thomas Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 still not convinced the turbochoads will sack him and get anyone competent in Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallace Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 He has to go. No point sticking with him and thinking he is the man to get them back up - he has already proved that he couldn't do that with Derby. Getting someone decent in now - if only on a short-term appointment will give them a chance. However, I have no confidence in their choice of manager as there is no-one who will be involved in the decision who has the knowledge of what is required. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 It seems to me that Rafa would be a bad choice short term, since he'd need some time to drill his very tactical approach into the players (and a lot of the current players seem of the thick sort). Sadly NUFC needs solution short term. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 They'll not bring in a foreigner because they'd have to speak directly to him. It'll be a middle aged Brit they can leer out the office window with complaining about the Chinese. Malky Mackay tbh He's too racist with our diverse squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 It seems to me that Rafa would be a bad choice short term, since he'd need some time to drill his very tactical approach into the players (and a lot of the current players seem of the thick sort). Sadly NUFC needs solution short term. Not that he'd come anyway but I think the respect the players would have for him might be enough to help us in the short term Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 It seems to me that Rafa would be a bad choice short term, since he'd need some time to drill his very tactical approach into the players (and a lot of the current players seem of the thick sort). Sadly NUFC needs solution short term. At the minute. We don't appear to have any tactics. McClaren is still figuring out how to set us up, 28 games into the season FFS I think anything from Benitez would be an improvement. He'd make us harder to beat in the short term and hopefully develop some sort of identity, in the long term. All moot, though. I don't think he'd come and I doubt we'd approach him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 It seems to me that Rafa would be a bad choice short term, since he'd need some time to drill his very tactical approach into the players (and a lot of the current players seem of the thick sort). Sadly NUFC needs solution short term. At the minute. We don't appear to have any tactics. McClaren is still figuring out how to set us up, 28 games into the season FFS I think anything from Benitez would be an improvement. He'd make us harder to beat in the short term and hopefully develop some sort of identity, in the long term. All moot, though. I don't think he'd come and I doubt we'd approach him. Yeah, he's out of the question, was speaking rhetorically. Maybe just the bounce and morale lift would be enough, but he's the kind of manager that needs time imho. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Prepare yourself for bad news. Once they've thought about it, they'll realise no cunt will come to us who is any better than McClaren and so stick with him and publicly back him and say everything is fine. They done it with Carver last year if you remember. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 It goes without saying that I think at this stage anyone is an improvement even if it's short-term. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Prepare yourself for bad news. Once they've thought about it, they'll realise no cunt will come to us who is any better than McClaren and so stick with him and publicly back him and say everything is fine. They done it with Carver last year if you remember. We were midtable when Carver took over though weren't we? Bit different now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Prepare yourself for bad news. Once they've thought about it, they'll realise no c*** will come to us who is any better than McClaren and so stick with him and publicly back him and say everything is fine. They done it with Carver last year if you remember. Not even Carver had the club in such a bad position IIRC, despite that abysmal run. But yeah, precedent is not encouraging. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Prepare yourself for bad news. Once they've thought about it, they'll realise no c*** will come to us who is any better than McClaren and so stick with him and publicly back him and say everything is fine. They done it with Carver last year if you remember. We were midtable when Carver took over though weren't we? Bit different now I'm on about after losing 8 games on the trot with Carver. We had 3 or 4 games left and we tried to get McClaren in (I'm sure there was a big meeting at the training ground, it was on SSN all day), he turned us down so the club came out and publicly backed him. Can you not remember that? What is happening now will be exactly the same. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 I'd question the mental health of anyone remotely competent wanting the job. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Well go on then. Build your hopes up! I wont be haha! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Benitez. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-421 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Prepare yourself for bad news. Once they've thought about it, they'll realise no c*** will come to us who is any better than McClaren and so stick with him and publicly back him and say everything is fine. They done it with Carver last year if you remember. Not even Carver had the club in such a bad position IIRC, despite that abysmal run. But yeah, precedent is not encouraging. I think the difference this time, apart from the big TV money at stake, is the fact that they chose and waited for McClaren. Then he had a summer of spending (probably little say in those signings), then after disappointing results, he got to spend more (and signifiganlty) choose some of his own players in January, but we are now worse off and heading down. Looking back at history, Pardew's first full season we finished 5th - then they gave him the contract extension up to 8 years as they feared England might come knocking. That may have contributed to him not being sacked. McClaren only got a 3yr contract, didn't he? As someone else said, he's failed miserably at all targets he was set this season, and been given better resources/funds than predecessors. That is why I believe (perhaps naively) that Ashley may take action this time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Exactly, he's just been the manager for the biggest team in the world ffs. Why on earth would Benitez come here? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 The attributes you need to get a manager's job at Newcastle are to have no pride, no shame, no ambition and no issues with doing what you're told even if it's the the detriment of the team, the club or your own standing in the game. That rules out most of the managers being spoken about here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Benitez wants back into the premier league. If we were run by humans he'd be up for it no doubt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 I don't see why Rafa 'would never come' like, we just won't try for him in the first place, and if we did it wouldn't be a serious offer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 From the 3rd best team in Spain, to the 19th in England. Aye. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonTastic Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 From the 3rd best team in Spain, to the 19th in England. Aye. 500k per win and a £5m bonus for keeping us up, I'm sure he'd be tempted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 There are certainly reasons why he might consider us, but I don't think we'd pay him enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazzle Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Liverpool finished 4th before Benitez took over, Inter 1st, Napoli 2nd, Real 2nd. Gonna be a hell of a job convincing him. I think even Moyes is a bit unrealistic and Rodgers even more than Moyes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 From the 3rd best team in Spain, to the 19th in England. Aye. That's not exactly how football works mind, but fair enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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