HaydnNUFC

I don't know enough about Allegri's teams, but I wouldn't begrudge anyone wanting to see a new manager come in if best case scenario happens re: takeover rather than trying to rekindle the past. Me, I just want to be tenth and see Rafa place his glasses away in his top pocket every few weeks. I'd be a happy Newcastle fan They're just effective tbh, they win things. He's also proven he can build and rebuild a squad which as another reason he appeals to me. Will be gutted if ends up at a different PL club. And I'd be dead chuffed if Rafa came back too, love the bloke and he clearly had a vision for this football club. Just prefer the idea of Allegri purely just because curiosity and the thought that you shouldn't go back. There's still thick bell ends amongst our fan base (nevermind the wider national picture) that buy the thought that he played shit boring anti football and a new name would probably get the entire fanbase united behind one guy. That may make Rafa appeal more to some like, proper siege mentality.

Was at both. Palace was the worst experience I've had following NUFC. Looking back the pathetic performance at Villa may be worse due to the implications it had but, aye. That Bournemouth home game was the first time in years a SJP crowd had made a relatively toxic atmosphere against a manager, probably was as bad as Allardyce when Liverpool did us 0-3.

Aye, mental that he isn't starting. He way well be our best keeper in the PL era but he's being kept out because Darlow's made a few saves. I know that may sound harsh on Darlow but even Rob Elliot had a season like he's having in 2015/16: few good performances, kept us in games and won us points almost on his own but prone to an absolute brainfart and no where near our best keeper.

That one where we were 2-0 up under Rafa hurt the most. Aye. Remember a blatant handball by Ashley Young in the box in first half at 0-2 not being given, if we go 0-3 up we win that.

Standard Man Utd away defeat. Took the lead in the last 3 trips before being rolled over, will go for 4-1 again.

https://theathletic.com/2391431/2021/02/17/does-allegri-still-appeal-to-big-clubs/ Great read. Would love him here should a good result from this arbitration bollocks comes and we have new owners, maybe even more so than Rafa.

Have you heard of someone called Mike Ashley? Read the second sentence of my post again. Its solely because Bruce won't be sacked, not that he wouldn't be offered it by uncle Mike.

Nile Ranger back at Southend.

Think Pardew is finished at PL level after that WBA stint tbh. Be amazed if a club hires him. Even us tbh as I can't see Bruce getting the P45 that he deserves.

Probably sad and wrong as fuck here but seeing the sheer transformation in the club from between 1989 and 1991 to 1992 and 1997 and again from mediocrity between 97 and 2000 to Champions League football and outside contenders for the title from 01 to 04 makes me believe that this club is not like any other just like Keegan said in that Athletic article. If we get taken over and everyone pulls in the same direction, there's no reason for this club not to spoil the 'big 6' party. We've done it on a lesser scale in the 90s and early 00s so there's no reason why we can't again. Geez, look at that, Keegan inspiring someone who wasn't even conceived for the years he was manager. What a bloke.

Fuck sake. Cringetastic.

bring him herm #unfinishedbusiness

Wish Daniel Mann did Premier League games, he's class imo.

Aye, Champion is underrated. That commentator who mainly does Championship (did a few games for us in the last Championship season) is underrated too, I think his name is Daniel Mann? Tyler is shite now and Drury is overrated as fuck imo.

From .com. The resumption of international football in March brings with it renewed fears of COVID transmission - and contingencies in order to try and limit that. Amongst that is a FIFA exemption rule that allows clubs to prevent players from honouring national team call-ups, if they would then be subject to an extended period of quarantine on their return. Amongst a clutch of Premier League players facing the situation is Miguel Almiron, with Paraguay scheduled to play World Cup qualifies away to Chile and at home to Colombia in late March. Both countries are on the UK Government "red list" of countries that require a 10 night quarantine to be observed - with no exemption for elite sports. The issue has been raised among PL clubs with the proposal of a joint move that would see them all invoke the regulation. Were Miggy to link up with Paraguay though, he'd potentially miss our first two games after the international break: away to Burnley and home to Spurs. PS: The situation regarding other PL players travelling for internationals is less clear and complicated by various European countries setting different parameters - a situation that has seen European club competitions moving some games to alternative venues this week. Newcastle players potentially leaving the UK on international duty in late March include Jamal Lewis (to Italy), Ciaran Clark & Jeff Hendrick (to Serbia), (Emile Krafth to Sweden & Kosovo), Ryan Fraser (to Israel) and Martin Dubravka (to Cyprus & Slovakia).

Yeah same. Previous seasons I always maintained that we'd stay up due to the ability of Benitez as a manager. Think this time its because of Fulham's form and their run in after the weekend, which is depressing. Here's their remaining games and ours Fulham Sheff Utd (h) Palace (a) Liverpool (a) Man City (h) Leeds (h) Villa (a) Wolves (h) Arsenal (a) Spurs (h) (date tbc) Chelsea (a) Burnley (h) Southampton (a) Man Utd (a) Newcastle (h) Newcastle Man Utd (a) Wolves (h) West Brom (a) Aston Villa (h) Brighton (a) Spurs (h) Burnley (a) West Ham (h) Liverpool (a) Arsenal (h) Leicester (a) Man City (h) Sheff Utd (h) Fulham (a) I've done both generous and harsh predictions for our games and I'm yet to have us picking up fewer than 12 points, which will more than likely see us safe. Probably blind optimism like.

Probably not, as was said on Sky they have to get in the form of a team that'll finish 10th or 11th after having only won 3 games all season. They don't get beat often but they don't win often enough.

Huge pressure on our run of games after Sunday, especially Wolves and West Brom. Just has to be 6 points.

Was that not away at Stoke? Could’ve sworn he did it at Turf Moor, might be wrong though. He might've done, but I vividly remember this and how shit it was. https://www.nufc.com/html/2015-16html/2016-03-02stoke-a.html

Was that not away at Stoke?

Always thought that the likes of him and Gerrard are the kind of ex player that would have young players playing for them due to what they've achieved. Tactically they should be okay for lower leagues initially having both worked under some of the greatest managers. That set piece Derby scored at the weekend is more inventive than anything we've done this season.

Would 1990-91 and 1991-92 prior to Keegan be the worst the club's been at? Obviously you could suggest now but there might not be a Newcastle United FC if we hadn't have stayed up in 92. Late 70s and early 80s again prior to Keegan must have been awful too?

7pm kick off on a Sunday for a Keegan return, mental.

No idea why I'm awake this late/early and trying to translate that but from my limited Spanish what I can gather is along the lines of "Not one fucking large spell of possession. Fucking hell(?). Come on!" "Calm down...(?)" Along with a few more expletives. (Can hear madre, probably puta madre which means motherfucker, but not sure) "We are suffering, its been like this for the last five minutes". "We are running like crazy." Neesy or VI could probably correct me mind. I'm tired.

What was said? Switched off at FT.