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Brighton sack Hughton
Tikay10
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Feels a little harsh to me, but Football Management is a tough gig. Still, they get well paid, & in most cases, their contract gets fully paid up, so he'll get 2 years greengages for sitting at home.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48251716
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The pay is good but the job security sucks, 7 out of 20 is not good.
Looks like word has got out on the replacement;
https://www.oddschecker.com/football/manager-specials/brighton/next-permanent-manager
Today I have lost my admiration. I know they had a dismal run, three wins out of the last twenty three games, but, Hughton simply deserves better imo. The chairman seems to have forgotten how he got them there and kept them there two years in a row. I agree some of the signings have not been great, I am not sure if Hughton was 100% responsible for those. However you can only sign a certain level of player on certain salary levels. Have they forgotten the size of club they are? The Chairman said he was worried that the bad run put their status at risk, maybe, I say maybe, at a business level it might seem right, a long run of bad results requires some changes for sure, but I would rather keep the man in charge, a man proven at that club, a man who, in many ways, has overachieved in the past, and help him rather than sack him.
You now are basically gambling that another manager , who will probably want to bring his own back room staff , bringing more cost to the club, can turn things around.
Not the most naturally talented footballer, but gave it his all, every game. The sort of player you love when he is playing for your team, and perhaps underrate if he does not.
As a Manager, he has been mistreated in the past, particularly at Newcastle. This time? Sorry, think he had to go-since the turn of the year they have been awful. But I really hope he does well in his next job.
This is quite revealing.......
Net Spends since June 2016 (£)
Man City: 343m
Man Utd: 310m
Chelsea: 203m
Everton: 160m
Arsenal: 148m
Brighton: 130m
Wolves: 124m
West Ham: 112m
Bourn: 104m
Fulham: 101m
Palace: 85m
Hudd: 81m
Leic: 76m
LFC: 73m
Burnley: 49m
Watford: 41m
Spurs: 31m
Newcastle: 4m
Southampton: -10m
When Brighton get £100m(?) per season for staying in the Premier league, still could be considered a great return!
Being realistic about where you side sits in the league is very hard both for fans and the board and unrealistic expectations lead to lots of managers getting the sack.
Where exactly do Brighton expect to be??
Survival, & a run to the semi finals of the FA Cup seems like a successful season to me!