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Walking in a Hughton Wonderland?

December 11th, 2009 | 105 Comments |

Earning the respect?
Earning the respect?
‘When all is said and done, more is said than done’ to coin a sporting phrase, and the cliche-filled environment of football blogs and forums like this can be considered to contain a whole lot of hot air along the virtual ether. From the people who write the articles, to those passing comment via them, everyone has an opinion on all things Newcastle United, and of course we do like to have our say.

Yet rarely, if ever, do we all agree on something, but are we approaching a time when we can all just about agree on one thing? Chris Hughton is indisputably ‘making a silk purse out of a sow’s ear’. Regardless of the quality in the division, regardless of the undeniable expectation we should have of our highly-paid stars to perform, Chris Hughton has stood up and been counted this season, and has not been found wanting.

By no means do I always agree with what Louise Taylor has to say but her article in the Guardian is excellent. In it, she suggests the contradiction of a number of skewed (mis?)perceptions, during Hughton’s recent tenure and explores how he is quietly going about his job and getting results in spite of the protracted sideshows constantly arising to trip him up along the way. (more…)