Brown to Hartlepool United

Yep, selling expensive jewellery to Wags

 

Now that would be a turnaround, an anglo-saxon opening a chippy!

 

http://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/news/article/131112-hughes-appointed-485182.aspx

Hartlepool United are delighted to announce the appointment of John Hughes as the new First Team Coach at Victoria Park.

The 48-year-old has management experience at the highest level in Scotland having guided Falkirk to the Scottish Premier League in 2005 and led Hibernian to Europa League qualification in 2009.

A former central defender, Hughes played for a host of clubs in Scotland including Celtic, Falkirk and Hibernian, while he also played in the English leagues with Swansea City in the late 1980s.

Hughes has left his role as Manager of Livingston to take up the challenge at The Vic and will be in charge for the first time this weekend when Pools host Coventry City.

"We're convinced we've got the right man in place to take the Club forward," Chief Executive Russ Green commented.

"Everybody knows that this appointment was a crucial one for the Club so we have taken our time, assessed our options and John is the choice we are all extremely happy with.

"He has a vision for the Football Club, he has a passion and a drive to succeed and we hope that the fans will be as excited as we have to have him in place."

Micky Barron is to remain in his role as Reserve Team Manager and will work alongside Hughes in the new set-up.

 

I saw this news come up on BBC sport and was trying to work out what happened with Brownie, cheers for the posts

 

Sounds like PB misjudged this negotiation, seems to have played to hard ball.

 

Seems an odd one - wonder if it was due to money or playing budget?

 

just to put ISTPLT to bed with his unrealistic comments ... after boxing day 2008 he had 25% of the squad on his side , I saw a bust up at training that you would not believe , I also got took to court mind you for revealing that ryan france was on 21k a week and George boating on 36k a week .. this is before bullard ... basically folan, windass, rickets, turner, doyle, hughes, geo, cousin all said to me in as many words at the training ground that any "little" respect for him went that day ... I know .. I worked there

now stop dragging up **** and accept things for what they were theres a good boy

 

he is a joke amongst chairmen .. and now that was his last straw .. job at sky beckons

 

I don't know whether Sky would have him, certainly Jeff Stelling being a Hartlepool fan would give him a hard time, and he likes taking the piss out of him anyhow.

 

People on Hartlepool United forums think it was because he couldn't bring Brian Horton in

http://www.pooliebunker.co.uk/newbunker/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=47336

 

I spoke to Nathan Doyle the same evening when he came back from Eastlands (the 5-1), he was one of the players in the circle on the pitch.. what you say rings true.

 

Calm down you stroppy bitch.

You've listed a few players, some who don't speak even English and some who are pretty well known as daft lads, and used it to say that what other players have said to me is now untrue. You're always going on about you're inside knowledge, but you only ever have this knowledge to criticse someone. If we believe all of your knowledge there'd have been no one at our club in the last 5 years worth any credit.

I'd be more worried about whether PB was respected by the likes of Dawson, Barmby, Ashbee, Pedersen, etc. and they certainly bloody did.

 

Unfortunately this whole thread sums up everything that is wrong with Brown and shows that he sadly hasn't learned a thing. I cannot believe he spoke to the media too soon.

 

Did Brown say he had been appointed @ Hartlepool?

 

Yep - he bolted before the ink was on the contract to help raise his profile and it was a bit ruddy stupid to say the least.

 

I wonder how low down the football ladder he is willing to go because I cannot see a fottball league club giving him a manager's job!

 

Totally agree about the Boxing Day debacle - he lost the plot and the dressing room, simple as. As for losing this job, it simply sums up just what a total **** he is - I wished him luck, but he just does not inhabit this world. He should just keep on buting a lottery ticket, cos his luck will kick in again. Can we now forget the sorry sod?