The former Manchester City manager, whose final game in charge of the club was a draw with Arsenal, had brought stability to Fulham in the wake of predecessor Roy Hodgson's departure to Liverpool last summer.
Deprived of the services of striker Bobby Zamora for much of the season, Hughes steered the club to an eighth-place finish with 49 points - four places and three points better than they achieved in their previous campaign.
Fulham also qualified for Europe through the Premier League's fairplay standings and defender Philippe Senderos admits he is stunned by Hughes' departure. The sooner Fulham are able to get a manager, the better.
Hughes' first foray into management was with Wales who he took to within one game of qualifying for Euro He subsequently took over at Blackburn and, after avoiding relegation in his first season, managed three successive top finishes to attract the attention of Manchester City in June Mark Hughes : I was wrong to leave Fulham. Close Mark Hughes resigned as Fulham manager in Facebook Twitter Email Whatsapp.
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The Welshman, having just guided the Cottagers to an eighth-placed Premier League finish in , took an option in his contract which allowed him to quit West London. Hughes had become disillusioned with the direction of the club and has cited their failure to sign Espanyol forward Pablo Osvaldo, now of Southampton, as reason behind his exit.
A turbulent — and brief - stint at Queens Park Rangers followed before a period of exile culminated with his appointment at Stoke City at the end of last season. On Saturday Hughes takes his new side — currently 16th in the top flight — to Craven Cottage, and he concedes his decision to leave the club was misguided.
I had a successful time getting them to eighth. Although it is a short period, I look back on it fondly. Danny Murphy and Mark Schwarzer needed replacing and to do that we needed significant amounts of money, so that was my main concern in terms of where I could take the next three years. Ru-e the day: Fulham eventually signed Bryan Ruiz, at which point Hughes realised he had made the wrong decision to leave.
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