Why Mark Hughes is not the manager everybody thinks.

Image via Wikipedia - David Bentley, one of Hughes' signings at the only place he's really done good: Blackburn

January 2011, West Ham United. Avram Grant looks set to be sacked with Martin O’Neill, everyone’s famous Muppet lookalike, ready to replace him. O’Neill reputedly refuses because of the dishonour of the West Ham hierarchy, their lack of professionalism. Months earlier, Martin Jol reportedly refused to take over at Newcastle United because of his friendship with the unjustly sacked Chris Hughton.

Fast-forward to June 2011. Mark Hughes looked set to become manager of Aston Villa – Villa’s hierarchy has reportedly now refused because of Hughes’ lack of professionalism in activating a break clause. Amazingly as well, his agent is reportedly Kia Joorabchian, the agent who presided over the Tevez/Mascherano transfer fiasco which Sheffield United won tens of millions of compensation for because of their illicit impact.