eddie Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 Yeah... Anyone but Pellegrino would have been able to breathe new life into the team and galvanise an end of season effort to avoid relegation.
Jez Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 Is Eddie Haazen-Hootle in disguise? Not a coincidence that he joined the board in 2014, just when Saints started watching him... Interesting first post under his new leadership regime.
Bad Wolf Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 Hughes kept us up. Deal with it. His appointment was a success. It's the extention that wasn't a failure.
aintforever Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 His stats were not great but if you look at the fixtures we had and the position we were in - Hughes did a good job keeping us up. Unfortunately I expect when he kept us up, got his bonus and secured a new contract it was a case of 'job done'.
stevegrant Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 Maybe, but it's impossible to say for sure either way. Hughes did what he was appointed to do last season - as it turned out, we probably should have thanked him and sent him on his way at that point, but hey ho...
OttawaSaint Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 Maybe, but it's impossible to say for sure either way. Hughes did what he was appointed to do last season - as it turned out, we probably should have thanked him and sent him on his way at that point, but hey ho... There was talk on here that Les was exploring that option and it was met by a slew of posts telling him to get it done, get Hughes in etc.
Unbelievable Jeff Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 Hughes didn't keep us up. Swansea and Stoke did.
Sheaf Saint Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 There was talk on here that Les was exploring that option and it was met by a slew of posts telling him to get it done, get Hughes in etc. I think that was more to do with people wanting the manager situation sorted quickly so we could get on with preparing for the new season, and not wasting the entire summer dithering over it like they did in 2017.
OttawaSaint Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 Swansea dropped off a cliff but Hughsie inspired that win against them amidst all their hotel and bus escort shenanigans. Would someone else have been able to do that? Maybe, maybe not. We’ll never know. New chapter now with Hasenhüttl in. Let’s focus on that.
Nordic Saint Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 We can only speculate but, based on his Stoke and Saints' stats this season and last, if Hughes had replaced Pellegrino earlier in the season than he did, it's very likely we'd have been relegated.
trousers Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 Hughes didn't keep us up. Swansea and Stoke did. Extrapolating that logic, Man City won the league last season because Man Utd (for example) didn't win all their games...
Sheaf Saint Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 Hughes didn't keep us up. Swansea and Stoke did. So we still have Hughes to thank then?
niceandfriendly Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 Hughes kept us up, then he proved to be a bit pants. He moves on with my best wishes. Now it's time to get behind and excited about RaHa.
angelman Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 Got to thank Hughes for changing the whole atmosphere at the back end of last season. He may not have won the games he could have (Everton and Chelsea) but we stayed up (and he collected his £2m). No point being revisionist about it, and the stats don't tell the whole picture.
Baird of the land Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 I suppose technically hughes 1 point per game ratio was a slight improvement on Pellegrino's 0.933 per game. If swansea hadn't of collapsed or WBA had of replaced Pardew earlier the situation might have been very different though. Hughes did nothing to deserve being handed a 3 year contract.
glengarryleads Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 I no longer believe Hughes saved us from relegation... Claude Puel saved us from relegation.
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 I no longer believe Hughes saved us from relegation... Claude Puel saved us from relegation. Nah! it was Swansea
Ex Lion Tamer Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 At that time we needed someone to come in try to give the players some confidence, get them attacking and taking risks, even if that meant being more ropey at the back. Hughes had some success in doing this. A more defensive coach might not have kept us up. Unfortunately Hughes' inability to coach a defence / tactics in general means he wasn't a long term solution in the end, although I thought he deserved a chance based on his track record of mid table finishes at various clubs
mrfahaji Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 Hughes didn't keep us up. Swansea and Stoke did. But we would still, in my opinion, have gone down if Pellegrino had stayed. You might think that "anyone else" could have saved us, and that perhaps Hughes should have done even better, but we needed an immediate appointment to breathe life back into the squad and prevent relegation. That's what he did.
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 (edited) Hughes didn't keep us up. Swansea and Stoke did. A team stay up if they have more points than 3 others or a better goal difference hth and managers help Edited 5 December, 2018 by ALWAYS_SFC
Chocolate Box Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 Hughes didn't keep us up. Swansea and Stoke did. This
St Marco Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 Were we in the drop zone when he took over? Seriously can't remember.
tajjuk Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 Were we in the drop zone when he took over? Seriously can't remember. No we were 17th, where we finished I believe.
Unbelievable Jeff Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 Extrapolating that logic, Man City won the league last season because Man Utd (for example) didn't win all their games... That works, yep.
trousers Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 (edited) That works, yep. Good. I do like it when people agree with each other on here. Long may it continue! p.s. if we finish in, say, 12th place this season, will that be something we can put down to Hasenhuttl replacing Hughes, or will it solely be due to 8 teams not getting as many points as us? Edited 5 December, 2018 by trousers
niceandfriendly Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 Good. I do like it when people agree with each other on here. Long may it continue! RaHa has certainly brought this forum together, at least for now.
the saint in winchester Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 Maybe, but it's impossible to say for sure either way. Hughes did what he was appointed to do last season - as it turned out, we probably should have thanked him and sent him on his way at that point, but hey ho... This, exactly. We gave him £1M to thank him for a job done, and then paid him more to keep us up again this season?
Leo_ARG Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 McCarthy and Tadic kept us up despite Hughes.
mrfahaji Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 McCarthy and Tadic kept us up despite Hughes. Tadic, the man who hadn't played well for best part of 2 seasons and miraculously found his form under Hughes? That was a lucky coincidence.
eurosaint Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 Had we been relegated under Hughes he would have been crucified therefore as we stayed up he deserves the credit ! Surprises me that people want to rewrite history, what's the point ? Trousers' logic is correct - teams below you don't keep you up, you stay up by being above them !
Baird of the land Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 Had we been relegated under Hughes he would have been crucified therefore as we stayed up he deserves the credit ! Surprises me that people want to rewrite history, what's the point ? Trousers' logic is correct - teams below you don't keep you up, you stay up by being above them ! Does Pellegrino deserve equal credit as we were outside the relegation zone when he was sacked?
kyle04 Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 There was a definite upturn in the players attitude (perceived or not) when Hughes stepped in, but it was a close run thing thats for sure, and hinged on the Gabbi goal v Swansea. Might have gone the other way but didn't. We got the win and stayed up, they didn't. Hughes gets slated for poor results so conversely must be due some credit when it goes our way. Right now I don't think he cares either way, he's tried his best and failed, got his money, although his reputation is severely dented. He may well blame the board and players, the players blame the manager, the fans blame both and so on....
trousers Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 (edited) Does Pellegrino deserve equal credit as we were outside the relegation zone when he was sacked?If you feel we'd have got the 8 points we ended up needing to survive with Pellegrino still at the helm then, yes, he would be worthy of the same level of credit as Hughes. (If you take those remaining games in isolation) I happen to believe we'd have been relegated had Pellegrino stayed, ergo the appointment of Hughes was a factor in us staying up IMO. Edited 5 December, 2018 by trousers
Unbelievable Jeff Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 Good. I do like it when people agree with each other on here. Long may it continue! p.s. if we finish in, say, 12th place this season, will that be something we can put down to Hasenhuttl replacing Hughes, or will it solely be due to 8 teams not getting as many points as us? See, the issue is the role of a manager and their affect on the time is intangible. Hughes took over when we were 17th, and we finished 17th, so from a basic point of view he had no effect. If RaHa takes over with us 18th, and we finish 12th, we can say he had a positive effect. However, in both instances only one thing is true. X teams scored more points, X teams scored less.
Badger Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 Tadic, the man who hadn't played well for best part of 2 seasons and miraculously found his form under Hughes? That was a lucky coincidence. Whatever other criticisms are thrown at Hughes you have to acknowledge that he was able to unlock Tadic's ability and belief in the run in. i can't believe anyone would deny that.
trousers Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 Hughes took over when we were 17th, and we finished 17th, so from a basic point of view he had no effect. That 'logic' assumes that we'd have finished 17th if Pellegrino had stayed at the helm. If, in that alternate reality, Pellegrino took Saints down to 20th, then the person who steered us to 17th had a positive effect on the outcome.
mrfahaji Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 Whatever other criticisms are thrown at Hughes you have to acknowledge that he was able to unlock Tadic's ability and belief in the run in. i can't believe anyone would deny that. Quite. I just hope you read my 'lucky coincidence' comment with the sarcasm it was intended...
Unbelievable Jeff Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 That 'logic' assumes that we'd have finished 17th if Pellegrino had stayed at the helm. If, in that alternate reality, Pellegrino took Saints down to 20th, then the person who steered us to 17th had a positive effect on the outcome. But that's all theoretical. We have no idea what Pellegrino would have done in this last games. We can only really work in actuals, and the actuals say he had no effect.
East Kent Saint Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 Tadic was brilliant for those last few games , 2 goals v Bournemouth made us all happy , rare at St Mary’s last season . I suspect he was a. glad MP2 had gone and b. Willing to try hard as his wish to leave for a small fee to join his club of choice was granted.
Badger Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 Quite. I just hope you read my 'lucky coincidence' comment with the sarcasm it was intended... yes - I realised we were in agreement on it. Just surprised anyone could see it otherwise.
mrfahaji Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 But that's all theoretical. We have no idea what Pellegrino would have done in this last games. We can only really work in actuals, and the actuals say he had no effect. That's ridiculous, surely you watched the games and could see the difference? I'm pretty sure saldoldgit made a similar point and I thought he was the only person making that ludicrous argument! As somebody who actually defended your point of view in the summer, and discussed your points with an open mind rather than shutting you down as being negative etc, I do find your reluctance to give him credit for ANYTHING a bit odd. It suggests to me that you just hate him no matter what. People have mentioned the hotel shenanigans in Swansea, and Hughes appeared to deal with that very well, and those marginal things can a make a difference on such a crucial occasion. But I suppose Pellegrino might have dealt with it well too - so credit void!
Dark Munster Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 If you feel we'd have got the 8 points we ended up needing to survive with Pellegrino still at the helm then, yes, he would be worthy of the same level of credit as Hughes. (If you take those remaining games in isolation) I happen to believe we'd have been relegated had Pellegrino stayed, ergo the appointment of Hughes was a factor in us staying up IMO. I don't think someone who took us from 8th to 17th would deserve any credit for keeping us up.
Saint Benali Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 I don't think Hughes had much of an effect really. He had a tough run in of games but I imagine his 8 games and the previous 8 games prior to him taking over would have been similar points wise. The question is if he had more of the supposed easier games would he have done better? Looking at his results against those teams this season I would say no.
aintforever Posted 5 December, 2018 Posted 5 December, 2018 See, the issue is the role of a manager and their affect on the time is intangible. Hughes took over when we were 17th, and we finished 17th, so from a basic point of view he had no effect. If RaHa takes over with us 18th, and we finish 12th, we can say he had a positive effect. However, in both instances only one thing is true. X teams scored more points, X teams scored less. You are ignoring the fact that we had a run in from hell. Hughes has one bad result last season and that was his first game in charge.
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