Dirk Lehmann's Python
New member
Yes, yes, I know how these threads go. 25 people going mental and abuse at the 'ridiculous' discussion of sacking Hughton and totally missing the point, before someone actually answers the question. But anyway...
The squad hasn't been assembled cheap. We've smashed our transfer record on Duffy. We've got a proper goalscorer in Murray up top. And all on top of the business we did in January.
Yet we're currently 13th. 8 points off the leaders, 3 off the play-offs, 4 off the relegation zone.. Not a great start but it's very early days and we've already played probably 2 of our hardest away fixtures. However, assuming we get beat by Huddersfield on Tuesday, suddenly things aren't looking quite so rosey for us going into an away game at Burton (who currently have the same amount of points as us).
How bad would results have to get for Bloom to be considering giving Hughton the chop? Would he accept us to float about in mid table and use January to invest in a play-off push? What if we hover in 16th/17th? Would Bloom be ok with it, trusting Hughton to work it out because he did so well last year? Or would he get rid? I just wonder, after the relative success of last season, what pressure there is on Hughton to be a success this time around.
The squad hasn't been assembled cheap. We've smashed our transfer record on Duffy. We've got a proper goalscorer in Murray up top. And all on top of the business we did in January.
Yet we're currently 13th. 8 points off the leaders, 3 off the play-offs, 4 off the relegation zone.. Not a great start but it's very early days and we've already played probably 2 of our hardest away fixtures. However, assuming we get beat by Huddersfield on Tuesday, suddenly things aren't looking quite so rosey for us going into an away game at Burton (who currently have the same amount of points as us).
How bad would results have to get for Bloom to be considering giving Hughton the chop? Would he accept us to float about in mid table and use January to invest in a play-off push? What if we hover in 16th/17th? Would Bloom be ok with it, trusting Hughton to work it out because he did so well last year? Or would he get rid? I just wonder, after the relative success of last season, what pressure there is on Hughton to be a success this time around.
