Hughton set for two-year contract extension?
Posted on November 14th, 2010 | 35 Comments |
It’s been a source of scurrilous rumour making by the press as they have tried to destabilise things Newcastle United, and it nearly worked as it got a lot of fans talking about it.
The speculation and rumours gathered pace until they reached such a point that the club, with it’s ‘no comment’ policy, felt compelled to comment on the situation to clarify that Chris Hughton would indeed be staying on as our manager and would be offered a new deal in the new year. That statement was supposed to quash the rumours, but they continued, so a policy of just having to ignore them ensued as it appears that this is the only way to deal with these types of press reports.
But according to the News of the World, both the club and Hughton are ready to settle things once and for all by agreeing on a two-year, improved, contract extension that will keep Hughton in charge until the end of the 2012-2013 season.
Chris Hughton still has his doubters, as most managers do, but few can deny that he has done a fantastic job as Newcastle manager. People tend to forget the state we were in at the start of last season, and that we have come a long way since then. Another thing that people tend to forget is that we aren’t at the end of that road yet, and that it still has a long way to go.
Since relegation, Hughton has taken charge of 67 games. He has guided us to 39 wins, 12 draws and 16 losses which gives him a winning percntage of 58.21%. Granted, a lot of those wins came in The Championship last season, but he has also masterminded some stunning victories so far this season.
I don’t think many people will argue with the fact that Hughton has worked for, and earned, a new deal, although I can understand how the stance of letting Hughton’s contract run down could have caused alarm for some. At the end of the day though, the club said that a new deal would be sorted in the new year, and that is what will happen.
It’s all been a load of nonsense from start to finish in my opinion. I’ve never thought at any point throughout the whole saga that Hughton would get sacked, or leave us, but then that is only my opinion of course.
Hopefully a new deal will be penned, which will take another angle of attack away from the press rumour mill and give us a bit of stability again.
Here is to hoping anyway!
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All i can say is the sooner the better , the man has took the club back into the premiership and seems to have built a side capable of staying their on a shoestring budget . He has given the club stability and given us a team that plays with pride and passion . How long ago was it since we had that ? overpaid managers signing overinflated fees for egos that wanted mega bucks wages . The sooner its sorted and he can bring in his new assistant the better for the club .