Chris Hughton(B. 1958)

[paul_oshea]

Typical, snidey, O'Shea-professing -to-know-it-all but really doesn't, reply
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Yes thats right.

So where to now for Wes and Anthony and perhaps nathan? He had 1 good season in the premiership but I cant see anyone else coming in for him, such a shame, he never got a fair crack of the whip in his career.

[Charlie Darwin]

Wes will be looking to go to Villa again, while Sunderland and WBA might be back in. Pilkington will be lucky to find a Premier League club that will take a chance on his injury record. Redmond will be in high demand.

[Olé Olé]

I can't imagine Wes will cost/earn a wedge so with a relatively small outlay someone like Sunderland, WBA or Villa will acquire a player who can help impose a high-pressing, possession game and that appears to be all the rage these days.

[tricky_colour]

Well Norwich down, a feather in Hughton's cap in a way.

[BonnieShels]

[gastric]

Would be a damn good opportunity for Hughton.

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/engli...for-west-brom/

[Charlie Darwin]

Looks like Hughton's set to be named the new Brighton boss.

[tricky_colour]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34914013

How Chris Hughton transformed Brighton into promotion contenders

By Rob Stevens BBC Sport
When Chris Hughton took charge of Brighton & Hove Albion on New Year's Eve 2014, he inherited a side languishing 21st in the Championship.
One year on, the Seagulls are in contention for promotion to the Premier League following a record-breaking start to the season.
Here, BBC Sport looks at how the 57-year-old has transformed fortunes at the Amex Stadium.
Managerial pedigree

Hughton's predecessor Sami Hyypia was a left-field appointment by chairman Tony Bloom in the summer of 2014 - and one which backfired.
The Finn had a successful playing career with Liverpool but was exposed in what was his second managerial job, and he resigned in mid-December following a run of one win in 18 games.
Hughton, meanwhile, spent several years on the coaching staff at Tottenham, led Newcastle to the Championship title in 2009-10 and Birmingham to the play-offs in 2011-12 before going on to manage in the Premier League with Norwich.

More on link...

[tricky_colour]

Another defeat today, seem to have hit a bit of a rocky patch, however they were all decent teams and narrow results,
Away to Hull next, so another tough fixture.

[Stuttgart88]

...and a highly avoidable own goal too. Football can be tough and fascinating in equal measure. There are times that you just can't buy a result even if you play well.

[geysir]

After last season's disappointments, it's a notable success for Chris Hughton to bounce back and gain promotion in such style, pulling up before the finish.
If only he's get Richie Towell match fit.

[tricky_colour]

Congratulations to Chris on promotion, after last season's disapointements lesser managers would have thrown in the towel.

[Eminence Grise]

Chris isn't one for needlessly throwing in the Towell.

[OwlsFan]

Chris isn't one for needlessly throwing in the Towell.

You have a dry sense of humour.

[Eminence Grise]

Somtimes it rubs people up the wrong way!

[DannyInvincible]

A really good read, this; Donald McRae of the Guardian interviews Hughton about the imbalance between white and BAME managers in England, racism in football, his socialist politics, his hopes for Brighton in the Premier League next season and other interesting bits of his life and methods: https://www.theguardian.com/football...wledge-manager

The “incredible imbalance” has long been, as Hughton says, “between those of ethnic backgrounds playing football, often at very good clubs, having good careers, being captains of their teams, and an absence in senior management. There have been some changes and it has been encouraging at academy and grassroots level – but still not at the top level. The game has a responsibility to redress the balance.”

Hughton looks up. There is no bitterness in his voice but that stark sentence echoes a bare statistic. Only two out of 92 managers in English league football are not white men. Twenty-five percent of players in English football’s four divisions are from a black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) background – but no worthy acronym is pinned to the fact that over 97% of managers are white. It makes Hughton, an astute and calm manager, seem exceptional.

[bennocelt]

BAME? what the f is that

(ok i see............from a black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) background)

Happy for Hughton, one of footballs nice guys and I feel he was unfairly treated at Norwich and Newcastle

[DannyInvincible]

Hughton won the Championship's 'Manager of the Year' award: http://www.punditarena.com/football/...-manager-year/

[tetsujin1979]

Few strange things about that article.
There's no quotes from the football league, or Brighton in that article.
The title of the page calls the award "Championship Manager of the Year", but the article text calls it "Championship Manager of the Season"
I can't find any record of "Championship Manager of the Year" on the football league's website: https://www.google.com/search?q=Cham...l-league.co.uk
And, despite that article being published yesterday, the three embedded tweets are all more than a month old, and appear to just be fans, as opposed to official accounts

[Charlie Darwin]

https://twitter.com/LMA_Managers/sta...68525708414977