The Best of Goals on Sunday - Chris Hughton
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What clubs has Chris Hughton managed in his career?
Coming up on the Goals on Sunday podcast this week, Chris Hewton talks us through Newcastle United, Brighton and Spurs, three of his former clubs.
There's some picks and troughs to say the least. And joining us on the sofa, a man who has taken charge of clubs including Newcastle, Norwich and Brighton, was promoted twice as a manager, won two FA Cups as a player and represented the Republic of Ireland over 50 times. Chris Hewton, a very warm welcome. How are you?
I'm very good and I'm not singing or dancing.
I know, but can you do either?
I've seen you, don't forget.
A little bit of each. Cammy might know.
How has Chris Hughton been spending his time during the break?
I've seen him with his good lady giving it the all.
Oh, really? That's for a later show, I think.
Not this morning.
Chris Percival, I mean, it's such a delight always to see you and we really thank you for coming in this morning. Just tell us what you've been up to and are you missing the job? Are you missing football?
Am I missing it? Yes. Whenever anybody asks me, am I enjoying the break? It's probably not, but I'm making the most of it. And what it allows you to do, it allows you to catch up on a lot of the normal sort of domestic stuff that you just don't have time to get on with. It allows you to educate yourself a little bit more. watching lots of games at the moment. And sometimes when you're out of it, you can look at the games in a different way.
What challenges is Newcastle United facing this season?
The end result doesn't matter to me, so I think tactically you can look at it a little bit more. So, yeah, at the moment, very much making the most of it.
Well, you're linked heavily to the Stoke job, the West Bromwich job and the Huddersfield job. Were any of them real goers for you?
No, I mean, once the decision was made, of course, in the summer, one thing I did want was to make sure that I had a decent break. There have been opportunities, you know, and I've always been, or not wanted to speak about any particular club or so, but there have been opportunities. But for me, it's about getting back at the place and the right club and at the right time for me. I've managed three clubs in the Premier League and been fortunate enough to get a couple of promotions. And again, it's for me about coming back at the best level that I can. And if that takes a little bit of time, frustrating because you want to get back in the game and you miss it. But I say I want to manage again at the highest level that I can.
Well, that was my next question really. Where do you see yourself going back in? And that's quite a broad question, but ultimately you want to remain at the top level.
I do. Myself and my staff have managed three Premier League clubs and I'd like to think that we've done a decent job there. But I'm also realistic. I'm realistic that Premier League jobs don't come around so often and certainly if I'm looking at the dynamics of the Premier League at the moment, there's of course a lot of foreign managers and a lot of new foreign managers coming in. But I think what I can't allow that to do, I can't allow that to put me off where I think and where I would like to manage.
How does Chris Hughton reflect on his time at Brighton?
But I'm realistic and I also know that there are a lot of very good managers out of the game that sometimes you can't afford to pick and choose. But amongst all of that, it's again, getting back to the high school.
You're the favourite for the Millwall job?
Well that's news to me but I think I fall in the category of a lot of managers that are out of work and particularly I think a lot of managers in my position that have managed most recently in the Premier League and I think I've got used to my name being linked to to jobs, and it's always flattering, always, but I say it's about myself and it's about getting back a time and the right club for me.
So we will start somewhere different today. The Premier League launched their No Room for Racism campaign on Friday. It was already planned for this weekend, but then we saw the awful scenes in Bulgaria for the England game earlier this week, which highlighted the issue even more. Chris, first of all, let's start with this particular incident.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What clubs has Chris Hughton managed in his career?
0:07–0:50
2
How has Chris Hughton been spending his time during the break?
0:50–1:40
3
What challenges is Newcastle United facing this season?
1:40–3:35
4
How does Chris Hughton reflect on his time at Brighton?
3:35–6:01
5
What is Chris Hughton's perspective on the No Room for Racism campaign?
6:01–8:53
6
What are the implications of recent racism incidents in football?
8:53–12:39
7
How does Chris Hughton view the current state of the Premier League?
12:39–14:29
8
What insights does Chris Hughton offer about managing in football?
14:29–21:09
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