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Hughes surveys Stokes midtable finishes & says: "You'll never be in this position again with me"
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Post by hicc on May 30, 2013 16:33:39 GMT
My condolences lads, he really is clueless , but you'll find that out for yourselves!
The "Taffia" jobs for the boyos! lol
Thanks for having him , see you & your 500 at our shit tip next season!
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Post by Kjones9 on May 30, 2013 16:36:47 GMT
see you & your 500 at our shit tip next season! I doubt that very much. Redknap has got some serious mind control going on you daft lot, he'll be gone soon as someone else comes sniffing. |
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Post by trigger on May 30, 2013 16:43:30 GMT
Probably correct about November, disgraceful appointment no ambition by employing this person.
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Post by Laughing Gravy on May 30, 2013 16:43:51 GMT
My condolences lads, he really is clueless , but you'll find that out for yourselves! The "Taffia" jobs for the boyos! lol Thanks for having him , see you & your 500 at our shit tip next season! Thanks for your contribution. Now fuck off. |
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Post by ruts66 on May 30, 2013 16:46:06 GMT
I just do not understand how you can feel positive. Hughes is a car crash waiting to happen. Even though Arry took on a sinking ship we actually won a game and he had us playing some good stuff. Either way Hughes got us relegated by being stubborn in his team selection and set-up. I stick with my prediction that you lot will have him out by November. A car crash, you say... Perhaps your chairman should have thought twice before immediately giving him the keys to the F1. Too fast, too soon - that was QPR's downfall. Coates won't be quite so lavish... |
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Hughes surveys Stokes midtable finishes & says: "You'll never be in this position again with me"
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Post by hicc on May 30, 2013 16:48:45 GMT
see you & your 500 at our shit tip next season! I doubt that very much. Redknap has got some serious mind control going on you daft lot, he'll be gone soon as someone else comes sniffing. Wasn't talking about us getting promoted!  |
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Post by Laughing Gravy on May 30, 2013 16:55:43 GMT
The funniest thing about this thread are the words 'QPR' and 'perspective' in the same sentence  |
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Hughes surveys Stokes midtable finishes & says: "You'll never be in this position again with me"
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Post by hicc on May 30, 2013 16:57:35 GMT
The funniest thing about this thread are the words 'QPR' and 'perspective' in the same sentence Says Laughing Gravy |
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Post by dirtygary69 on May 30, 2013 17:04:35 GMT
Oh, that's a surprise. I was expecting the QPR fans to be full of praise for him!
I could have guessed that it wasn't anyhting to do with Harry. After all he's a loveable cockernee, isn't he? Not like he signed Samba for ridiculous money. Your angst at Hughes is understandable, I just don't draw any parallels between the two clubs.
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Post by Laughing Gravy on May 30, 2013 17:06:19 GMT
The funniest thing about this thread are the words 'QPR' and 'perspective' in the same sentence Says Laughing Gravy Laughing Gravy and his friends would have made a better job of running your club than Fernando. If you understand the significance? |
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Post by thesandbankskid on May 30, 2013 17:08:55 GMT
Couldn't give 2 shits what he or any other clubs supporters think about these events. What a breath of fresh air to hear Hughes say he wants his Stoke team to get the ball down, play and create chances. Now that's positive, I like it he comes across really well. He seems to know exactly want the supporters want and it will be refreshing to hear a positive manager weekly for a change.
Going to do a good job here imo.
don't see whats not to like about the guy to be honest.
Lets get moving and do some business early this season, happy days. ** Rubs hands **
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Post by uptheeante on May 30, 2013 17:16:04 GMT
Afternoon all, Let me start by saying I have watched QPR for over 40yrs (and yes that takes some doing)! I also have a grudging respect for the way your club has been run over the past 6-8 yrs (does not mean I like you) unlike our club, which has only just found some stability with Tony Fernandes even though we have been relegated. Whilst Tony Pullis may not have imposed an eye-catching football style at Stoke City, he did discover a way to win matches and for many teams, a visit to you lot is not the most comfortable of afternoons. You have been a comfortable mid-table team, reached a cup final and have a great team ethic and spirit. I concede you are no Barcelona and that Tony Pullis had run his time, but what on earth has possessed your board to appoint Mark Hughes? Xmas has come early to the QPR board as Hughes was probably still on the payroll (and he is not cheap) and I know that I speak for the vast majority of R's fans when I say we are "over the moon"! I was one of the many who welcomed his initial appointment at QPR, but it did not take long for the reality to set in. He simply does not have a clue. Not a single one of his high-profile (and expensive) signings worked at R's. He could not make his mind up on a system or formation, he made awful team selections, he alienated some of the crowd favourates and took us a run this seasom where we did not win any of our opening 17 matches! We were already relegated when Arry came in. Be prepared for some landmark signings (all of whom will be on the recommendation of his agent) and all of whom will fail to settle. I hear Hoillett may be on his way to you. Let me tell you he is awful (4 goals this season) but I speak for all R's fans when I say we will pay his train fare to Stoke. Now, if you had said you wanted Mackie; that I could understand. Hughes says he kept us up the season before but that is a lie. You lot kept us up by beating Bolton. It will be interesting to see how Mark Hughes gets on, but I would put money on it that he will be out of your club by November. I was quite worried about Hughes appointment until i read this. I remember a Bristol City fan saying exactly the same thing about Pulis when he was appointed. |
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Post by padula on May 30, 2013 17:16:06 GMT
As I said in my initial post QPR has been run badly for years - a laughing stock. Fernandes has given the clud a solid footing with a new training ground being built and a new stadium being planned in West London. I dont need to tell Fernandes that he got it wrong with Hughes - he knows that. The one consistent feature across all the clubs Hughes has managed is his ability to split the dressing room.
I sense most of you wanted Pullis out but you have to be careful what you wish for. Good luck next season.
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Post by linquist on May 30, 2013 17:24:05 GMT
'What on earth has possessed your board to appoint Mark Hughes'
I really don't know, I am staggered. The more I think about it the more I hate the idea. Maybe I'll wake up from this bad dream soon.
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Post by thesandbankskid on May 30, 2013 17:27:40 GMT
Two things. I was speaking to a scouse bloke at work today about it ( keen Liverpool football supporter), he said we might struggle now Pulis has gone, he said Pulis had done well... what was your problem with him..... You can imagine how long it did take me to put him right with the problems with Pulis  . To cut a long conversation short he thinks we as a club have been over achieving, I agreed to an extent but insisted the football under Pulis was terrible and it was time for change. I'm sure everybody else has the opinion that all our footballers are terrible footballers which imo couldn't be further from the truth, they stereotype us as bully boys that are shit at football, all of the squad . He did say he has been to the Brit in the away end and it's loud, intimidating & it intimidates the players as well. He ALSO said that he knows somebody who every time gives him info on LFC he is correct every time, he is certain Begovic to Liverpool is happening. |
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2013 20:43:13 GMT
Afternoon all, Let me start by saying I have watched QPR for over 40yrs (and yes that takes some doing)! I also have a grudging respect for the way your club has been run over the past 6-8 yrs (does not mean I like you) unlike our club, which has only just found some stability with Tony Fernandes even though we have been relegated. Whilst Tony Pullis may not have imposed an eye-catching football style at Stoke City, he did discover a way to win matches and for many teams, a visit to you lot is not the most comfortable of afternoons. You have been a comfortable mid-table team, reached a cup final and have a great team ethic and spirit. I concede you are no Barcelona and that Tony Pullis had run his time, but what on earth has possessed your board to appoint Mark Hughes? Xmas has come early to the QPR board as Hughes was probably still on the payroll (and he is not cheap) and I know that I speak for the vast majority of R's fans when I say we are "over the moon"! I was one of the many who welcomed his initial appointment at QPR, but it did not take long for the reality to set in. He simply does not have a clue. Not a single one of his high-profile (and expensive) signings worked at R's. He could not make his mind up on a system or formation, he made awful team selections, he alienated some of the crowd favourates and took us a run this seasom where we did not win any of our opening 17 matches! We were already relegated when Arry came in. Be prepared for some landmark signings (all of whom will be on the recommendation of his agent) and all of whom will fail to settle. I hear Hoillett may be on his way to you. Let me tell you he is awful (4 goals this season) but I speak for all R's fans when I say we will pay his train fare to Stoke. Now, if you had said you wanted Mackie; that I could understand. Hughes says he kept us up the season before but that is a lie. You lot kept us up by beating Bolton. It will be interesting to see how Mark Hughes gets on, but I would put money on it that he will be out of your club by November. we are talking about a solid team and owner - completely different |
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Post by algor on May 30, 2013 21:03:35 GMT
Thanks for having him , see you & your 500 at our shit tip next season! How are we going to be at your shit tip next season?? are you hoping to get us in a cup draw?  |
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Post by swampySCFC on May 30, 2013 21:11:35 GMT
Afternoon all, Let me start by saying I have watched QPR for over 40yrs (and yes that takes some doing)! I also have a grudging respect for the way your club has been run over the past 6-8 yrs (does not mean I like you) unlike our club, which has only just found some stability with Tony Fernandes even though we have been relegated. Whilst Tony Pullis may not have imposed an eye-catching football style at Stoke City, he did discover a way to win matches and for many teams, a visit to you lot is not the most comfortable of afternoons. You have been a comfortable mid-table team, reached a cup final and have a great team ethic and spirit. I concede you are no Barcelona and that Tony Pullis had run his time, but what on earth has possessed your board to appoint Mark Hughes? Xmas has come early to the QPR board as Hughes was probably still on the payroll (and he is not cheap) and I know that I speak for the vast majority of R's fans when I say we are "over the moon"! I was one of the many who welcomed his initial appointment at QPR, but it did not take long for the reality to set in. He simply does not have a clue. Not a single one of his high-profile (and expensive) signings worked at R's. He could not make his mind up on a system or formation, he made awful team selections, he alienated some of the crowd favourates and took us a run this seasom where we did not win any of our opening 17 matches! We were already relegated when Arry came in. Be prepared for some landmark signings (all of whom will be on the recommendation of his agent) and all of whom will fail to settle. I hear Hoillett may be on his way to you. Let me tell you he is awful (4 goals this season) but I speak for all R's fans when I say we will pay his train fare to Stoke. Now, if you had said you wanted Mackie; that I could understand. Hughes says he kept us up the season before but that is a lie. You lot kept us up by beating Bolton. It will be interesting to see how Mark Hughes gets on, but I would put money on it that he will be out of your club by November. Christmas has come early for the QPR board. I think not! Christmas got cancelled when Arry took them down. Not Arry's fault at all. I would cite the fuckwits that are in control. Management starts at the top and QPR have no structure. thats why the Managers struggle |
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Post by ranger on May 31, 2013 0:32:36 GMT
Sorry, another QPR fan here.
On some QPR forums recently, there's been Southampton fans crowing about Redknapp's failure to keep us up, so I understand it can be annoying to be bombarded with opposition fans posting. But I've trawled through this forum before and felt I could add just add a different perspective to Padula's (fantastic choice of name) view on Hughes.
I agree with what's been said on here, and it's fairly obvious, that QPR are Stoke are very different. Hughes will not have the same freedom in terms of transfers or wages, which can only be a good thing. He was successful when limited to a budget at Blackburn and to a lesser extent Fulham. Plus, having signed the likes of Dembele and Samba, and got the best out of McCarthy, Bentley he's clearly got an eye for a player.
Perhaps what's more dangerous is if Coates and the rest of your board allow him to install his 'taffia' as the backroom staff. Hughes brought Mike Rigg as technical director at QPR, and rumour has it he was pretty much running the show, from transfers to the development of our planned new training facility. He alienated parts of the coaching staff, including a disgraceful sacking of Kevin Gallen, who had been working as a youth team coach, by email. He had the links to agents for the signings of Granero and a few more. Again, Stoke are clearly a far better run club and I can't see your board allowing Hughes and Co. complete control of the club like the naive Fernandes did. Fernandes admitted that after Warnock's sacking, Hughes interviewed the club rather than the other way round.
This coupled with his relationship with 'advisor' Kia Joorabchian always made me nervous that Hughes' priority was never the club, but just furthering his own career and making quick money. (Parallel's to Redknapp! I'm not a fan either btw)
Bloody hell, this has become long winded. Anyway, onto the actual matches under Hughes. We managed 2 points in away games from a possible 48. The majority of them being dour and negative. Those two draws too, were hugely lucky. Defensively, this season at least, we were an utter shambles under Hughes. Set pieces especially were chaotic, including farcical goals against Southampton and Reading. Obviously slight difference between Clint Hill and Shawcross, but the lack of orginisation was clearly a coaching fault.
I find it odd, that he claims to be an advocate for attractive passing football, as I saw very little of that in his time with us. If you're looking for a change of footballing idenity, I can't really see Hughes providing it, there was no driving ethos for us. Actually, perhaps I'm being a bit harsh, the football of Hughes' matches at the end of the 2011/12 season at home was mostly entertaining and showed some attacking intent.
Also the Misuse of players - Granero being played on the wing, Faurlin being brought back from an ACL injury to play 5 consecutive 90 minutes was atrocious use of one of our best players. Mbia in a flat midfield. Plus a complete cluelessness in terms of knowing what our best team/formation was, really cost us early on.
However, he did keep us up, with a little help from you! And despite what I said earlier about defensive shambles, in the 2011/12 season we somehow managed to look relatively solid at the back towards the end of the season with a partnership of Hill and Ferdinand. Plus, and many QPR fans will disagree with this, he dealt with Taarabt well. His work rate under Hughes was very good, and playing left midfield last season was positionally far more disciplined.
I think he can be a success with you despite a lot of the above! And I wish you good luck next season. It's late and I can't be bothered to go over it so sorry if it's unclear or just plain wrong.
You're welcome to Hoilett by the way
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Post by darksideofthemoon on May 31, 2013 0:50:55 GMT
See you at the end of November then. You know where to find us.  We'll be mid-table or better in the Premier League.....QPR and their cheque-book waving owner will be labouring in the Chumpionship!! If Hughes maintains his 36% winning record with Premiership Clubs, he'll do just fine here The best manager in the world couldn't help the basket-case that was/is QPR...they just prove that money CAN'T buy everything.....like HEART and SPIRIT |
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Post by hanibal7 on May 31, 2013 1:02:34 GMT
What a load of bollox by the qpr fan.No doubt during the discussion for the job,surely MH asked how much money he will have,and no doubt PC told him,based on cash and a certain amount of money for players sold.Its no brainer that MH will spend what he has and thats it,and we have a wage cap so he cant pay more than the club say.Lets keep it simple and foprget the past,only now and the future matters.
I think we have some good and bad days ahead,same as TP reign, i do believe we can win more games by scoring more goals though,we shall see.MHwill still be here for the 2014-15 season,u heard it here first lol.
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Post by hanibal7 on May 31, 2013 1:07:09 GMT
As I said in my initial post QPR has been run badly for years - a laughing stock. Fernandes has given the clud a solid footing with a new training ground being built and a new stadium being planned in West London. I dont need to tell Fernandes that he got it wrong with Hughes - he knows that. The one consistent feature across all the clubs Hughes has managed is his ability to split the dressing room. I sense most of you wanted Pullis out but you have to be careful what you wish for. Good luck next season. Because u read the posts,u suggest most Stokies wanted Pullis out,u are full of shit,a typical qpr wanker.We wanted more football not TP out was the majority.When u understand what scfc are about then u can come on here and give opinions,until then shut the fuck up |
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Post by The battheader chronicles on May 31, 2013 1:23:45 GMT
As I said in my initial post QPR has been run badly for years - a laughing stock. Fernandes has given the clud a solid footing with a new training ground being built and a new stadium being planned in West London. I dont need to tell Fernandes that he got it wrong with Hughes - he knows that. The one consistent feature across all the clubs Hughes has managed is his ability to split the dressing room. I sense most of you wanted Pullis out but you have to be careful what you wish for. Good luck next season. Really because today we had Blackburn fan on saying he untied the dressing room and got all the players playing for him. Could it be and this sounds crazy I know, that your just bitter that nobody could save your smables or a football club |
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Post by andrewqpr on May 31, 2013 1:53:08 GMT
Another QPR fan here. I honestly felt this time Hughes's managerial career was over, but like the prodigal son he's forgiven and returns somewhere to a hero's welcome. Like a lot of you Stoke fans, after reading your comments on your board here, I was somewhat excited when Hughes was unveiled as our manager and, foolishly, believed in him. I can only say now I wished he had never set foot at our club. To put it in a nutshell, Mark Hughes is full of hubris. After every defeat he would stubbornly blame everyone but himself giving the same spiel "things will get better, its just a set back, blah blah". The biggest porky of all was after we escaped relegation from the season before (thanks to Stoke's draw with Bolton I would like to add) he told reporters quote, "we will never be in this position (relegation) again." Hah! He not only got us relegated, Hughes dismantled a team paying millions bringing in foreign mercenaries, left us with a hugh wage bill and a new record for the worst start to a Premiership of any club. Does Mark Hughes care about Stoke? Of course he doesn't, and if you really believe he does you are deluded. Just look at his managerial record. His only success was with Blackburn 12 years ago (and that was a League Cup and Championship runners-up spot). Is that a great record for 14 odd years in management? Mark Hughes desperately wants to be seen as a world class manager but has failed every time. Luckily for Hughes he has contacts in the right places and that's obviously why even after failure after failure he manages to get a job at the top. And not that I am a fan of Mohhem Al Fayed, but he got it spot on with his open letter to a newspaper following comments made by Hughes after he resigned as Fulham manager. i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02035/full-letter_2035614a.jpgwww.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/fulham/8845754/Fulham-chairman-Mohamed-Al-Fayed-responds-to-Mark-Hughes-criticism-with-open-letter-to-an-odd-man.htmlGood luck. |
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Post by stokies on May 31, 2013 5:15:02 GMT
Mark is a very convenient scapegoat for QPR and its fans.
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Post by Northy on May 31, 2013 5:24:01 GMT
Another QPR fan here. I honestly felt this time Hughes's managerial career was over, but like the prodigal son he's forgiven and returns somewhere to a hero's welcome. Like a lot of you Stoke fans, after reading your comments on your board here, I was somewhat excited when Hughes was unveiled as our manager and, foolishly, believed in him. I can only say now I wished he had never set foot at our club. To put it in a nutshell, Mark Hughes is full of hubris. After every defeat he would stubbornly blame everyone but himself giving the same spiel "things will get better, its just a set back, blah blah". The biggest porky of all was after we escaped relegation from the season before (thanks to Stoke's draw with Bolton I would like to add) he told reporters quote, "we will never be in this position (relegation) again." Hah! He not only got us relegated, Hughes dismantled a team paying millions bringing in foreign mercenaries, left us with a hugh wage bill and a new record for the worst start to a Premiership of any club. Does Mark Hughes care about Stoke? Of course he doesn't, and if you really believe he does you are deluded. Just look at his managerial record. His only success was with Blackburn 12 years ago (and that was a League Cup and Championship runners-up spot). Is that a great record for 14 odd years in management? Mark Hughes desperately wants to be seen as a world class manager but has failed every time. Luckily for Hughes he has contacts in the right places and that's obviously why even after failure after failure he manages to get a job at the top. And not that I am a fan of Mohhem Al Fayed, but he got it spot on with his open letter to a newspaper following comments made by Hughes after he resigned as Fulham manager. i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02035/full-letter_2035614a.jpgwww.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/fulham/8845754/Fulham-chairman-Mohamed-Al-Fayed-responds-to-Mark-Hughes-criticism-with-open-letter-to-an-odd-man.htmlGood luck. Ah, that well balanced individual who puts up a statue of kid & monkey fiddler michael jackson? |
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Post by Northy on May 31, 2013 5:25:59 GMT
This seems to be a very one sided view without any balance at all. Nobody will deny that you had an absolute stinker to the start of the season. Hughes in charge of 14 games, getting you just 5 points. To an extent, yes, you were already relegated by the time Arry took over. BUT, let's have some perspective over the job that Arry himself did shall we? In his 24 games, despite having a full January transfer window and a few extra signings, you only got 20 points. Pro rata'd over a full season, that comes to 31/32 points, so you'd have still comfortably have been relegated. When Hughes left, you were 8 points from the team in 17th. By the end of the season, you were 14 points off. So its not exactly like you even made ANY ground what-so-ever in to your survival chances. You still only won 4 out of his 24 games. So yes, you may have already been relegated by the time Hughes left, but Old Twitcher did absolutely nothing at all to give you a chance, no turnaround, no boost and seems to have got off completely free from blame! Let's also look at the season before too - for which you give no credit at all to Hughes for, saying that it was us that kept you up. You say yourself that you should have kept the the 'great side' that got you up from the Championship. Well, Warnock got you to 17 points from 20 games. Pro-rata'd over a full season, this would have got 32/33 points and guess what...relegated. Hughes came in and got you 20 points from 18 games (42 over a full season). So looking at the actual facts and the points, games etc, I conclude: 1. Hughes did indeed keep you up in the first season; 2. Hughes did indeed have a shocker brainfart to the first 14 games last season; but 3. Twitcher did nothing to give you a chance of staying up either; Finally, pre-Hughes 2012 and post-Hughes 2013, you mustered together a whopping 37 points from 44 games (32 pro-rata'd to 1 season). Doesn't exactly support the view that Hughes is the devil and Warnock/Harry were fantastic. And to also say that you've got stability under Fernandes!!?? What the fook?? I'm guessing that was his latest twitter claim yes? I like other fans coming on and giving opinions and stuff, but you'd at least hope they'd be a balanced reflection Very well balanced point of the discussion Didn't you know that's not allowed on here |
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Post by massdriver on May 31, 2013 6:07:40 GMT
I genuinely didn't think you lot would go for someone like Hughes. When your board talked about a 'change in direction', it sort of disqualified Hughes, as I assumed that time. In terms of his footballing principles, he is not all that different from Pulis. More worryingly, he doesn't seem to have a 'style' or 'identity' so to speak. Most successful managers have a style or approach that is associated with their teams. Even Pulis had a style, as unpalatable as it may have been. Hughes doesn't seem to have that.
And lets face it, calling him a 'successful' PL manager is stretching it. Blackburn was a relative success, I'll give you that. But at City he had shit loads to spend but achieved very little and made some horrendous signings in the process. Fulham was ok but you see what Hodgson did there with limited resources and it puts his 'success' into perspective.
QPR was an unmitigated disaster, no two ways about it. He complains about the owners not having a direction and a plan but his complains are unwarranted. He was given more money than any lower table manager can dream of. He was allowed the freedom to sign as many players as he wanted to shape the team the way he wanted to. What are 'good' owners anyway? They gave him money and complete liberty to do as he wanted, yet he failed miserably, basically consigning them to relegation. IT was a massive failure and I am not sure they would've gone down under a half decent manager with some sort of a plan.
The point is, I don't think Hughes is what you people needed at this point in time. I don't think it will end well. Lets see how it pans out but I definitely won't be putting my money on you finishing in the top half for sure.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2013 6:08:45 GMT
Okay, thanks to all our QPR visitors for their warnings of impending doom.
I hope the experiences that Hughes and QPR had of each other was a lesson learned rather than evidence of a terminal issue. There was a problem there, from what I saw on the TV documentary, the manager was not generally allowed to manage. New owners do not necessarily bring a new culture so quickly.
I am hoping our rather more steady culture will again bring out the best in Hughes. As much as we were restless with Pulis, he is a legend for what he did and its a big act to follow.
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Post by PotterLog on May 31, 2013 6:12:19 GMT
Another QPR fan here. I honestly felt this time Hughes's managerial career was over, but like the prodigal son he's forgiven and returns somewhere to a hero's welcome. Like a lot of you Stoke fans, after reading your comments on your board here, I was somewhat excited when Hughes was unveiled as our manager and, foolishly, believed in him. I can only say now I wished he had never set foot at our club. To put it in a nutshell, Mark Hughes is full of hubris. After every defeat he would stubbornly blame everyone but himself giving the same spiel "things will get better, its just a set back, blah blah". The biggest porky of all was after we escaped relegation from the season before (thanks to Stoke's draw with Bolton I would like to add) he told reporters quote, "we will never be in this position (relegation) again." Hah! He not only got us relegated, Hughes dismantled a team paying millions bringing in foreign mercenaries, left us with a hugh wage bill and a new record for the worst start to a Premiership of any club. Does Mark Hughes care about Stoke? Of course he doesn't, and if you really believe he does you are deluded. Just look at his managerial record. His only success was with Blackburn 12 years ago (and that was a League Cup and Championship runners-up spot). Is that a great record for 14 odd years in management? Mark Hughes desperately wants to be seen as a world class manager but has failed every time. Luckily for Hughes he has contacts in the right places and that's obviously why even after failure after failure he manages to get a job at the top. And not that I am a fan of Mohhem Al Fayed, but he got it spot on with his open letter to a newspaper following comments made by Hughes after he resigned as Fulham manager. i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02035/full-letter_2035614a.jpgwww.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/fulham/8845754/Fulham-chairman-Mohamed-Al-Fayed-responds-to-Mark-Hughes-criticism-with-open-letter-to-an-odd-man.htmlGood luck. "His only success was with Blackburn 12 years ago (and that was a League Cup and Championship runners-up spot). Is that a great record for 14 odd years in management?" Christ, If you're going to briefly glance at Wikipedia to back up an ill-conceived point, at least make sure you know the difference between playing and managing. For the record, Hughes was still in charge at Blackburn in 2008 (five years ago), never managed them in the Championship, had two top-seven Prem finishes, two FA Cup semi finals, a league cup semi final and got to the last 32 of the UEFA Cup. |
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. To cut a long conversation short he thinks we as a club have been over achieving, I agreed to an extent but insisted the football under Pulis was terrible and it was time for change. 
We'll be mid-table or better in the Premier League.....QPR and their cheque-book waving owner will be labouring in the Chumpionship!!
