Hughton Offered The Job Full Time

Newcastle United caretaker manager Chris Hughton has told how he is honoured to have been offered the job as manager of the club after Mike Ashley offered him a contract on Sunday. In a statement he confirmed that he is in negotiations.

He said;

"I am honoured to be offered the job. We are still in negotiations, but it is something we hope will get resolved.

I have always felt that the manager's situation was an issue, but not the most important one. Getting results has been the most important thing. Once we have got Scunthorpe and Doncaster out of the way, we will have discussions with Derek Llambias.

It will involve moving from caretaker to manager on a full-time basis. They have indicated to me that they want to turn it from a temporary role to a permanent one."

Recent rumours have suggested that Mike Ashley, who has reduced to the asking price of the club from £100M to £80M, could be planning to take it off the market and stay put.

At the weekend Tyne-Talk began a new poll asking for the reader's verdict on whether Hughton should be put in post on a permanent basis, 89% of 80 votes so far have been against the move with just 11% wanting him to become manager.

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