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Does Hughton deserve a new contract?

September 6th, 2010 | 187 Comments |

Hughton - To sign or not to sign?
Hughton - To sign or not to sign?
Most of us are aware that our current manager only has a contract that will take him until the end of the season.

He is paid peanuts (reportedly £5,000 a week) in comparison to most, if not all, Premier League managers, yet he just does what he always does and gets on with the job in hand.

There is no doubt that Chris Hughton has been just what the doctor ordered to calm down the mad house that was Newcastle United. He won the Championship last year at a canter and has brought a calmness and togetherness to Newcastle that hasn’t been seen on Tyneside for many a year. He has worked within a small budget and got the best the players he could with what was available, and he seems to be in a position where the vast majority of fans are backing him. So surely it would make sense to tie him down to a new contract now, wouldn’t it? (more…)