It’s certainly looking like Harry Redknapp is being courted big time by Newcastle United. and that he is ready to take the reigns over at the club.
Harry Redknapp - friends are talking about his real intentions
The word is leaking out from down south from Harry’s friends, whom he’s obviously confided in. Chairman Chris Mort was away on club business today as he no doubt has been on the phone with Mike Ashley on the appointment of Newcastle’s new manager. Mike is in Japan right now, but that will not stop business being conducted in this globally connected world these days.
We expect a formal approach to Portsmouth is imminent, and it may have already happened. But we do understand Harry has already made up his mind the Newcastle job is just too big an opportunity to turn down.
He will not be a completely popular choice on Tyneside, as our recent poll suggested, and friends have said he is aware a portion of fans don’t want him, but is only too willing to try to win over that section of fans. That was crucial for Big Sam as it appeared a group of fans just never wanted him to succeed.
But the same friends say Harry is confident in his own abilities, knows what Newcastle fans want, and thinks he can deliver the goods.
The news is also better for Newcastle fans in that Harry is set to turn down the offer of a private jet to fly him between North East England and the south coast. Instead he is now said to be willing to have a house in the Newcastle area and he’ll live between the two homes depending on his Newcastle United business.
A source close to Redknapp said:
“If he does move to Newcastle, Harry will obviously keep his place in Bournemouth, but he’ll also buy a place in Newcastle and live there.”
The Newcastle hierarchy are moving quickly so that Harry will have time in the transfer market where he has a few targets should he become Newcastle manager. It is being reported he wants to bring Portsmouth’s Sol Campbell and Pascal Chimbonda of Tottenham Hotspur to the North East giants, as his first order of business.
Harry brought in a whole host of players two years ago, after he had took over again at Portsmouth, who were at that time in severe danger of relegation - and he miraculously saved the club from relegation. Maybe Harry can do the same in reverse by having Newcastle qualify for Europe next season. But we’ll be happy if Harry puts a solid squad together this season and has the team playing attractive and attacking football.
Comments very welcome.
167 responses so far ↓
1 Midjew // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:01
If he gets signings like chimbonda and sol cambell AND DIARRA i will be happy with him.
We arent THAT BIG in terms of what we achieve
2 Hadrian // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:03
harry sighted !!!
at local butchers .
3 Zx // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:04
Ed, I like your banner. Perhaps you can put a few bars in front of Barton.
4 nightfall // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:05
hey all…i’d just like to hear your opinion on del bosque… i think we could easilly get him..and i think it would suit us…he know how to handle cash…he left real ‘cos they forced him to buy stars, which he didn’t need…he won everything with fighters…not superstars… and he was the one who bought makelele, when noone else didn’t even see much potential in him… like i said…just a thought..i’d like to know what you think of him…
cheers
5 nitro // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:05
f**k off..we dont want you on tyneside!!
6 nufctj // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:07
I’ll take ‘ol ‘arry over Moronyo any day. But let’s get on with it then…the transfer window is upon us! Europe beckons!
7 Ross // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:07
ok, so it seems like its definitly harry. alot of fans dont seem to be happy about this, but lets try and back the man shall we.
end of the day, hopefully he will do something with the £20 million.
but this is it. new year, new board, their own new manager, new toon.
8 toonfan1 // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:07
someone said to me that redknapp has this weekend to make his mind up. i really want him to take this job but this pit in my stomach tells me he is going to be a right failure just like most of the recent managers. hopefully if he is signed up, he can bring in reinforcements like kranjcar (but doubt he come) chimbonda, diarra, campbell etc.
9 Zx // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:08
Well nightfall, if you didnt mention his name, I won’t remember him at all. I doubt Mike knows him anyway, not a chance, but he is great imho.
10 Midjew // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:08
Lets just get it announced and get on with it, and BUY some players thats what bothers me we coudl be missing out on great player!
11 Edd Case // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:08
There’s one problem with this Harry story - and that’s that the man HIMSELF said, PUBLICLY, he’s not interested in leaving Pompey!
It aint gonna happen people.
Actually, by insisting that it is Redknapp, you’re insulting the intelligence and business capabilities of Mr Ashley.
I am very strongly taking the very right wing view that Ashley sorted out his man and simply isn’t going to make an announcment until after the Man Utd game on Monday.
I’m sure he’s loving all the media attention on his club and quite possibly, using that in sort other business transaction while in Hong Kong.
Ashley will deliver, I’m certain of it.
Shame on you doubters.
12 steve // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:09
noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
To tell the truth I’am gutted that its looking more and more likley that this is true, his record isn’t great and he’s nicknamed houdini due to his late escapes from relegation.
I was really hoping for a world class manager to come in and turn the toon into a club capable of winning something.
This is really really really bad news from my perspective, I’m clinging to the hope it isn’t true
13 Kash2 // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:11
Big Sol would be a great signing, we should definitely push through the purchase of Diarra but Chimbonda is not worth it at all. Beye is far better than Chimbonda, I really don’t think there are many better players for RB than Beye. If we sign Diarra then we have sufficient cover at RB. What we need is a LB to help out our defence.
14 ourman // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:11
In nearly 30 years in management he has never won a single cup.
15 carl // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:11
ffs a chance to move forwards but no- we guna end up with redknapp. bollocks to that is what i say!!!
16 Petworth Mag // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:13
Zx.LOL thank you. That would be amazing!
In any case, Ed you will be having to swap out that banner fairly soon.
If ‘Arry is appointed we can wave bye bye to Joey Barton and I wouldn’t be surprised to see a few follow him.
Sol to the toon, better late than never I guess.
Plz plz plz reunite Diarra and N’Zogbia, imagine being able to sit Butt!?
17 Die hard toon // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:13
Well it sure looks like Harry is Ashley man not sure he is mine but if it is let’s give the man time to put his mark on the team and some ASHLEY cash
18 Nick Dryden // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:15
I don’t understand why if Ashley is prepared to throw all this money at Redknapp, he hasn’t approached a genuine”top man in his field”, (not the deluded, arrogant and obnoxious recently departed gargoyle.) Surely that kind of money would surely bring in just about anyone and I mean anyone. 5M a year, private jet etc. Why gamble it on a 60 year old journeyman who’s had even longer than Sam to never win anything, is an alledged bung merchant and had the gall to criticse Capello and Hiddinck!! Thiungs are never simple at NE1. Way to disillusion everyone again.
19 Edd Case // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:16
Ed, just out of interest, where is the PROOF?
I see no proof of anything, other than this article, along with every other article and all other media coverage of this sorid situation, being absolute twoddle.
Face it, NO-ONE knew that Sam was getting sacked, so why would anyone know who’s coming in?
We will all be put out of our misery soon, my guess is Monday.
Until then, or if some actual REAL PROOF, i.e. a press conference and OFFCIAL CONFIRMATION, I wouldn’t waste time or money on it all.
20 Obafan // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:16
Edd Case - I really hope you are right. And perhaps you are, MA is indeed a businessman in all kinds and now the last 2 days his club was in the middle of all news, which every businessman likes a lot. So perhaps you might be right.
21 Obafan // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:16
Who is this Redknapp source?? I also can come out and say that I know Jose and that he just rang me to tell me that he is interested.
Oh f*ck, my phone is ringing ATM
22 geordie down south // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:18
stuart pearce??
hes not my favourite by far..
but what he would do is put the fight back into newcastle..
steven taylor as captain.. just like under 21’s..
xxxx
23 Midjew // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:20
Isnt it strange how NO ONE seems to of seen or got a comment from mort since BS got sacked?
What has that sneaky guy been up to?
24 nitro // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:23
yup..MA must be lapping up all the attention in the papers..even in my country were Newcastle United doesnt get a lot of coverage we managed to get a whole page dedicated to this news in the papers..=)
25 LeazesEndLoyal // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:24
Our chairman is playing SSN for fools.
NO SIGN OF HARRY OR POMPEY HIERARCHY ALL DAY IN NEWCASTLE!
The joke’s on the media………. BIG TIME!
26 Obafan // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:24
geordie down south - come on stuart pearce, he was crap at Man City… Do you really think MA wants him over SA????
And Steven Taylor is by miles not ripe for the captaincy. He needs to learn that much more…
27 graham // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:25
bring back allardyce!!!!
Sorry I come over all queasy there for a minute.
28 Davy // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:26
One thing that I think is essential is that if/when we sign Harry Rednapp (or anyone else for that matter!) the fans need to give full support and give him a chance rather than writing him off before a ball is kicked. It is not going to turn around overnight!
29 Edd Case // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:26
Midjew - exactly, Mort is as professional as you get.
He would have ‘vanished’ as soon as Sam was sacked - so he couldn’t be followed etc etc.
I’m fairly sure, from what I’ve heard, that Mort is in Portugal - but I wouldn’t read much into that in terms of Mourinho, as he lives in London and might not be anywhere near his home country.
I am certain though, that Ashley and Mort have spent a very long time PLANNING.
They are both very successfull men and will have had numerous meetings about how to take the club forward.
To sack Sam without something in place would just be so out of character and just bonkers for a man who made over a billion just after he turned 41.
Also, why would Mort let him just sack Sam without having anyone in place - Mort, aswell as Ashley will know damn well that it’d make the club look incompetant i the biggest way if there wasn’t a solid plan in place.
We are in a different era folks, this is not the dark days of Fat Fred - this is the controlled and progressive early stages of a superb new era for Newcastle United.
As Ashley’s only REAL KNOWN FRIEND who has been quoted said, “He will deliver to the Newcastle fans what they want, I’d be very excited if I was a Newcastle fan”
Have faith people.
30 geordie down south // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:28
obafan agreed he isnt the best of managers.. but then the expectancy wouldnt be high .. all newcastle need is a fighting mentality like we saw against arsenal.. we already have the quality..
xxx
31 Hadrian // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:29
“id take arry of mornoyo’ , europe beckons”
yeah lets see , one who’s never been to europe in 20 odd year management , the other who’s done nowt but be a winner and is a wee bairn in football .
jose love’s to talk about jobs as projects , if he knew he had funds and complete control over the future of the club(unlike at chelski) of his old mentors favorite team , im sure that’s not an unattractive project as some of you make out .
32 mik garland // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:30
Someone out there knows something.Steve Coppells odd have gone from 40/1 to 16/1 in a very short space of time.
33 Dragoner // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:32
Edd your dreaming, he is coming
34 nitro // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:33
ok guys..for all we know MA and mourinho could be in tokyo right now having supper together..(no ones heard anything about jose being in london or portugal have we??)..then…game time at old trafford MA shows up with mourinho in tow beaming away(where better to shock the world than at old trafford with the tv cameras rolling)..the gives a pat on the back to kelmsley for putting up the HR smokescreen..(good on ya mate..ur getting the director of football job)..this what i think will happen..=P
35 És // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:33
know I have send a message to Jose M agent and asked him if Jose would be interested to have the Nufc job;). I hope I get a positive answer back=).
36 Dragoner // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:34
Jose don’t want us, we are a mediocre club, we are no chelsea, chelsea had silverware and were constantly in the top 6 when he took over, he wont want us, face it, its harry
37 steve // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:35
The papers always quote “real friend” / “source close to” etc when they haven’t got a clue in order to give thier story some credibility - I wouldn’t put to much hope on that story
38 nitro // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:35
why wouldnt jose come here..before he went to chelsea they were ranked lower than us..
39 nightfall // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:37
who prefers harry over mourinho is not a NUFC fan, ‘cos we all know jose would deliver and harry? not likely…he’s a gamble… so who said that is just being selfish and he wouldn’t let newcastle reach it’s potential ONLY ‘cos he doesn’t like mourinho…amm….wtf?
40 Tom_Toon // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:37
The good thing about Harry is he likes the africans so hopefully he’ll be bringing Chikhaoui our way if he arrives.
41 Marcus // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:38
I wouldn’t be surprised to see some coach from the J-League being looked at. Ashley is in Japan at the moment and there have been some successful coaches come out of there like Wenger, Queiroz and Scolari. Watch out for the name of Robert Verbeek. Might be a shot in the dark….but who knows??
42 Edd Case // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:38
Dragoner, I’m not dreaming, I’m thinking realistically, you should try it.
Realistically, do you REALLY think that if Redknapp was going to be our next manager, he’d make himself look like a complete tw@t by coming on national TV this morning and publically stating that he didn’t want to leave Pompey and had had no contact with Newcastle?
Realistically, do you REALLY think Mort and Ashley in particual, would sack Sam on a whim, without having someone already to rock after the Man Ure game?
Think about it, stop being so negative…
43 Tom_Toon // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:39
they’ll announce it on the morning of the manure game, or just after the manure game.
44 valle // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:41
Lol, the whiners that wanted rid of Sam are finding out that we aint gettin a world class manager… Will you guys ever learn?… Im not estatic about Harry, but ill back him none the less, and as with Sam it will take time to get things right, try to learn from this and stop booing your own team this time around eh?
45 Kash2 // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:42
Mourinho’s transfer record is amazing though. He’s been very efficient with Abramovich’s millions!
£10m for Tiago - Didn’t he leave for £1m
£21m for Ferreira - Bargain
£32m for Shevchenko - maybe exclude this one
£7m Jarosik - Free to Celtic
£16m Kalou - Definitely not worth that much!
£8m Boularhouz - Is he still alive?
£5m for Kezman - How many goals did he score again?
Thats £100m he spent on the 7 above players, and 4 of them (bought for £30m) left Chelsea for around £5m in total. Very efficient!!!
As for Kalou, Sheva and Ferreira, who wants to hazard a guess of how much they’re worth now?
£7om? Bollocks, maybe £10m for the 3, if that!!!
Mourinho is the most wasteful manager in EPL history.
46 carl // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:42
valle- 5million a year? that cash can get anyone!
we are a mediocre team because we get mediocre managers. time for that to stop
47 Kash2 // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:46
Don’t get me wrong, Mourinho is a good manager. But honestly, how different are his tactics to BSA? I remember Chelsea being 1-0 specialists! Didn’t Mourinho get sacked because Abramovich wanted attacking football?
48 Edd Case // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:47
Kash, you’re an idiot.
Mourinho didn’t ’spend’ that money.
All a manager does these days is say, “I want this player, this player and that player”.
The Chairman and directors sort out the rest - Abramovich spent that money, not Mourinho.
49 scotty // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:47
is anyone listening? Alan Shearer was chosen as manager after the City defeat.
50 nightfall // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:49
Kash2 - those players would all be much cheaper if the owenr’s name wouldn’t be abramovich!!!! all big clubs have to spend way more on players then an average club… the only big club which is not is arsenal and only ‘cos they have wenger - world class economist!
51 carl // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:50
anyway, its mort who sanctions transfers
52 Tom_Toon // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:50
Its Avramsmebitch anyway
53 ObaFan2 // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:50
The good thing ’bout ‘arry is that he’s at the other end of the country but not for long?
MA ur having a laugh.
He has done nothing but achieved mediocrity where ever he’s been, oh apart from Suton where he helped take them down.
Why sack a mediocre manager for another one and lose 10+ millions into the deal.
U r mad if you think it will unite us, he will have to win everygame to get the fans behind him and his team cannot even score at home.
MA you’ve been fed a load of BS from ur Spurs m8 and you’ve fell for it hook,line and sinker.
I agee with every other football fan up and down the country you’ve made ua a laughing stock.
54 valle // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:50
Carl… I want a big name as much as the next fan, but from the looks of it, it aint gonna happen… The boo boys will need to face that, cause it will stay that way as long as our fans behave the way allot of them have with Sam. No manager who have a good CV on stake would risk that by going to clubs where u get fired after less than a season… Dont beleive me?, read the quotes from Fergie and Wenger…
55 The black in the blacknwhite // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:51
listen!!!!!
Nobodu knows anything… the bookies are just trying to make money
my suspicion is we already have a manger, and her will be announced on monday or some time next week- the media are just having a frenzy
56 James // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:51
All Sky Sources say is that Harry wants the job and is ready to take it. You seem to be forgetting something Harry - you haven’t been offered it and never will. Can’t wait to see your sour face next week when someone else is unveiled.
57 carl // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:52
dont give a shit about fergie and wenger mate, but i think any good manager would like the challenge? IMO. lets just wait and see eh!
58 James // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:53
Real Madrid sack their manager every season. And they still don’t have any shortage of people queuing up to take over.
Wenger and Fergie wanted us to stick with Sam because we would never be a threat with him in charge.
59 valle // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:53
ObaFan2… I dont remember if u where one of the whiners, but those that were have made us a laughing stock. They wanted Sam out, MA delivered. They just didnt have enough realistic sense to figure out who was really willing to come here and replace Sam.
60 Kash2 // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:53
Fook Off Nob-Edd Case, they were his signings which makes him accountable for them. That means he spent his boss’s money ie HE SPENT THAT MONEY!
61 The black in the blacknwhite // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:54
sorry i meant nobody*
I cannot beleive that Mr. Ashley would sack sam then hope to poach another manager- sounds like rubbish- and if that is the case i will really be nervous
I think we have a European manager- we are righting off the Man U game so there is no pressure on the ne guy, and monday or tue latest he starts afresh against stoke- that is my opnion
what do my black and white brothers think?
62 Hadrian // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:54
scotty , where’s ya info from ?:)
that could be true , when did shearer start keeping quiet on the toon and hansens article come out ?
63 nightfall // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:54
mourinho got sacked ‘cos romen wanted sheva to play and that would ruin jose’s tactics:
mourinho stly:
gk
rb cb cb lb
dmc dmc
amr amc aml
st
no room for sheva there…unless drogba is left on the bench…
like i said before..if jose would want sheva he wouldn’t have give no.9 to boulakruz (sth like that..i think
), only 2 weeks before sheva signed… roman interfeard with his tactics..that’s what was wrong…
64 Kash2 // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:56
Our best bet of a manager is or was Ottmar Hitzfeld! We should have got his as manager when we sacked Bobby, we should get him now!
65 carl // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:57
i hope so the blacknwhite! fingers crossed
66 valle // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:57
James… Real Madrid would NEVER get a manager such as Wenger. For years they have underperformed, and when they win the league they still sack their manager… Who manages then now anyway?, not a world class namethas for sure… Real Madrid are by far the best example u could give to prove urself wrong. A club with the kind of players they could get should be in top 2 with Barca every year.
67 The black in the blacknwhite // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:57
thatsright james- about wenger and Fergie
no manager wants real competition- look how happy wenger was when mourhino left- man had a smile from ear to ear and ferge was too disappointed anyway
managers like players up for selection are ready and willing to sabotage their opponents
so unless your a man U fan pleaze dont listen to fergie he is wind up merchant and so are the others but he is the worst
68 valle // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:59
Shearer stated yesterday that he wasnt interested through the usual “friend”
69 valle // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:01
lol some of u are delusional… U really in ur heart beleive that Wenger and Fergie backed Sam because they would have less competition that way?… Sigh.. Try to grow up and get a little realistic sense… Those 2 great managers simply DOSNT AGREE with u boo boys… simple as that… Deal with it
70 scotty // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:02
Hadrian - my pal martin works within St.James Park. He text me the morning after the city defeat and said Shearer had agreed to becoming the next manager late that night and Sam would be sacked if he managed nothing less than a win against Stoke in the cup!!!
He is fairly accurate with his info but to be honest i hope he is wrong this time!!! I’d only be happy if Al took over til the end of the season then i’d like to see the “special one” lined up….. fingers x’d
71 gaz // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:02
harry is in london
72 gaz // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:03
soz just announced on sky
73 Edd Case // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:04
53 Kash2 // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:53
Fook Off Nob-Edd Case, they were his signings which makes him accountable for them. That means he spent his boss’s money ie HE SPENT THAT MONEY!
You’ve got that all wrong, you are clearly a know-it-all, who knows far less than he thinks.
I suggest that it is you that actually ‘fooks off’.
74 ObaFan2 // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:04
Valle, no I’m not a boo boy but wanted better play at SJP. I never wanted BSA sacked at this stage but I knew he wasn’t the right man for the job but I, like many was willing to give him time.
Getting dodgy Arry is no different imo and we’ve (MA) wasted so much money now it’s unbelievable.
Never liked BSA but despise the dodgy bung taker because I remember an interview a few years ago where he slagged us ( the supporters) off and now he’s happy to take our money.
FGS this is unreal.
75 Jon // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:04
I don’t want a british manager! I hope to God that we don’t get Harry.
76 obafemimartins // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:07
I think is convenient for Ashley because while the press are saying it is redknapp he and mort are working to find a new manager. It is covering up what he is really doing. he could meeting a new manager in hong kong for all we know.
77 scotty // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:07
Dig the new banner Ed!!! Surely you have a pic of Alan Shearer somewhere?
78 thelongshanks // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:08
Of the point here,did we sign that kadar player cuz i heard he is amazing?
79 valle // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:09
Oba and Scotty…. Keep telling urselves that mates
… Maybe it will happen then.
80 valle // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:11
thelongshanks… The young guy, Tamas Kadar or something like that?… Nothing official have been said as far as i know.
81 cooldj // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:11
valle
schuster nowmanages real and real have the record amount of points at this stage of the season in la liga but sure if you really think he’s not world class then he certainly is the best man for the job there.
82 Die hard toon // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:13
No one at nufc has talk to harry up to this point maybe we got our manager already and just waiting till monday anyway this most talk about club right
check out this link http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=543772
83 Steeley // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:13
valle - I was one of those “whingers” and do you know what, I’m proud of the service I have done the club by doing so because Allardyce was SHITE and he would have had us relegated, if not this season then next. I was never a fan of Sams at Bolton, and was pissed off when he arrived (I thought he was a hypocrite after being such an arse to the club after refusing to back our bid to have Roeder allowed to manage without his badges).
I’m not 100% impressed with the thought of Redknapp either, but he’s a million times a better prospect that Fat Sam and I will therefore (and you can hold me to this) not be calling for his head - no matter what happens - until at least the end of next season. I doubt it will even come to that though as I think HR is good enough to improve us….certainly our style will improve.
I would of course love to see someone as high profile as Mourinho/Lippi/Hitzfeld etc etc, but the HR snowball just seems to be rolling too fast and its getting bigger and bigger, that the big “surprise” we are all waiting for doesnt seem to be big at all
Edd Case - I dont question your gut feeling at all, but wont you look a little daft after this if the new man actually turns out to be HR? You’re very adamant that it wont be him - almost like Ed’s articles only a couple of weeks ago where he was “certain” that Sam wouldnt go; and doesnt he look a bit daft now……
84 ObaFan2 // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:14
Valle, I like to think I’m a realist, Jose for SJP is dreaming, Redknapp however is a nightmare.
Sorry but I don’t like the guy, he’s done nothing of note in his 20+ years as a manager. I also think he’s as bent as a ten bob note.
Any manager imo would be better, I’ve mention Coppell a few times but he I think will take over from Fergy in time.
85 valle // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:14
Cooldj… Thats great… Wanna bet how long he last?… On another note, world class is being used far to often, and no imo he isnt world class yet… World class managers are names such as Hiddink, Mourinho, Wenger, Fergie and Hitzfeldt
86 keeganpleasecomeback // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:15
“If i was a newcastle supporter I would be very excited……” Ashleys friend is quoted. well it aint Arry then….its the special one…..or the Legend……..ih has to be…..otherwise we wouldnt get excited.
This is like christmas..whats in the packet…pleaseplease let it be KK
87 Steeley // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:15
thelongshanks, valle - I seen something which looked pretty certain on nufc.com saying that Kadar had indeed signed for us, although I dont think the club have released anything as yet….unless I’ve missed it?
88 Hadrian // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:16
can get shearer at least for 10/1 !!!!!!!
89 Edd Case // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:16
Steeley - youre right, i might look very daft - but then so will MA and CM…
Im still certain it wont be HR
90 cooldj // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:17
valle
i agree that world class is over used and ’sketchy’.
some managers would be brilliant and ‘world class’ for some clubs but shocking for others. it depends if manager and club suit and thats the case with schuster who aint going anywhere at the mo. as real are playing attacking and attractive footy, mainly thanks to robiniho.
91 valle // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:17
Steeley… Im glad tohear u will give him time, but giving him till the end of the season is not nearly time enough… this and the next season is the least he should be givin.
92 cooldj // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:17
LES REED
93 Craig // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:18
I think this is hilarious.
Redknapp will not become manager. The Newcastle board are playing the media like fools. Brillant stuff.
94 Edd Case // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:19
thelongshanks // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:08
Of the point here,did we sign that kadar player cuz i heard he is amazing?
Young man!:
Teenage kicks #3
Following on from the signings of defender Ben Tozer from Swindon and striker Wesley Ngo Baheng from Le Havre in recent days, we’ve now completed a deal for a third youngster.
After impressing during a trial period on Tyneside, we have secured the services midfielder Tamas Kadar (pictured).
The 17 year-old arrives from Hungarian side Zalaegerszegi TE for an unspecified fee.
It’s reported that both Tozer and Kadar were present at Kingston Park on Tuesday evening to see Baheng make his debut for our reserve side.
95 The black in the blacknwhite // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:20
Valle-
youm must have really loved BS- ofcourse Fergie and wenger dont see us as competition- and keeping sam would continue that perception.
Look, I wont lie, I wanted Sam out- because were becoming a laughing stock ( in your mind thats ok since we have been a laughing stock for the past several year- why because we have underachieved) and sam was destroying the confidence of the players and the fans- action had to be taken
either back him with more money
or burn the last embers of the Shepard edifice, which was rotten to the core
the latter was taken and I am happy- i couldnt see no light- perhaps he should have been given more time but noeone could see where the next win was coming from not even against stoke
I repeat again for your attention VALLE sam said he came to Newcastle to be a winner- he said he was stepping up a level- he said he knew the pressure that he was walking into, he had to build foundations, but he knew he would only be able to do that if he was winning games- he wasnt winning games and the only foundation i saw was the foundation level decison to make Smith Club captain half way through the season-
lastly B sam looked relieved to get the sack, he didnt even look as angry as Roeder did, even souness showed regret coz he knew the opportunity was there for him,
that told me sam was in over his head and he knew it- he got a big pay-off for 6 months work- im sure he is hurting inside- but i feel he is happy to be away from us simply because he didnt have the answers = i advice you to watch the following matches again full 90min as i did Derby (a) Sunderland, fulham, (even tho we won) Pompy, Wigan- i spare you to watch the Liverpool game
96 cooldj // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:22
mick mcarthy
97 valle // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:22
ObaFan2… I agree, his best win ratio is something like 38%, but there is a reason we dont get top managers, and ppl need to accept thats how is atm. We need to stop with all the booing and calling for heads, for thats why we wont get world class, they simply wont stand for that.
98 Witnit // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:22
If we get Redknapp it confirms the ambition of the club…..we don’t have any!
If we have ambition we need a manager with a proven track record of winning…..not a record the same or worse than our last manager!
I wonder if Mike Ashley has watched the infamous BBC documentary and selected a manager from that who hasn’t managed the Toon before!
I’m thinking Louis Van Gaal…
99 Steeley // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:22
Valle - I did say till the end of next season in my post….it would be the cruelest of things to do if we were to give someone only 4 months! lol
Edd Case - you’re right there mind, while I appreciate Ashley so much for ridding us of Fat Fred, and to Mort for seemingly bringing some common sense to transfer policy, I think they would look a little daft if they had sacked Sam so suddenly for Redknapp. After all, I have to agree with someone I was messgaging earlier in the day calld John, I dont think Sam would have relegated us this year, so why not hold back all funds in Jan and then get rid in the summer when a whole host of big names will come free after the Euros, as well as people like Mourinho (without having to compo chelsea) and Hitzfeld (end of Bayern contract).
It would be a big let down if it wasnt a big name, but I’m resigned to it now….anything better than Harry at this stage would be a very big boost and would make my weekend.
I still reckon that we wont hear until after the ManUtd game mind…
100 Leo* // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:24
i so hoped when i had a drive thru town i wud see him. and run him over haha, joking
aye if he brings good players and plays good football then i dont mind at all… i head that its going to be redknapp with adams as his assistance and keegan as director of football….
that was from a close friend who showed me last nite a text message he got at 2pm on wednesday stating alardyce would be sacked, so could be true
101 Clouded // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:24
The good thing about having Redknapp is that you know you wont be getting defensive football aka Big Sam and Souness, but more attacking football. His only problem is ofcourse is that he is not proven at a higher level which is already a risk. Would prefer someone more experienced at a higher level, but i guess we have to make do with what we are getting.
Big Sam Defensive football, or HR’s exciting football? I know which i would choose
102 cooldj // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:25
SAMMY LEE anyone?
103 valle // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:26
The black in the blacknwhite… No i DID NOT love Sam… I wasnt that fund of him when we first hired him to be honest, but u only need to look at the 2 most successfull clubs in the country to see that success dosnt come overnight. We the fans makes this club a laughing stock, and thats not just my opinion but what the experts and rival fans feel if you search through the internet. I backed Sam, i will back Harry and i backed Bobby n retards where calling for his head
104 micepie // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:27
IS THIS THE MOST COMMENTS EVER ON THIS SITE!?
My personal least favourite would be McClaren but but, anyway, whoever gets appointed a lot of Toon fans will still complain. We should getr behind anyone appointed.
105 cooldj // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:27
ok seriously why was Alan Curbishley denying he would be the next toon manager??
AS IF WE WOULD EVER, EVER GO FOR YOU ALAN haha
106 cooldj // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:28
Barack Obama?
107 Steeley // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:29
Clouded - here here! Anyone who can come to the club and just let the team play proper football will be welcomed by me! I think I had had my last fill of long-ball defensive pap after the Stoke game, and Allardyce’s sacking was fully justified.
I just hope that if it is Harry that he can step up his game to really make us a team that can go out and win games again!
Leo - I think that Pompey will fight tooth and nail to get Adams’ services as their manager if Harry does leave, so I’m not sure we’ll see him on Tyneside regardless.
108 cooldj // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:30
100
109 the special 1 // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:30
jose mourinho is coming it is confermin in the spanish media the friend who is on holday in portugal has told me !!
110 svarthvit // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:32
HITZFELD ready for Newcastle!!!!! Klinsmann takes over at Bayern Munich!!!
111 valle // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:33
The black in the blacknwhite… And btw i saw all those games and i didnt like what i saw at all. I also thought Sam made allot of mistakes, but most managers will, I remember Bobby playing players out of position as well for instance and fans werent happy then either… What im trying to say is that ppl need to realize that we wont get world class and whoever we get, we need to back the guy. Cause in time, that guy will turn things right with stability and the backing of a club our size alone…
112 Steeley // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:38
valle - was it you I was ‘arguing’ with earlier about people supporting managers for a certain amount of time (long-term plan and all that)…a la th Wenger and Ferguson situation? I dont think it was so I will repeat what I said to the other guy…..just supporting someone long-term for supporting’s sake is stupid really. Consistently referring to Man Utd and Arsenal is a bit narrow-minded as even in thier first seasons, Wenger and Fergie didnt play horrendously….they were still playing positive football and people (including the Chairman) could see they were improving slowly and getting themselves settled.
Now in our situation, what on earth could you see that SA was doing in our club that resembled anything other than chaos, let alone building? I agree that he did out defence some good, but having better players is useless unless you can manage them so they play well.
Fergie and Wenger were given time because they showed improvement in the early days which Allardyce did not. Therefore, I think it’s irresponsible to say that we should all give the manager time to sort it out when there’s nothing to suggest that will ever happen.
I will support Harry (or whoever) 100% if they come to the club and we play better than we did under Sam, and then after the first year starting taking us up the table again. If someone comes in and retains the long-ball, defensive style of play then I’m sorry, but there fans are not obliged to be faithful to that man at all.
As mentioned, I will give Harry until the end of next season to turn it around, but trust me….and I have this right…if he ballses it up from the start then (without calling for his head) I’ll be on his back, just like a lot of other fans….
113 cooldj // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:39
104
114 Steeley // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:41
cooldj….what are you doing?
115 Ross // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:44
so redknapp is in london tonight, spending time with friends and family.
surely thats indication he’s doing so properly for the last for a little while, as within a matter of hours he will be jetting back to the north east, to be unveiled as our new manager?
116 cooldj // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:45
erm i am putting a shoe on my left foot and listening to phil collins. you?
117 Obafan // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:45
svarthit - Hittzfeld IMO will now be completely ruled out for us. Klinsmann will take over after this season, so Ottmar the Great will stay that long. Then he will be adding to the mountains of Switzerland to become the manager of the national team.
118 Brian // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:49
svarthvit //
Klinsmann takes over at the end of the season
119 Reading Mag // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:56
looks like its Harry, if you the check the odds there are shortening my the minute. I am sure He is not everyones first choice.
Such a disapointment.
Oh well…..next chapter bring it on.
120 Sinead // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:56
Oh, ya, Fergie and Wenger were worried about Sam and was threatened by..Newcastle. Lets look at the 3 teams. They, Man U and Arsenal, have world class managers and teams, and well Newcastle have..eh. What, a long list of previously employed. Newcastle have had 10 managers since Ferguson was appointed by Man U.
Newcastle have had “two managers who have won World Cups as players and four who have won European Cup as players, plus Sir Bobby Robson, as manager of England who took England to a World Cup semi-final.”
Surely if they’d been given time someone would have won something.
It’s a joke. The fans are a joke what the hell is with all high expectations, why are there so many high expectations??
It’s going to take like more then 5 years to get this club off the ground if it ever gets off the ground and when I say off the ground I mean like looking for above 8th. Someone tell me why are the fans demanding success when there is no evidence AT ALL to say that the teams anywhere near good enough.
Where is all this expectations coming from, what divine right do ye have. So what if it’s a big club. Automatic success doesn’t come hand in hand with it.
Sam wasn’t great, fine, well not what he showed in the first five months, I didn’t like him since before he was hired but how are ye ever going to ever find a decent manager if all that’s going to happen after like a year or when there’s a bad run of matches is that the fans are going to turn on the manager only because he’s not a miracle worker.
So please someone please explain to me where is this vicious run of expectations coming from and it’s always been there even though ye’ve done nothing, or won nothing for how many years now. I like Newcastle I do, but WHAT are all these expectations about?? Seriously.
121 The black in the blacknwhite // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:57
Valle-
were both black and white and we’re United!!!!!
i just feel- you i really wanted sam to do well, but each game i despised him more- i was watching games in real bad mood- I even started betting on us to win just for me to give the extra C’MON!!
But i cant agree that we make the toon a laughing stock- why? because we come to every home game en mass- we follow our boys all around the country and make ourselves heard- defend ourselves when other fans say that were washed up and should even be thinking about challenging for the top six or domestic honours _ f***ks them- the fans determine the ambition by their passion and support- and the management has to respond for that is why they are paid millions
I make no bones about wanting Newcastle Utd to finish as i high as is mathematically possible- positive mental attitude is KEY
Fergie the big mouth would love to have us as support because we would be rowdy and be as demanding as he is- has it not noticed your attention how many times he slams his own fans for the lack of passion and who do you think he want them to emulate? Liverpool fans, Toon fans, West ham fans(they’re Rowdy)
those Prawn cocks as i call them
plus how many times did we sing big sam’s name, we only booed after the result not before- with one expectation the pompey game which was a DISGRACE 3 goals in the 1st half against the gallowgate end
anyway fellas i believe a surprise is coming our way and the Media don’t know nought - Mr. Ashley is a very shrewd fella far away from the madness which he knew would erupt, far away from the speculation which he knew would go into overdrive
people don’t read the Sun, Mirror, Star for any substance with Mr. Ashely i recommend you all to buy the Financial Times only £1.80 ( The only paper of record in this country) they often right more accurate articles about Mr Ashley, especially his business dealings )
122 The black in the blacknwhite // Jan 11, 2008 at 19:04
sinead-
im sorry but i hate people like you- why you support the toon? obvously you dont have faith in them- what we should tell the players its ok guys do what ever you want we have no expectations we just in the premier league to make the numbers!
oh yes, statistically we have the 5th highest points since the premiership began- and were werent even in the first season 92/93
oh yes we were only FA cup finalist twice in the last decade and semi finalist twice- but its ok we just here to get beat at the end of the day
we have noe expecations but to stay where exactly where we are
I cany beleive some of our own fans are listening to the wind up merchants all around us
how haoppy where you when Spurs were struggling ( i was happy, coz i live in Tottenham, it was a laugh) how happy are you when the mackems get relegated? exactly that is why other fans are quick on the band wagan to slander us, we didnt sack big sam or Roeder or Dalglish or Gullit (who resigned) these were executive decisions!
i think we collectevly sacked souness though- i was ready to picket!!!
123 Reading Mag // Jan 11, 2008 at 19:04
Sinead !!
expectations are because.
one of the best stadiums in the country, and is full most games
one of the only proper citys ..not one of them new ones..to have one team.
We all (most ) come from our city and support our team…how many teams can say that.
one of the best, if not the best away following in the country.
The belief that with the right person running the club, we can be the best in the country ..Sir John nearly did it !!!
Shall I go on….
124 cooldj // Jan 11, 2008 at 19:05
to be honest i can’t feel it In the air tonight. i’d wait One more night and i’d expect someone Against all the odds. if it is harry well, You can’t hurry love but if we see his True colours then maybe he’ll grow to be our One love.
as for wenger and fergie well don’t forget that they themselves live Seperate lives with Two hearts. they are not one entity and you have to accept Both sides of the story as there is no right or wrong anwser.
125 Dan of the Toon // Jan 11, 2008 at 19:05
Mike Ashley has got to go for Mourinho he’s more sucessful than Redknapp and 16 years younger so he could stick around as long as Fergie has at Man Utd if he does well. The Bobby Robson link may help bring “the special one” to tyneside too!??
126 nightfall // Jan 11, 2008 at 19:07
i can’t belive you’re still defending sam…
smith as captain? strikers as midfielders? midfielders as defenders? left on right, right on left? butt and smith as MC? stupid comments? buying smith, barton? trying to get nolan? trying to sell taylor,..? the list goes on and on….
127 Edd Case // Jan 11, 2008 at 19:08
You (Sinead) talk about our expectations, as if we don’t have the right to expect greatness…
Why shouldn’t we?
Man Utd, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Villa, Everton etc etc ALL expect great things from their teams every season - why should we be any different?
It really WASN’T that long ago we were challenging for the title almost each season, plus 2 FA Cup finals.
I think any team of Newcastle’s stature, i.e 50000+ stadium, huge fan base and so on should be expecting a strong team, capable of playing attractive football and challenging for trophies - anyone else who says different is clearly someone who’d be happy being a dustbinman, rather than actually having ambition.
If thats you, fine, sod off, we don’t need your type here.
128 The black in the blacknwhite // Jan 11, 2008 at 19:12
Cooldj
fantastico
Its all about Phil Collins!!!
such sad eyes…..toons fans take courage now and realise this media world is crazy, and they dont know shit- the bookies are just trying to make money- how much money have they made from the shearer cra- hes a dead cert- then Hughes- now Redknapp- i think no of the above- but i dont say that i know..
it will be a suprise….
129 James // Jan 11, 2008 at 19:12
If it is Redknapp expect Defoe to be one of the first signings
130 The black in the blacknwhite // Jan 11, 2008 at 19:15
bravo Edd Case bravo
131 cooldj // Jan 11, 2008 at 19:18
Just a final point though.
Anyone who expects greatness with the currnet team is either greedy or a little too optimistic!!
132 ToonKing // Jan 11, 2008 at 19:20
listen to this bollox:
“Ashley has drawn up a short-list which is topped by Redknapp - but also includes Mark Hughes, Jose Mourinho and Jurgen Klinsmann. However, Redknapp is his No 1 target.”
‘Arry is number 1 on that list ??!!!! fookin’ hell.
also :
“Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley is offering Harry Redknapp a £20 million transfer kitty to quit Portsmouth”
-that’s not too big of a transfer kitty
http://www.thesoccerblog.org/premiership/harry-redknapp-considers-newcastle-offer/
133 cooldj // Jan 11, 2008 at 19:22
i see we’ve now sunk as low as to believe what the daily mail says….
134 ToonKing // Jan 11, 2008 at 19:27
http://www.newcastleutd-mad.co.uk/news/loadnews.asp?cid=TMNW&id=371930
135 nitro // Jan 11, 2008 at 19:29
i dunno why everyones going “redknapp for Newcastle”..the club has not said anything about this issue..only the british papers are playing this out in public..there has been NOTHING from chris mort and mike ashley..and i refuse to believe this dodgy fella will be the manager until theres an official statement.until then its Jose for me..
136 valle // Jan 11, 2008 at 19:30
Steeley… Well there is one thing wrong with ur post steeley… How can you or anyone else for that matter decide that Sam wasnt right after 8 freakin months?, thats kinda the whole point about backing, things will often get worse before they get better if ur trying to do fundamental changes and if u dont stick around till they get better… Well then u will only get the worse part im afraid. The last manager who had success here must by all accounts be Bobby and he finishes 11th 2 seasons in a row, and dont tell me we played any better. I remember us getting outclassed be freakin West Ham. We where all over the place at times, but we stuck with him and we got to where we wanted.
137 Edd Case // Jan 11, 2008 at 19:32
wow, 20 million, that’s a real lion of a kitty that…
138 James // Jan 11, 2008 at 19:34
Of the £20 million, Harry expects to pocket £6 million of it in bung money
139 steve // Jan 11, 2008 at 19:49
this expectation bollocks gets right on my tit
west ham fans expect to win something and challenge for uefa spot as do everton, villa and spurs fans still expect to get a champs league spot!
how come we shouldn’t expect at least the same as those fans
Maybe getting redknapp is morts way of telling us to expect jack all other than mid table and the odd escape from relegation.
why we’ve offerred him 5 million a year is beyond me - we are the joke of the premiership
140 Sinead // Jan 11, 2008 at 19:52
Oh for the love of..there’s nothing wrong with having expectations. But like does anyone else not see whats wrong with what the fans, and it is the fans, do to every manager. Ye want immediate success and if ye don’t get it, he’s out the door. I’m not the only one who thinks it. It’d be everyone but Newcastle fans who can see it. Why do ye think that no one wants the job. Are ye all that blind.
So you can fill a stadium and the fans can sing all day, yet ye still barely get past teams like Birmingham, Wigan..etc. Not even then that’s not the problem There’s nothing wrong with the give it a lash attitude. It’s a common theme here. Ye can have all the expectations in the world that’s not the problem it’s when ye get ye’re hopes up every time there’s a new manager, expect immediate success and when ye don’t get it the manager is out the door. It takes years to build clubs. How do ye expect to be challenging for things if ye keep firing managers.
Like I said, expectations isn’t the problem, it’s what ye do when they don’t go yere way.
141 svarthvit // Jan 11, 2008 at 20:05
Obafan and BRIAN….:
I know that Klinsmann will take over Bayern in the summer,…. I’m just bored, and tired of hearing that almost every manager in the world is being linked with us!!!
142 steve // Jan 11, 2008 at 20:11
Sinead - you’re talking bollocks - Jol got the sack after taking Spurs to their highest prem finish twice in successive seasons, Fulham, Derby, Wigan, Brum and Bolton managers, they all got sacked by thier boards for not delivering quickly, Chelsea sacked mourinho for not playing attacking football.
How come when Newcastle manager gets sacked its due to the fans expectation levels - some people need to get a grip, toon fans had effectively given up on this season anyway and had not boo’d or jeered Sam over the last few games ( in fact quite the opposite) and everyone was expecting him to get until the end of the season.
Mort and Ashley sacked Sam period just like every other board this year. Lets face it if they listened to the fans we would be getting a world class manager and not some average mid table, bung taking, droopy faced, whinging, money grabber.
If Redknapp does indeed get the job I’d imagine that’ll be the end of Ashley sitting with the fans as he’ll take no end of stick
I didn’t like Sam from day one and if Redknapp gets the job I’ll be bitterly disappointed b
143 PK // Jan 11, 2008 at 20:13
I am not sure abt this..Sam did well with bolton wich was a little club,and so did Harry with Pompey.Newcastle is diffrent,i really hope he can bring in some quality players..
144 lezb // Jan 11, 2008 at 20:15
But I’m sure that the likes of Jack Charlton, Ossie Ardiles, Kenny Dalglish, Ruud Gullit and Graeme Souness would all have won something had they been given the time.
The words of Sir Alex .
What have any of them done since leaving the toon???????Wise words ,I think not!
145 scott9 // Jan 11, 2008 at 20:15
just heard on talk sport shearer woud take job if he was offered it
146 KevinHann // Jan 11, 2008 at 20:22
scott9 I heard Mourinho’s next job is in Luxemburg league 4. For a second I thought it was hilariously dumb but then gave it a thought and hey, wouldn’t it be challenging to get them to win the Champions League? Even more than signing with Newcastle. I guess he will take it!
147 scott9 // Jan 11, 2008 at 20:23
why is everyone so against harry a lot of you are hard to please harry is the best english manager around and a great manager hes plays attractive attacking football hes just what we like to watch he goes for it attack attack attack why do people not want him hes a top class manager and everyone goes on about needing players well he buys about 10 players each transfer window
148 johnny // Jan 11, 2008 at 20:24
Ashley is not an idiot . The new boss was quite obviously sorted out before Fat Sam was sacked. Do you really think a man as successful as Ashley would not sort that in advance especially in the transfer window. The new man will be unveiled after the Man Utd game. I’d be very suprised if it was’nt a big name appintment. Don’t worry!!
149 KevinHann // Jan 11, 2008 at 20:25
scott9 I don’t generally disagree with you, but if he bought 10 players each window, how did he end up short of players for january?
150 antz // Jan 11, 2008 at 20:40
apparently shearer has told friends he would be willing to accept the job if he was formally approached!!!
better than redknapp
151 steve // Jan 11, 2008 at 20:41
KevinHann - because the 30 players he bought in the last three transfer windows are all off to the african nations cup
Don’t forget if you’re going to Man U game tomorrow - sing for MOURINHO or sing that we don’t want arry!!!
152 scott9 // Jan 11, 2008 at 20:42
im obviusly over exagerating but the reason he is short of players is because half his players are african but each summer window he buys tons of players like in 2006 he bought something like 11 players and bought quite alot this summer but its not a good way of going about it he wont get away with it at newcastle cause when he buys a player for newcastle it will need to be the right players as we cant afford to have anymore 3-4m players in our sqaud
153 drumma // Jan 11, 2008 at 20:49
ashly stick to selling sports wear coz
u know fook all about managers
redknapp he’s a conman the only chance we will get silver ware is if he nicks it from man u ’s trophy cabnit
we are doomed i tell you
154 Duncan Disorderly // Jan 11, 2008 at 20:50
why are so many people so down on Alan Smith?? I thought it was a great piece of business when he signed. I also thought Geremi was the best player at Boro a few years ago. The problem is how the players were utilised, not necessarily the players themselves.
I hope we can all keep an open mind whenever the new management arrives and not start running some of Sam’s signings out of town just because we didn’t like the tactics they were made to adopt.
Whoever the manager is (and I don’t fancy any of the British ones either) we need to get TOTALLY behind them if we’re to have any chance of getting out of this vicious circle.
I HATE to hear the fans booing at the end of the game, regardless of the dross they’ve just served up - imagine how great it would be to hear the Mackems booing their team off the pitch and just consider for a moment how happy we are making all the other supporters in the land.
I will love the Toon until the day I die but the way a significant proportion of the home fans behave dispells the myth that we really are the best supporters in the land - sorry!
155 Sinead // Jan 11, 2008 at 20:51
Steve..oh God forbid, that I actually said it how it is. Fine maybe I went a little over board. But I’m sick to death of hearing (not all from here) how oh how “If we’d a decent manager we’d be winning the premiership, we deserve this, we deserve that, cause we’ve a lot of fans.” Christ it’s like Waterford all over again. The divine right team of hurling..all talk. They are hurlings version of Newcastle (sorta).
The media, everyone, I don’t know where ye are listening or what papers ye’re reading but everyone is sick to death of hearing the same old lines of oh we’d be winning this that and the other if we’d a good manager, but no sack him, and him, nah he’s been here for 8 months he’s had a bad run, seems crap as well sack him too.
No one seems to be able to accept the fact that it’ll take time. Now Ashely needs to grow a backbone, he needs to grow a spine and say, whoever it happens to be that gets the job that this is our manager, I back him, no matter what, no matter how hard the fans boo.
So maybe then the club can start getting the results ye think ye deserve.
Over the last few days since himself has been fired there’s been a lot of speculation about why everyone has such a problem and one newspaper came up with..
“Newcastle seek a new messiah, somebody who understands the club and its traditions, who can deliver entertaining football and yet still win games. Whether that turns out to be Blackburn’s Mark Hughes or Harry Redknapp – perhaps significantly absent from Portsmouth’s scheduled press conference yesterday – remains to be seen.But it may just be that Newcastle have become unmanageable.”..not my words.
156 KevinHann // Jan 11, 2008 at 20:55
Then I expect Harry to sign Bulgaria’s national right winger, Dinamo Kiev’s playmaker, Valeri Domovchiiski, a Spanish RB, Italian striker Quagliarella, completely unknown Switz young player, bring in a quality versatile Montenegro international, and if we run out of funds, sign an ex-Barca star on a free and loan a few more players who would be so excited to play for us that they would pay the loan fees themselves.
157 nightfall // Jan 11, 2008 at 20:57
mourinho needs a challenge and newcastle, one of the biggest clubs haven’t won anything for a looooong time…plus we have money now and an amitious man with a plan… and there’s also jose - bobby connection…and i’m also sure jose wants to settle the score with roman
forget harry
158 KevinHann // Jan 11, 2008 at 20:58
Duncan - I am with you on this. Fans just need to vent their feeling on someone. If possible - with axes and torches.
159 Andreas // Jan 11, 2008 at 21:14
Sinead - is “ye” = you or = we in your writing? I have always thought it was “you”. And if so, are YOU really a Newcastle fan? YOU keep saying “ye do this, ye did that etc” (i.e you fans do this, you fans did that etc).
So if YOU are a fan, it should be “we do this, we did that etc” (even though YOU personally didn’t agree with the masses [insert whatever: expectations/calling for someones head/whatnot]).
OT: would be highly surprised if our new manager turns out to be Redknapp.
160 steve // Jan 11, 2008 at 21:24
Sinead, thats quite funny because you don’t tell it like it is but spout off the same rubbish that you’ve been reading in the papers, anyway it doesn’t really matter what we think.
I don’t know anyone in the toon or amongst us geordies down south who actually expect to win jack all regardless of wether we have a top class manager or not.
What we do expect is a gradual improvement each year and decent signings.
We start each season hoping to do well but those hopes are gradually worn down but we still care and pay to see games. I don’t want to start the season just hoping to avoid relegation
If Man U or Arse finished 11th and 10th in one season what do you think those fans would be singing - you can bet your life fergie or wenger would be out on their arses
161 Sinead // Jan 11, 2008 at 21:26
Andreas..Ye is you plural. I do, I like Newcastle. Ya it probably should be we I use. I just use ye when I’m pissed off.
162 Sinead // Jan 11, 2008 at 21:35
Steve, now who’s sprouting out the same rubbish, I’ve met more then a fair some of Newcastle fans it’s what they’ve been saying. I don’t live in Newcastle, I don’t even live in England. The newspapers, Newcastle is never in the newspaper except a small section dedicated to every team on Sat/Sunday or they might make the back cover if involved in an upset or something happens behind the scenes, no gossip, no crap. It’s not an English newspaper.
I say that because that’s the impression I’ve gotten from the majority of fans I’ve come across here and the ones I know.
Stop trying to act all high and mighty when all you can account for is your own opinion. You’re telling me that you live there and you don’t know anyone at all who thinks ye should be winning crap..really.
“a gradual improvement each year and decent signings.”..all ye want is that..I find that hard to believe.
Ye shouldn’t have to start the season hoping to avoid relegation that’s fair enough but what really gets under my skin is when some of ye here were talking about Reading, and really putting them down and it just amazed me like cause like they’re doing better. They’ve go