Bought time he got a gig 5 teams desperate to get promoted right now and none have hired a serial promoter? Odd.
Got us promoted and very comfortable in the Prem by the time he was sacked. Got Brighton promoted for the first time in decades and he'd secured their 3rd consecutive season in the Prem by the time he was sacked. How is the championship his level? Although he might not be a trendy young manager or a flashy foreigner, Houghton is dependable, and if duffers like Moyes, Allardyce, Pulis and Pardew can regularly get Prem jobs then so should he. I'd rather have him than Bruce any day.
What cos he's not a trendy young manager or a flashy foreigner? So that's more important than being a dependable and successful manager then?
He's good at getting teams promoted, but has been found wanting in the premier.. Its moved on also. I think its a good appointment for forest.
How is getting us stable in the Prem and getting a previously lesser team like Brighton safe in the Prem being found wanting?
He got sacked a handful of games in... He's not premier league standard now after his disaster at brighton. Thats why he got sacked and the best he can get is forest...
Disaster at Brighton? He got them up and survived twice. They went a bit stale in the end but weren't even in the bottom 3 when he went