Chris Hughton parades the Championship trophy after steering Newcastle back to the top flight two years ago.
Bookies bank on Birmingham City’s Chris Hughton to become Norwich City manager
Paddy Davitt
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
12:16 PM
Birmingham chief Chris Hughton has emerged as the clear front-runner to become Norwich City’s new manager – after Malky Mackay ruled himself out of a possible return.
Mackay revealed he was ‘flattered’ to be linked with the Carrow Road vacancy but is committed to his job in south Wales.
Some leading bookmakers had suspended betting on Hughton succeeding Paul Lambert even prior to Mackay’s announcement after reports in the Midlands that the Canaries were poised to launch an official approach.
City chief executive David McNally has placed a premium on previous top flight experience to help sustain the Canaries’ impressive upward rise, and Hughton’s stock remains high after his past success at Newcastle.
The 53-year-old is reportedly on a rolling one-year contract at St Andrews, where he guided Birmingham to the Championship play-offs last season despite major upheaval behind-the-scenes that forced him to operate under a transfer embargo. Birmingham’s parent company is yet to file their most recent set of accounts with the Football League and Hong Kong-based owner Carson Yeung has had his business assets frozen by the courts over money laundering allegations.
McNally pledged to explore every avenue – both home and abroad – to unearth the right figurehead to build on City’s mid-table Premier League finish after consecutive promotions under Lambert.
Hughton and Cardiff’s Mackay have predictably been touted in the first wave, but City’s former defensive lynchpin insisted he intends to remain in Wales for the foreseeable future.
“I have started a long-term project and want to stay and finish it,” he said, with Norwich being reported to have made initial contact with the Bluesbirds.
“I am very flattered to be linked with the vacancy at Norwich City. They are and always will be a club close to my heart.
“I have a lot of good friends within the club and great respect for Delia Smith and her husband Michael Wynn Jones. David McNally, the club’s chief executive, has handled this situation well and is guiding Norwich in the right direction.
“However, I have started a project at Cardiff City. We have put in a structure for long-term success at this football club and we are still working on that.
“I work closely with chief executive Alan Whiteley, while Vincent Tan has put in major investment. I am fully committed to our football club and the challenges ahead.”
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83 comments
who ever is the manager they wont keep city up next season i predict chris hughton will become manger his old club birmingham will go up with city goin the other way
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markysparky
Thursday, June 7, 2012
I`m being universally ethered today!
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Mad Brewer
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
I believe Hughton will be fine. That he was fired by Newcastle is terrible. He got them promoted straight back to the Prem as Champions then was making a good solid start in the Prem when they pulled out the rug. I wonder what Pundit Shearer will have to say.........
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Mad Brewer
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Considering what Hughton has done with Brum last season especially while they were under transfer restrictions, he could prove a good choice. Also agree with comments from Yellow Blood re: the appointment of PL. He wasn't touted as a possible new manager but he was appointed. So there might be a surprise appointment in the wings...
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CovCanary
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
lordy fan, did you not read the papers ? according to this very rag PL was on a 1m rolling contract, thats a tad more than 15k a week !
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MJG
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
The Brum Chairman may have problems paying Hughton any money @ all soon. His bank accounts have been frozen !
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Timbo
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Not my style of football Budgie. But...where have Stoke resided over the last few seasons? Oh that's right, the Premiership! It's worked for them. PS: Who are the other 15 besides Crouch?
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Timbo
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
With respect, the use of the words "probably" and "allegedly" in the same sentence means that's not a particularly "factual" reply. However, I'll throw it back to you, who are your top three?
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Jonny Fowler
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
houghton will not come here...fact!. the jailbird chairman the bluenoses have is probably paying a lot more than the 15k pw that we were allegedly paying lambert
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lordyfan
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
houghton will not come here...fact!. the jailbird chairman the bluenoses have is probably paying a lot more than the 15k pw that we were allegedly paying lambert
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lordyfan
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
I think majority of fans would agree with you on this one Jonny. I do
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GrumpyMike
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Think CH would be a sound appointment. Good career as a player, including 50+ international caps. Worked as coachassistant to several managers at Spurs and Newcastle inc. Hoddle, Jol and Keegan before doing good jobs as boss at Newcastle and Brum. Think all clubs fans would give him a warm welcome back, which in itself is unusual, but surely a good sign. Basically worked his way up gaining experience and contacts a plenty along the way. If u disagree who do u suggest and why? Intelligent debate folks!?
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Jonny Fowler
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Think CH would be a sound appointment. Good career as a player, including 50+ international caps. Worked as coachassistant to several managers at Spurs and Newcastle inc. Hoddle, Jol and Keegan before doing good jobs as boss at Newcastle and Brum. Think all clubs fans would give him a warm welcome back, which in itself is unusual, but surely a good sign. Basically worked his way up gaining experience and contacts a plenty along the way. If u disagree who do u suggest and why? Intelligent debate folks!?
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Jonny Fowler
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
I`m proposing nothing, GM. It`s all these Status Quo allusions, they`re confusing me. Like Spectres in Lancaster, caught in a traffic jam.
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Mad Brewer
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
so, i wonder how this sits with the protestations from Mcnally that this would be a europe wide search. smacks of easiest option to me IF THIS IS THE CASE. lets be honest, we'll never get a top line managercoach, personally i don't know who would like this job, when you consider the wages, player budget, player wages etc. But hey, press speculation for any premier league vacancy will be rife, i trust the folks who will appoint the new man to make the right appointment. if they do not, the faithful will make sure that their displeasure is voiced
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lordyfan
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
so, i wonder how this sits with the protestations from Mcnally that this would be a europe wide search. smacks of easiest option to me IF THIS IS THE CASE. lets be honest, we'll never get a top line managercoach, personally i don't know who would like this job, when you consider the wages, player budget, player wages etc. But hey, press speculation for any premier league vacancy will be rife, i trust the folks who will appoint the new man to make the right appointment. if they do not, the faithful will make sure that their displeasure is voiced
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lordyfan
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
I don't know what your proposing MB
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GrumpyMike
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
All I can see is pictures of match-fix men...and you, are we of an accord? A chord being the definitive quality of SQ. Maybe two, on a good day!
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Mad Brewer
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Looks like we are looking for a thorough bred then
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GrumpyMike
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Grumpy - Michael Foulger at Yarmouth races this afternoon.
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Yellow Blood
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Rumour or true ? If true where did this info come from?
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GrumpyMike
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Well, seems like something is happening in the next 48 hours!
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Yellow Blood
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
I just hope we don't go down down deeper and down
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GrumpyMike
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Whatever you want, whatever you like......
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Mad Brewer
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Dubai Canary, having watched every game from sunny Turkland it was clear that there was too much chopping and changing taking place after the Leicester game. He clearly did not play the strongest team and it showed. PL has a tendancy to change for changes sake and if you notice, once a few of the early season starters came back so did the results. I reckon we could have finished with an additional 6 points if we had fielded the best 11 every game. I dont subscribe to all this resting nonsense, these are professional footballers, its their job to run for 90 mins once or twice a week. I think CH would be a great appointment, cant understand the toons letting him go.
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MJG
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Some folk would just like to keep the status quo!
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GrumpyMike
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
I sometimes wonder whether these Rockstar wages folk would give a s**t about us?
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Mad Brewer
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Hughton maybe but rolling contracts maybe not.They only seem to roll in a certain direction like a loaded dice.
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Peter Watson
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
TImbo, if you want 16 six foot seven gorillas thumping the ball forward at all times and want to watch it then he's a good manager .if not
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wivenhoebudgie
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
I`ve enrolled in an evening course. Alpine Self Adulation. Involves skinny dipping in the River Tud at Hellesdon Mill, but, hey.....
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Mad Brewer
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Tony Pullis not a good manager Budgie? Where are you working ? He's been @ Stock 6 years this time round + has been solid. ( They've hung on to him too). Come on. Admit it. You've been found out ! Bring on Hughton. You know it makes sense !
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Timbo
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Second thoughts Timbo, you're right, I don't....DC..You know, I may know, but we just can't say!1725
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Pa Snipps
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
re Leicester game and what happened after, we did not{not we but them the management] take the first division side seriously , got clumped and never really seemed to recover
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wivenhoebudgie
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
re Leicester game and what happened after, we did not{not we but them the management] take the first division side seriously , got clumped and never really seemed to recover
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wivenhoebudgie
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
on wednesday Dubai. Until then all on jubilee activities
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wivenhoebudgie
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
PS. Dubai, they are IN the Woolpack most of the time.
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Mad Brewer
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
CattonMick : agreed that things seems to 'change' at City from the Leicester game onwards and we were never really as solid and convincing after that time. Any ideas or suggestions as to what may have caused that blip ?
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Dubai Canary
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
It`s Guddo Boye from Briston & Holt Albumen. Fact.
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Mad Brewer
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Bookmakers stop taking bets on Hughton for Norwich, stories of discontent behind the scenes at Brum City, rumours that Chris Hughton has been 'seen' in Norwich. Hmmm, wonder when the lads from behind the Woolpack will awaken ?
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Dubai Canary
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Stands to reason! They played OUT of position! 1710
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Pa Snipps
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Timbo, it was going well until you mentioned Pulis,? I mean
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wivenhoebudgie
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
bring back Archie McCauley
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wivenhoebudgie
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Hmmm Pa...so you don;t rate Allardyce, Moyes, Wenger or Pullis as good managers then? Seems to me they have the advantage of watching the game unfold in front of them. PS: Can you ring your mate's sister + put her on stand-by, cos we're bound to sell Ruddy @ some point !
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Timbo
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
I agree with CattonMick that something was visibly different in the way PL behaved and thze team played from around Leicester game, in addition to those annoying Fox trolls. Yellow Blood also has a point that we could all be surprised, afterall what's all this about a europe-wide search. I'm that excited I am.
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Swiss Canary
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
ethered again ! Grrrrrrrrrrrrr
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Dubai Canary
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
ethered again ! Grrrrrrrrrrrrr
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Dubai Canary
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
ethered again ! Grrrrrrrrrrrrr
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Dubai Canary
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Do I have to point everything out time and again. Defenders do not, cannot make good managers. .. In their playing career, they spend their time as demolition men clearing their lines-job done- The builders are the attackers having to scheme their way into ,and beat the blocks of wood they find in their paths.... Goalkeepers? No way! That was the last position to be filled on the park---usually by you mates little sister! 1624
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Pa Snipps
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Let them all go and Holt, take the money and move on. OK at first I was totally hacked off with this, now I just want to see us move on. Good luck to PL, GH and co. Have a look back. Starting with the Leicester game and out of 14 we won just 3. We scored 16 and conceded 27. Lambert knew if he took that form into next season we were in trouble and there goes his prospects. He simply quit while he was winning. So get someone with new ideas, give him some money and lets move on up!
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CattonMick
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Wouldn't be surprised if Big Dave delivered us a curved ball and got someone in that wasn't touted. I remember when PL was appointed, he wasn't the favourite option and then suddenly he was the new Manager.
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Yellow Blood
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Probably too much to expect Cully to stay as his No2 (they were team mates at Spurs) leaving Karzi to go down the toilet with Lambo?
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canarydownunder
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
The swans are drifting along and distaining to involve themselves in much speculation. Probably paddling like mad under the surface.
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cutty
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
I am reading all the NCFC manager replacement articles on-line from the USA on the EDP, BBC, and Sun sites. I strongly believe, with limited resources, we need a style like Lambert's that get's "more out of the combined squad than the sum of the individuals" ie someone who really get's the players giving 110% for the club. Based on this the comment about Hughton being like Roeder really concerns me. One comment on the Sun articles - they really seem to be trying to stir up trouble within NCFC without any facts - even the Malky article is headlined as him snubbing Norwich. What does the Sun have against Norwich??
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MichiganCanary
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
WBA fans seem to be betting on Ralf Rangnick who quit the German club Schalke part way through the season, as their probable new manager. Appearently Birmingham put a £2m price tag on their man and frightened WBA off.
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cutty
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Hmmm..... looks like this could be a long short story !
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Dubai Canary
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Brum's owner's assets frozen over money-laudering accusations. There are times when honest home-grown ownership makes things better, even if the wedge is not as big as in some other places.
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Swiss Canary
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Quick, lets get a bet on with Billy - Hughton by tea-time tomorrow ! OTBC
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Dubai Canary
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
That rumour was on footymad.net
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GrumpyMike
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
There is a rumour chris hughton is already in Norwich
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GrumpyMike
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Yes, I think Holty has got a wrong `un there, Dubai. Oxymoron of the day: "Honest Agent".
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Mad Brewer
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
The diversity of the search is so great that we are spreading from an Italian with a tattoo in praise of Mussolini to a mixed-trace faux Irishman who wrote for the Worker's Revolutionary Party. Bring it on, lets be 'avin you and in the time it took the villains to burgle our hen house.
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Swiss Canary
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Holty would do well drop his agent - he's a pain !
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Dubai Canary
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Don't know why I was ethered........ Only stated that Hughtom was definitely the right choice, and, with 35 years experience in the professional game would have a lot of good contacts to draw on. YES TO HUGHTON !
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Dubai Canary
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Does seem to be going Hughton's way. Soon as poss please.Unless Holty has a road to Damascus moment we need the new boss to sell him big and replace him asap
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wivenhoebudgie
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
If Billy says Hugton means going down, bring him on ! Never listen to a tip from a bookie !!
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Dubai Canary
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
btb is ged in disguise
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GrumpyMike
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Ethered !
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Dubai Canary
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Did the same as you Timbo they think it's a done deal. Seems to be a good choice if he's interested, just hope he sees us as a better option than the Swans or WBA.
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cutty
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Did the same as you Timbo they think it's a done deal. Seems to be a good choice if he's interested, just hope he sees us as a better option than the Swans or WBA.
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cutty
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
feebies, Malky was out of the frame, anyway-no "top level" experience. But like you, I think he is the loyal, honourable type. I hope he has a good career. Another posting was ethered, so just to say Hughton looks a good choice, should that happen. We`ll see. IMcNWMT
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Mad Brewer
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
When you look at what he achieved in his time at Newcastle, it beggars belief that they fired him. Granted, Alan Pardew did very well last season, but who`s to say Hughton would not have been equally successful? Birmingham had a bit of a run in the Europa Cup, and a 4th place finish in the Prem was a good achievement. Maybe without the Europa games they would have got over the line? Anyway, I think he`s capable of keeping us up and continuing with consolidation. Birmingham look in a right mess-he did well in that scenario! I wonder if he comes complete with a backroom team, if our lot abscond with Lambert? OTBC.
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Mad Brewer
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Well done to Malky showing commitment and loyalty! Very rare! Am trusting McNally to appoint the right man, again.
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feebies
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Usual vibrant positive enthusiastic comment from Billy the bookie, only wants Ged Steroo to wake up to make my day!
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blackdog2
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Actually, it was a Workers` Revolutionary Party publication, "The News", I think. Having never read it, I know not what Mr. Hughton wrote. I think he was at Spurs at the time. I doubt he`s a raging revolutionary, probably a guest writer. Even Tory rags like the Daily Mail sometimes have a guest lefty. Mainly to enrage their Little England readership!! Bit like Ged being sent by Ar-chant to wind up NCFC fans on these boards.
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Mad Brewer
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Good choice I think. Malky MacKay would send us back down without a doubt.
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Mr. B
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
This is our man. Dodgey politics, but I'll forgive him if he keeps us in the Prem + we finish higher than Aspirin Vanilla. Premiership experience, Brum seem in a mess both organisationally + financially. If you look @ their messageboards a lot of their fans seem resigned to him...erm...resigning. If he's on one of those McNasty style rolling contracts, I presume it won't cost us too much compy to prise him away either..?
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Timbo
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
paddy davitt,got his facts wrong, his turned down west brom, thats why his now 1.3 fav.
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billythebookie2000@yahoo.co.uk
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Probably the idea choice for us at the moment is Chris Hughton. We offer an immediate return to the Premiership and if he can kick-on and out-do Lambert in his first season could establish himself as a big hit. Also Hughton has been 35 years in the professional game, so he is well qualified and no doubt has some great contacts that could benefit him and NCFC. Yes, I say Hugton has to be the fans choice.
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Dubai Canary
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Hughton means one thing,,going down
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billythebookie2000@yahoo.co.uk
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Seems a civilised man, Hughton. Odd factoid, he used to write a regular column in a Socialist Workers` newspaper. Perhaps that`s why the ultra-capitalist boss of Newcastle dumped him, despite his impressive record? Anyway, there may be more to this outwardly serene man than meets the eye. I think he`d be better than OK. Your historical buildings section is working well today cdunder!
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Mad Brewer
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Just a word of caution to all of you who are calling for Hughton. I have friends who support BCFC and they tell me that his management style is the same as a certain Mr Roeder and has alienated majority of players at St. Andrews. Don't want to go down that route again...do we?
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viperman17
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Lambert Palace was good, but Hughton Hall can be better! Bring it on!
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canarydownunder
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Lambert Palace was good, but Hughton Hall can be better! Bring it on!
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canarydownunder
Tuesday, June 5, 2012