Bobby's thoughts on Hughes leaving

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BOBBY ZAMORA has refused to condemn Mark Hughes for jumping ship at Fulham.

The talismanic Whites striker has been on England duty this week and totally out of the loop about goings on at Craven Cottage and admitted to surprise when he heard Hughes had quit.

"Mark resigning was a total shock," he said. "I've been in with the England camp and don't really know too much. There was no hint of it.

"It was going well. He had his ideas and I think we were just starting to play the way he wanted. But he's decided not to carry on and we go on and look for another manager.


"Obviously Mark's got his reasons for going and I don't blame him at all. It's one of those things. Managers and players both come and go."

Zamora says he hopes a new boss is in place by the time he returns to training on June 23, but is also anxious the club does not rush an appointment.

"Hopefully we will have someone in place by then, but if it takes time to find the right person then fair enough. That was the situation last year. Pre-season we went into it with Ray Lewington and he did a good job before Mark came in. We need to take our time to find the right person."