Hughesy Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2016/03/09/newcastle-united-are-set-to-offer-their-managers-job-to-rafa-ben/ Bailey saying it as well. iirc he was pretty bang on for the transfers. Yeah - he usually seemed to be correct this summer from memory. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Broon Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 "Sorry to ask Steve, but can you take training again tomorrow? We've nearly got your replacement sorted out. I promise you'll be sacked by tomorrow night at the very latest. We really do appreciate it. Just hang on in there, mate." He's not getting sacked, it'll be gardening leave, then he'll be given the choice to walk or take over again if we go down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Binning this useless cunt and getting a proper manager in feels far too good to be true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astraguy Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 We are always "quietly confident" on transfer dealings then never get that player Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 I don't think I've ever heard of a manager (head coach I know) in football who was kept on while there was a quite public search for his replacement going on. Our lot like to do things differently, but I still think it's highly unlikely, especially the McClaren going along with it part. Surely he would demand to be put on gardening leave if he had effectively been told to be the caretaker until they've found their guy? So you think nothing's going on then? Why don't they just come out and back him so that we can move on? Where's the fun in that? Remember the January after Pardew left, with all the supposed sounding out potential managers, 80 high profile candidates had put their name in the head yadayada? Meanwhile Carver took to the bench game after game and it wasn't until a full month after Pardew left, by the time we all knew Carver would get/keep the gig he was gagging for, that they finally confirmed Carver would stay in place until the end of the season? Their master plan was what? To wait until McClaren became available? Steve f***ing McClaren? And you would trust these men to make the correct decision and pull it off? I do think something is going on alright: they're in a pickle and they're buying time in the hope that things will sort themselves out on the pitch with McClaren. People don't seriously believe we are after Rafa Benitez or capable of pulling such a deal off do they? No, I wouldn't trust them to make the right decision, not at all. But in the past they've been quick to deny any claims of the manager (Pardew) being on the verge of being sacked. Now every news source claim that McClaren is doomed and that we're looking for a replacement, and they say nothing. It's likely they fail to get anyone in though, and let McClaren get on with it, like nothing has happened. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 "Steve, do you mind taking training for one more day? We're just trying to find someone to take your job. Cheers" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 "Steve, do you mind taking training for one more day? We're just trying to find someone to take your job. Cheers" Why does everyone think he didn't say that? He 100% said it after practicing in the mirror for half an hour. He's a gormless thumb, why are you putting anything past him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 "Steve, do you mind taking training for one more day? We're just trying to find someone to take your job. Cheers" Why does everyone think he didn't say that? He 100% said it after practicing in the mirror for half an hour. He's a gormless thumb, why are you putting anything past him No, I think he did say that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlito Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 What he's hoping will happen: LC: Hi, Steve? SMc: Yes? LC: Quitterssaywhat SMc: What?! LC: Great! Kthxbai. *Phone down* LC: Hi, Mike? You'll never guess what!... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Getting Benitez in (assuming it does happen) has to be a huge change in intent, from Ashley. Lets just hope the cunts aren't trolling us again. If Benitez were to come in and keep us up, I'd have to consider ending my St James' exile. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_F Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 "Ashley is out of the country therefore they have to wait for him to ok the deal" No rush Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 So Steve is off to grow a goatee, dye his hair black and practise his broken English with a Spanish twang...this is the closest we'll get to Rafa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Getting Benitez in (assuming it does happen) has to be a huge change in intent, from Ashley. Lets just hope the cunts aren't trolling us again. If Benitez were to come in and keep us up, I'd have to consider ending my St James' exile. Amazing what the twat will do when there's money at risk. I can see if he works a miracle and keeps us up, them returning to the old model and another chump in the summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 "Ashley is out of the country therefore they have to wait for him to ok the deal" No rush Mike. Can't be done over the phone of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 "Ashley is out of the country therefore they have to wait for him to ok the deal" No rush Mike. Can't be done over the phone of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Getting Benitez in (assuming it does happen) has to be a huge change in intent, from Ashley. Lets just hope the cunts aren't trolling us again. If Benitez were to come in and keep us up, I'd have to consider ending my St James' exile. Amazing what the twat will do when there's money at risk. I can see if he works a miracle and keeps us up, them returning to the old model and another chump in the summer. Again, I'm sure if Benitez were to come in now, he would want assurances that the gig is is if he keeps us up, and that he can manage as he wants. Give the bloke the keys to the castle and let him get on with it. It's not as if he doesn't have a proven CV! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Getting Benitez in (assuming it does happen) has to be a huge change in intent, from Ashley. Lets just hope the cunts aren't trolling us again. If Benitez were to come in and keep us up, I'd have to consider ending my St James' exile. He'll come in, keep us up, fans will go mental everyone wanting something you feel good about and Rafas phone will never ring again. Nigel Pearson comes in on a 3 year deal with options to extend to 8 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shush Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 The only thing that will make McClaren's delayed sacking debacle worthwhile is if we truly get in Benitez. If we end up with Nigel Pearson it will look like a fucking shambles and the fan apathy and media pressure will see us down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Getting Benitez in (assuming it does happen) has to be a huge change in intent, from Ashley. Lets just hope the cunts aren't trolling us again. If Benitez were to come in and keep us up, I'd have to consider ending my St James' exile. Amazing what the twat will do when there's money at risk. I can see if he works a miracle and keeps us up, them returning to the old model and another chump in the summer. Again, I'm sure if Benitez were to come in now, he would want assurances that the gig is is if he keeps us up, and that he can manage as he wants. Give the bloke the keys to the castle and let him get on with it. It's not as if he doesn't have a proven CV! Amazing Mike has never thought that it will get him more revenue in the long run doing so. Unless we're just a plaything he feels he can poke whenever he has had a bad day at SD. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Getting Benitez in (assuming it does happen) has to be a huge change in intent, from Ashley. Lets just hope the cunts aren't trolling us again. If Benitez were to come in and keep us up, I'd have to consider ending my St James' exile. Amazing what the twat will do when there's money at risk. I can see if he works a miracle and keeps us up, them returning to the old model and another chump in the summer. Again, I'm sure if Benitez were to come in now, he would want assurances that the gig is is if he keeps us up, and that he can manage as he wants. Give the bloke the keys to the castle and let him get on with it. It's not as if he doesn't have a proven CV! Ashley's history to date suggests he'll be given those promises, keeps us up, then gets fucked about in the summer leading to him walking and some shmuck coming in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 If Benitez comes in and keeps us up, I'd be mildly excited about the club's potential change in attitude. Spending on a manager makes the team do better? What a revelation. Foolish, I know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Getting Benitez in (assuming it does happen) has to be a huge change in intent, from Ashley. Lets just hope the cunts aren't trolling us again. If Benitez were to come in and keep us up, I'd have to consider ending my St James' exile. Amazing what the twat will do when there's money at risk. I can see if he works a miracle and keeps us up, them returning to the old model and another chump in the summer. Again, I'm sure if Benitez were to come in now, he would want assurances that the gig is is if he keeps us up, and that he can manage as he wants. Give the bloke the keys to the castle and let him get on with it. It's not as if he doesn't have a proven CV! Ashley's history to date suggests he'll be given those promises, keeps us up, then gets fucked about in the summer leading to him walking and some shmuck coming in. Ashley's history to date was to have the smallest net spend out of the top league clubs over the last few seasons, but that has changed since last summer. It might be too much to hope for, but maybe he now wants a manager capable of spending that sort of money on the right players and actually making them play as a team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mofo Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 What he's hoping will happen: LC: Hi, Steve? SMc: Yes? LC: Quitterssaywhat SMc: What?! LC: Great! Kthxbai. *Phone down* LC: Hi, Mike? You'll never guess what!... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiedean Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Ashley is probably looking at Leicester and thinking hmmmmmmm cheap shoestring club with ex Chelsea and Valencia manager Guess who wins again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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