Well if it weren't for him Hughton would still be in a job and that's a FACT.
Sure it's not a true fact but it is, nevertheless, a FACT.
And he has failed to deliver Brexit. Fact.
Well if it weren't for him Hughton would still be in a job and that's a FACT.
Sure it's not a true fact but it is, nevertheless, a FACT.
He's a consultant. A professional waffler who can convince those all around him that he's an integral part of the club whilst having his bank account regularly topped up.
He is director of everything football related, so oversees everything that happens in every age group from the coaches involved to the signing of players to such age groups. He will help set a club wide philosophy so the under 12's will look to develop a squad that plays the way we want them to in the 1st team and that will be replicated across every age group.
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Should we sack him then given you think he's evidently been a failure ?
Perhaps Ashworth did help the first team manager stay in his job as long as possible. TB was thinking of sacking Hughton 4 weeks before the end of the season. Maybe our Dan persuaded Bloom to keep him till the end of the season?
Indeed maybe he made that very statement as replacing CH was already being talked about when he was appointed?
On the Monday Night Club (discussed here) last night, there seemed to be agreement that as soon as Ashworth came in then Hughton's days were numbered as Ashworth would want a younger more progressive manager/coach.
I liken those kind of statements to the type when a company gets bought and the acquiring company says something like 'We won't be changing too much, they're a great company so they'll run as they are' and within 6 months they've been integrated, sacked everyone and re-branded.
On the Monday Night Club (discussed here) last night, there seemed to be agreement that as soon as Ashworth came in then Hughton's days were numbered as Ashworth would want a younger more progressive manager/coach.
If that were the case Mr Hughton seemingly did very little to change that mindset.
If anything he sped up the process by picking an aging Championship side to 'fight' (defend) their way to Premier League survival.
I Have worked for several companies over the years, one, in Brighton was over 100 years old, where exactly this has happened, and the whole process kills a company, and in a small part, a community. Hence my distrust of 'consultants' they're usually employed to maximise profit and asset strip.
DA's position is clearly different, I'm sure he has good communication skills, a bursting contacts book, and offers a buffer between manager and TB. Thus far however, he was either lying about CH or things haven't quite gone as he thought.
There are a couple of things to consider in your last paragraph: When Ashworth was appointed we looked to be well clear of the relegation dogfight and Hughton had a very good reputation and is well respected throughout football. At the time he probably meant what he said thinking that only a few minor tweaks were needed. Things clearly didn't go as he initially thought they would.
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Sorry if this fixtures, but I was just wondering what is the role he has as a technical director? I have also seen him receive a large amount of praise every time he is mentioned, how come he is so well respected in the community? I understand he has achieved ‘success’ at national level, but how is the success of a technical director measured?
When he joined us in February, he said his job was “to help the first team manager stay in a job as long as possible”. Given that Hughton lasted about 10 (12?) weeks after he joined, and given that Ashworth retains the approval of Tony today, can we conclude that the first team manager/coach bring changed fewer than five times a year constitutes success?
Those inverted commas are hugely misguided. He achieved massive success at national level.
Some further reading:
http://www.espn.co.uk/football/club...ss-young-lions-incredible-year-at-youth-level
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/sep/25/dan-ashworth-fa-technical-director-brighton-talks
Take out the cup run and we really were quite awful.Ashworth started end Feb I believe. Our run at that time since Xmas was DWDWLLDLDWLWL
Almost all of those Wins were in the FA Cup.
I Have worked for several companies over the years, one, in Brighton was over 100 years old, where exactly this has happened, and the whole process kills a company, and in a small part, a community. Hence my distrust of 'consultants' they're usually employed to maximise profit and asset strip.
DA's position is clearly different, I'm sure he has good communication skills, a bursting contacts book, and offers a buffer between manager and TB. Thus far however, he was either lying about CH or things haven't quite gone as he thought.
Anyone thinking Ashworth had nothing to do with CH's departure in my opinion is deluded, it was crystal clear, a rift had occurred and Bloom backed Ashworth, time will tell..