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Aye. McClaren should've gone after we lost 5-1 to Chelsea in mid February, we had 3 weeks without a game before a double header v Stoke and Bournemouth which we ended up losing after sticking with McClaren. Benitez would've came in in those 3 weeks and we almost certainly would've picked up more points than in the 10 games he had and stayed up. And we may well have kicked on, I'll die on the hill that going down in 2015/16 set us back years and probably was the beginning of the end for Benitez here in spite of him staying and the optimism of those first 6 months in the Championship. The will they won't they of binning McClaren after the home Bournemouth defeat filled me with dread, fear out of who they'd replace him with. By the following Friday we confirmed Benitez and we all couldn't fucking believe it. I remember being so giddy at seeing photos of him on SSN on adverts for his first game at Leicester and even more so seeing him being interviewed with the crest on his lapel. Reason I'm reiterating this is because no one ever thought we'd ever appoint a manager of the calibre of Rafa under Ashley, will we again? 99.99% sure that managers of that calibre that are out of work that I would get super giddy about being here; Allegri for example (Tuchel maybe too? Don't particularly rate him as anywhere near that calibre) wouldn't touch an Ashley NUFC with a ten mile pole due to saga after saga when Rafa was here regarding transfers. Surely? God I'm depressed now. Sad thing is they didn't even approach Rafa. He got in touch with the club himself to say he was interested. Every other time Mike Ashley and his "advisors" have picked the manager and it's been a disaster every single time. I know that, but the fact that he came here in the first place had us all gobsmacked. Ashley, Charnley, Bishop, Barnes, whoever the fuck is in deciding shit at the club, each manager has been an English PFM and/or a disaster. Its embarrassing and we're all just sick of it. Was that Remi Garde link real?

I’m not defending SB or anything but is he not just talking about the higher pressing, thus winning the ball higher up the pitch?

Pathetic

Yep. So sick of watching this shit.

With that team and bench? No fucking chance man.

Got excited for a second there, looks as if a snake is about to strangle him.

It’s almost as if there’s no thought behind it.

That’s the worst fucking team I’ve seen in a long time.

This is it, great post.

Howe incoming... ...no. Of course we won't sign him.

Question 1) - Are you looking to buy Newcastle United ?

We were 10th in 17-18. Big ambitions Brewcie.

Told by the voice in his head.

I’m back in, Ando says it’s all good, that will do for me . Howay I have tried, I have tried hard, but I cannot even come close to understanding how anyone - faced with the facts - could have been anything but confident that this Takeover would succeed. Based purely on the calibre of the people buying us, it was never going to be in doubt. All we have to do (during the current quiet period) as I have said time-after-time on here, is WAIT !!! The PIF have officially withdrawn their bid to buy NUFC. Doesn't matter if they are still interested. And that they’re interested doesn’t matter if the deal won’t be approved...we could do this all day. I was just answering this part: ” I have tried, I have tried hard, but I cannot even come close to understanding how anyone - faced with the facts - could have been anything but confident that this Takeover would succeed.”

I’m back in, Ando says it’s all good, that will do for me . Howay I have tried, I have tried hard, but I cannot even come close to understanding how anyone - faced with the facts - could have been anything but confident that this Takeover would succeed. Based purely on the calibre of the people buying us, it was never going to be in doubt. All we have to do (during the current quiet period) as I have said time-after-time on here, is WAIT !!! The PIF have officially withdrawn their bid to buy NUFC.

Not budging until I see official confirmation. Been here so many times before. This. I’ve been pretty certain several times before. I see nothing concrete at this point in time. A peace agreement in the Middle East doesn’t mean NUFC are about to be sold, unfortunately.

Tom Huddlestone. Bruce has decided that we need another Shelvey.

Don’t forget it he was turd from then on but can’t deny finishing 5th was good and say it was all despite him and blame him for everything after That 5th season...we had a very good team and were a bit lucky, remember seeing a TEDTalk with a guy explaining/showing how crazy it was that we ended up 5th when looking at the amount of goals we scored compared to chances created. Cisse pretty much scored every time he touched the ball when he arrived. Of course, the following season we were almost relegated with the same team.

Almiron deadwood The Longstaffs aren’t deadwood either, still very young and have showed at least some potential

Because he's bad? He is but didn’t do a bad job here Yes he did

Think GWN is referring to a takeover.

Yep ?

The style of football wasn’t as repulsive under McClaren though. We at least tried to attack and play it on the deck.