Source: SKY_Sports
Hughton getting comfortable
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Chris Hughton admits he is becoming more and more comfortable in his role at Newcastle's helm.[LNB] In the last 12-months Hughton has had three different spells as caretaker - whilst the club's owner Mike Ashley continues to look for a buyer for the North East club.[LNB]His current tenure is proving highly successful as The Magpies currently sit on top of the Championship and Hughton is widely expected to be named Manager of the Month.[LNB]And he admits he is becoming increasingly happy with how things are going.[LNB]"The longer you are in it, you become more comfortable with things," said Hughton.[LNB]"It certainly doesn't make things any easier, but you learn to deal with things a bit more easily.[LNB]"Any potential accolades are always nice, but they always come very much below the main priorities, and the main priority is that you have a team which is prepared right and in a position to win football games.[LNB]"At this moment, the most important thing is going to Cardiff and getting a result."[LNB]Hughton takes his troops to Cardiff this weekend, but he will be without leading scorer Shola Ameobi.[LNB]"Shola has had a minor operation on his foot. We are still to determine what period of time that will keep him out, but it will be a matter of weeks," he said.[LNB]"What happened was he had had stress on the bone and they felt they needed to do something to guarantee it ended up being no more than that."[LNB]
