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Post by zerps on Oct 11, 2021 17:04:40 GMT
At least they’ve got a big fanbase unlike man citeh and they’re not a bunch of rent boys like chelski All the foundations are there for them to be a European giant. Their stadium and the location of it is awesome.
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Post by spitthedog on Oct 11, 2021 17:33:26 GMT
Talksport?...oh well must be true......they will mention anyone and everyone, as long as they get the required clicks, that's all. Red tops running the same story, still means not a lot obviously Its how all media runs I guess.
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Post by leicspotter on Oct 11, 2021 18:29:05 GMT
It does seem to be a system that rewards failure but I suppose the precarious nature of the job means contracts are structured to ensure the manager, and his team, have to have the remaining period of the contract paid in full. Whatever you think about it though, it is an elite job. However good or bad these people prove to be at a specific job, how many people in world football are realistically going to qualify for a manager's position in Premier League football? There have been 240 in nearly 30 years. It's probably easier to win the Lottery surely? So people like Steve Bruce have worked their way up to being employable in an elite job through his portfolio as a player, captain and manager. They are not going to employ anyone on this board let's put it that way. Bruce has not been a failure either. 12th and 13th is pretty good for Newcastle I would say. They still seem to think Benitez was the messiah for finishing 10th and 13th. Odd really! Surely Bayern is in with a shout?
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Post by spitthedog on Oct 12, 2021 0:09:27 GMT
Whatever you think about it though, it is an elite job. However good or bad these people prove to be at a specific job, how many people in world football are realistically going to qualify for a manager's position in Premier League football? There have been 240 in nearly 30 years. It's probably easier to win the Lottery surely? So people like Steve Bruce have worked their way up to being employable in an elite job through his portfolio as a player, captain and manager. They are not going to employ anyone on this board let's put it that way. Bruce has not been a failure either. 12th and 13th is pretty good for Newcastle I would say. They still seem to think Benitez was the messiah for finishing 10th and 13th. Odd really! Surely Bayern is in with a shout? I hope they can afford him.
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Oct 12, 2021 7:34:30 GMT
Whatever you think about it though, it is an elite job. However good or bad these people prove to be at a specific job, how many people in world football are realistically going to qualify for a manager's position in Premier League football? There have been 240 in nearly 30 years. It's probably easier to win the Lottery surely? So people like Steve Bruce have worked their way up to being employable in an elite job through his portfolio as a player, captain and manager. They are not going to employ anyone on this board let's put it that way. Bruce has not been a failure either. 12th and 13th is pretty good for Newcastle I would say. They still seem to think Benitez was the messiah for finishing 10th and 13th. Odd really! Surely Bayern is in with a shout? Given the Saudi liking for jailing or executing people who commit the crime of disagreeing with them, and given bayern's habit of disagreeing with everyone, I would be worried for his chances of surviving very long if he was Newcastle's new manager. On second thoughts, I hope he applies for the job and I hope he gets it if he does!
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Post by FullerMagic on Oct 12, 2021 8:06:30 GMT
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Post by thepremierbanksy on Oct 12, 2021 12:40:55 GMT
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Post by skip on Oct 12, 2021 14:41:46 GMT
Not a drop of ink or inch of paper wasted. Edited highlights: The redacted Newcastle shirt, the Sports Direct Mug Chimney, the final two panels. <roll titles>
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Post by FullerMagic on Oct 13, 2021 15:55:23 GMT
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Post by Kenilworth_Stokies on Oct 13, 2021 16:31:55 GMT
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Post by bighatbilly on Oct 14, 2021 12:00:10 GMT
From today's Private Eye, Old Jokes Revisited... Q: What's black and white and red all over? A: A blood-stained Newcastle shirt.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2021 12:18:25 GMT
Two fifth spot finishes isn’t exactly bad under Leicester and shows he can get teams into Europe. I suppose it depends on how fast they need to reach the top. Personally if I were Brendan, I’d think twice before going. It would be a big risk.
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Post by noustie on Oct 14, 2021 12:19:17 GMT
Seems a bit amatuer hour at the moment and a bit like how fucking desperate we looked before Lambert came out of the blue.
Doubt it will but at the moment it is giving off the faint wiff of making a pigs arse of it and with FFP they wouldn't be able to spunk their way out of it. The bottom of the league is shit so they could pretent to hold onto Bruce until the next international window, sound out new managers/ signings and then punt him in Novemeber where the new guy would have two weeks get their feet under the table plus a transfer window to look forward to.
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Post by redstriper on Oct 14, 2021 12:27:37 GMT
Call me old fashioned, but if the Saudis took over my club I wouldn't view it as my club any more, I'd stop going immediately and start watching none league. I wouldn't go any more even if Stoke bought ronaldo and messi.
We are so lucky with our owners...
I feel sorry for the geordies, they deserve better imo.... I'd even rather have kept Mike Ashley and struggled than have to get with the programme over this lot.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2021 13:42:28 GMT
Call me old fashioned, but if the Saudis took over my club I wouldn't view it as my club any more, I'd stop going immediately and start watching none league. I wouldn't go any more even if Stoke bought ronaldo and messi. We are so lucky with our owners... I feel sorry for the geordies, they deserve better imo.... I'd even rather have kept Mike Ashley and struggled than have to get with the programme over this lot. I was on a coach from Barcelona to Andorra with England a few days ago & can confirm that there is no need to feel sorry for them. They're over the moon & gloating like you wouldn't believe.
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Post by redstriper on Oct 14, 2021 13:52:57 GMT
Call me old fashioned, but if the Saudis took over my club I wouldn't view it as my club any more, I'd stop going immediately and start watching none league. I wouldn't go any more even if Stoke bought ronaldo and messi. We are so lucky with our owners... I feel sorry for the geordies, they deserve better imo.... I'd even rather have kept Mike Ashley and struggled than have to get with the programme over this lot. I was on a coach from Barcelona to Andorra with England a few days ago & can confirm that there is no need to feel sorry for them. They're over the moon & gloating like you wouldn't believe. Sad that so many people appear to be prepared to sell their soul and/or sacrifice their principals for money these days...
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Oct 14, 2021 15:02:36 GMT
I take it there won't be Newcastle Brown Ale on their shirts, anytime soon.
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Post by datguy on Oct 14, 2021 15:07:13 GMT
Phil Brown's just been sacked
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2021 15:32:34 GMT
I was on a coach from Barcelona to Andorra with England a few days ago & can confirm that there is no need to feel sorry for them. They're over the moon & gloating like you wouldn't believe. Sad that so many people appear to be prepared to sell their soul and/or sacrifice their principals for money these days... Like any fan base, there will be some Geordies who agree with you, but many, many more who will be frothing at the mouth at the prospect of winning major trophies. They're no different to any other fan base in that respect.
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Post by TinkerT on Oct 14, 2021 15:33:06 GMT
I was on a coach from Barcelona to Andorra with England a few days ago & can confirm that there is no need to feel sorry for them. They're over the moon & gloating like you wouldn't believe. Sad that so many people appear to be prepared to sell their soul and/or sacrifice their principals for money these days... Depends how you look at it. From a fan point of view, if they talk the talk and follow it up spending the money any fan with Principles will soon forget everything. If there's 1 sport where people become blind with success and money it's football. Look at the players we've given abuse to down the years then a few years down line they've even signed for us. People were saying same with abramovic at Chelsea when he took over
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Post by turtlefox on Oct 14, 2021 20:51:27 GMT
He'll take the job. He's a mercenary is Brendon.
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Post by followyoudown on Oct 14, 2021 21:18:07 GMT
He'll take the job. He's a mercenary is Brendon. If Percy says he isn't that's right 98/100, Newcastle are 3 on 4 years behind Leicester if they get everything right can't see it myself
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Post by mozalini on Oct 14, 2021 21:37:05 GMT
Call me old fashioned, but if the Saudis took over my club I wouldn't view it as my club any more, I'd stop going immediately and start watching none league. I wouldn't go any more even if Stoke bought ronaldo and messi. We are so lucky with our owners... I feel sorry for the geordies, they deserve better imo.... I'd even rather have kept Mike Ashley and struggled than have to get with the programme over this lot. Because gambling and low-cost sportsgear are the pinnacle of ethics…
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Post by dally on Oct 14, 2021 22:43:59 GMT
How about Ted Lasso for the job
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Post by skip on Oct 14, 2021 23:18:30 GMT
Call me old fashioned, but if the Saudis took over my club I wouldn't view it as my club any more, I'd stop going immediately and start watching none league. I wouldn't go any more even if Stoke bought ronaldo and messi. We are so lucky with our owners... I feel sorry for the geordies, they deserve better imo.... I'd even rather have kept Mike Ashley and struggled than have to get with the programme over this lot. Because gambling and low-cost sportsgear are the pinnacle of ethics… Neither are but neither involve hanging innocents and other assorted executions. To be fair.
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Post by Gods on Oct 15, 2021 6:52:23 GMT
Don't blame Newcastle, the only people who want to buy football clubs are gangsters and bona fide lunatics, or a fun go-ahead democracy like Saudi Arabia! Halal the lads
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Post by mozalini on Oct 15, 2021 14:08:16 GMT
Because gambling and low-cost sportsgear are the pinnacle of ethics… Neither are but neither involve hanging innocents and other assorted executions. To be fair. Of course, the two are not comparable. But those on high horses need to look closer to home before they throw Newcastle under the bus. Under the current system, to be a successful club in the Premier League, billionaire owners are pretty much a requirement. And, unfortunately, generally you can’t make billons from pleasant things. Often it involves running things such as a worldwide gambling companies; a past time that has be known to cause, amongst other things, debt and suicide. For me, then, it might be useful if we started to critique football ownership across the board, rather than concentrate on this case, which from reading this thread has, at times, verged into some rather generalised and orientalist discourse.
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Post by skip on Oct 15, 2021 16:23:06 GMT
Neither are but neither involve hanging innocents and other assorted executions. To be fair. Of course, the two are not comparable. But those on high horses need to look closer to home before they throw Newcastle under the bus. Under the current system, to be a successful club in the Premier League, billionaire owners are pretty much a requirement. And, unfortunately, generally you can’t make billons from pleasant things. Often it involves running things such as a worldwide gambling companies; a past time that has be known to cause, amongst other things, debt and suicide. For me, then, it might be useful if we started to critique football ownership across the board, rather than concentrate on this case, which from reading this thread has, at times, verged into some rather generalised and orientalist discourse. I wouldn't dispute any of that. I'm seriously not a fan of Stoke being bankrolled by an online mega gambling company. I too believe its near impossible to be insanely rich without doing bad things. I also dislike the Premier League for all of its financial nonsense, borne of its time and I suspect impossible to change although I'd love to see it happen. But this takeover makes Chelsea being owned by a glorified gangster man who made a lot of money out of Russian oil, seem positively quaint.
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Post by salopstick on Oct 15, 2021 17:44:34 GMT
It’s a bit rich people like Klopp moaning.
Human rights no one cares otherwise the World Cup wouldn’t be in Qatar and/or countries would boycott it.
The supposed big clubs are just upset another club has joined their Cartel
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Post by salopstick on Oct 15, 2021 17:47:10 GMT
They will just improve levels season by season. They can’t just go from relegation candidates to winners. To get the really top personnel they will have to do it steadily. The likes of mbappe May not want to join until they are top 4
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