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    It's Yogi

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    It's Yogi.

    Let's hope Inverness have not made a Boo Boo as they have announced that John 'Yogi' Hughes will take over the reins at Inverness after the departure of Terry Butcher.

    Paul Hartley seemed to be the fans preferred choice going by polls and topics on the CTO forums, but Yogi has emerged as the winner, nearly three weeks after Butcher saw greener grass at Easter Road. It looks as though Yogi will have a job on his hands to convince a lot of the Inverness fans that he was the best option, many yet to be convinced that the board have got it right this time. Mind you, when Butcher arrived, we went through a similar phase but that seemed to pan out OK before he was taken from our grasp.

    Plenty fans taking umbrage at the appointment claiming John Hughes has not achieved anything as a manager. Let's take a closer look at his stats and see if we can help you make your own mind up.

    Yogi began his senior playing career at Berwick Rangers, where he scored 14 goals in 41 appearances as a striker. He moved to Falkirk via Swansea and Alloa (loan), and he played the majority of his games at Brockville, 134 in total. In season 1995/96 he joined Celtic before going to Hibernian for four seasons. In 2000 Hughes went West to Ayr United before returning to Falkirk as Player/coach.

    His managerial credits started at Brockville where he accompanied Owen Coyle in the hot seat. When Coyle left for Tannadice, Hughes was in sole charge, leading Falkirk to promotion into the SPL in 2005. Hughes kept Falkirk in the top flight for the next four years and they made a Scottish Cup Final appearance in 2009. He had been so successful, Hibernian stole him in 2009; sounds familiar. A fourth place finish and a Europa League place followed for Hibs in his opening season, but fans are fickle things, especially at Easter Road and, Butcher beware, the old mutual consent was dished out as Yogi departed the following season. Livingston were added to his CV in 2012, and in the time it takes to have a bairn, he was off to Hartlepool for the 2012/13 season. Hartlepool were in big trouble by the time Hughes arrived, 20 games without a win, and despite winning a manager of the month award, and an upturn in results (27.5%), he was sacked on 9th May 2013 as Hartlepool were relegated to Football League Two.

    Many will remember Yogi for something a bit more adventurous though. During a TV interview with  Maurice Johnstone, Big Yogi ran behind Mo, starkers with the camera's rolling...........

    Well, Hughes is inheriting a team riding high in the SPFL and to be honest, the only way is down from here. The fans will need to give Hughes some time to stamp his own authority on Inverness Caledonian Thistle. It's some task considering where we are just now, but better to be there than struggling to avoid relegation with a new manager.

    Hughes has been here before of course, as a manager getting pelters from the home fans, but if memory serves me right, he gave as good as he got.

    If our board are prepared to gamble on Hughes being the next manager, then we should all get behind that decision and give him the respect that he deserves. He will live or die by the sword, and as this is a results based business, I'm sure he knows that well and will do his utmost to continue our rise to the top.

     

    The official site has this statement

     

    http://ictfc.com/news/club-news/1115-its-john-hughes

     




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