# Mark Hughes football genius **URL:** \ **Category:** Southampton Football Club\ **Created:** [30 September 2018 11:02 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/mark-hughes-football-genius/4642 "2018-09-30T11:02:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Barry-Sanchez](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/barry-sanchez/32/76_2.png) [@Barry-Sanchez](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Barry-Sanchez)\ **Post date:** [30 September 2018 11:02 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/mark-hughes-football-genius/4642/1 "2018-09-30T11:02:30Z")
“Unfortunately, we just are not quite getting the key elements of the game right. “It’s always the first ten minutes of the game, the ten minutes either side of the break and the last ten minutes. That’s 45% of the game right there, the man is clueless. ---
**Author:** ![saintbletch](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/saintbletch/32/618_2.png) [@saintbletch](https://www.sotonians.com/u/saintbletch)\ **Post date:** [30 September 2018 11:51 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/mark-hughes-football-genius/4642/2 "2018-09-30T11:51:08Z")
You won’t get much argument from me on that, except it’s only right to point out that he is getting effort out of the team. 4-4-2 means you don’t trust your players to play more dynamically. Tell the players that often enough and they won’t trust themselves either. He’s failing us with his lack of imagination and faith. BTW Barry, remember that bloke Puel? He was shit too wasn’t he. Doing ok at the moment, mind. ---
**Author:** ![Barry-Sanchez](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/barry-sanchez/32/76_2.png) [@Barry-Sanchez](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Barry-Sanchez)\ **Post date:** [30 September 2018 17:45 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/mark-hughes-football-genius/4642/3 "2018-09-30T17:45:47Z")
Better team by far. ---
**Author:** ![Cobham-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/cobham-saint/32/99252_2.png) [@Cobham-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Cobham-Saint)\ **Post date:** [3 October 2018 19:03 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/mark-hughes-football-genius/4642/4 "2018-10-03T19:03:01Z")
As good a place to post this as any > **[Steve Bruce: Aston Villa sack manager after one win in nine league games](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45382413)** > > Aston Villa sack manager Steve Bruce after one win in their past nine Championship matches. ---
**Author:** ![Nottarf-Krap](https://www.sotonians.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/8baadc/32.png) [@Nottarf-Krap](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Nottarf-Krap)\ **Post date:** [3 October 2018 19:07 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/mark-hughes-football-genius/4642/5 "2018-10-03T19:07:46Z")
There was a bit in the paper this morning about Villa starting an investigation after someone threw a cabbage at Bruce in the dugout last night. A cabbage! Surreal. ---
**Author:** ![lifeintheslowlane](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/lifeintheslowlane/32/690_2.png) [@lifeintheslowlane](https://www.sotonians.com/u/lifeintheslowlane)\ **Post date:** [3 October 2018 19:09 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/mark-hughes-football-genius/4642/6 "2018-10-03T19:09:45Z")
> [@Nottarf-Krap](#): > > There was a bit in the paper this morning about Villa starting an investigation after someone threw a cabbage at Bruce in the dugout last night. A cabbage! Surreal. Not surprising really…it was just one of his 5 a day. ---
**Author:** ![Nottarf-Krap](https://www.sotonians.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/8baadc/32.png) [@Nottarf-Krap](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Nottarf-Krap)\ **Post date:** [3 October 2018 19:15 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/mark-hughes-football-genius/4642/7 "2018-10-03T19:15:40Z")
I don’t know if he has his 5 fruit and veg a day, but looking at him he certainly knows the way to Mrs Miggins’ pie shoppe. ---
**Author:** ![BTripz](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/btripz/32/75839_2.png) [@BTripz](https://www.sotonians.com/u/BTripz)\ **Post date:** [3 October 2018 19:20 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/mark-hughes-football-genius/4642/8 "2018-10-03T19:20:58Z")
Has he had more than his fair share of Mrs Miggins’ pootang pie? ---
**Author:** ![pap](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/pap/32/74795_2.png) [@pap](https://www.sotonians.com/u/pap)\ **Post date:** [3 October 2018 20:46 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/mark-hughes-football-genius/4642/9 "2018-10-03T20:46:20Z")
Ahem. > [@chart\_with\_downwards\_trend The sack race](https://www.sotonians.com/t/the-sack-race/3316): > > The old managerial merry go round is in full swing. Jose Mourinho has been under observation for a bit. This weekend, Garry Monk enters the frame, on account of Swansea not doing too well. Who will be next to go? ---
**Author:** ![Cobham-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/cobham-saint/32/99252_2.png) [@Cobham-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Cobham-Saint)\ **Post date:** [3 October 2018 20:51 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/mark-hughes-football-genius/4642/10 "2018-10-03T20:51:27Z")
It has been a long day my friend. But thanks 🙏