Northern Monkey

Lets not fucking pretend we have half a team waiting on the injury list to come back in, or that even the "best" team Roeder thinks he has is anywhere near good enough. For me, there are 4 tiers in the Premiership, and we are in the third tier. We're a decent, average-sizd club with a very poor squad.

I didn't mind when he was shite on the right wing, because that was just Roeder being a spaz. But he's been a fucking shocker on the left most of the time as well. His movement was half decent, but his passing and ball retention was crap.

Restated then: I don't think the board can therefore we won't. I don't see why you should feel embarrassed either, that's just daft that. If we were Man Utd, then aye, but we aren't and we won't ever get there if we keep chopping and changing. Roeder could well get us to qualify for Europe again which is a far cry from where we were heading under Souness, lets take things at a time and see where we are when the dust is settled, then look higher. Anyway it is Shearer next and at this stage, we don't know whether he would be any better than Roeder and I'm not willing to gamble on that just now. Its embarassing because we are NUFC, effectively a 3rd tier Premiership club, with a Championship manager (not the game, natch). I don't think Roeder will get us into Europe proper, really. As for Shearer, thats a recurring fear, isn't it.

Campbell and Lauren are both the wrong side of 30 and both signed multi-year contracts at Portsmouth. Who's to say either player will be the same player they are now in a few years and then everyone will be moaning in a few years when they are useless and we can't get rid of them. I'd rather wait until the end of the season and bring in a good, young RB then bring in Lauren. As for CB we have Onyewu who looks very solid and is 6/7 years younger than Campbell. Thats some good short-term thinking on the CB front. As for players being useless and we can't get rid of them, well, we only have one CB (pre - and possibly post - who knows, Gooch) who DOESN'T fall into this category.

I don't think there are many people who can genuinely question Wengers planning with Walcott, or anyone else for that matter. He's not like sodding Roeder, he's not going to play someone out of position if they aren't goign to do a good enough job.

i disagree that we couldn't get a better manager in - i don't think we particularly tried. He's a very poor manager, for me, who makes some extremely poor choices. Having him as manager of NUFC is a bit embarassing, tbh.

What he said.

I don't think we have a particularly good chance of winning it, tbh.

I wonder how long it would be after a guilty verdict, before NUFC fans blame the FA for everything, and start to pretend that Emre definately wasn't racist.

Don't, that stupid cunt Roeder probably will. Or he'll pretend Ameobi and Babayaro can do a good enoguh job for us in their positions, and buy another central midfielder.

I have to say, I disagree. People were delighted at his signing - even if were concerned about N'Zogbia's future. It provided strength in depth. He had the full support of the crowd, and the onus was on him to perform. If and when he starts performing, people will lay off him. It's a tough deal, but it's a tough profession! I'm not talking about general assessments. I mean I really can't recall anyone on here during a match/post-match thread or anything like that saying anything positive about his play. I'm talking single passes, decent runs etc. Not a single thing. Because making one good pass per game, but being hideous for the rest of it, deserves no praise. Its praising that kind of woeful underperformance that has lead to people saying Shambles is a decent defender.

Cheat.

Are you aware that our chairman doesnt have a clue about football and will hire someone like Souness I dont think you will want this I just got a pain down the left side of my body.

Replace ASAP. As for the "better stick with him than get someone worse in", thats rubbish. Get rid of him and get someone better than him.

51 points.

Penalty takers are the least threat to Roeders authority, i reckon. he's got plenty of other stuff to worry about, liek favouring shite players.

It was a deliberate, cheating dive. End of. you seem awfully certain - are you duff in disquise? Have you seen it? He dived. That is deyond dispute. see my first comment please - yes i saw it, i just don't completely agree with you Don't agree that he deliberately dove (sic??)?

Souness was a bigger cancer than Bellamy ever could have been.

Just what Newcastle United need. A change of manager. We're already a f****** laughing stock ffs! And we'll continue to be one with such an incompetent manager at the helm. A laughing stock who's team is in the last 16 of the UEFA cup. Has a good chance of qualifying for Europe again. And has performed heroics with the worst injury pileup in the clubs history. Word. I'd say we have little chance of progressing further than the next round of the Uefa Cup, and mid table mediocrity bekons in the league. As for injuries, they've only be highlighted to such an extent because Roeder has failed to address the gaping holes in our squad during the last two transfer windows. nice and optimistic fan i see Honesty - a bad thing? what has honesty got to do with anything? i dont expect him to lie about what he thinks, i just think its pessimistic. Pessimism or optimism is irrelevant, the facts are that Roeder has fucked up.

Certainly, the best 'keepers have very few weaknesses. And Shay does indeed. He's in the top 5 in the Prem, no bother, but nowhere near the top 10 in the world.

I still don't see it. I mean, he's Turkish. Amd we all know how racially tolerant THEY are.

Just what Newcastle United need. A change of manager. We're already a f****** laughing stock ffs! And we'll continue to be one with such an incompetent manager at the helm. A laughing stock who's team is in the last 16 of the UEFA cup. Has a good chance of qualifying for Europe again. And has performed heroics with the worst injury pileup in the clubs history. Word. I'd say we have little chance of progressing further than the next round of the Uefa Cup, and mid table mediocrity bekons in the league. As for injuries, they've only be highlighted to such an extent because Roeder has failed to address the gaping holes in our squad during the last two transfer windows. nice and optimistic fan i see Honesty - a bad thing?

It was a deliberate, cheating dive. End of. you seem awfully certain - are you duff in disquise? Have you seen it? He dived. That is deyond dispute.

Murray's decent, I reckon. Shambolic, more like. He's worse on the radio, granted, but he's definately no TV presenter. He's ok man. Does alright on the European Poker Tour too. The Poker tour is about his level, i can't abide him as a proper presenter. And he's crucified Fighting Talk.

i suppose this should be in the duffs dive thread, but i dont think its likely that diving is ever going to be stopped, would you rather teams dived against us to get results and we played honestly when opportunities to go down arised and lost points due to it? i think it evens itself out over time and its sadly part of the game. Evens itself out? Thats the kind of thing pathetic old pro's say when they try to justify the factthat players blatantly cheat.