Some of the best Chris Hughton sacked jokes after the shock announcement that he had been dismissed as Norwich City manager on Sunday night.
A poor 0-1 home defeat to fellow strugglers West Brom at the weekend disappointed the fan base and the coach was even hit by an item of club merchandise thrown from the stands following the final whistle.
After twenty months in charge, Hughton along with assistants Colin Calderwood and Paul Trollope have left the club – leaving youth coach Neil Adams as the new manager with just five games left to play.
A statement posted on the club’s official website read:
However the recent run of four defeats in our last six Premier League games and six consecutive away league defeats, left the Club with no choice but to act, with five games still to play in the current campaign.
Whatever your thoughts on the decision, see the best Chris Hughton sacked jokes after his Norwich City dismissal below:
Back to Los Pollos Hermanos for Chris Hughton then
— Nico (@nicojc5) April 6, 2014
Leeds reserves sack Chris Hughton. More to follow…
— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) April 6, 2014
@MirrorFootball His goose is cooked #delia
— Neil Rowlands (@neilrow) April 6, 2014
@MirrorFootball Chris Hughtoff
— Ralph Cifaretto (@freedaroquio) April 6, 2014
It's a sad state of affairs when you see Chris Houghton trending and not Chris Hughton. #NCFC
— Edward Seaman (@EdwardSeaman94) April 6, 2014
I know Norwich are desperate but Neil Adams? I know he's a winner but… (one for the Dad's)… pic.twitter.com/CUMZ003qJF
— Stan Collymore (@StanCollymore) April 6, 2014
What's the point of sacking Hughton now,with the games they have left Viagra would struggle to keep them up..
— Kevin Horlock (@Kevinhorlock6) April 6, 2014
@FootballRamble thought they'd called the badger cull off
— Sean A (@SeanKDLA) April 6, 2014
I assume Norwich sent Chris #Hughton a 'you're sacked' letter in the post in January and it got lost in the post #bonkers
— Dan Walker (@mrdanwalker) April 6, 2014
In a season of pointless managerial changes sacking Hughton now may take the wholemeal shortbread biscuit (p567, Complete Cookery Course)
— Paul Kelso (@pkelso) April 6, 2014
“@bbc606: How would you describe the sacking of Chris Hughton in 3 words? #NCFC”- man loses job
— The Football Ramble (@FootballRamble) April 6, 2014
“@sumayyab_: Chris Hughton sacked @GNev2, any thoughts?”
S@@T
— Gary Neville (@GNev2) April 6, 2014
One #NCFC fan says "I don't care if we go down, I just want to be entertained". It wasn't a club director, obviously. #itsabitlikeacircus
— Des Kelly (@DesKellyBTS) April 6, 2014
I'm not sure if this has anything to do with what's happened in Norfolk but I've just seen this man at the ground! RT pic.twitter.com/X9DVJ7Xbdo
— Paul McVeigh (@Paulmcveigh77) April 6, 2014
CHRIS Hughton sacking very tough. Rearrange the following words into a well known reason. Panic. Blind.
— Ian Darke (@IanDarke) April 6, 2014