen Cesar turn up at the ground,' said Green. 'They replied, "Oh, is he here, then?" I thought to myself, "OK, now I've got to get my head around this and go off and play a football match".'

Ever the professional, Green did just that and QPR won comfortably on the night, but the goalkeeper still needed some answers.

'I'd read rumours in the press about Julio coming, but when I asked officials at the club they dismissed it as paper talk and said he wasn't going to sign. Now that the Brazilian had joined the club I needed to know where I stood.

'I asked (the then manager) Mark Hughes. He told me Julio was going to play, that I'd done nothing wrong and that he wanted two top keepers competing for the position. I replied, "Well, if he's going straight into the first team he's not really competing, is he? Where does that leave me?" Hughes replied, "You're free to leave whenever you want". It wasn't quite what I wanted to hear.'

Green has known the highs and lows of professional football.

The last-minute injury which ruled him out of the 2006 World Cup and the blunder that allowed the United States to equalise in the 2010 World Cup must be weighed against a long and successful career at Norwich and West Ham and his 12 England caps. But Green says he had never experienced anything like this.

'During my talks with the club they admitted they had done this with not a great deal of consideration of where it left me,' he said.

'It made me realise that I would struggle to play because Julio is a couple of months older than me, and anyone looking in would soon be asking why their top Brazilian, signed on a four-year contract, was not playing. I couldn't compete on a financial level and it was out of my control. I also knew Mark Hughes traditionally stuck with his preferred goalkeeper at all his previous clubs.'

Green has no quarrel with Cesar.

'The first thing Julio did on arriving at the club was to seek me out and shake my hand, which I appreciated,' he admitted. 'He's a nice fellow who hasn't done anything wrong. I remember saying to Brian Murphy, an Irish keeper also at the club, "This is going to make my situation even harder as Julio's such a nice guy".

'The last game I played for QPR under the Hughes regime was our defeat at Manchester City, and by then I'd been told, even before the kick-off, that I would be dropped for him afterwards.'

'In a 16-year professional career I'd been dropped twice for four-week periods. This was, by far, the longest out of first-team action. I made the most of it by clearing up niggling injuries, getting fitter with a personal trainer and joining a local gym to add to my daily training, analysing myself and others as keepers and realising that negative things have happened to me before and I've seen them out.' It was clear, however, that he was making no headway with his manager.

'The manager and I never spoke, but it was clear I wasn't happy,' he added.

Meanwhile, QPR slumped to the bottom of the Premier League with no wins, eight defeats and just four points from their opening 12 league games. The inevitable happened a fortnight ago when Hughes was sacked and Harry Redknapp became the new boss.
Green is not prepared to admit that the departure of Hughes gave him cause to celebrate, but the events hardly surprised him.

'It wasn't too difficult a decision for the board to make, was it?' he said. 'We hadn't won a game. You've got to draw the line somewhere. I've seen 18 managers go at the clubs I've been playing for. It's a part of football, isn't it? It's not like a steel worker in Sheffield getting a paltry pay-off and no new job prospects. I'm sure he was disappointed but he'll get another job in football.'
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Anyone even considering giving him a job (there will be someone undoubtedly) should read this.

And also consider that he played Kelvin Etuhu ahead of Elano v Fulham - incredible
 
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