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Post by The man from Utch on Nov 8, 2015 17:50:54 GMT
Watched the post match interview. To be quite honest I really wasn't much on him before he came to Stoke, I always felt he was a bitter man, but he seems to be very likeable to me now, not just because he's our manager, but because of the way he conducts himself as a manager. Maybe the QPR thing had an effect for the better on him.
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Post by Kjones9 on Nov 8, 2015 17:58:20 GMT
It is because he's our manager.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2015 18:02:48 GMT
So much respect for what he's done here. I think he'll stick around long term, I think he's in a good place here.
Some of the players we're acquiring and the touches of brilliance I've seen, and the mix of skill and steel is so impressive and entertaining. Plus in the backround off field he's building up a team and infrastructure that's helping us move forward each season.
Good days indeed.
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Post by NG4POTTERS on Nov 8, 2015 18:14:07 GMT
I think he has learned a lot over his time in management and being an intelligent guy he has taken it in and now we, stoke city are reaping the benefits. I really like his interviews and insights, he has the kind of temperament I admire. He also knows how lucky he is to be working under the coates clan. Hopefully he will be the gaffer for many years to come. I just can't see the grass being greener anywhere else long term for him.
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Post by petemac on Nov 8, 2015 18:16:15 GMT
I think he has learned a lot over his time in management and being an intelligent guy he has taken it in and now we, stoke city are reaping the benefits. I really like his interviews and insights, he has the kind of temperament I admire. He also knows how lucky he is to be working under the coates clan. Hopefully he will be the gaffer for many years to come. I just can't see the grass being greener anywhere else long term for him. Spot on
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Post by stokie25 on Nov 8, 2015 18:21:14 GMT
Unlike Pulis (who I'm thankful to) Hughes has a very intelligent footballing brain, as a manager. Not least because he was an incredible player, but that he heeded wisdom from the best coaches and managers there are in the business. Couple that with his integrity and nous and we have a very fine manager who doesn't need to command respect, it's collectivelly offered!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2015 18:43:01 GMT
Shades of Waddo? How would you rate them against each other? Seems to me he has the same taste for adventurous football with a touch of steel to back it up.
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Post by ruts66 on Nov 8, 2015 18:56:01 GMT
Better footballer, better manager...
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Post by foxysgloves on Nov 8, 2015 19:01:06 GMT
He strikes me as confident in his own ability but also aware that all good managers need great back up.
From what I've heard and seen the team of coaches and backroom staff are a massive part of the way Hughes operates and they seem top notch.
One of the things I really like about him is he doesn't get carried away irrespective of if results are good or bad.
I hope he's here for a long, long time.
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Post by homer32 on Nov 8, 2015 19:10:48 GMT
He is very impressive when interviewed with his vocabulary and his general relaxed and experienced approach to the managers role.I just have total confidence in him and know that we will have a successful season with him and hopefully many seasons to come.He is very intelligent and knows this is the perfect job for him and bigger fish won't entice him away.
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Post by Jamo on the wing on Nov 8, 2015 19:12:15 GMT
He oozes professionalism in everything that he does and he stands up for his players and club.
As we've seen he can come across as abrasive when he's an opposition manager but he's proving to be everything I hoped and believed he would be for us.
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Post by Olgrligm on Nov 8, 2015 19:15:09 GMT
I think he's represented us with a quiet dignity. He's an excellent fit!
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Post by stokiejoe on Nov 8, 2015 19:15:11 GMT
Waddo was very clever at signing players, but they were mostly established players who needed their career reviving. Hughes is excellent at spotting younger talent again with a few needing their careers reviving.
If Hughes stays around I believe he will surpass Waddo (who did 16 years) with his and our achievements
Just hope he doesn't get his head turned by some "big" club. He and Stoke and Coates ( Peter and John) seem a perfect fit.
Back to the great times of my youth.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2015 19:20:39 GMT
I was very against him at the start. Not because of his record, QPR aside it was more than decent.
I was very much against him as a bloke. Found him very arrogant at Fulham, and walking out on them was a very poor decision. At QPR i thought he was outrageous at times with the things he came out with and both he and Bowen were very disrespectful towards Warnock - who in hindsight did a wonderful job alongside messrs Hughes and Redknapp.
That said, he's been the polar opposite here and has been very respectful towards the club, the previous manager and the opposition.
Long may it continue.
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Post by nutterpotter on Nov 8, 2015 19:52:08 GMT
He will be here for a very long time.
The other day he was mentioning how he's learnt from his past mistakes and that he won't be jumping ship to a so-called 'bigger club'. He said whilst every team has its own glass ceiling, we are nowhere near hitting ours yet.
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Post by salopstick on Nov 8, 2015 19:56:02 GMT
Watched the post match interview. To be quite honest I really wasn't much on him before he came to Stoke, I always felt he was a bitter man, but he seems to be very likeable to me now, not just because he's our manager, but because of the way he conducts himself as a manager. Maybe the QPR thing had an effect for the better on him. It's taken you three years?
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Post by Pugsley on Nov 8, 2015 20:00:29 GMT
It's been a long time since the managers name was chanted so loudly and by so many as it was Saturday night.
We've got a great manager with a great set of coaches.
i did tell everyone 2 years before he actually joined us that he was perfect for us.
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Post by cousindupree on Nov 8, 2015 20:08:22 GMT
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34757069That's Mark's Interview on BBC website. I agree with the comments about Hughes, he is a very impressive in Interviews, measured intelligent he is a very accomplished manager. Long may he stay.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2015 20:17:48 GMT
I've always been in favour of Mark Hughes not because I know him or in fact that I know a lot about him personally, however the one thing I've always know about him as it is self evident is that he is a winner. No cheating , no bullshit hard working winner and that makes him the right manager for me.
If he fails and we crash and burn I know he will have tried his best and that is all you can ask of any man.
I've worn more smiles since he took over watching Stoke than I have for the last ...well god knows how long.
We are not there yet, not in a safe warm top 10 guaranteed finishing spot with cup success and European adventures but if anyone can get us there this man can.
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Post by takeshikovacs on Nov 8, 2015 20:23:56 GMT
I was very against him at the start. Not because of his record, QPR aside it was more than decent. I was very much against him as a bloke. Found him very arrogant at Fulham, and walking out on them was a very poor decision. At QPR i thought he was outrageous at times with the things he came out with and both he and Bowen were very disrespectful towards Warnock - who in hindsight did a wonderful job alongside messrs Hughes and Redknapp. That said, he's been the polar opposite here and has been very respectful towards the club, the previous manager and the opposition. Long may it continue. Similar to my take on the situation. Wasn't that enamoured with the appointment, remembering the refused handshake with Tony Pulis, which alienated me to him, but now, MLH is Stoke City.
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Post by numpty40 on Nov 8, 2015 20:25:33 GMT
I just wish he could produce a formula to beat the weaker sides in the league, we'd be Champions League!
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Post by djduncanjames on Nov 8, 2015 20:29:19 GMT
Mark Hughes Premier League Management Record
Matches ------- 358 Won ------------129 Drawn ----------98 Lost ------------131 Goals For ------457 Goals Against -459 Total Points ---485 Win % ---------36.0 %
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Post by davejohnno1 on Nov 8, 2015 20:32:19 GMT
I'd maintained he was the perfect man for the job a good 2 years before we got him.
He's a winner and he will deliver the clubs second major honour in our 150+ year history.
It may be this season, next season or the one after but on the day he arrived here, with so many moaning and groaning, I said that if he is here in 5 years time we will have won a trophy by the time he leaves.
Mark Hughes remains a breath of fresh air. Not a single game is won or lost before we've played it. I love it!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2015 20:38:39 GMT
Unlike Pulis (who I'm thankful to) Hughes has a very intelligent footballing brain, as a manager. Not least because he was an incredible player, but that he heeded wisdom from the best coaches and managers there are in the business. Couple that with his integrity and nous and we have a very fine manager who doesn't need to command respect, it's collectivelly offered!That is not only 100% nail on the head but also BRILLIANTLY put sir,well played!!
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Post by scfcno1fan on Nov 8, 2015 21:43:01 GMT
Mark Hughes Premier League Management Record
Matches ------- 358 Won ------------129 Drawn ----------98 Lost ------------131 Goals For ------457 Goals Against -459 Total Points ---485 Win % ---------36.0 %
Imagine if we won our next two games by 1 goal......
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Post by The man from Utch on Nov 8, 2015 21:50:00 GMT
Watched the post match interview. To be quite honest I really wasn't much on him before he came to Stoke, I always felt he was a bitter man, but he seems to be very likeable to me now, not just because he's our manager, but because of the way he conducts himself as a manager. Maybe the QPR thing had an effect for the better on him. It's taken you three years? For an ex rimmer, i think 3 years is not that long :-)
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Post by The man from Utch on Nov 8, 2015 22:07:13 GMT
I agree with the best part of what is being said on this thread, but what was your opinion of him before he came to Stoke and if negative, why was it?, and what is it that you see different now ? I honestly believe too that Mark didn't change so much as a football manager but as a man, i guess that is the point i am trying to make. I now find him for the best part to honest and fair in his appraisal of our games, win or lose.
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Post by swampySCFC on Nov 8, 2015 22:18:30 GMT
I agree with the best part of what is being said on this thread, but what was your opinion of him before he came to Stoke and if negative, why was it?, and what is it that you see different now ? I honestly believe too that Mark didn't change so much as a football manager but as a man, i guess that is the point i am trying to make. I now find him for the best part to honest and fair in his appraisal of our games, win or lose. Well I think most appreciated what TP did (and rightly so) but they didn't have the best of relationships which may have had an impact initially. I like that Hughes comes from Wrexham (council estate) has played at the very highest level and has done well in management. He seems calm and collected (not like that cunt Pardew) and to me he does seem very protective of Stoke. What is there not to like???? Bet there are loads of candidates that would like his job
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Post by metalhead on Nov 9, 2015 12:05:31 GMT
I have to admit, I was so disappointed when he arrived. I just wasn't convinced he would do it for us. I'm pretty sure I said to someone I'd have rather given some young manager like Phil Neville a chance. How stupid I feel/look now?
I'm so glad to be able to say that he proved me well and truly fucking wrong. Mark Hughes.... our manager for many years I hope.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2015 12:10:00 GMT
Sometimes things just click which has happened with us and LMH is at the right club at the right time. The QPR stuff will never happen at Stoke we are run better.
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