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17 May 2017 08:37:27
Haven't been on here that long and I pick up the eds and the posters find a lot of sources as very dubious and not reliable but a couple mentioning bale may like a return to England and would prefer a move to utd over Chelsea, anything in this or twaddle .

Slate151

{Ed001's Note - according to those that know the lad very well, family, friends and former and current coaches of his, at least the ones I have managed to speak to, they all say he has no interest in leaving Spain and is really happy there. Unless Madrid want rid, which I have not heard of any genuine talk of that being the case just yet, it is highly unlikely he will be moving this summer. Money may talk I guess, but this is his dream, playing for Madrid.}


1.) 17 May 2017 11:21:28
Cheers mate, greizmann it is then hopefully if bale a none starter, damn talk sport building my hopes up.


 

 

 

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02 Jul 2022 22:26:45
Seems a strange business model at utd . Buy players like pogba, mata, matic for god knows how much and let them leave for nothing .

Turn down money for lindgard despite just weeks left on his contract, hold onto Ronaldo despite him pushing 38 and try to buy Dejong despite it looking like he'd rather stay in Barcelona .

Ronaldo has been my fav player but if money is offered for a bloke pushing 38 with a year left on a contract I'd be taking it .

We were pants last season and it appears so far we have changed our back up left back option although not done yet .

Things can change quickly and a few through the door and things will look different, I hope we stop ths thing we do where we pay too large a wage to try to protect a players value but make them difficult to sell and instead just sell players
Who indicate they want to leave.

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29 Apr 2022 00:52:38
Bit of a mess this whole season on and off the pitch .
Our defensive squad is one of, if not the single most expensive set of players in the history of football . We have clearly massively overpaid compared to their actual ability .
Midfield we have players who try hard and players who it looks like don't. We can't compete against other midfields even when selecting the players who try hard as despite trying hard they simply don't have the ability of many other sides .
In attack surely the plan was rashford ronaldo sancho with greenwood taking over from ronaldo . We lost greenwood, played sancho left and rashford looks like he's disappeared in a huff . I've no clue why rashford left, ronaldo centre and sancho right was abandoned without much effort at trying it .
The policy of offering large wages to renew contracts and protect transfer values has backfired as the cost of the salary has made players difficult to offload.
The pogba situation defies belief .
We have seen us keep him whilst the price tumbles before our eyes until its reached nothing
New manager next year and he can hopefully make rapid changes, the bar is set low so improvement shouldn't be difficult.
We are pretty far from challenging and there's further issues arsenal have a young team and in a year or two newcastle will muscle in when they get creative about revenue streams
Next year new manager, new team its difficult but not impossible to rise again.

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20 Feb 2022 21:12:57
Loads of teams with loads to play for this season, there can't be many dead rubber games, we may have a tittle race, a top 4 shoot out and a relegation scrap with seven teams in the mix plus a champions league with a fair few fancying their chances.
Predictions are interesting before things become obvious . I'd like to hear posters and eds opinions .
Mine are we sadly miss top 4 city to win it from pool, Chelsea and arsenal .
Burnley, Norwich and Leeds to go down, Liverpool for champions league .
Hope I'm very wrong.

Slate151

{Ed077's Note - We make top 4, just about for me, (maybe its hope and bias lol). None of the team "battling" around the 4th spot seem able to put a run together, or else Chelsea wouldnt be as confy with their 3rd place in the table despite an inconsistent run of form.

So top 4: City win, Liverpool 2nd but not more than 4 points behind City, Chelsea 3rd, Us 4th. Spurs 5th, Arsenal 6th.

Relegation: Norwich, Watford and Brentford.


1.) 21 Feb 2022 04:00:05
I think the same ed, probably with the same red tinted glasses! I have a sneaky suspicion Cheslea might get drawn back into a dog fight, but 3rd might be pushing it.

{Ed077's Note - 4th is already pushing it by all accounts DB but hey ho we can always hope...


2.) 21 Feb 2022 07:49:50
Interesting regarding Chelsea. The fans on their page seem pretty mixed on Tuchel. They’re not playing well, have the issue of Lukaku like we did, and 3 of their strong defenders are leaving on a free. If this was us, there’s be meltdowns everywhere. I’ve never been that convinced by Tuchel. Good coach who brings immediate change, but longe term his effectiveness seems to wear off.

Apologies, I know this is a tangent away from the OP. Guess what I’m saying is that 3rd for them is by no means set in stone if any of the teams below them can put some wins together.


3.) 21 Feb 2022 08:12:35
Chelsea fan here, and not at all convinced we're getting top 4. Arsenal have 0 distractions and are playing good winning football. You guys look very wobbly defensively, but the attacking talent is undeniable so you'll always be in the mix. I do agree, I think Spurs will miss out on CL football.

Our squad needs work for sure, though due to our ridiculous talents out on loan and in the academy it shouldn't be the hardest to fix our issues. Moving on our expensive, underperforming players will be the most difficult (thinking of Lukaku, Werner, Pulisic mostly, though Jorginho should probably also be moved on) . Gallagher, Broja, Colwill, Ampadu/ Gilmour are all already ours and can be utilised. Dembele on a free would be shrewd and he likes Tuchel a lot so should be possible. Just need to get a DM (Rice or Tchou, please! ) and a CB (Webster or Kilman would be terrific, though I fear it might end up being Kounde) and we're good.


4.) 21 Feb 2022 08:48:46
Arsenal have 3 games in hand. They are the biggest threat to 4th place. Spurs are still a bit hit and miss.


5.) 21 Feb 2022 09:38:02
MH, they still have to win them. I wouldn't trust Arsenal.

We just have to continue on with what we are doing.

A real test coming up against Atletico. We are going to find out just exactly where we are but I have a lot of hope given the direction we have gone in the last few weeks.


6.) 21 Feb 2022 09:41:52
i think liverpool will pep city to it. that diaz looks a cracking player and they seem to have their mojo back. i'm tipping them for the UCL aswell, I've had a byern v liverpool final bet

you would expect chelsea to get 3rd but they are stale atm and if united and the likes of arsenal and spurs can hit some form they will be dragged back into a top 4 race.

for united it all depends on march, if we can get out of the month in 4th still and within a few points of chelsea i think we can get 3rd

for me atm its
1.liverpool
2 city.
3.chelsea
4. united

if come march we are 4th and a few behind chelsea ill tip us to get 3rd
bottom 3

watford
norwich
brentford.


7.) 21 Feb 2022 10:30:15
1. City
2. Liverpool
3. Chelsea
4. United

18. Burnley
19. Norwich
20. Watford.


8.) 21 Feb 2022 11:32:09
I think United will finish 5th, but win the UCL so Arsenal (who finish 4th) get pushed out.

Oh wait, hang on, that was a dream ?

City to win the league, Liverpool second but close. Chelsea will get third as the other teams chasing top four aren't consistent enough.

Tuchel is an odd manager, he talks and good game and gets some great results, but has a touch of Pep's over complicating things to the teams detriment about him. But I think he'll get away with it this season due to the lack of competition. Next season though I expect him to be sacked by February.

Norwich, Burnley and Watford will be relegated as they have the three weakest squads by far. I don't see Dyche performing another miracle and keeping them up. Any other manager would have got them relegated years ago.

Newcastle's signings and Everton's new manager bounce will keep them up, along with them just having much stronger squads than the bottom three clubs.

That really just leaves who will get fourth as the real battle left this season.

West Ham have done brilliantly to be in the mix at this stage, although that might partially be due to other stronger teams struggling with consistency. But they will fall away over the next couple of months. They just lack the squad depth.

Wolves are a side to keep a close eye on, they have really started to click under Bruno Lage. They don't concede many goals and continue to recruit well. SA in goal has been one of the best keepers in the league this season, meaning they haven't missed Patrico one bit. I doubt they'll push to be involved this season, but I am looking forward to see what they do next season.

That leaves United, Spurs and Arsenal. On paper United have the strongest (even if deeply flawed) squad. While on the pitch Arsenal seem to be performing the best.

Personally I think it'll be decided by who handles the pressure the best. With games in hand sometimes increasing or decreasing pressure depending on who has them and how they view them.

While Arsenal and Spurs both have 3 games in hand, with enough points available in those games to leapfrog us. Personally I'd much rather be in our position of having the points on the board.

Will the pressure of having to win those games effect them. While there is a chance that fixture congestion might impact them, too many games in a short period, risk of injuries and fatigue etc.

I think from the United perspective it may hinge on how we do in March, so many big games, if we can come through that period still in 4th and with a bit more confidence and consistency then I expect we'll get 4th.


9.) 21 Feb 2022 15:12:54
Big fan of Broja, Jackson. I think you've got yourselves a player there.


10.) 21 Feb 2022 15:15:20
City, Liverpool, Utd, Chelsea.

Norwich, Watford, and I think you could see a biggie from Leeds or Everton joining them.

ECL - Liverpool ?.


11.) 21 Feb 2022 15:39:27
City pool Chelsea United
Watford Brentford Norwich going down
Ucl anybody but Liverpool hopefully.


12.) 21 Feb 2022 18:45:05
City, pool, chelsea, united for me. Everton, norwich, watford go down. We could make it a lot easier on ourselves if we can get an unexpected win at the likes of city or pool.


13.) 21 Feb 2022 20:30:33
City
Liverpool
United
Chelsea

Burnley
Watford
Norwich.


14.) 21 Feb 2022 23:06:17
Jackson you know as well as I do half those academy players you mentioned will be sold for profit and not brought into the side.


15.) 22 Feb 2022 08:00:14
Caolan, sad as it may be, you're right. I know they'll be sold. All because Chelsea want to sell first before buying (which makes sense), and the only players getting interest from other clubs are our talented youth (as opposed to our underperforming, big name "stars") .

I love Chelsea, but the past few years have been hard to support them, watching them make a lot of stupid decisions in terms of squad building. Different to United in terms of the mistakes they make, but I guess we're all a bit in the same boat when it comes to seeing the club we love drop off a lot.


16.) 22 Feb 2022 18:44:20
Jackson you are European champions. It must be tough.


 

 

16 Oct 2021 18:27:51
Let's be honest the fixture list looked kind up until now and to be competitive we should have built a little buffer before our upcoming fixtures, instead others with more challenging fixtures have a buffer on us .
Its mid October and we have lost four times, its not a blip, some of our wins have been more of a smash and grab than our defeats, we conceded four today and our keeper was our best player .
Its pretty hard to not be a little jealous of city and Liverpool playing pressing front foot football, dominating games and winning pretty easily most weeks .
Surely the squad of players we have should be better than they have become. I hope we are pro active in our thinking now before the season is over before Christmas.

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1.) 16 Oct 2021 18:43:30
I think most of us expected to be third this year, even that is looking perilous at the moment. City, Liverpool and Chelsea look to be in another league compared to us.


2.) 16 Oct 2021 18:47:52
Slate151, what's even more dis-heartening is that even the smaller clubs look more threatening playing quick and incisive football on a consistent basis.

Almost everyone seems to have a style and certain system of play except us.


 

 

09 Oct 2021 22:52:56
I don't think spending loads of money guarantees anything or we would have seen a title or two at Old Trafford in recent years .
However spending lots of money well will give a team every chance .
Arsenal spent quite a bit in the summer but the team looks a little underwhelming despite this and we ourselves have spent quite a few seasons with squads looking unbalanced going from too many cbs and no right side attacker to lots of attackers and a more limited midfield .
I don't see newcastle as an imminent danger they have to follow ffp like anyone else, however that danger will come in a few year .
I look forward to it, more competition, more meaningful games and fierce competition at the top so nobody can rest on their laurels .

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1.) 10 Oct 2021 00:05:43
Newcastle re a disgrace, their club is now owned by a country whose treatment of women is appalling and that’s just a snippet of what is wrong in SA. That football has sold its souls has not been on doubt for many years but other than North Korea buying a club, I’m not sure how low the EPL can stoop.


2.) 10 Oct 2021 08:55:10
Yet our government trades arms with Saudi Arabia and harbours their criminals openly. Who’s the disgrace. No room in football for politics so let’s stick to kicking the ball about and hoping for some oleball entertainment.


3.) 10 Oct 2021 09:11:35
Kettle black pot kettle pot black pot pot black black.


4.) 10 Oct 2021 09:39:46
Good man ajh not like you to be judge and jury without knowing your facts. English people make me laugh a Country that still occupies other countries against their residents will. Still supporting countries with arms. Invading countries without proper cause. No wonder that England is the least supported country by neutrals in any sporting event.
Yes the Saudi government is awful but they are sorted aided and abeted by England.


5.) 10 Oct 2021 10:02:19
I tried to keep politics out of my op. People can look for themselves at the companies pif have invested in and I'd hazard a guess use them and benefit from them and the british government has no issue dealing with Saudis including liscencing large arms sales .
I'm not defending it I'm just saying why should newcastle make the moral stand when there's not the outcry about the other things pif have invested in many of which most will use without a momments thought .


6.) 10 Oct 2021 10:04:41
Choose your view, it’s up to you. Comparing to the UK to Saudi Arabia is laughable.

In the UK you are free to say what you want, wear what you want, worship who you want, pretty much do what you want, irrespective of gender, sexuality, race. It’s not perfect but laws are there to treat everyone equally. If we don’t like how our Government does things, we can elect a different one.

And yes, our colonial past is badge of shame and the fact we sell arms to dodgy regimes is appalling. That doesn’t mean we should just accept them buying a football club. Politicians will do what they do, much of it contemptable but that doesn’t make this ok.

Go and read the posts of the Newcastle Banter page, a couple of excellent posts from non Newcastle fans. We discussed this on here when there were rumours of them buying United and a few people, me included, said we would find another team to support if it happened.

Each to their own, if you think it’s ok then that’s up to you. I don’t.


7.) 10 Oct 2021 10:14:04
Colonial past ajh? Your still live living it as a country.
You don't even have the courage of your own convictions and support their regime by buying their products but that's convenient to you so you turn a lindelof eye to all their immorality. Which imo makes you just as bad you are an enabler simple as that. But despite your own personal support for them you lecture others. You are an enabler and supporter of their regime when it suits you. Do you give Saudi women a 2nd thought while filling your car or boarding a plane to go on your jolly holiday?
Or are you say your a bad person but they are more bad? But it OK to be a little bad because it suits and is convenient to you.


8.) 10 Oct 2021 10:15:55
Spot on slate. The double standards make me laugh.
Some peoples moral compass is all set by their own convenience.


9.) 10 Oct 2021 11:38:10
The moral high ground in football doesn't exist. If we're playing the "worst owners" Olympics, none of the top teams come out clean. To become a multi billionaire you have done many questionable unethical things along the way.

We all know about the Saudi regime and their horrible past and (what we beleive to be) archaic principles and also their long list of abhorrent behaviour. But the Newcastle fans didn't choose them, they have no say in who owns them.

This is the problem when it comes to taking the moral high ground, unless you're willing to completely cut ties with something you have the issue with, your words are hollow. When you start pulling that thread, you better be aware of how much it's entangled in other facits of your life.

I don't think anyone thinks it's ok AJH. But if you think the other Billionaire owners got their wealth from protecting endangered species and helping the poor, your outrage is a few decades out of date. The morality high horse bolted a long time ago.


10.) 10 Oct 2021 11:48:49
Loving everyone's opinion on the takeover at Newcastle. England, always with moral compass haha.


11.) 10 Oct 2021 12:06:53
Hear hear AJH, well said. Ken, not sure i get your point. The petrol i put in my car and is in the planes i use is from Norway which is the UKs biggest supplier.


12.) 10 Oct 2021 12:15:40
Should people not have passed judgement on South Africa during Apartheid, because of what their own governments had done over the years? If that had been the case, that obnoxious regime might still be in place now. Should I not have been allowed to judge that regime because Britain was one of the main instigators of slavery 3 or 4 hundred years ago? Ridiculous argument.


13.) 10 Oct 2021 12:54:44
Good point MancMan. Roughly only 3% of our oil is imported from Saudi. Norway is about 65%.


14.) 10 Oct 2021 13:22:24
The takeover at NUFC really is a new low for sport. The Saudi Arabia PIF owns 80% of the shares in Newcastle. Amanda Staveley can wrap this up in words anyway she wants but NUFC is now backed by a brutal fundamentalist regime.


15.) 10 Oct 2021 14:12:00
To me it sounds a little sour grapes to me. Pretty sure you wouldn't be so upset had we been sold to them.


16.) 10 Oct 2021 14:55:46
Angel, that's an interesting take. We'll ignore the fact that I'm pretty sure neither Tony or Stevie are "English".

What I find interesting is the way you generalise England's historical (and current) atrocities with individuals from that country.

I was born in Bristol, a key operator in the Atlantic slave trade. Of course it was abolished over 200 years ago. So as a Bristolian am I not allowed to detest slavery, should I as a person who is likely to have had a distant ancestor participate in it, just ignore the social norms of the world I grew up in and try and defend something that I am steadfastly against?

Likewise am I responsible for our current governments actions, even the ones I am against? Or the actions of other "British" billionaires for whom I have never had any contact or influence over?

Am I responsible for every crime or ill deed committed by another British person because we happen to have been born on the same patch of land dictated by political boarders?

It's ridiculous to assume every British person would support the slave trade, likewise to assume every German supported/ supports the person party, or every white American is racist.

As mentioned above every nation has committed atrocities at some point in their past. The people to blame for those actions are those who committed them. The judge, often generations later, the people of today by the actions of their ancestors is frankly ridiculous.

It's almost certain that every single one of us has an ancestor who has committed murder or worse. Should we all be made to serve custodial sentences for our ancestors crimes based on sharing some DNA?

You are quite right to point out that the English have committed terrible acts of cruelty, and committed heinous crimes. But only judge those who have committed those acts and not everyone else by the mere association of having been born on the same speck of mud, often hundreds of years apart.


17.) 10 Oct 2021 15:05:34
RedWhiskey, in fairness those who feel disappointed by the Newcastle takeover said the same things when the Saudi's were linked to buying our club. So they at have a continuity of opinion. Whether they would have continued to feel so strongly if our club had actually been taken over by them at that time remains the impossible question to answer.

How would we really feel and react if the club we have loved out wholes lives fell into the hands of a despicable owner, who had committed terrible atrocities. I'd like to feel that I would walk away and not give them my hard earned money. But could I really walk away from the club I have loved my whole life? I don't know, fortunately I have yet to be put in that position to test my moral fortitude.

I think the whole thing could best be described as a great day for Newcastle fans who just want to see their team do well, but a terrible day for football as a whole as it signals another nail in the coffin of the sport we loved as kids.


18.) 10 Oct 2021 15:21:48
Shappy I don't think anyone is saying you're guilty for the sins of your grandfather, but more the hypocrisy of condemning the premier league and football fans because a regime they have a problem with is now involved in football. When the fact remains that the UK have been in bed with the Saudis for a very long time. Only a couple of months ago they sold £1.4 billion in arms to them, bombs and missiles that will no doubt kill thousands of innocent people.

Where do you draw the line? It can sit uneasy with you, you can not Like it but your only recourse is to stop watching the premier league. If that is what your choice is then fair play, but you shouldn't be on here condemning the actions of everyone involved and then continuing supporting the organisation you have an issue with.

Football and politics should not mix for this very reason.


19.) 10 Oct 2021 15:37:27
Certainly Mumbles there can be a level of hypocrisy, or at least a perceived hypocrisy.

Ultimately this is a football forum and we probably don't know the thoughts and actions of individuals on things like the UK arms deals etc.

I certainly don't support sending weapons to Saudi Arabia. But that has nothing to do with football so it's not an opinion I'd be likely to discuss on here.

Personally I think sport should stay away from politics. It should be a welcoming distraction from the toils of every day life. Bringing anything other than the team you support in as a dividing line is unhelpful and tends to lead to more trouble then it's worth.

I accept that while many football club owners are not beyond reproach, and have done their fair share of shady deals, the fact remains that they are not the leaders of a country, they might inflicted suffering on people to line their own pockets, but they do not do so merely to push some idealistic doctrine and enforce compliance.

Like I said I'd have been very disappointed if they bought our club. Yet I find myself both happy for the Geordie fans who I feel a certain amount of attachment to, as well as sad because it feels like another bridge has been crossed in removing the heart and soul from football.


20.) 10 Oct 2021 15:45:12
They shouldn't mix, Mumbles, you're right. But sometimes they have to. One of the factors in forcing the disgusting Apartheid regime to change, was a worldwide sporting boycott. It helped show up that lot for the racists they were. In cases like that, sport, due to its popularity, has a huge role to play in politics.


21.) 10 Oct 2021 16:16:48
Sorry Red, but if Saudi Arabia were funding United, I wouldn't be supporting them in anyway. The situation at Newcastle is making me question football in general. It's not sour grapes, I find it unacceptable. Oligarchs, billionaires, private equity firms, consortiums are all bad enough but this is shocking really.


22.) 10 Oct 2021 16:51:20
Hi shappy, I wasn't speaking about or to either of them. It was in reference to the many different takes I have seen from English people.

How's it up there on that high horse of yours you wally.


23.) 10 Oct 2021 17:38:52
I'll tell you one thing angel, the elevated position allows for a greater perspective.


24.) 10 Oct 2021 21:42:23
Do people realise pif are invested in a popular social media company that millions use everyday or a children's entertainment company with theme parks, when your takeaway comes or you need a ride they are invested in that too and lots and lots of other things .
Seems unfair to use these things but then tell a geordie his club is a disgrace if he gets any benefit from cash from the same source as these things, whilst everyone else happily uses the things that they want to use with investment by the same fund .
If we shouldn't deal with Saudis then don't deal with them but let's not have a some things are okay and some not depending what it is and if and how we personally use them .
I sound like I defend the Saudis and I don't mean to inequality and human rights are a disgrace .
I don't think it's even a debate about some of Saudis ethics and beliefs but why should newcastle united draw a line in the sand about it when so many companies way bigger than them and countries including the UK don't.
It would seem a little unfair to me saying to geordies take the moral high ground and ditch your club while other football teams, bigger businesses and the government deal at will with them .


25.) 10 Oct 2021 21:56:47
Are we running out of things to argue about?


26.) 10 Oct 2021 22:03:43
I've got an idea, did Rooney ever fulfill his potential and was he world class.

{Ed014's Note - or is the failed Cardiff manager taking the club forward?


27.) 11 Oct 2021 08:25:14
All the stuff above, yet most, if not all, of you will no doubt cheer your team, probably most for England, when they play the World Cup in Qatar.


28.) 11 Oct 2021 15:16:02
Spot on slate151 great post. As I said most will turn a blind eye when it suits them.


29.) 11 Oct 2021 18:41:45
Slate, it's nothing against the Geordies or drawing a line with their particular situation. I love the place, and the people are good working-class folk It's just a personal opinion on the Saudi regime. I don't agree with the UK govt, or any govt for that matter, selling arms to them either, even though I know it's all based around Realpolitik in that region. If there was a thread on selling arms to them, I'd be the first one on here criticising that too. As an individual, with no influence over govt policy, I don't see how it's wrong to call out a regime that acts outside civilised norms. Especially when it's obvious they're using things like buying football clubs to try and give their behaviour a veneer of respectability.


30.) 11 Oct 2021 21:57:34
Nou the horse has bolted City have Saudi owners, read Richard Arnolds quotes on our own website in 2017 about our long standing partnerships in Saudi and it being an honour to help the kingdom being part of Saudi 2030 vision announced by Crown prince bin salman .
Are geordies really going to say we don't want your investment in the team, the surrounding areas, the academy and the training facilities and instead we will know our place and take our regular beatings off clubs owned by Saudis or snuggling up to them .


 

 

 

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05 Sep 2020 17:15:23
I'm guessing then shappy that if the 120 million you quote was spent on say 4 other players youd be just as against it what with the financial uncertainty and people losing jobs and other things you mention otherwise your simply saying youd spend it differently .

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04 Sep 2020 23:17:26
Why do people feel sancho will be cheaper in a years time, it's a genuine question .
I've always rated bale but that ship surely has sailed . I'd have liked him 3 year ago not now . He seems Madrids answer to sanchez, large wages no takers if a fee is involved or he duznt have a rethink on wages but if you were him would you.

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14 Dec 2018 09:50:52
I agree Ken we don't have a squad good enough to win the league however why is that.
We have bought 11 players under the manager that's an entire new team. Currently he inherited a great GK has bought his own players for 3 of the back 4 positions, an entire new 3 man midfield, a striker and a wideman .
Many players people feel maybe aren't good enough are still go to players and if they are given new deals it's hard to blame the tools he was left .

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12 Nov 2018 20:54:51
You make very articulate points about structure, outlay and ownership redman and I enjoy reading yr posts without always agreeing. There may be many issues at the club but we have been 19 and 23 points adrift and are currently 12 points behind but in all likelihood heading for twenty odd behind and we are currently in November behind Watford and Bournemouth .

Our football is often awful and our team for the money spent on it should be way better. We looked a bit out of our depth against city and maybe it's because they have spent more but by that logic we should be better than most if not all other teams in the world bar city. I think people can find it hard to hear about all areas where things aren't going to well but very little said about the obvious to some main thing, the managers results, style and transfer record.

i'm not sure what evidence there is that refutes every player we have bought was run past and agreed with Jose. To on the whole not mention Jose much but point out all the other things wrong with the club to me is like someone holding yr head underwater in the bath and pointing out the tap is running too fast and the waters too deep but then not really mentioning the hand holding year head underwater.

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06 May 2018 21:09:25
I think the whole do you blame players or the manager thing needs consistency if you feel it's not the managers fault when players performance or attitude are poor as he's not out on the pitch and can't be held accountable when they cross the line that's fine but why praise him when performance and attitude is good when you feel it was nothing to do with him when it wasn't.
To me the buck stops with the manager good or bad . I don't like the way he has us playing most of the time but we are second and in a cup final and as I say buck stops with the manager so to me that's worthy of another chance to make a title challenge . I may like others suspect we are as likely to slip back as keep going forward but that hasn't happened yet . If we do well next year IL praise the manager if we don't IL hold him accountable what I won't do is say he's great when we win but it's the players fault when we lose and nothing to do with him .

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21 Feb 2024 17:32:49
I believe England are in group c in the euros . The relevance of that is the winners of group c can not play any other group winners until atleast the semi final .
There is no guarantee england will win that group and they could still catch a good team even if they did, if a fancied side finished in an unexpected position in their group .
There does appear to be an achievable pathway to do well though.

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21 Feb 2024 13:44:34
I find him a fortunate manager, he's got a talented squad, he gets kind draws in competitions and there's not as many powerhouse international teams as there has been in other eras .
Hes efficient at winning games he really should be winning but becomes too cautious against teams who offer a threat back .
The two defensive midfielders he uses is probably because of England's only obvious weakness which I think is centre defense but I think lots of fans would long for him to get more aggressive in big games and be willing to go toe to toe with more fancied teams as there's the talent available to do that .

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25 Dec 2023 20:17:38
So if we compare eth to someone like howe . One is under pressure the other is very popular .
Both teams over achieved last season, both are out of Europe, both out of the caribou Cup and very similar league position, both teams terrible injuries this season, both took full advantage of others having a poor season last season .
There are differences though firstly you can see what howe is doing tactically much clearer, at home atleast front foot high press stuff .
Player wise, players who were relegation fodder in a dour team are now much improved footballers, almiron, joelinton, shcar, lascelles, longstaff, willock and Murphy.
Transfer wise both have spent big but they have spent wiser .
Its difficult to justify some of the players we have bought for the reported financial cost of the fee and the wages .
I use them as a comparison they have players who improved under the coach, have we,
They have a clear method of playing and it's pretty entertaining, are we . They have spent less than us but maybe bought better aswell .
This isn't a newcastle love in post its just meant to imply managers there a similar time frame but hard to see what ours is doing great at .

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03 Dec 2023 10:51:38
So far we have been adept at beating lower half teams in close games and then getting beat as soon as the level of opponent gets a bit better.
I always thought a skilled player was better than a hard worker but that was based on an assumption of a small difference in effort and not chalk and cheese.
Theres lots of things not right, playing out from the back with players who look wooden and uncomfortable doing it when pressed, a lack of ability in midfield and attackers who don't score or don't want to work hard when the opponents level is higher.
When you add in woeful transfer activity it duznt help matters . Was there even an outfield player starting bought in the last four windows even starting yesterday.
We can pin it on injuries if we want but newcastle have a load of them aswell .

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02 Nov 2023 17:00:45
I don't like getting blown away at home off city, it shouldn't be quite that easy to beat us, but to be fair I've seen them do it to way better teams than us .
However we were blown away at home again last night, not off city, it was newcastle, it was newcastle though without numerous players, too many to list .
They rocked up and thought, the 5th and 6th choice Centre backs will be just fine for this game as will a load of others who rarely play .
They looked together, well coached hard to beat and with a plan of attack.
Its easy to say a manager duznt have the right tools to work with, theirs had dummet and kraft at centre back but we rarely lay a glove on them and made them look like Beckenbauer and Bobby Moore.
There may be lots of factors why we are as bad as we are at the moment but they shouldn't be an excuse as to why on the actual pitch it looks like unorganised nothingness.

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