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I have no problem with the promotion plaudits, I'm just contesting the narrative - not Chris's fault - that suggests he inherited a broken club.

I agree that Hughton turned the team around, but I also contest that had he been in charge at the start of the season, then we would not have flirted with relegation, but instead finished mid to upper-table. It would just have been seen as a transition from the relatively successful Poyet and...

Yes, it was. ?

OK. I'll stand down on this one, but Hughton's starting line-up for his first game... Stockdale Calderon Greer Dunk Chicksen Baldock Ince March Teixeira Mackail-Smith Holla Not a disastrous set of players.

Yes, really. It's inflated in such a way that the word 'helped' gets lost. What people see is 'Chris transformed Brighton'. We were headed towards relegation, but once Hyypia was replaced I was confident that we would not be relegated. We needed a tactical change at that point, not master...

I'm getting a bit angry about this message that is doing the rounds unchallenged... “He has helped transform Brighton & Hove Albion, from fighting relegation to League One." Yes, we were headed down the table, thanks to the disastrous tenure of Hyypia. However, the squad that Chris inherited...