Q2: Should Chris Hughton be the full-time manager?

Nov 2 2009 By The Journal

300 Oct 29, 2009 6:28 AM untried
301 Oct 29, 2009 6:35 AM Seems decent bloke but not cut out for management. I cannot see his role changing much at all as ashley has thefinal say on any thing that costs money.
302 Oct 29, 2009 7:26 AM he is doing ok and has a good team spirit
303 Oct 29, 2009 7:42 AM i dont think he has the ability our recent record shows this will we still be top of the championship at xmas.???
304 Oct 29, 2009 7:46 AM we need someone who has the pulling power to bring in new exciting players who dont cost a fortune in transfer fees and wages where has all our local talent gone to better clubs who have a good scouting system and chase after our youngsters ten in a few years time we end up paying massive transfer fees to bring these guys back
305 Oct 29, 2009 8:12 AM rubbish manager look at his loan signings all rubbish
306 Oct 29, 2009 8:19 AM Think Chris is a lovely bloke but not the future of this Club. The problem is, of course, Ashley and no Manager worth his salt would touch the job with a bargepole.
307 Oct 29, 2009 8:25 AM Stability is the key. He has done a decent enough job at the moment.
308 Oct 29, 2009 8:41 AM for the moment but hasnt got it it for the prem league
309 Oct 29, 2009 8:50 AM Long term stability will not be achieved with Hughton, ala Roeder. We need a long term plan and he is not it.
310 Oct 29, 2009 8:51 AM nice guy, good coach, not a manager
311 Oct 29, 2009 8:58 AM His record is not good enough yet
312 Oct 29, 2009 8:59 AM Hughton is a good coach and has done well this season, but Shearer should have been brought back. That's what the majority of the fans want!
313 Oct 29, 2009 9:00 AM after five shockingly bad performances he gets a two year contract! sheer craziness!
314 Oct 29, 2009 9:07 AM No - he's not a manager and if we do get promoted god help us in the premier league with someone like that in charge we'll be near to Derby's 11 point haul
315 Oct 29, 2009 9:08 AM Chris Hughton comes across as a nice guy and possibly a good coach - but he is not a manager. Ashley has only appointed him because he is malleable and won't make waves.
316 Oct 29, 2009 9:13 AM Time will tell.
317 Oct 29, 2009 9:13 AM Some say he´s done a good job, yes he has with getting the lads together and work as a group. Is he a great manager? In my opinnion no, cos in ti many a game this season he has waited to long to act, make changes etc. CH feels like Fat ashs YES man nothing else
318 Oct 29, 2009 9:24 AM He's held the team together through very trying times. He's earned a shot at the job on a permanent basis. Also, if the last five years teach us anything it is that the club needs stability and continuity.
319 Oct 29, 2009 9:25 AM he is not the man for the job, get martin o`neil
320 Oct 29, 2009 9:29 AM if he was that good he would have been given the job first time round
321 Oct 29, 2009 9:31 AM Good coach but not a manager. Alan Smith is running the show behind the scenes. We need an experienced manager but none will be appointed as they would challenge Ashley. Hughton will not.
322 Oct 29, 2009 9:42 AM It's fair to say he has done a half decent job, however, long term he is not the answer.
323 Oct 29, 2009 9:42 AM He is a coach, no more, no less. And he is niave. He BELIEVES these guys. After what the Keegan tribunal said of Llambias and Ashley, only a fool would believe a single word either man says. They are untrustworthy.
324 Oct 29, 2009 9:45 AM Hope he continues with the results he has gained todate good luck
325 Oct 29, 2009 9:46 AM Chris Hughton is avery good coach and 2IC and will probably do well in this division. If we get promoted however, he has already been shown to lack the necessary skills to succeed in the top flight.
326 Oct 29, 2009 9:48 AM Chris should stay but we need a more high profile manager
327 Oct 29, 2009 9:48 AM Chris should stay but we need a more high profile manager
328 Oct 29, 2009 9:49 AM Caveat: we don't know how much he is benefitting from Shearer's end season input which was surely a factor in the good start. That influence will recede and then we will see Hughton's potential. Suspect he is the best available with this regime.
329 Oct 29, 2009 9:49 AM So far so good
330 Oct 29, 2009 10:02 AM He should be appointed to end of season only
331 Oct 29, 2009 10:04 AM For the short term yes but the long term view is that they should go for a stronger manager. But who knows he could shock us all.
332 Oct 29, 2009 10:08 AM Anyone buying should be allowed to appoint their own choice for manager, although Chris is doing a decent job under the circumstances.
333 Oct 29, 2009 10:10 AM Because no established manager would touch us while Ashley is still around and the club is still a national laughing stock.
334 Oct 29, 2009 10:10 AM I don't doubt he's a good coach but there is a big difference between being a manager and a coach. Who is he going to attract to the club? If Marlon Harewood is anything to go by what sort of players is he going to get in in January, assuming there is actualy money to spend.
335 Oct 29, 2009 10:14 AM No future in the medium/long term with this man
336 Oct 29, 2009 10:21 AM great coach, not doubting that, but not the leader at the front that we need in the fight to get back up, even if thats not Shearer, atleast at that time he had Ian Dowie there.
337 Oct 29, 2009 10:26 AM He will be another Dinnis, Roeder
338 Oct 29, 2009 10:31 AM might as well give him the support while he continues in the job. Ashley won't bring in a top name manager as he'll have another KK situation on his hands.
339 Oct 29, 2009 10:45 AM Not the best choice, or most popular choice, but under the circumstances at least we have a manager.
340 Oct 29, 2009 10:45 AM I think alot of the success so far this season is down to a number of senior players helping the squad to gell and inject some passion into playing for the club. Chris Hughton has helped but any manager would - he struggled last season but has a more committed squad this year and are playing inferior teams
341 Oct 29, 2009 11:00 AM I respect him for what he has done but i dont agree with what sounds like the team running the show. His team choices are sceptical and i cant see him having any clout with Ashley, hes another 'Yes man'.
342 Oct 29, 2009 11:01 AM Good to recognsie the good work he has done - but he'll be gone in a few months
343 Oct 29, 2009 11:01 AM But Shearer shouldnt either he had his chance and blew it, 8 games was more than enough time to save NUFC far as i am concerned he didnt motivate the team. But us fickle fans could never blame him ? Strachan was the man but we missed the boat again !
344 Oct 29, 2009 11:03 AM I like Chris as a coach, and as a man, I just don't think he is strong enough to be full-time manager, and we have started to wobble recently. Still, he has taken us to the top of the league amongst the shambles so I guess he has earned his shot!
345 Oct 29, 2009 11:04 AM He's too weak to control the dressing room and some of his squad selections have been dodgy to say the least we need a big character and proven manager.
346 Oct 29, 2009 11:05 AM Whilst the nice guys don't always make successful managers he appears to have the support of the players and has been Number Two to many illustrious names in his career. He can't do any worse than the ones before him. Daglish, Souness Gullitt to name a few.
347 Oct 29, 2009 11:07 AM At least he comes across as an honest, straightforward guy , who puts the team and club first. Not having full management control up till now must have been a real problem for him.
348 Oct 29, 2009 11:08 AM He may get away with this league I'll still call it Div 2 ,I doubt very much he or many of the current crop of players will cut the mustard in the EPL ,Chris is probably a good coach ,but I'm not sure about top flight management ,Glen Roeder comes to mind a few seasons ago as being in a similar position .
349 Oct 29, 2009 11:09 AM The answer is No, but in all honesty it could just as easily be Yes. That is because there needs to be a degree of stability for the playing side and no self respecting manager would come to the club as long as Ashley in in control.
350 Oct 29, 2009 11:14 AM Yes for the same reason again, stability, the players seem to have responded to Chris Hughton and his staff, and all the noises from them are, they wanted him to get the job, they now have no excuses, they have what theyv'e asked for, and that should reflect on the pitch. He seems to have put some confidence back in the team, and i think he deserves a chance to get us back up. Is he the long term solution, no ( i would like to see Curbishley in there ), but he deserves respect, and thanks from us for what he has done and is doing, and we should get behind him, i for one will not be putting him in the Ashley/Lambias camp, i think he genuinly wants to do well for us, and i hope he does. As important as the manager is, i want to see David Dein at Newcastle, you watch our club turn around with the right backing, and him running our club ! He would be the best appointment Newcastle United would ever make, and let him pick the manager, if i was running Newcastle United, the first thing i would do would be to ring David Dein, and say " Name your price ".
351 Oct 29, 2009 11:30 AM Whilst he has done admirable job so far I think the results against Scunthorpe and the struggle to beat Doncaster Rovers indicates an impending implosion and they will end up in mid-table mediocrity at best.
352 Oct 29, 2009 11:33 AM Chris has done a wonderful job so far this season. He has little backing up to this point, he has had the toon army in favour of an untested manager (Shearer) over himself and he’s been working with a paper-thin squad with little motivation. His presence this season has been monumental and with the exclusion of a couple of hiccups, his attitude and performance has been flawless. Chris Hughton has my full backing as a Newcastle supporter.
353 Oct 29, 2009 11:35 AM A reasonable start but we all saw how he fared last year when he was a total disaster managing the club in the premiership
354 Oct 29, 2009 11:36 AM Chris Hughton is a coach not a manager and not a man who will attract the footballers we need to gain success even in the relative short term.
355 Oct 29, 2009 11:39 AM He has more bottle than shearer ever will so good luck to him.
356 Oct 29, 2009 11:41 AM He's done a good job under difficult circumstances and has earned the chance to prove himself.
357 Oct 29, 2009 11:42 AM For now. If we get promoted, against the odds (as I don't think anything good will happen in January - as well as no new signings I wouldn't be surprised to see some of the loans go back) I don't think he has the mettle for Premiership battle. But no manager will succeed without funds from a supportive management structure, so it hardly matters.
358 Oct 29, 2009 11:43 AM Whilst a decent coach who has steadied things in difficult circumstances, history tells us "caretaker managers" promoted spurred on by player power dont work. eg Richard Dinniss, Glenn Roeder etc. Nice guy he maybe, but can he attract players - I doubt it...
359 Oct 29, 2009 11:48 AM Yes he is doing a good job, but this will just create future problems - he has not got the nohow to manage in the Premier league so we will need to change manager next year which will lead to more upheaval - I wish him luck and hope he proves me wrong but think this is a mistake..
360 Oct 29, 2009 11:53 AM Why not, he's done a good holding job and I dont think there is a queue of top quality experienced managers waiting to take on the job is there!
361 Oct 29, 2009 12:06 PM Whilst Chris is a great guy and a very good coach,he is not the manager that the toon needs.
362 Oct 29, 2009 12:10 PM Chris has done a brilliant job under the circumstances, but, he seems to be a bit of a Yes Man. Just Ashley's type of person which is why Shearer didn't get the Managers position. Anything for the easy life.
363 Oct 29, 2009 12:10 PM no fair to ch he´s done a good job but he is not he person to take the toon forward
365 Oct 29, 2009 12:26 PM Done a good job,but he had 2 shots last year in the prem and his results were woeful
366 Oct 29, 2009 12:27 PM no he has done really well but!!!!!!! i do not think he can take us any farther because he does not have the pulling power of a big name
367 Oct 29, 2009 12:31 PM He's a Yes man
368 Oct 29, 2009 12:37 PM Good coach, but not a manager. I feel sorry for Houghton as he will be the fall guy in all this.
369 Oct 29, 2009 12:43 PM i firmly believe any newcastle manager should be well recompensed but should be on a limited term contract, that way the money saved in paying off contracts can be used on transfers and player salaries.
370 Oct 29, 2009 12:48 PM No. Simply not up to it. He's exactly the same as Glenn Roeder - nice guy but tactically inept and dreadful team selections.
371 Oct 29, 2009 12:52 PM if you want to attract good players you need a big named proven manager
372 Oct 29, 2009 12:52 PM No. NUFC needs a top ,tactically aware manager,experienced at the highest level and strong enough to control the egos of top players in the PL which is where we must be. Get Fabio Capello!
373 Oct 29, 2009 1:02 PM Put him back in a tracksuit and do what he does best-coach people.
374 Oct 29, 2009 1:03 PM He deserves it, irrespective of previous few results
375 Oct 29, 2009 1:05 PM no other option at this moment in time .
376 Oct 29, 2009 1:07 PM On the basis that we need stability and an end to speculation. It is a short term contract and iin the unlikely event of us being taken over, should not be a stumbling block as ay compensation due to him would be small.
377 Oct 29, 2009 1:07 PM Yes - but only at Championship level - he's untried in the Premiership - great Coach, but sorry not enough for us in the Premiership. We need some strong leadership and experience given how far we have fallen in recent years. Who else would come at this point in time, apart from Shearer - and much as we all love the great man, he's untried as well - let's be honest about this
378 Oct 29, 2009 1:10 PM He has not got enough managerial experience,he is a good trainer,but not a manager.
379 Oct 29, 2009 1:16 PM it should have gone to alan shearer with iain dowie and chris hughton working with alan shearer
380 Oct 29, 2009 1:21 PM He has no proven track record as a manager and is not a strong enough character. The players want him because he lets them do what they want, and Ashley wants him because he is a weak yes man.
381 Oct 29, 2009 1:22 PM He is doing ok and no one else is showing much interest!
382 Oct 29, 2009 1:30 PM Only till end of season he doesn,t have all his badges for the premiership and he couldn,t cope before
383 Oct 29, 2009 1:35 PM Perhaps not the ideal choice but stability is more important at the moment.
384 Oct 29, 2009 1:44 PM Not good enough
385 Oct 29, 2009 1:52 PM Yes based on this season however would have prefered an alternative
386 Oct 29, 2009 2:02 PM Not a man for a crisis when it arrives.
387 Oct 29, 2009 2:06 PM only for remainder of this season
388 Oct 29, 2009 2:23 PM But only until the ´Fat Shopkeeper´ eventually sells NUFC
389 Oct 29, 2009 2:34 PM He is just a fall-guy for the Fat One. I also believe the team is being "managed" by committee i.e. Nolan and other senior pros
390 Oct 29, 2009 2:58 PM He may not be the answer long term but he has stayed where many others would have walked, he deserves a shot at least...
391 Oct 29, 2009 3:14 PM we had all sort of managers big/small names young/old so why not try CHIRS
392 Oct 29, 2009 3:17 PM Looking at our position in the table and run of results excluding Scunthorpe and Forest you would have to say he desrves a shot a the job. Wether Chris can secure promotion remians to be seen , I think he will be judged on that and that alone, he has a tough job ahead.
393 Oct 29, 2009 3:56 PM No leave him as caretaker. It changes the atmosphere at the club and relations with player - leave well alone!
394 Oct 29, 2009 3:58 PM He has no charisma whatever, the least inspiring "manager" in my 63 years of supporting the club
395 Oct 29, 2009 4:04 PM His permanent appointment for 2 years or so is fine and his main target should be top get NUFC into the Premiership. After that, we need a top quality manager to keep us there.
396 Oct 29, 2009 4:25 PM hes not that good even the others times hes been in charge
397 Oct 29, 2009 4:41 PM He's a coach, he only wanted to be a coach. Mike Ashley thinks he'll be a pushover and won't stand up to him.
398 Oct 29, 2009 4:43 PM He's a good coach, but he doesn't stand up to ashley. He's too weak in my opinion, but I would love to be proved wrong.
399 Oct 29, 2009 5:19 PM Cannot really manage and was responsible for fateful decision to play Shola against Huddersfield which may yet cost us promotion
400 Oct 29, 2009 6:25 PM he always said he was a coach, not a manager...what's changed? He's won a couple of games & now thinks he's capable of being a manager, what happens when the team starts losing again?
401 Oct 29, 2009 6:33 PM after everything he has been though i think he deserves it
402 Oct 29, 2009 6:34 PM Even though i dont think Hughton should be the full time manager i still think he should be given the chance & if he manages to get us promoted we need a big name manager to help us stay up
403 Oct 29, 2009 6:38 PM Short term to give some stability to the players
404 Oct 29, 2009 6:56 PM We need a manager with experience and good credentials to bring fresh blood into the club. what was his idea of bringing in marvin harewood! the player is not good enough for this club.
405 Oct 29, 2009 7:32 PM He is a coach, not a manager. I also question his ability to attract real quality players IF we return to the PL
406 Oct 29, 2009 7:32 PM better i suppose than joe f.k
407 Oct 29, 2009 7:39 PM I like him as a person, and as a training ground coach, but he's just not quite of the Manager mould.
408 Oct 29, 2009 7:43 PM good coach. we ve been here before with roeder
409 Oct 29, 2009 7:47 PM he is a good coach but not a manager - Shearer should have gotten the job but then he is no yes man and that is all ashley wants around him
410 Oct 29, 2009 8:11 PM I don't think he has enough experience - especially if promoted
411 Oct 29, 2009 8:28 PM By all accounts Chris Hughton is a very good coach, but we the fact that we have remained at or near to top of the Championship so far this season is in spite of his lack of tactical prowess rather than because of it. The man is simply not suited to management. I wanted to see Steve Coppell come in.
412 Oct 29, 2009 8:36 PM he is second best, we have taken the easy option yet again
413 Oct 29, 2009 8:37 PM I doubt he is the right man when things go wrong. We hit flat spots last season and he failed to lift the side. I fear he will be the "yes" man Ashley craves.
414 Oct 29, 2009 8:53 PM Getting results in the championship should be easy with the players at his disposal. Remember his performance in the PL last season which ultimately took us down
415 Oct 29, 2009 8:57 PM There is no alternative as Shearer is unproven and in the clubs current position no top class manager would want the job
416 Oct 29, 2009 8:58 PM He's doing a reasonable job in difficult circumstances and appears to have the support of the players but I think he should only have been appointed till the end of this season.
417 Oct 29, 2009 8:58 PM Chris has done a sterling job and deserves all the praise he has received but we need a more experienced Gaffer to take us back up with any degree of certainty.
418 Oct 29, 2009 9:01 PM hes a cheap and controllable option, hes a coach not a manager.
419 Oct 29, 2009 9:05 PM Only because we need some stabillity & i am not one of thouse deluded souls who think Shearer is the answer
420 Oct 29, 2009 9:25 PM The bubble has already burst and I cannot see him as along term success
421 Oct 29, 2009 9:28 PM seems a decent bloke but he is a coach and not a manager, we need some one who has top level experience
422 Oct 29, 2009 9:37 PM He has done alright under the circimstances and with the limited players he has, but especially after recent hiccups I can't see us even challanging for promotion later in the season. Giving him the full time job just doesn't seem to show any ambition or thoughts towards next season back in the premiership
423 Oct 29, 2009 9:54 PM For this seaon only
424 Oct 29, 2009 9:55 PM Chris Hughton is as good as any man in our current situation. Having no manager is worse than having Chris.
425 Oct 29, 2009 9:57 PM He has already shown he is not up to the job and is destined to continue to be Ashley's puppet. We need someone with an independence of mind.
426 Oct 29, 2009 10:05 PM i dont think Chris is a manager.
427 Oct 29, 2009 10:06 PM Good coach but Manager??
428 Oct 29, 2009 10:11 PM As Ashley is staying there is no other option. Who else would take the job from outside. Hughton is the only candidate and even though he has done a good job with the circumstances it is a short term blinkered decision.
429 Oct 29, 2009 10:25 PM No Chris Hughton is a good coach and a good person but he is now just another puppet with no authority. The cheap Option, as he will not get any financial backing worthy of the name so he has no chance. He will get the blame if we dont go up and if we do by some miracle then he will be blamed when we go straight back down which make no mistake will happen under Ashley
430 Oct 29, 2009 11:17 PM by his own self admission, he is not good enough
431 Oct 29, 2009 11:18 PM Chris has been very good,but for the for future there must be a stronger manager, I think Alan Shearer is the man for the job
432 Oct 29, 2009 11:28 PM Yes, for this season but I would like to see Shearer as manager when they advance next season.
433 Oct 30, 2009 12:15 AM Chris has led the team well during his time as caretaker manager and he has seen a lot of troubled times at the club. He's been through the mill with the rest of us and knows how to handle a crisis. After losing so many of our top class players, he has pulled the remainder together well and despite showing a few signs of weakness the team are playing well week after week.
434 Oct 30, 2009 4:55 AM Hughton has been a great servant to the game but he's never going to be a top Manager. There's only one person for the job and we all know who that is.
435 Oct 30, 2009 8:19 AM We must have some degree of stability and if not Chris Hughton, and in the absence of Alan Shearer, Ashley would no doubt appoint some non-descript without football experience!
436 Oct 30, 2009 8:29 AM Out of his depth.The players have upped their gamethis season.Hughton will be gone bt the start of next season
437 Oct 30, 2009 8:39 AM Just because the start of the season went well - he has not been good enough over the long term before - and I doubt his results over a full season - cheap option for Ashley
438 Oct 30, 2009 8:42 AM he is just a Ashley puppet and does not have the strength to manager at this level or the one above
439 Oct 30, 2009 8:42 AM not good enought
440 Oct 30, 2009 9:04 AM I think he deserves the job on merit for what he has had to deal with this year, but I do not think that has the attributes needed to be a top class manager, and that if we are promoted we will be quickly found out.
441 Oct 30, 2009 9:48 AM Any other manager would have the same problems. At present we seem to have a period of short term stability.
442 Oct 30, 2009 10:04 AM He is only there as a yes man.
443 Oct 30, 2009 10:15 AM i dont think he is the right manager to take the club forward. we need a manager with proven premiership expearance.
444 Oct 30, 2009 10:19 AM Okay Coach, never a Manager.
445 Oct 30, 2009 10:29 AM But who else would take it at present
446 Oct 30, 2009 10:29 AM No proven track record although has done well enough up to now.
447 Oct 30, 2009 10:32 AM Nice guy, behaved with dignity during the upheaval but does not have the gravitas to be manager of NUFC or a premier league club (which hopefully we will be sooner rather than later.
448 Oct 30, 2009 10:33 AM I have no problems with Chris Hughton being the manager after the current results and he deserves his chance, but there are better managers out there. The problem is they wouldn't touch this club in it's current state. Our position in the league is flattered by the terrible clubs already in this league. A run of 4 games like we had should not result in you still being at the top.
449 Oct 30, 2009 10:38 AM FOR NOW ITS HARDLY PERM ON 18MTH
450 Oct 30, 2009 10:42 AM manager on the cheap while Bruce and Strachan slip through our fingers
451 Oct 30, 2009 10:43 AM He should stay as a coach or asssitant, but not as manager. He failed the first twice he stepped into the role as caretaker manager, his success on this occasion is largely due to the very poor standard of the championship. Alan shearer should be the manager.
452 Oct 30, 2009 10:44 AM Great coach, but not a manager. We needed experience, and i realise that would have ruled out Alan Shearer aswell, but it absolutely needs an experienced hand, that can stand up to the owning regime.
453 Oct 30, 2009 10:51 AM Shocking Football. No tactical awareness. We are very lucky to be top of the table.
454 Oct 30, 2009 10:52 AM He is a coach, he is naive with tactics and team selection and I fear he will not pull results around when we struggle but I also think Fat Arse is well aware of this and looking forward to watching us slide
455 Oct 30, 2009 10:55 AM He has done an ok job so far and I would say exceeded some fans expectations this season. Personally I would have gave him till the end of the season and then hopefully (regardless of which division we are in) a new owner can come in and appoint his own manager.
456 Oct 30, 2009 10:57 AM I like chris as a man he has held himself well but look to history Richard Dinnis, Iam Mcfaul, Glenn Roeder it does not bode well
457 Oct 30, 2009 11:09 AM C.H. has done very well this time around but he's not the strong character that is needed for NUFC.He will not fight his corner & argue his case for funds to strengthen the team but will simply nod his head & accept whatever the pie eater says.Shearer had a transfer list already made out & wanted to make other changes,the pie eater looked at it,said nothing,never spoke to Shearer again.Enough said.
458 Oct 30, 2009 11:16 AM to inexperinced management record poor
459 Oct 30, 2009 11:18 AM While he deserves the job on merit thus far, he has precious little experience of management, which may prove problematic in the long run.
460 Oct 30, 2009 11:19 AM He's not good enough ... simples. Why did MA replace CH with Shearer last season ? Why did he replace him with JFK before that ? Why is CH ok now and he wasn't then ? Simply becuase CH is a puppet.
461 Oct 30, 2009 11:27 AM He has done well and is a very nice respected man, the fans will thank him for the job done so far but everyone, even chris himself knows who is the fans choice as manager...... shearer. A Caretaker manager usually does well for a short period as players are playing for their futures, once they are given the job full time it usually goes wrong. His lack of tactical ability will start to show as injuries and suspensions take there toll. Cant see Chris Hughton doing well in the premier league. Sorry Chris.
462 Oct 30, 2009 11:30 AM I like Chris but I have seen some bad moves in the loan market with Harewood and Zurab Khizanishvili and his inability to drop Harewood for the inform Ranger shows he is not the man for the job.
463 Oct 30, 2009 11:30 AM Why not? No one in their right mind would come and work for this man. Hughton is just another yes man to this disgraced,disgraceful owner.
464 Oct 30, 2009 11:32 AM A poor manager with average players in a poor league. Recently teams have started to find us out.
465 Oct 30, 2009 11:34 AM Whilst he has done a super job he is another Glenn Roeder super coach, but possibly not manager. Go for Glenn Hoddle,
466 Oct 30, 2009 11:39 AM but he has done a great job considering
467 Oct 30, 2009 11:40 AM He is doing ok under the circumstances but Ashley is calling the shots and the team will need a "proper" manager to command respect and bring players in.
468 Oct 30, 2009 11:40 AM Perhaps till the end of the season but not 18 months. Why wouldn't Ashley invest in getting a proper manager?
469 Oct 30, 2009 11:44 AM He is a first class coach and his work for the club in difficult circumstances deserves reward. There were no other serious contenders for such a difficult position and Shearer proved himself totally unsuitable last season.
470 Oct 30, 2009 11:45 AM Let's face it...he ain't good enough for both levels.
471 Oct 30, 2009 11:54 AM He is a coach....no more than that.
472 Oct 30, 2009 11:54 AM Worth giving a try, rather than a relatively untested Shearer. Why do we need a "big" name, we need someone to run the team who is tested. Being a brilliant played does not necessarily equate to being a good manager.
473 Oct 30, 2009 12:02 PM this man is nothin more than a puppet ,who was brought in by mike ashley
474 Oct 30, 2009 12:02 PM Especially not since Gordon Strachan has gone to Middlesbrough. Far more experience, better football, better manager.
475 Oct 30, 2009 12:02 PM Not good enough - did the two spells as caretaker manager last year not prove that?
476 Oct 30, 2009 12:08 PM We need an experienced manager, unfotunately Chris Hughton has yet to demonstrate any sustained success under pressure
477 Oct 30, 2009 12:12 PM Yes, I think he deserves to be full time manager because of the good results he has helped us achieve but long term I think he will be completely the wrong appointment. He deserves the job on merit but let's face it everyone knows that this is an easy, cheap appointment for Ashley and Llambias. Those two know that Chris won't step out of line like Shearer or Keegan, that he will obey all their commands even if I suppose it costs him his dignity because he's found himself in a job way above his station and he knows how very lucky he is. If results start to slip then I'm afraid Chris will soon be seen as another Ashley puppet and he'll be banded in the same group as messrs Wise, Jimenez, Mort, Kinnear, Llambias and Vetere.
478 Oct 30, 2009 12:13 PM 2 x caretaker attempts last season were awful. This season is average as far as performances are concerned (in a very poor league) and his loan signings have hardly stood out!
479 Oct 30, 2009 12:15 PM He has done a decent job and should be allowed to continue
480 Oct 30, 2009 12:17 PM Chris is a "nice guy" but a YES man, unfortunately. His tactics and "too late" substitutions have cost us dear recently. e.g. Why does he insist on playing Harewood instead of Ranger?
481 Oct 30, 2009 12:21 PM Has neither the experience nor the tactical awareness to lead the club to promotion and has only been appointed as he will not present a barrier to Ashley calling the shots.
482 Oct 30, 2009 12:28 PM We've been down this road before with Roeder, it doesn't work in the long run.
483 Oct 30, 2009 12:29 PM A good appointment if we fail to go back up into the Premiership next year. More compensation to be paid by prospective buyers of the club if we do go up. The fans pay (emotionally as well as financially) regardless.
484 Oct 30, 2009 12:31 PM Keegan should be Manager of our club but Ashley lied to him, the supporters, and he lied at the tribuna.
485 Oct 30, 2009 12:35 PM Ashley has already replaced him twice, with Kinnear and then Shearer.
486 Oct 30, 2009 12:39 PM Give him a 6 month rolling contract to see how we go this season, with a view to replacing him if we fail to perform in the top flight. But at least it is better than having him n as a caretaker
487 Oct 30, 2009 12:55 PM In short term it makes sense
488 Oct 30, 2009 1:07 PM Caretakers rarely succeed and Hughton has never shown interest in being a manager previously. Apparently he has set up a p,layers committee! I wonder what Fergie would make of that. Just the cheap option.
489 Oct 30, 2009 1:08 PM Top of the league despite
490 Oct 30, 2009 1:12 PM under the current circumstances yes.at least it helps retain some stability.
491 Oct 30, 2009 1:14 PM he should be given a chance with all he has done around the team in turmoil
492 Oct 30, 2009 1:18 PM Under the current regime, Yes
493 Oct 30, 2009 1:18 PM 50 000 supporters deserve the best there is, plus millions around the world
494 Oct 30, 2009 1:25 PM He is not a manager , he is a coach . We have made this mistake so many times in the past nice blokes that come from a coaching background dont make good managers , successful managers surround themselves with people like Hughton only reason ashley has given him the job is he is trying todo everything on cheap like he does with the staff in his shops.
495 Oct 30, 2009 1:32 PM No. We have played good football under Hughton once. Ipswich. Most of his wins have been DESPITE him and his tactics.
496 Oct 30, 2009 1:42 PM Boro manage to get hold of a manager with years of experience, managing on tight budgets yet all we can get is a yes man. Don't get me wrong, Hughton has done a better job than I expected but it doesn't mean he's a manager.
497 Oct 30, 2009 1:43 PM So far so good. Plus, he's not demanding a ridiculous wage.
498 Oct 30, 2009 1:43 PM HE ID DOING A GOOD JOB BUT HE PROVED LAST SEASON HE CAN NOT DO IT IN THE TOP FLIGHT
499 Oct 30, 2009 1:43 PM Until Ashley is gone, Chris is the best option.
500 Oct 30, 2009 1:50 PM i think he should have remained as coach
501 Oct 30, 2009 1:56 PM He is not a manager - and has said as much himself
502 Oct 30, 2009 2:04 PM MIKE ASHLEYS YES MAN
503 Oct 30, 2009 2:07 PM Under Ashley, Hughton is the best manager we could get as no proven manager would come near this club while Ashley is still here. He has stated that as long as he is owner, he will have final say on transfers. In these circumstances, Hughton should be full-time manager. However, medium-long term I have no confidence in Hughton being able to drive this club forward. He lacks the single-mindedness and tactical awareness to ever be a good, progressive manager.
504 Oct 30, 2009 2:19 PM He's not an experienced manager and recent results have been poor
505 Oct 30, 2009 2:21 PM Not good enough to take this club forward and to where it should be. A cheap and cheerful option for Ashley.
506 Oct 30, 2009 2:58 PM Chris has worked wonders so far this season and hopefully a little stability will get us promoted. Not sure about how well he will fare in the Premiership if we get promoted first time though.
507 Oct 30, 2009 3:20 PM Alan Shearer should be manager
508 Oct 30, 2009 3:41 PM not likely, get somone in that has track record. Strachan would have been good, Bruce better, Houlier probably better again
509 Oct 30, 2009 3:45 PM Tactically naive. Harwood starting ahead of the youngsters for one.
510 Oct 30, 2009 3:59 PM He has no track record as a manager. He has been riding his luck big-style this season, his substitutions have been terrible, his tactics worse and why keep playing players out of position? I know we have been affected by injuries but that does not excuse his poor decisions.
511 Oct 30, 2009 4:02 PM I believe he has done as well as any other manager may have done, including Alan Shearer, although I want him in due course.
512 Oct 30, 2009 4:11 PM He should be this season, as like with Leeds, Southampton ect they have gone further down with better managers than Hughton, So for Hughton to get us playing like we have and top, then yes. However should we go up. We would need someone with more expirience.
513 Oct 30, 2009 4:13 PM Our recent managerial record has been traumatic. Now, against the odds, we have a settled playing side with faith in their manager.
514 Oct 30, 2009 4:33 PM We must have some stability
515 Oct 30, 2009 4:41 PM I think Chris maybe a good coach, but I dont look upon him as manger. He may have the team at the top of the league at the moment, but his last four games are relagation form. It is not entirely his fault but I dont think squad is good enough or big enough to take them back up. That is Mr Ashley's FAULT.
516 Oct 30, 2009 4:44 PM Yes, but not if we get promoted. He is not a premiership manager as was proved last season.
517 Oct 30, 2009 5:20 PM He doesnt have the leadership skills nor the authority. Last time we had player power picking the manager we got Richard Dinnis