mrmojorisin75

https://theathletic.com/2916740/2021/10/28/how-it-feels-to-be-a-newcastle-fan-now-everyone-hates-them/ fucking hell this is bad

actually just reading in the athletic that xavi was close to font, who laporte beat in the election so there's never actually been an approach for him

true but it's not something that's totally alien to them is what i mean, appointing someone who came through their system and succeeded at the highest level would surely be the best thing for them at this stage also people saying overmars/ten hag to Barca - why would they need overmars? identifying and developing youth players isn't exactly their problem

First point on this is that I could get on board with the idea in principle assuming they either postpone it until all existing deals are concluded - so something like Man City having their stadium sponsored by a company linked to their owner or whatever shouldn't be allowed if we're not if you see what I mean. So if Man City can benefit from it until 2030 or whatever then we should be able to be for the same time period otherwise it's basically just fixing the deck against us (and anyone else). Second point is they've proven themselves to be bent as fuck so there's no way you could trust impartiality in the process.

pretty sure he either didn't or if he did it was only because he didn't like the last board and was talked of as coming in the moment the now president or whatever got elected because they have close ties also whoever said it would be a knee-jerk appointment cause it's "one of their own" well so was Pep and so was Enrique that's what they do well tbf guess the only thing that matters is whether xavi would leave now due to the general state of the club imo

Think that's fine if you nail the appointment(s) but with Rafa you'd have a known quantity, someone we know will be able to build the club up from the bottom.

pretty mad https://theathletic.com/2902465/2021/10/27/the-viking-clap-is-ruined-forever-icelandic-footballs-sex-abuse-scandal/

btw for those wanting Emery - i personally think he'd be on a hiding to nothing with our arsehole fans, they'll only see his arsenal failure and unless it was instant success and nice football they'll be all over him

More simple than that, he's probably just a professional and has rebuilt after their class CL run to be having a good season and probably doesn't want to abandon them at this time which is spot on really. He'll also know he'll not be shy of a job offer or two come the summer so there's hardly massive pressure there and this is his only chance.

it's a tricky spot they're in actually - if they have a target in mind that they're willing to wait for that's fine and dandy but then you need to draft in a fixer to try and keep us up and who is gonna want to take that job unless it's some shitbag like allardyce

we missed a trick, should have offered swapsies for Steve Bacon, they need a motivator after coldness of Rafa

People say this like it's one or the other. As that Liverpool fan was saying they're valued at $2bn or whatever now through being well run with some investment, the Saudi's will know that in ploughing money into the club it'll end up being worth a shitload anyway.

Lampard I could even kind of understand if that's what happened but Martinez is a proven failure, I can't understand why anyone would go near him at the top end of football.

Chelsea is a dead duck anyway lets be honest, and they'll know this, so as long as they have someone in the stands for that game or at least ready to walk in on the Monday morning I think that's fine. If it drags on to the Brighton game it's becoming wasteful imo.

scrappy draw vs. atalanta and comeback against spurs to save a point, set them up nicely for Pep

i think the poll would be more instructive if we voted for all the ones we absolutely wouldn't touch

few players there have signed or will sign new contracts but you could do some damage on those lists alright

you're right - if the new mob have any sense they'll be hitting that list in january and getting the cream in on low(er) fees instead of waiting until the summer

concept kit ppl need locking up for public safety

like who?

https://theathletic.com/2908686/2021/10/24/newcastle-are-desperate-for-january-and-it-feels-a-long-way-off-they-have-so-much-to-do/ it's only a one liner in there though, sadly not a bacon hit-piece

so we don't have a sporting director, or a new manager, yet we're targetting villa reserves who have done fuck all in their career by age 27 seems legit

course they're not gonna immediately spend £600m like but you don't grow an investment like a football club without spending on players and facilities and being successful on the pitch, look at the likes of Chelsea now and what they'd be worth if RA ever wanted to sell, you'd be talking into the billions maybe

considering everything that's gone down i'd kind of like them to do something mental in the next two window tbh go and sign 8 x £50m players and still have money left before you even touch commercial deals