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Mark Hughes confirmed as Stoke Manager

addickfanaticaddickfanatic
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Just been confirmed on the beeb, not a major surprise been coming for days. Will this be Stokes Dowie moment, or is this being unfair on Hughes. I have to admit when I heard about the fans being unhappy with Pullis and wanting change it did take me back a few years.
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  • LargeAddickLargeAddick
    oh dear, mistake in my opinion. Don't rate Hughes at all.
  • roseandcrownroseandcrown
    Cant see much difference. Hughes will have the playing similar football as they do already without worrying about going down.
  • CharltonparklaneCharltonparklane
    relegation certs
  • ozaddickozaddick
    that's them relegated
  • bloodnutbloodnut
    a change for changing sake that one in my lovely eyes, same old same old.
  • Friend Or DefoeFriend Or Defoe
    That's 2 places sorted, I reckon Stoke will finish bottom.
  • Big WilliamBig William
    They're welcome to him
  • nth_london_addicknth_london_addick
    Think he will do ok tbh
  • dabosdabos
    I think they were going to be in trouble next season with Pulis in charge anyway. This probably hasn't made it much better, but don't think they're that much worse off with Hughes.
  • cafctomcafctom
    This is all too familiar.
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  • Chris_from_SidcupChris_from_Sidcup
    Is he as bad as people think?

    Ok he made an absolute mess at QPR but before that he managed Wales, Blackburn, City and Fulham and did pretty well.
  • Mendonca In AsdasMendonca In Asdas
    He'll be gone by Christmas.
  • cafctomcafctom
    He's bad enough that Stoke fans don't want him there, and its unlikely the players will get on with him. Some clubs can see that through with enough quality (Chelsea/Benitez). Clubs like Stoke are never 100% established in the Premier League and this could be a disastrous move.
  • ISawLeaburnScoreISawLeaburnScore
    What a refreshing and inventive appointment.

    3 year contract = another big Hughesy pay off. Has he not had enough yet?
  • SaladSalad
    bad move, agree gone by Christmas, and Stoke to finish bottom 4
  • AddicktedAddickted
    He's hardly got a top rated CV. Strange move - thought they might go for someone from a lower league with a proven win ratio and strong motivational skills.
  • RedArmySE7RedArmySE7
    How does he keep getting employed?
  • dabosdabos
    Would people say Martin Jol is a good manager? Fulham came 8th under Hughes, better than what Jol has achieved in his 2 seasons in charge. Massive simplification obviously, but it's not as black and white as saying Hughes is terrible just because of his record at QPR.
  • nth_london_addicknth_london_addick
    What dabos said
  • kings hill addickkings hill addick
    edited May 2013
    RedArmySE7 said:

    How does he keep getting employed?

    Because there's no one better that would take the jobs he takes.
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  • JTJT
    Same agent as Appleton surely.
  • Kap10Kap10
    He was one of those players you would love to have on your side but hated as an opponent, I remember him getting Carl Tiler sent off. He has the potential to do a good job at Stoke, but it depends how he approaches it. A bit like Parky, he is not a quick fix manager, so Stoke fans may see the worst of him before they see the best, if there is a best.

    Don't agree that they would have gone down with Pullis, its the same argument some have with Curbs. Both managers would have done things in the summer to change their squads and in Pullis's case it just shows how disloyal Clubs can be when Managers have turned the clubs around, but face irritation from the fan base.

    Hopefully, Hughes will fail, but he could just as easily turn it around. For his sake he needs to as he cannot afford another QPR on top of the resignation debacle at Fulham.
  • dickplumbdickplumb
    Stoke will be alright,there are three worse teams in the PL.I have to say that because my wife's family are from the Potteries and they are all fanatical Stoke fans.
  • BIG_ROBBIG_ROB
    Why?
  • North Lower NeilNorth Lower Neil
    Think he's decent if the board control the budget, wages etc - did well at Blackburn and reasonably well at Fulham. Also did well with Wales.

    Problem is that when he's given free reign he's like a kid in a sweet shop (City, Fulham) and just buys without thought of where they'll fit in or forward planning - QPR needed the Villa/Swansea approach of good scouting and looking for decent younger players, not a squad of over paid has-beens.

    Can see him doing alright if they don't give him control of the budget.
  • Chris_from_SidcupChris_from_Sidcup
    Nice vote of confidence for Hughes from his new employer - on the same day that his appointment was announced, Bet365 cut Stoke's relegation price from 4/1 to 7/2
  • J BLOCKJ BLOCK
    Mark Hughes = Tony Pulis in a suit
  • GreenieGreenie
    Can't see Hughes keeping Stoke up, they may as well have Nerys Hughes!*

    *young people google the name!
  • MortimericianMortimerician
    May allow QPR to offload some of the winners that he landed them with.
  • daveaddickdaveaddick
    Mark Hughes slowly and surely taken his place amongst what I term "the usual suspects" i.e. the ex managers who rock up at the next available job so that would also include Souness, Peter Reid in the past I have to say Mick McCathey is another. You have to wonder exactly why Mark Hughes was given the job after all he hardly set the world alight at Fulham and then left QPR in a dire mess.

    Don't get me wrong I didn't have much time for Tony Pulis I thought he was an aggressive little shit but can anyone really think that Mark Hughes is an improvement? Stoke are done for they will get exactly what they didn't want....relegation.
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