Chris Hughton(B. 1958)

**tommy_c12000** · 09/12/2010, 10:27 AM

5 and 1/2 years contract??? Ashley must really like the guy

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/foot...ed/9267960.stm

**dr_peepee** · 09/12/2010, 11:11 AM

Truly the most baffling exchange I can recall in football!!!

**osarusan** · 09/12/2010, 11:14 AM

Originally Posted by tommy_c12000

5 and 1/2 years contract???

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/foot...ed/9267960.stm

All the bigger his payoff will be in a few months.

**theworm2345** · 09/12/2010, 3:27 PM

Saints manager Alan Pardew, who signed Connolly for West Ham, said: "If he comes back from this injury lay-off like I think he will, then we're going to find ourselves with an exciting player."

"David is keen to show that he is ready to kick back in.

"I believe in him and my staff all feel that we could get one of the bargains of the season - but only if David comes back to what he has achieved and what he could do before, because he is a Premiership player when he is at his best."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/foot...on/8279420.stm

I don't support firing Hughton, but dare I dream?

**geysir** · 09/12/2010, 4:28 PM

Conspiracy rumour doing the rounds - that Ashley has a buyer and wants to have his mate in on a ridiculously long contract.
Sound plausible enough, as conspiracies go -- I'd give it 5.5 out of ten.

**tetsujin1979** · 09/12/2010, 4:34 PM

The future of Newcastle United FC: http://football365.com/story/0,17033...563673,00.html

**geysir** · 09/12/2010, 6:08 PM

That was a good read,
written by Alan Tyers

**gastric** · 11/12/2010, 7:29 AM

Good to see Keegan and Moyes get stuck into Ashley and Co. Ashley deserves all the crap that is being sent his way. Will be interesting to see the crowd's reaction to him and Pardew if initial results aren't good.

**CraftyToePoke** · 11/12/2010, 3:33 PM

Originally Posted by gastric

Good to see Keegan and Moyes get stuck into Ashley and Co. Ashley deserves all the crap that is being sent his way. Will be interesting to see the crowd's reaction to him and Pardew if initial results aren't good.

It will, and even better to watch if they plummet like a stone as I hope they do and their better players agitate for a move in January, all rounded off nicely with relegation. Dear Santa ...

**BonnieShels** · 11/12/2010, 5:13 PM

Newcastle 1-0 Liverpool, Nolan 15min
So far so good for Pardew.

**geysir** · 11/12/2010, 5:45 PM

If Newcastle win, that's down to Hughton of course, should they drop points, that's down to his sacking.

**tetsujin1979** · 11/12/2010, 5:46 PM

1-1 now in the second half, but it's a terrible, terrible goal.

There were fan protests outside the ground before the game: http://football365.com/story/0,17033...567324,00.html

**Charlie Darwin** · 12/12/2010, 1:42 AM

Originally Posted by geysir

If Newcastle win, that's down to Hughton of course, should they drop points, that's down to his sacking.

Well I think there's a certain amount of logic to that. There was nothing "broken" about Hughton's rein, so any ill-effects would have come about because of the unnecessary disruption while he undoubtedly deserves credit for setting the team on that course.

**gastric** · 12/12/2010, 9:02 AM

Newspaper reports linking Hughton with West Ham. Wouldn't be a bad move. If they get relegated which is a strong possibility, he won't get blamed. He can then complete a miracle like he did with Newcastle as he is the messiah!

**Colbert Report** · 12/12/2010, 3:55 PM

If West Ham go down, they aren't going to be able to keep the team together the way Newcastle did. The only player they sold when they went down was Duff. If West Ham get relegated, the whole thing is going to come down like a house of cards and they'll likely not be seen in the PL for a long, long time.

**BonnieShels** · 12/12/2010, 5:29 PM

He'll go to Ipswich. And any other team with a pending sacking.

**gastric** · 12/12/2010, 8:18 PM

Originally Posted by Colbert Report

If West Ham go down, they aren't going to be able to keep the team together the way Newcastle did. The only player they sold when they went down was Duff. If West Ham get relegated, the whole thing is going to come down like a house of cards and they'll likely not be seen in the PL for a long, long time.

Granted Parker, Upson and Green would possibly leave, but who else?