Mr Logic

Bolton have yet to win away from home this season, they've scored 7 goals in those 10 games. They just lost Anelka. Keegan has returned. 3-0

Be interesting to see if there is any of the linked names (managers) in the crowd tonight.

My number one choice wasn't an option. To quickly identify faults in own or opponents tactics and capitalise by changing to take advantage. Tactical nous.

And a good signing for them, good signing for almost anybody.

http://www.newcastle-online.com/nufcforum/index.php?topic=49015.0

It's the manner in which he has done it and the timing. Shearer says in his own piece. "They're looking for someone with experience, which rules me out." (paraphrasing) That is, by the rules, Shearer is inelligible. Then he says he would do the job, which all of us already new he would, at some stage, want to. But the timing of this piece is all wrong as is its manner. I will stake everything I own on the fact that neither Ashley or Mort will be pleased with this on the back page of the Sun today.

It also piles more unnecessary pressure on whoever does get the job. Many of the fans would be thinking, "Shearer could have had this job", every time something goes wrong. Creates a negative feeling for the new regime in those same supporters minds. "Should have been Shearer but they got that fuckwit, ZeManager instead!" All in all it doesn't seem beneficial for Newcastle United at this time.

Yep, but the last thing you should do, assuming you are sane, is listen to mob rule.

Are all journalists taught that as a stock phrase or is Oliver moonlighting under another name?

Not another favourite? Eh? http://www.rfi.fr/actufr/images/055/foot_desailly220.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Didier_Deschamps.jpg Brothers aren't they?

"Souness takes over again :( [pages: 1 2 .. 41355 41356]" Don't even joke about it. Page numbers looked realistic enough though if it did happen..

Oh yeah..

Wonder what fantasy he is typing right now regarding Deschamps as the new favourite for the job.

The water-carrier comments was sour grapes from a bruised ego after Deschamps had recieved plaudits from the French press regarding his contribution to the national side.

A couple of interesting points in this article about both Deschamps and Houllier. http://lyon.theoffside.com/team-news/lyon-likes-juventus-manager-didier-deschamps.html

Only thing I could say is at least Deschamps knows English (British) football. Don't believe le Guen had a clue except for what he might have seen on telly.

If the first thing he does is bring in two players that can thread a pass he'll get my undying support. (Edit: Moncur is frequently found to say things that prove he doesn't have his finger anywhere near the pulse of your average Geordie.)

he must be extra grateful to people to who fix telephones then

Houllier favourite in the betting now.

....and won 6 trophies with.

No spik Inglez?

Nothing really jumps off the page at you.

Houllier quotes from 2004 If he's a genuinely interested contender I guess he's changed his mind about the bold comment.

All sounds almost professional, except perhaps this bit - 'However, we are not currently a Champions League team, and in six seasons out of the last ten we have finished in the bottom half of the Premier League.' That shouldn't be a detractor but a positive. We should have done better and with you at the helm we would have done - and now will if you come on board. Saying we can't get a top manager because we haven't achieved as much as we could have hardly seems apt somehow.

This thread is going to be immortalised on football message boards up and down the country.