Unbelievable Jeff

So? That wasn't the question. But fine, out of 20 teams it's only us and Cardiff who have that kind of manager. Good company to be keeping.

West Ham have Pellegrini, are you joking? Hodgson has been a very highly respected Manager for a long time. If you class those two with Pardew, Hughes, Allardyce and Moyes then that says more about you're judgement that mine. The biggest point is, they didn't start a season with those Manager's. We have. More fool us.

He's one of the most inspiring Managers out there - you can tell that by the number of promotions he's had.

Let's take a lead from Virginia Tech...make sure you watch it all, spine-tingling.

Name all the teams in the Premier League that have an ageing/uninspiring Manager like Big Sam.

Don't disagree with that. He's also our second best CB, no idea why Hughes can't see this (well, I do have an idea).

But why, our Managers haven't been good enough? Puel (average manager - players were OK). Pellegrino and Hughes (poor manager - players were/are poor). It 100% supports my statement.

No, it's Hughes or one of the dinosaurs. Not sure why you think a team in the Premier League could attract any manager apart from the ones he mentioned above.

Yes, 1,000,000 percent.

I think he's ****, and if we keep him we will get relegated. That's all.

I don't have a personal issue with him, but then I also have always said I don't rate him, from the second we were linked with him. That doesn't mean I have to have something personal against him. We have a large body of work to judge him from, and from what I know of him as a manager he doesn't fit with the club in relation to what we need to do to be successful. I wanted Pellegrino out after the Leicester game - so approximately the same number of games that I have given Hughes. I wasn't as vociferous as Pellegrino had started the season better than Hughes (which is why I'm confused as to why you think Hughes is clearly a better manager).

Wow, well fair play for going through what must have been a horrible ordeal - great to have you back.

Brendan Rogers off the top of my head. Not happy in Scotland. Offer him £5m per year to come down here. TBH, I don't think we'd be any worse if we didn't have a manager full stop.

2 out of 25 - Hughes in!!!

Well, judging by our pre-season and a half against Burnley he's ****ing rubbish at that.

Hughes half time teamtalk must have been good then.

No I don't think it is, because it was years ago. It doesn't mean he's still a good manager. Look at what happened to Wenger. Football changes, and some Managers get left behind. Personally if I was judging a Managers effectiveness in the league, I would take the last 3 years record above the 3 years before that.

I think it shows a lack of effectiveness over the years - that seemed to coincide with the change to a 4-3-3 formation - perhaps tactically he can do a 4-4-2. but nowt else?

I'm not sure how many more stats or reasons we can produce to say why he is the wrong man for the job. Either people are going to listen, or they'll continue in their myopic way.

Absolutely, he looks great BTW.

Exactly this.

Second half Brighton improved, which is why we struggled.

Brighton did nothing in the first half - absolutely nothing. We must have watched a completely different game.

Brighton were utterly awful first half. Now, it's whether you think that was because we played well and stopped them playing, or they played poorly. TV pundits thought it was the second BTW.

Good job