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I must have missed something. Has it been confirmed that the "SOCKS BLOWN OFF" person was either Hughes or Redknapp. No but the same person who made the "socks blown off claim" follows up the story with a "Its 50/50 between Hughes and Redknapp" 1+1=3/quote] Not quite. Whoever was getting banded about by an agent earlier on the week, to who the club may be after can be completely different things & news storiers. Please note unlike NE5 I have not got the will power, time or can be arsed to explain this over 25+ posts & then deal with the 75 or so sub topics that will be generated. If you cant digest it, ignore it I dont understand, it doesnt quite make sense. Are you saying that things may of changed since oliver was rung and the said manager may not be an option now? You dont say. I am saying who ever was getting touted around earlier on may be completely different to who the club are after which from reading the Chron today it was getting put across that Hughes was a club target. In todays article about Hughes being 50/50 did Oliver refer to the "BLOW YOUR SOCKS OFF" story? But if "Mort had his socks off" by this touted manager why would he be looking at other targets? Surely if he was that impressed by this said manager he'd be pursuing him and him only?

I must have missed something. Has it been confirmed that the "SOCKS BLOWN OFF" person was either Hughes or Redknapp. No but the same person who made the "socks blown off claim" follows up the story with a "Its 50/50 between Hughes and Redknapp" 1+1=3/quote] Not quite. Whoever was getting banded about by an agent earlier on the week, to who the club may be after can be completely different things & news storiers. Please note unlike NE5 I have not got the will power, time or can be arsed to explain this over 25+ posts & then deal with the 75 or so sub topics that will be generated. If you cant digest it, ignore it I dont understand, it doesnt quite make sense. Are you saying that things may of changed since oliver was rung and the said manager may not be an option now?

I must have missed something. Has it been confirmed that the "SOCKS BLOWN OFF" person was either Hughes or Redknapp. No but the same person who made the "socks blown off claim" follows up the story with a "Its 50/50 between Hughes and Redknapp" 1+1=... Someone with limited football knowledge could get their socks blown off by Redknapp or Hughes. I dont think someone who has been continuosly involved with football 14 hours a day for the past 7 months running one of th biggest clubs in england canbe described as someone with limited football knowledge. I also dont think someone like Harry redknapp or Hughes, managers of clubs who are within 8 points of us in the league are names which would "blow the chairmens socks off" think about it.

I must have missed something. Has it been confirmed that the "SOCKS BLOWN OFF" person was either Hughes or Redknapp. No but the same person who made the "socks blown off claim" follows up the story with a "Its 50/50 between Hughes and Redknapp" 1+1=... Someone with limited football knowledge could get their socks blown off by Redknapp or Hughes. About the 10th time ive head you say that! Im not sayin that someone socks didnt get blown off, im just saying that its pretty clear that if Oliver was telling the truth in his original article it was either Hughes or Arry who we was refering to...

I must have missed something. Has it been confirmed that the "SOCKS BLOWN OFF" person was either Hughes or Redknapp. No but the same person who made the "socks blown off claim" follows up the story with a "Its 50/50 between Hughes and Redknapp" 1+1=...

Whats going on? How come you all believe this guy?

Maybe to advise the board on what type of manager the fans'll want? FWIW, that's my guess. If theres any inkling of this being true theni wouldnt mind seeing SBR having an input as well!

someone has been saying lately how jealous they are of Evertons superior last decade to ours mackems.gif So he should be happy with Moyes, maybe he will blow his socks off. I think it was fredbob, but can't be bothered to look Not quite NE5, not quite. See what you wanna see. I havent got too much time for your constant sniping to be honest. It's getting a tad boring. Then don't retaliate. It takes two to tango. What, you think im gonna sit here and let him say what he wants about me? Like i said its getting boring, i'm willing to leave it at that.

Maybe to advise the board on what type of manager the fans'll want?

someone has been saying lately how jealous they are of Evertons superior last decade to ours mackems.gif So he should be happy with Moyes, maybe he will blow his socks off. I think it was fredbob, but can't be bothered to look Not quite NE5, not quite. See what you wanna see. I havent got too much time for your constant sniping to be honest. It's getting a tad boring.

Must be dreaming that he's manager of Bayern then. Swiss National side?

I keep hearing this bollocls about newcastle fans needing to be understood, we need to get someone who understand the area etc bollocks, maybe that is why we're after british. Redkanpp would fit 3 of the 4 of your criteria, Keegan as well. Who knows? I just wish something substantial would come out. I dont think i can handle a solid week of speculation yours sincerely Fredbob

Redknapp is a bit of aflavour of the month himself, it wasnt long ago that england were after an english manager, i cant remember his name being anywhere near the hat. His stock has basically grown in the past 18 months. To be honest, if he could replicate the type of football he is playing with Portsmouth over here with a bigger budget then i could support him.

You dont hink there styles of football are similar but until recently Harry didnt have anywhere near the saem backing Keegan had, both have an all out attack sort of mentality. I dont know, i know that Harry isnt the best candidate out there, he wouldnt be my choice inthe slightest, but i think he could be capable of bringing some much needed good time at nufc. There arent that many attacking minded managers out there who would inspire me, all the better ones seem defensive minded to me.

Precisely, Dave. Save our £100m* from Allardyce just to give it to Redknapp? Gerraway. *obviously, before someone pedantic sillybilly picks up on it, i'm just using that figure hypothetically... Id trust Harry to make better more attacking signings than Allardyce to be honest. I think he'd be able to implement those signings better as well. I dont know why, but Harry reminds me of Keegan.

I think though that he'd be the exact opposite to Allardyce to be honest, he style has always been to try and beat them rather than Allardyces stop them scoring try and nick it. I can see Redknapp using the money on buyng more more attacking options rather than looking for defensive options. A complete different philosphy. Id rather we had Redknapp to Keegan, they strike me as similar types of managers.

Thats a good point, something which hasnt really been mentioned too much.

its all hypothetical, im just trying to look at the merits of the potential appointment. try and drum up some support etc....

Well, if we are to believe what the media are saying then 'Arry looks like he could be coming up north for a while. Now if this was to happen, why would people be unhappy? Is it because we should be aiming higher or becasue people dont rate Redknapp? Now personally, i think 'Arry could be someone i could get behind, more so than Allardyce, his brand of footbal is really good to watch and he has been pretty successful where ever he's been as well as unearthing and blooding young talent and some excellent gems. His impact on a football club is pretty immediate too, bar southampton which people could argue was a sinking ship anyway. The more i think about this potential appoint, the more it would excite me, he has a really good record in the transfer market his brand of football would be excellent, the squad he would inherit would have some good attacking options and i have no doubt that with backing he'd undoubtedly get would he would be ableto pull off some big trasfers. I also think that his effect would be pretty immediate.

To be honest, i could see both happening, Blackburn arent ever gonna be able to employ the same resources we have, and he strikes me as an ambitious manager. Redknapp has links with Ashley and is one of the lowest paid managers in the league with ok resourcesbut nothing compared to us. He'd also be tempted by the fat wages he'd be earingin up here. Massively tempted. i take ur point, but both clubs are doing well and it would take some balls to move here who have no chance of doing anything this season (realistically) Yeh, thats what i think, i could probably understand Hughes coming here, if only for the challenge and backing he's bound to get i can see Blackburn hitting a plateau pretty soon.. If harry came up here it would be mad to be honest, he has a cushy job with a bright future.

To be honest, i could see both happening, Blackburn arent ever gonna be able to employ the same resources we have, and he strikes me as an ambitious manager. Redknapp has links with Ashley and is one of the lowest paid managers in the league with ok resourcesbut nothing compared to us. He'd also be tempted by the fat wages he'd be earingin up here. Massively tempted.

Both Blackburn and pompey seem open to offers for Hughes and Arry, usualy you get the "not going anywhere" blurb.

It would be easier for you to just say you believed the article.

Not necessarily. Whether Redknapp or Hughes are considered of the 'blown socks off' standard depends on how highly they are rated by the board, whom at the moment have a very questionable level of football knowledge. nah sorry i'm not having that, if it turns out to be one of them he was lying Really, if Redknapp or Hughes are appointed, it means that the board thinks he was the best possible man for the job, and therefore given what must therefore be assumed to be limited football knowledge, Mort's socks blew off when he received the call touting whoever. Another absolutely correct observation, ignored by those who form a different "opinion" based on nothing other than seeing what they want to see. Well you are ignoring things as well, such as Oliver describing the agents client as being a "top manager", and also one who didnt have morts number. It may of been viable that Oliver may belive that Hughes and Redknapp are top managers, and they may of "knocked the boards socks off" but it isnt under any circumstances viable that the representatives of Hughes or Redknap wont have Morts number my post a few days ago, said that I think it was obviously a deliberate ploy to get this particular event reported in the press, by the biggest paper in the city, and Oliver duly obliged. It being his job, unless he had reason to hold it back. I haven't got a clue what Oliver thinks of Redknapp or Hughes. Nor Mort, because we don't know who the name was that was mentioned, nor do we know who Ashley and Mort think "would blow their socks off". Not yet anyway. So I can't see your point, you are rambling on again. I will be interested to see your response if they start to back their manager mind, copies of any letters of protest you send to the board for showing ambition and not building up solid, slow and "planned" foundations should be posted on here for interests sake if nothing else. Just so we can all see. What, so you didnt think it was true? As you describe it as a ploy, yet in your previous posts you say... Dear me, bracktracking-ell!

Amen. Case closed.