I dont hate Hughes, I just don't think he's a particularly good manager.
He's certainly not a bad Manager as is proven by the jobs he's done. Blackburn, Wales, City, Fulham, QPR and Stoke. He did well in four jobs, one's debatable and fu*ked up at one.
He's just one of those Managers that can't handle transfer money. Of the six jobs listed above,the worst he did was at moneybags QPR and then he had a mixed time at City where he got decent results but squandered a lot of cash on a lot of dross. Managers like that are decent if they have a strong, preferably football-minded Chairman holding the reigns and keeping them on a tight leash. He did a great job at Stoke last year. Not only did he get them their highest ever finish but he transformed the way they played in the process. All in one season.
What he did to us though can never be overstated. It was utterly disastrous.