Why?
because every time he inherits a Houllier squad the team win the Champions League :winkold:
I don't like Rafa and wouldn't really want him here but I can't stand Hughes and definitely don't want him. I think Rafa would take us further than Hughes would, don't see Hughes doing any better than mid table mediocrity (I know we would take that at the minute!) and I think with Rafa in charge we would have much more of a shot at the top 6 again.
I don't really see that at all.
Hughes has shown an ability to adapt, to make the most of limited funds when he's faced with that scenario and to invest bigger funds wisely (for the most part) when they are available. He had Blackburn punching above their weight (top 6 - higher than us at the time despite roughly the same budget pre Lerner, maybe even less) and was on course to deliver Citeh's best season for decades. His input is still a big part of why they are where they are now, and most of their players were disappointed to see him depart.
He also got Wales as close to qualification as anyone in recent decades back in the early noughties, at the start of his managerial career.
He doesn't strike me as someone who is happy to settle at all, for mid table mediocrity or anything else.
The right platform and the right backing and support from the boardroom (to date he's probably only had one or the other at any one time, not both) could be the making of him. Agree with this. There is not much between Moyes and Hughes. They are both talented and experienced at Premiership level, and still have plenty of potential for future success in management.