Hughes Poll

[Beefymcfc]

Gents/Ladies, it would be nice if we could abide with the Green!

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WW EDIT: poll edited to add the fence sitting option

I have also deleted all replies to enable this to purely be a poll only post, therefore any opinons in the hughes thread please.

Thanks
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[Socrates]

and it took the Scum more than one attempt to find the right man for the job. The person they chose was someone with trophies already in the cabinet. The chances that Hughes is the right man were never that great and are now very remote.

This is a highly valid point,when people compare Hughes to taggart is laughable.

Taggart had a shagload of pots (as a manager) already in the cabinet.

St. Mirren (1974–1978)
Scottish First Division: 1976-77

Aberdeen (1978–1986)
Scottish Premier Division: 1979–80, 1983–84, 1984–85
Scottish Cup: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86
Scottish League Cup: 1985–86
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1982–83
UEFA Super Cup: 1983

Now ive said give him till the New year BUT WILL PEOPLE STOP BRINGING THIS POINT INTO IT,IT'S NOT VALID.

Strachan's had a few of those pots too....

Lets get him!

Not with a club punching above as far above it's weight as Aberdeen were though? You can put different achievements into perspective. Sir Baconface at Aberdeen >>>> GMDT at Hoops by some way. Hard to put Hughes trophy wins into perspective...

You're dead right mate, it is hard to put them into perspective. Shame he didn't manage in a shitty league "back in the good old days".

Then we could make direct comparissons.[/quote]

If they were that shitty then they did extremely well to win European trophies. The Scum knew already that SBF had trophies in him. We cannot say that about Hughes.

[Blue Man Dan.]

If we don't show "Something" against arse and chelsea then he can fuck off.

[Bear60]

If we don't show "Something" against arse and chelsea then he can fuck off.

Dont know why but that made me LAUGH OUT LOUD. I agree with you by btw.

[avoidconfusion]

I am still undecided. Sacking him now would not do us any good because I doubt we could replace him with anyone who is better and available on such short notice.

I have heard a rumour that we are actually seriously after O'Neil... I think I'd rather have O'Neil than Hughes.

But as it stands Hughes has until the end of the season for me, or at the very least until January. I wouldn't let him spend another penny though.

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

I am still undecided. Sacking him now would not do us any good because I doubt we could replace him with anyone who is better and available on such short notice.

I have heard a rumour that we are actually seriously after O'Neil... I think I'd rather have O'Neil than Hughes.

But as it stands Hughes has until the end of the season for me, or at the very least until January. I wouldn't let him spend another penny though.

O'Neil would be huge improvement on Hughes and I'd take him in a heartbeat BUT there are question marks over O'Neil's ability to manage a big club (Celtic..... you must be having a laugh) with big transfer budget. O'Neil though is one of the most intelligent men in football and I do believe that he'd have the ability to adjust himself over time.

[Blue in the face]

I am still undecided. Sacking him now would not do us any good because I doubt we could replace him with anyone who is better and available on such short notice.

I have heard a rumour that we are actually seriously after O'Neil... I think I'd rather have O'Neil than Hughes.

But as it stands Hughes has until the end of the season for me, or at the very least until January. I wouldn't let him spend another penny though.

O'Neil would be huge improvement on Hughes and I'd take him in a heartbeat BUT there are question marks over O'Neil's ability to manage a big club (Celtic..... you must be having a laugh) with big transfer budget. O'Neil though is one of the most intelligent men in football and I do believe that he'd have the ability to adjust himself over time.

Over time? So how long would you give him?

[lets all have a disco]

So the poll basically shows were still split pretty much evenly.

SHOCK HORROR.

[avoidconfusion]

O'Neil would be huge improvement on Hughes and I'd take him in a heartbeat BUT there are question marks over O'Neil's ability to manage a big club (Celtic..... you must be having a laugh) with big transfer budget. O'Neil though is one of the most intelligent men in football and I do believe that he'd have the ability to adjust himself over time.

One thing I really like about O'Neil (apart from the performance he gets out of his team which on paper is weaker in every department than our yet better) is that he kicks every ball.

He is constantly on the sidelines shouting instructions. The one thing I hate the most about Hughes that he always just sits there with his grump on and if anything it is Mark Bowen who talks to the players.

[Alex Sapphire]

The one thing I hate the most about Hughes that he always just sits there with his grump on and if anything it is Mark Bowen who talks to the players.

that's a hell of a thing to hate.
I see him in his technical area an awful lot.





the grumpy downsitter

[lets all have a disco]

The one thing I hate the most about Hughes that he always just sits there with his grump on and if anything it is Mark Bowen who talks to the players.

that's a hell of a thing to hate.
I see him in his technical area an awful lot.





the grumpy downsitter

Hey at least Mancini does it with style.





GET HIM IN.

[Alex Sapphire]

The one thing I hate the most about Hughes that he always just sits there with his grump on and if anything it is Mark Bowen who talks to the players.

that's a hell of a thing to hate.
I see him in his technical area an awful lot.





the grumpy downsitter

Hey at least Mancini does it with style.





GET HIM IN.

that my ever shrinking friend is fookin class.
thank you. enjoyed.
Or as you younguns say
pmft

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

I am still undecided. Sacking him now would not do us any good because I doubt we could replace him with anyone who is better and available on such short notice.

I have heard a rumour that we are actually seriously after O'Neil... I think I'd rather have O'Neil than Hughes.

But as it stands Hughes has until the end of the season for me, or at the very least until January. I wouldn't let him spend another penny though.

O'Neil would be huge improvement on Hughes and I'd take him in a heartbeat BUT there are question marks over O'Neil's ability to manage a big club (Celtic..... you must be having a laugh) with big transfer budget. O'Neil though is one of the most intelligent men in football and I do believe that he'd have the ability to adjust himself over time.

Over time? So how long would you give him?

Depends on many things. If he is showing improvement then as long as he needs.

[Bluez]

I am still undecided. Sacking him now would not do us any good because I doubt we could replace him with anyone who is better and available on such short notice.

I have heard a rumour that we are actually seriously after O'Neil... I think I'd rather have O'Neil than Hughes.

But as it stands Hughes has until the end of the season for me, or at the very least until January. I wouldn't let him spend another penny though.

O'Neil would be huge improvement on Hughes and I'd take him in a heartbeat BUT there are question marks over O'Neil's ability to manage a big club (Celtic..... you must be having a laugh) with big transfer budget. O'Neil though is one of the most intelligent men in football and I do believe that he'd have the ability to adjust himself over time.

O'Neil is a good manager but he has a reputation for liking large squads. If he came here there would be the risk we would end up with crazy numbers of players. If we did replace Hughes I would also hope we would be going for a bigger step up. I am sure if people were to debate the pros and cons of Hughes and O'Neil there would be positives and negatives on both sides as the difference isn't that great. Any Hughes replacement should a major European name.

[simon12]

For me Oneill woild have to acheive something with Villa and MH this job came too soon. If he`d have done somebody like souds or sunderland for a few years first...you never know.And of course those comments are made with all due respect to those teams.

[Beefymcfc]

So, The No's and Not Yet's are flying into the lead.

51% not in favour of sacking Hughes?

[Im_Spartacus]

So, The No's and Not Yet's are flying into the lead.

51% not in favour of sacking Hughes?

Or 73% not 100% behind him

You can polish it up how you want

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

So, The No's and Not Yet's are flying into the lead.

51% not in favour of sacking Hughes?

Seems to be 50-50 right now. What is real worry here is the fact that 50% of people are willing to give him boot meaning he doesn't have even nearly full support of supporters.

That said, as we have learned during Hughes tenure, football supporters are ficklest of people and few good results will get 20-30 of yes people on board again.

[Original Dub]

NQDP - I disagree with your latest analysis on this poll.

First of all, for whatever reason, this the percentage on this board in relation to support for Hughes has always differed greatly with larger polls or indeed general concensus at the games.... so I'd say you're off when you say that HALF of City supporters don't support the manager.

Also, you then mention that "what we've learned during hughes tenure" is that football fans are fickle??! It didn't take Hughes to tell any fan that. Win and we're happy, lose and we're pissed off. That is the way of the football fan.

Just because you say to yourself and the rest of us that you have "now lost patience and want him gone" doesn't mean a lot at all really because people who state the likes of that may spout all over the board, but at the end of the day, he'll be here until the owner decides and when we win you'll still be happy and when we lose you'll repeat that you want him gone.

If being happy when we win and being unhappy when we lose is fickle then all of us are in the same boat... polls like this will change of course, because (hypothetically) to say "I don't want him here just because we've won all these games in a row" is worse than fickle IMO.

[Alex Sapphire]

So, The No's and Not Yet's are flying into the lead.

51% not in favour of sacking Hughes?

Seems to be 50-50 right now. What is real worry here is the fact that 50% of people are willing to give him boot meaning he doesn't have even nearly full support of supporters.

That said, as we have learned during Hughes tenure, football supporters are ficklest of people and few good results will get 20-30 of yes people on board again.

don't want to be a knobhead but I wonder if there should have been a 4th option: "I never wanted him". I then wonder if we wouldn't have 4 near equal sets of votes?
What the poll is currently showing is that after 7 draws 58 (ish) internet users with varying degrees of City history would sack him.
How many of those have a view impacted by his performance, and how many by his background?
I do think it's a shame that "half the board" seem to want him out but that will keep the threads interesting so long as we put our points as rationally as we can and make allowances for those that think differently.