shao_khan Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khutula Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 King Kev's relegation Army Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shao_khan Posted March 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Shhhhhhhhhh - I'm depressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khutula Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 1-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shao_khan Posted March 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Yeah - but to balance the books we need something like 1 - 8 to even the last few games up!!!!! THink thats my £10 on the premiership lost anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khutula Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 So eight games left now - do you need to win four of those? A win every other game is a big ask in your kind of form. Hope its not too late as there are much worse teams than Newcastle to go down. Fingers crossed for you - a scare with relegation might get you a decent manager next term Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shao_khan Posted March 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 The problem is that we have Reading, Sinderland and Fulham to play amongst the remaining fixtures, with 2 of those going above us if they win. Its going to be a tough run in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1MAC Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 [ QUOTE ] So eight games left now - do you need to win four of those? A win every other game is a big ask in your kind of form. Hope its not too late as there are much worse teams than Newcastle to go down. Fingers crossed for you - a scare with relegation might get you a decent manager next term [/ QUOTE ] Newcastle need more than a decent manager to get sorted. A wholesale change in attitude & personnel (playing staff and others), along with a revision of short to medium term expectations might be nearer the mark. Allardyce was a decent manager and he couldn't (and/or wasn't given the chance to) turn things around so I suspect there are few others who could do any better & most, if not all, of them wouldn't go to the Toon in it's current state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khutula Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Sam should have been given more time - I really thought he would awaken the potential that the club has but he couldn't. One paper the Toon field a pretty good team. Yet when they cross the white line it just doesn't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1MAC Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Couldn't agree more Sam should have been given at least 18 months. However, if the players can't see (or are unwilling to see) the benefits of the different approach then I don't suppose the timescales would have made that much of a difference. I think the problem with Newcastle (in part) is that the pressure is on to achieve instantaneous results and IMO that rarely happens and when it does, it's often to the detriment of the longer term. Still, I suppose in today's football world, the now is all that really matters . It's interesting to see how Bolton have regressed since Allardyce left - football isn't any better and the fitness levels seem to have gone backwards (looked dreadful against 10 man Wigan on Sunday - much to my own joy ) The 'on paper' point is a very interesting & prevalent one. Perhaps Newcastle's biggest problem is that they often chase 'name' players rather than good ones/ones for the future and those names tend to be those who don't give up much for the cause, who can't funtcion as part of a team and/or who may well be past it. The end result is a fractured team and a large bag of money being sent down the swanny. Michael Owen would be a case in point, as would fat lad Viduka, Keiron Dyer etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shao_khan Posted March 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 See look I Lose faith and they go and win twice...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 naa. Someone tipped them off that amongst your major clearout sales is all the NUFC stuff and they have panicked! You scared them into winning ways! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve2 Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 they gave Spurs 5 million to lose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHA Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 [ QUOTE ] they gave Spurs 5 million to lose [/ QUOTE ] You would hope so!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 [ QUOTE ] they gave Spurs 5 million to lose [/ QUOTE ] 5 million what? Barcode shirts with King Kev on the back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 [ QUOTE ] See look I Lose faith and they go and win twice...... [/ QUOTE ] Never lose faith. West Ham were down and buried until a certain Argie pulled off a miracle. There's always hope until the last final whistle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shao_khan Posted April 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 Yeah - Well I got my usual bet on for next season. NUFC for the Prem. NUFC for FA Cup and NUFC for that other cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin09 Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 [ QUOTE ] Yeah - Well I got my usual bet on for next season. NUFC for the Prem. NUFC for FA Cup and NUFC for that other cup. [/ QUOTE ] Its called the Carling Cup. A very prestigious competition it is too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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