The Managerial Merry-go-round

[Rout-Ledge]

Not sure where some clubs think they should be. Only their second season ever in the PL, its still an achievement keeping them there.

I don’t think it’s about Brighton having ideas above their station. If you guaranteed them 17th again next season they’d take it. But the fact is, they’ve been in dreadful form for a very long time, and they’ve taken the decision that, as a calculated risk, a new manager is just as likely to see them to safety next season as sticking with Hughton.

He’s a great guy and he’s done a very good job there, but if I was in charge at Brighton I wouldn’t be resting on my laurels. If they think someone else will do a better job next season, they’ve possibly made the right call. It all depends on the appointment they make and the backing they give to him. People were saying similar things about Southampton when they appointed Poch.

 

[Japhet]

Sad to hear this. Not sure quite where Brighton think they should be but they obviously think Hughton isn't good enough.

 

[SpartanSpur]

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Fair to say they haven't got much out of any of those players. Jahanbakhsh seems to have done a Janssen, Montoya lost his place to 38 year old Bruno, they've been pretty shocking.

Both Bissouma and Bernardo look to be very good signings so that's 2/3 of their big ones. Not bad. Anything £6m and under these days is a total lottery. £5m is the equivalent of a £1m signing a few years back the way the market has moved.

Hughton got them into the PL, kept them there, got an FA Cup semi this season too. The fact the fans are kicking off says it all. Much better squads than Brighton's have gone down over the years.

Maybe it'll be an Adkins/Pochettino moment for them, but after stabbing Chris Hughton in the back like that I hope it backfires on them.

 

[McFlash]

Sad to hear ☹

 

[mpickard2087]

It's not that outrageous. Yes they're still new to the PL and just staying up is an achievement in itself, but Hughton almost repeated what he did at Norwich - they were seriously close to going down after results fell off a cliff, they play possibly the most defensive football in the league, week in week out, and in a proper lower league ugly fashion, and he's had a bit of money to spend and it's been wasted (mainly on attackers that a) aren't good enough and b) they don't play anyway due to tactics).

Obviously there is risk in changing manager, and Brighton's number one objective next season will still be to avoid relegation, but he'd probably taken them as far as he could. He seems to be good at stabilising clubs and knows how to do a job in the Championship, at PL level though it's been his sides trying to cling on to survival, and eventually owners/chairmen want to see a bit more than that.

 

[SpartanSpur]

Being discussed here

http://www.spurscommunity.co.uk/ind...al-merry-go-round.119182/page-63#post-6338062

 

[NickHSpurs]

Hope they get relegated next season then.

 

[Spurs 1961]

Sad day. Will be seeing a number of Brighton supporters tomorrow so will get their take on this. Brighton need to remember the likes of Charlton, amongst others, who got rid of managers who could work miracles

 

[Spurrific]

Hope they get relegated next season then.

I mean, their draw with Arsenal pretty much secured us a top 4 place. It wasn't just Hughton's doing.

 

[NickHSpurs]

The new manager will be sacked by Christmas and Big Sam will be in there to try and save them.

 

['O Zio]

I can somewhat understand the sacking if they've got someone really good lined up to replace him. But if this is just a speculative sacking to see if they can do better then I think they're going down next year. They've got issues with recruitment that I imagine stem from higher up than the manager anyway, and their team are shite. They're definitely in the bracket of only having stayed up because there were 3 teams worse than them rather than because they did anything good. This has new exotic manager sacked half way through the season written all over it.

 

[rossdapep]

I don't agree with it but we really don't know what goes on behind closed doors.

Do the directors see players no longer responding to the coach? Because that can quickly manifest and override into next season and then they could be cut adrift.

Is there a problem between coach and directors? Are they on a different page to one another?

On the surface it looks like a bad decision and not justified but there could be many factors behind the curtains.

Many people criticised Southampton for sacking Adkins and getting Poch. Perhaps Brighton have a plan similar to this?

 

[worcestersauce]

The people in charge at Brighton are ambitious, they've got the smart modern stadium and got to the Premier league and I don't think they are satisfied with just surviving they want to be at least at Watford or Southampton level which despite a scare this season are premier league fixtures.
On that basis whether or not this is the right decision I guess it shouldn't surprise us, I'm not convinced it is the right decision but it'll be interesting to see who they bring in.

 

[TottenhamMattSpur]

Watford have a lot more money and resources than Brighton to offer managers.
They have made small improvement by working their way up and changing the manager, either by choice or having their hand forced (Silva)

Houghton is a victim of his own success coupled with Brighton getting too big for their boots.
He did wonders getting them up, then 2 seasons keeping them up. It's hugely unlikely they'll replace him with anyone better as they don't have anything to sell to a higher class manager.

 

[Blackrat1299]

Chris has been sacked.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48251716

 

[Zammo]

That's very sad. A poor second half to the season, but keeping Brighton in the Premier League for 3 seasons is incredible. They'll be relegated next season now.

 

[Hakkz]

I don't agree with it but we really don't know what goes on behind closed doors.

Do the directors see players no longer responding to the coach? Because that can quickly manifest and override into next season and then they could be cut adrift.

Is there a problem between coach and directors? Are they on a different page to one another?

On the surface it looks like a bad decision and not justified but there could be many factors behind the curtains.

Many people criticised Southampton for sacking Adkins and getting Poch. Perhaps Brighton have a plan similar to this?

If anything the players seemed to work very hard until the end.

 

[McFlash]

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Fair to say they haven't got much out of any of those players. Jahanbakhsh seems to have done a Janssen, Montoya lost his place to 38 year old Bruno, they've been pretty shocking.

Ha, Brighton have a player called Arce! ?

 

[hellava_tough]

Their transfer business looks appalling.

Bringing in 9+ players in one season rarely works and the quality has been poor as well.

Trouble is, if Chrissy really put his foot down and kicked up a fuss last summer to get these signings done, then there would have been added pressure on him to succeed.

The board are full of business-men who take a dim view on wasting money, especially if another rebuilding job has been created for them.

 

[Wheeler Dealer]

The new manager will be sacked by Christmas and Big Sam will be in there to try and save them.

He's already down in Sussex house hunting!