A shame. After years of having a reputation of a wanky club with delusions of grandeur, Hughton brought a bit of dignity and integrity to the club IMO. I was impressed at how he quietly got on with getting them promoted by fostering a TEAM ethic, unlike the rag tag collection of prima donnas they'd been previously. Similarly, in the Premiership his team have held their own against other teams with arguably more star power than his own. All based on that team spirit he seems to have engendered. Now of course, it's time for the owners to cast him aside, because they seemingly don't trust him with the undoubtedly massive 'warchest' (as the papers put it) that they are about to unleash for a spate of over priced, overrated prima donnas who care for nothing other than lining their own pockets until a better deal comes along. Bravo, Newcastle. Let's hope you sink right back down again, and Hughton goes on to greater success.