Well, this should make a large portion of the fanbase happy.
Given the amount of, let’s just say ‘constructive criticism’ that he has received at certain points throughout the year, it should be no surprise that the fans have reacted to this story the way that they have.
According to journalist Alan Nixon, the Blues hierarchy are planning to pursue Chris Hughton if Pep Clotet can’t pick up results soon enough. Hughton was already boss during the 2011-12 season, where he guided the Blues to a 4th place finish in the table before losing out to Blackpool in the playoff semi-finals.
So when the news came out that the Blues board were interested in bringing him back, there were large swathes of the fanbase that were more than happy to hear it. Although there were a couple of people who were left slightly concerned that it wasn’t the man in the dugout that is the overall problem, rather the people who are appointing him.
Go for him now before it’s too late #KRO
— wayne bache (@waynebache1968) January 5, 2020
Bang on board. Hughton was a great boss for us and anyone that blames him for leaving us for a Premiership club is a fool.
— Juppster (@thejuppster) January 5, 2020
Oh please please please. Make today a good day blues
— Mike Prince 🥀 (@Princey2k11) January 5, 2020
Happy to if the board go, his left to manage without interference, he can but his own players and is backed. Very good blues manager who left because of the circus
— Lea (@leebcfc2001) January 5, 2020
Bring him in and quick
— unionjack1967 (@unionjack1967) January 5, 2020
Go for him now before it’s too late #KRO
— wayne bache (@waynebache1968) January 5, 2020
He left because our previous board wasn’t stable – this lot are worse..
— Stuart King (@stuking452) January 5, 2020
Not a chance he would manage under this current ownership.
— carl cowley (@carlbcfccb13) January 5, 2020
Do you want Chris Hughton back in the dugout?
Yes
No
Whether or not this report turns out to be true, we’ll just have to wait and see, but as I wrote earlier today, they need to make a decision sooner rather than later if the club is to avoid a period of uncertainty.