[Albion] Your favourite former manager of the Amex era

[Monkey Man]

Interesting to gauge how fans feel about our recent managers.

I've used the word "fondness" in the question because it covers a lot of ground. I guess you can base your answer on a number of factors, including the results they achieved, their attitude to the job, the manner in which they left, and the legacy that remains. Up to you really.

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

Nathan Jones anyone ?

 

[JetsetJimbo]

I went for Chris Hughton because he took us up and I have a lot of respect for the way he conducted himself in the role. Just an all-round decent fella imo. Gus Poyet was more fun at the time, but looking back, I think Hughton's place in the club's history is a hugely important one.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Hughton.

Kept us in the championship, then two incredible seasons culminating in promotion to the premier league, kept us there comfortably the following season and even in the year it unraveled he still got us to only our second ever f.a cup semi final and did keep us up just about.

Plus he was an absolute gent of a man, classy and dignified. leading the club exemparily through some tough times - notably the shoreham air disaster.

 

[Commander]

Interesting to gauge how fans feel about our recent managers.

I've used the word "fondness" in the question because it covers a lot of ground. I guess you can base your answer on a number of factors, including the results they achieved, their attitude to the job, the manner in which they left, and the legacy that remains. Up to you really.

I think you should remove 'manner in which they left' as a factor. It should be just about them when they were here. In my opinion.

 

[jakarta]

Hughton.

Kept us in the championship, then two incredible seasons culminating in promotion to the premier league, kept us there comfortably the following season and even in the year it unraveled he still got us to only our second ever f.a cup semi final and did keep us up just about.

Plus he was an absolute gent of a man, classy and dignified. leading the club exemparily through some tough times - notably the shoreham air disaster.

Yes...

 

[Guinness Boy]

Hughton all the way. It sounds trite, but we wouldn't be where we are this season without him. You can say the same in terms of player development for Potter I suppose, but in terms of results Hughton got us up and Potter, for his first two seasons, just about kept us there.

 

[The Optimist]

It’s funny the understated, calm approach of Hughton and Potter is much closer to my personality but when it comes to football managers I loved Poyet’s and now RDZ’s bullish attitude.

Having said that I did vote for Hughton because the promotion season was brilliant. Next would be Poyet because of his style and the promotion. I liked Potter and I’m not overly upset with him leaving but he didn’t win anything/ get promoted.

In time it will be interesting to see where RDZ sits. Win the FA Cup or get into the Champions League then he’ll probably go top of my list.

 

[HangletonGull]

Amex era so can’t be gus , would have to be ch

 

[Iggle Piggle]

It should be Potter given the transformation of the style of play under him but he never managed to beat Palace or seem to understand the importance of the fixture to the fans, belittled us with his "history lesson" comments and gutted the backroom when he left. I'd have forgiven and forgotten the first 2 points if he'd left at the end of the season having won something or qualified for Europe but in reality we barely had a cup run under him let alone won anything. We had lots of good wins under him - Man Utd, City etc - but he never had a signature moment with us apart from his leaving.

Hughton got my vote as I'm sure he will get most other peoples. Took us up, kept us up and was a top man in the process.

 

[StonehamPark]

Amex era so can’t be gus

Why not?

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

Chris Hughton.
Gus was fun but the most enjoyable season was the promotion at Withdean 2010/11.

 

[Crawley Dingo]

Felt Gus was over rated, a monkey could of taken us up to the championship with the players he had, how many of them went on to Premier football?

I would say CH as he took us up so won something as well so kudos to him.

 

[US Seagull]

Who voted Sami Hyypia?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Amex era so can’t be gus , would have to be ch

Gus Poyet was manager for two seasons at the Amex

Only one manager has the Freedom of Brighton.

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Nathan Jones anyone ?

He doesn't count - he's been gone too long.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Felt Gus was over rated, a monkey could of taken us up to the championship with the players he had, how many of them went on to Premier football?

I would say CH as he took us up so won something as well so kudos to him.

Who chose those players? It certainly wasn't John Stephenson. Gus Poyet won the League getting us into the Championship to start our tenure at the shiny new stadium.

 

[Icy Gull]

It should be Potter but the speed at which he left taking everyone with him relegates him to just above Hyypia for me. I have no fondness whatsoever for him now. I am like a woman scorned

So I’ve gone for CH. Until the last three months of his tenure he did a phenomenal job and Christ did he entertain us in the Championship.

 

[Icy Gull]

Who voted Sami Hyypia?

A Palace twonk I imagine

 

[Trevor]

Voted Hughton. I'm not anti-Potter now the dust has settled. And Gus was hugely entertaining - you just had to accept that it would all end messily (although none of us would have expected an actual turd to be involved) - Hughton took us forward without doubt and was an outstandingly decent chap