Chris Hughton says he has no vision for Albion - because managers can only afford to think short term.

Hughton and today’s Newcastle rival Rafa Benitez are both among the top 20 longest serving managers in the country.

Hughton has been with Albion for almost four years. He lasted 18 months at Newcastle, steering them to the Championship title, before he was sacked in December 2010.

Hughton, asked what his vision would have been for Newcastle, said: “I don’t know and I can’t know. And I never think that way. I can tell you even here at Brighton I don’t have a vision. My job is to do the best I can to make sure we get results.

“A club and owner will always have a philosophy of the way they want the club run and the direction they want the club to go in.

“But as a manager you work from day to day. If you get a good result on a Saturday you’re in a good mood, if you get a bad result you’re in a bad mood and need to get a result the next game. That’s how I think as a manager.”

Jim Bentley, in charge of Morecambe for over seven years, is now the longest serving manager in the country after the long reigns of Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United and Arsene Wenger at Arsenal came to an end.

Hughton is tenth on the list and fourth in the Premier League. Benitez, at the helm at St James’ Park since March 2016, is eighth in the Premier League and 20th overall.

Hughton said: “Yes, I think it’s changed. What has become more important to managers is short term. It’s making sure you get through bad periods and are getting results. And allowing the team to grow.

“Because of how we are in the game now it’s different to how it was back in the day. Turnovers of managers makes managers think that way. It’s now more about thinking short term. Just get the results you need and allow yourself to grow.

“There is no doubt that every club and every manager wants stability. As managers we are all going to go through difficult periods, that’s something that will never change.

“Even the top managers will have it. But you don’t get that stability these days, the turnover of managers is massive. The change in ownership has seen a different mentality. It makes managers think different. You have to secure results and success now.”