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We wouldn't have been relegated or been close to it this season. There are too many hopeless sides below us. We're 11th ffs!! People don't need the to create a spectre of relegation to justify this and if they do then it shows we are collectively grasping at straws to make ourselves feel better at what we clearly see as fundamental failure of judgement. Part of the longer term problem now will be is that it is clear that that the role of the owner is too blurred with the safety net of an independant thinking chairman. Regardless of how Redknapp performs I see no due dilligence in this. We're 11th and 9 points above the relegation zone, out of the 10 teams above us we still have to play away to 7 of them, I don't think we would have got relegated but I could of seen us finishing the season than less points than we did under Roeder, Allardyce had lost the fans and was blaming the players, his time at Newcastle was over yet people were still demanding that he gets backed with money in January. Perhaps the people who thought we could attract the likes of Mourinho have just had a long overdue reality check. It's hilarious that you don't admit that given time and due dilligence we can't attract a quality manager. like who ? Surely a question for Mashley? which he's answered with redknapp. his view will be he's always done ok with limited resources and played good attractive attacking football...what can he do with extra resources but not the sort of resources that could attract the glitterati of the mangerial world So a Billionaire takes over a club and starts looking for a manager ''that has done ok''? What's wrong with this picture? Quality managers normally only need two things a promised transfer fund the like the look of and a rock and roll wage packet. All the other stuff people babble about on here is cack. and thats as i've pointed out (re wages and transfer kitty). it looks like we wont get the abramovic style spending but if you want you can slag ashley off for not spending all his money on what you want him to.

We wouldn't have been relegated or been close to it this season. There are too many hopeless sides below us. We're 11th ffs!! People don't need the to create a spectre of relegation to justify this and if they do then it shows we are collectively grasping at straws to make ourselves feel better at what we clearly see as fundamental failure of judgement. Part of the longer term problem now will be is that it is clear that that the role of the owner is too blurred with the safety net of an independant thinking chairman. Regardless of how Redknapp performs I see no due dilligence in this. We're 11th and 9 points above the relegation zone, out of the 10 teams above us we still have to play away to 7 of them, I don't think we would have got relegated but I could of seen us finishing the season than less points than we did under Roeder, Allardyce had lost the fans and was blaming the players, his time at Newcastle was over yet people were still demanding that he gets backed with money in January. Perhaps the people who thought we could attract the likes of Mourinho have just had a long overdue reality check. It's hilarious that you don't admit that given time and due dilligence we can't attract a quality manager. like who ? Surely a question for Mashley? which he's answered with redknapp. his view will be he's always done ok with limited resources and played good attractive attacking football...what can he do with extra resources but not the sort of resources that could attract the glitterati of the mangerial world

f*** Redknapp and f*** you we really ought to have a minimum age limit on here

twisting things aren't you. "blew his socks off"

bizzarre

didn't they have hits with "keep on loving you" and "can't fight this feeling" ?

We wouldn't have been relegated or been close to it this season. There are too many hopeless sides below us. We're 11th ffs!! People don't need the to create a spectre of relegation to justify this and if they do then it shows we are collectively grasping at straws to make ourselves feel better at what we clearly see as fundamental failure of judgement. Part of the longer term problem now will be is that it is clear that that the role of the owner is too blurred with the safety net of an independant thinking chairman. Regardless of how Redknapp performs I see no due dilligence in this. We're 11th and 9 points above the relegation zone, out of the 10 teams above us we still have to play away to 7 of them, I don't think we would have got relegated but I could of seen us finishing the season than less points than we did under Roeder, Allardyce had lost the fans and was blaming the players, his time at Newcastle was over yet people were still demanding that he gets backed with money in January. Perhaps the people who thought we could attract the likes of Mourinho have just had a long overdue reality check. It's hilarious that you don't admit that given time and due dilligence we can't attract a quality manager. like who ?

don't, the cameras will get it for SSN

who ? if you go for the mourinhos you'll be looking at a massive transfer kitty which would be nice but we cant demand a bloke who has bailed us out to give up half his wealth for us. it's a tad like a greedy kid

We wouldn't have been relegated or been close to it this season. There are too many hopeless sides below us. We're 11th ffs!! People don't need the to create a spectre of relegation to justify this and if they do then it shows we are collectively grasping at straws to make ourselves feel better at what we clearly see as fundamental failure of judgement. http://xkcd.com/258/ Yeah, you're right Parkster, there are plenty of hopeless sides below us. Like Derby for instance. And the mighty Wigan. Now only if we could take points off them! Are you happy at how this change in manager has been handled? The timing? The cost? The lack of ambition? Happy? No. Do I feel it was necessary? Yes. Just like many of you felt Sam needed time to do things his way, why shouldn't Ashley be granted that same privilege? Ashley's first test should be assessed on the next managerial appointment. Who that is, remains to be seen, of course. He's in Hong Kong. so ?

We wouldn't have been relegated or been close to it this season. There are too many hopeless sides below us. We're 11th ffs!! People don't need the to create a spectre of relegation to justify this and if they do then it shows we are collectively grasping at straws to make ourselves feel better at what we clearly see as fundamental failure of judgement. http://xkcd.com/258/ Yeah, you're right Parkster, there are plenty of hopeless sides below us. Like Derby for instance. And the mighty Wigan. Now only if we could take points off them! Are you happy at how this change in manager has been handled? The timing? The cost? The lack of ambition? the timing i'm ok with the cost was out of ashleys hands really the ambition.......we'll have to see..if he spends £100mill in the summer i'd think he could have persuaded a bigger name...if we only have £30mill we wouldn't have got one

We wouldn't have been relegated or been close to it this season. There are too many hopeless sides below us. We're 11th ffs!! People don't need the to create a spectre of relegation to justify this and if they do then it shows we are collectively grasping at straws to make ourselves feel better at what we clearly see as fundamental failure of judgement. Part of the longer term problem now will be is that it is clear that that the role of the owner is too blurred with the safety net of an independant thinking chairman. Regardless of how Redknapp performs I see no due dilligence in this. i feel we'd have been a lot closer to relegation than you think

the clamouring for an international class manager,while it would be nice may be beyobd us. i have posted recently that the likes of mourinho would come if the conditions were right (wages and a big enough transfer kitty). i have no doubt we would pay top wages but it looks like we may not be getting the abramovic size spending we had hoped for, though probably still more than the previous regime (thats for you NE5). the question we should be asking is who is the best that we could get on those terms ? as for redkanpp, if true, yes i'd deffo have him instead of allardyce

i'm guessing any new manager would recieve financial backing not available to the others

oh and for the record i'm still not convinced Redknapp will be appointed

Allardyce may well have still been there with backing but it's not to be. Redknapp is likely to recieve more backing so is likely to make more of a go of it.

IF our new manager turns out to be Harry Redknapp we must get behind him and the club. Give them a chance and hope (with funding) they make a good go of it. We may not agree with it but we rarely do and a fractious atmosphere round the place is not going to improve things. Nothing would be worse for the future of NUFC than trying to get rid of Redknapp before he has had a chance (and yes i do believe Allardyce had enough of a chance). Who knows what Redknapp can achieve with backing ? I know this could be said of the previous but that wasn't going to happen and the rights and wrongs of it will only get in the way now. Are we Newcastle UNITED ? or are we going to continue letting ourselves be a spectacle for the medias ridicule ? HOWAY THE LADS !

I love the way he manages to get the exact opposite out of what he's been told. At least this explains all of the Martins rumours last summer. Mort/Allardyce: "Martins is not for sale" AO: "Reading between the lines Martins will be sold" what it means is those in the nationals are reporting it so alan believes it even though as he says he has no evidence.

to those criticising this thread, read it....read it from the start. i statarted it as a joke, a parody which one or two understood while others were too dim or blind to see. some of those folk think chris morris does news shows

LEE CLARK OUT! gone..............and the idea of frank danquah (?) as his replacement never thrilled me

and a sane billionaire owner would have picked us ? howay ?

it's a ride,strap yourself and go for it. in the long dark history of NUFC this isn't a bad time.

We're supposed to know our place. Personally i think Tottenham and Newcastle generally have attitudes to be admired, both have proper ambition, and that's what sport is about. I hate these people that are happy with mediocrity. This hits nail on head - I also hate acceptance of mediocrity, disguised as 'support the lads, you fickle ba------s !' agreed to a point but there also has to be loyalty in the face of adversity

the ex bolton bloke ?. dont know,that one just might work

lippi aswell OUT! cynical football under him Hitzfeld too! He's too old! Or something! klinsman OUT! he has a gay run