YellowNets1901

McNally does.

I fully expect us to win at Newcastle or take a point. I see no reason why we should lose that game. They defended well yesterday but we have enough to cause them problems.

I felt the board would act after the Man City defeat. However, it was clear to see on the Match of the Day shots of the board (McNally especially) how pleased they looked for Hughton and the team. In the ground it just seemed like utter relief from everyone, certainly those who sit near me. The manner of the victory wasn''t important, the 3 points were all that mattered and if we didn''t get them, I think the players'' confidence would''ve taken a major hit, perhaps (under Hughton) an un-repairable hit.   It''s certainly better for the club if we don''t make a change and now the awful run of fixtures is behind us, we need to pick up vital points. The last 4/5 games of the season frighten me a bit. We need 38/40 points before we hit those games. We are capable of getting them on the board, but whether we will or not is down to our approach from here on in.   Two up top is the way forward and the fact that Hughton played that way in a game that (arguably) saved his job proves he thinks so too.

I think it''s quite clear that if we were to say draw 0-0 or lose 0-1/0-2 then he would keep his job, but anything near a repeat of last week could mean trouble for Hughton. I think the reason he''s confident about the boards backing is because they''ve probably had a conversation this week (it would surely be highly irregular if they hadn''t met this week to discuss form etc) and the board (McNally) has assured him he will get the time. It''s clear they believe he''s the man for us now and for the future, but if we keep up this awful statistic of a low amount of wins in 30-odd games then Hughton becomes harder to believe in. Even he must see that too.

Good point about Allardyce. I think he''s been quite bulshy with his pre-game talk, but he''s not pulling up any trees himself. Saying that, West Ham do have the stronger manager going into tomorrow, but two managers who play less than deserable football when they want to.

Always been confused as to whether a binner is an Ipswich fan or just someone who spouts rubbish for the sake of it. Either way, (hopefully) I''m neither

Hello. New to this. Long time viewer of the forum, but finally decided to take the plunge and sign up seeing as we find ourselves in interesting times with the Hughton in/out as well as the Hughton in/out debate. Look forward to debating and getting involved in petty arguments with you all in the future.