Kanj

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I decided to finally listen to the TF podcast post Arsenal that had Luke Edwards as the featured guest. So let me say this first and foremost, most of us are not privy to the off the record stuff the local press hears, so I can understand that there are interpretations of those comments, body language etc. but one thing I can’t seem to understand guys like Edwards can’t get their head around is that Rafa has ultimately said one of the main reasons he left for his Chinese club is that the owner, chairman etc all absolutely wanted Rafa and his staff and spent ages courting him. They paid whatever it took to get him, they listen to him, they have ambitious plans for their club that a self professed football addict like Rafa would love, they consult him on those long and short term plans, and most importantly they trust and value him as the elite world class football manager that he has proven to be over his illustrious career. So compare that to the Championship season January transfer window and onwards; fucked about on Andros, Ashley pulls 30m out of the club, slow transfers and not much to spend each window, fucked about on Rondon, ages to sign Almiron - supposed control he had looks like only words on a paper. He can only essentially veto deals but can’t push his targets through. Wage structure piss poor. Sees colleagues in the PL getting more than he does in terms of football investment. He says he needs improvements to academy and training ground - it’s not up to standards of a football club like NUFC in the PL and he’s told it’s adequate. This is from a glorified accountant turned Chairman and an owner of a horrendous retail umbrella company. There is no trust. There is no value. There is no respect for one of UEFA’s elite coaches, there is no gratitude that this man has got you PL football back and turns profits on your speculative acquisitions. Each summer we don’t invest into the first team we’re losing ground, Rafa thought. He wanted this club to fly high and be a top 6 club again and had a plan to get it there over a few years....yet Rafa is to blame for going for “money?” Ha!

Wonder how a front 2 of AC and Joelinton would get on in a non-injured world with Almiron as the 10 or playing that front 3 of last season with Almiron left, Carroll central, and Joelinton in the Ayoze role

i hate wolves because they have so much ambition and hope and (2x fucked us) out of more points last season and if we had that same type of ownership + Rafa or even a manager of their quality + our support = by gahd.

we'd be flying from the off this season too IMO if we kept Rafa and Rondon IMO. Even if we sold Perez I certainly believe we'd have that same brilliant compact defense, and Rondon would have scored in both of our matches.

1) stop playing him as Rondon 2) get him 2 wingers or 2 floating attacking midfielders who can interplay with him higher up the pitch 3) if playing a counter game, then get get more people bombing up the pitch in these scenarios 4) get some decent service to him 5) don't set a formation up to leave him isolated Fucking simple shit really.

They look like they are holding him hostage and he’s sat there as some bargaining tactic

Bruised ego scan

defend for our lives in the first 10 mins. have 2-3 chances to score, but miss. concede in the 44th minute. concede again when we push too many up in the 52nd minute, get dicked 4-nil. the defeated before turning out cycle is back with bruce in charge. howay the lads.

I've been enjoying the Q&As Waugh does though - at least he's trying to answer questions. Love the overall coverage of footie though -

Go on Craig!

Don’t see how this club will stay in the league unless he somehow gets in Mourinho or something and gives him the keys to the club forever.

Thought one of those was Nickson

Play Fede back there instead for ffs

I think Bruce walks or gets sacked by November. There’s no way he lasts a full season. We aren’t going to win a single match with him in charge. The players won’t play hard enough to turn it around. We get relegated last year without Rafa guiding the ship. He’s worth 100% of our points last season.

Aye a front 3 of Almiron, Rondon and Joelinton in a Rafa team would be wild.

Having Hayden being an attacking outlet makes no sense at all

I am convinced he will walk by Jan. I’m also not convinced the idiots would sack him. Back to depressing levels of weekend football.

Shocking performance by the entire squad and Geordie local hero head coach and his coaching staff.

We are a pure on joke

He won’t last until November

Bruce isn’t lasting until Jan.

Dropping Longstaff would be insanity. I’m assuming it happens in 10 mins.

1-3 away win

I don't see him lasting until January. I think we'll be in a right mess and I think he'll resign and try to get the sympathy card