We have a clear strategy for the future - we want the right players who will take this club forward and through discussions and meetings between myself, Mark Hughes and his technical staff, we have identified a list of targets 
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Quotes about Mark Hughes
With all the money that has come into the club and with the manager that they have now, it will depend on the players that they bring in and how Mark Hughes manages to make them play. Hughes is a very good manager with good credentials from Blackburn and managing the Wales national team, so I think he will manage to glue them, and make them play and they will do very well.
said Juan Carlos Osorio
There may be a different focus this time with the prospect Mark Hughes has got of money available and buying so many players in January, but that doesn't change our side of it or how we approach the match ... And what level are they at at the moment? At this moment, it is still Chelsea and Liverpool sitting above us.
said Alex Ferguson
And I want to talk about the young guys: Joba and Cano and Hughes and this kid Mark Melancon that I’ve heard so much about. Sometimes people stare at me like, ‘You probably aren’t even going to make to Opening Day old man.’
was said
in Sports Blogs
Quotes from articles mentioning Mark Hughes
He will need to get away from football and feel relaxed and refreshed. That is crucial
was said
in Wales Online
I think this will be great for him, especially with all the money he’s been given. It’s mind-blowing what might be going on at that club.
was said
in Wales Online
It happened with Sven-Göran Eriksson last year. He won something like the first 10 games and they were riding high and everything looked rosy, but then he lost the next 10 games. Sudden- ly Thaksin [Shinawatra, former Man City owner] sacked him.
was said
in Wales Online
