NUFC restored as everyones favourite second team

[Guest Brazilianbob]

Allardyce has restored our position as everyones favourite second team because when they play us they know NUFC will make their team look like world beaters and guarantee them 3 points.

[Robster]

Allardyce has restored our position as everyones favourite second team because when they play us they know NUFC will make their team look like world beaters and guarantee them 3 points.

but true

[NG32]

Easy points aye, especially for the bottom clubs.

 

 

[Guest LucaAltieri]

Oh bloody hell.

 

It’s a good few years now but seems our fans still haven’t grasped this whole notion of a being a mid-table team.

 

There are no teams we should be expecting a result against. Particularly when playing a team like Wigan, who have been good (bar one match) under the new manager, especially when we’re away from home.

 

Welcome to mid-table mediocrity chaps. Get used to it for the next couple of years. No amount of regime change is going to alter it.

 

[Dave]

Oh bloody hell.

 

It’s a good few years now but seems our fans still haven’t grasped this whole notion of a being a mid-table team.

 

There are no teams we should be expecting a result against. Particularly when playing a team like Wigan, who have been good (bar one match) under the new manager, especially when we’re away from home.

 

Welcome to mid-table mediocrity chaps. Get used to it for the next couple of years. No amount of regime change is going to alter it.

 

 

Bang on. We're just not that good. To be good takes time...

[Dragon55544]

Oh bloody hell.

 

It’s a good few years now but seems our fans still haven’t grasped this whole notion of a being a mid-table team.

 

There are no teams we should be expecting a result against. Particularly when playing a team like Wigan, who have been good (bar one match) under the new manager, especially when we’re away from home.

 

Welcome to mid-table mediocrity chaps. Get used to it for the next couple of years. No amount of regime change is going to alter it.

 

 

We shouldnt be going to places like Derby and playing for a 0-0 draw.

[Robster]

Oh bloody hell.

 

It’s a good few years now but seems our fans still haven’t grasped this whole notion of a being a mid-table team.

 

There are no teams we should be expecting a result against. Particularly when playing a team like Wigan, who have been good (bar one match) under the new manager, especially when we’re away from home.

 

Welcome to mid-table mediocrity chaps. Get used to it for the next couple of years. No amount of regime change is going to alter it.

 

 

Surely its not being arrogant to expect to beat Derby at home... or even at worst not concede a goal against them.

I bet even Derby fans couldnt believe what was happening in that match

[Dokko]

Oh bloody hell.

 

It’s a good few years now but seems our fans still haven’t grasped this whole notion of a being a mid-table team.

 

There are no teams we should be expecting a result against. Particularly when playing a team like Wigan, who have been good (bar one match) under the new manager, especially when we’re away from home.

 

Welcome to mid-table mediocrity chaps. Get used to it for the next couple of years. No amount of regime change is going to alter it.

 

 

What a load of fuking shit.

 

Billionaire owner, half decent team, and decent manager, we should be knocking on Europe's door by this time next year, no problem. You could forgive a few for hoping it could even be this year, we should be at least competitive.

 

[Dave]

He never mentioned Derby to be fair.

[GM]

Oh bloody hell.

 

It’s a good few years now but seems our fans still haven’t grasped this whole notion of a being a mid-table team.

 

There are no teams we should be expecting a result against. Particularly when playing a team like Wigan, who have been good (bar one match) under the new manager, especially when we’re away from home.

 

Welcome to mid-table mediocrity chaps. Get used to it for the next couple of years. No amount of regime change is going to alter it.

 

 

What a load of fuking shit.

 

Billionaire owner, half decent team, and decent manager, we should be knocking on Europe's door by this time next year, no problem. You could forgive a few for hoping it could even be this year, we should be at least competitive.

 

 

Patience clearly in short supply in certain parts of the North East, then.

[ElDiablo]

Oh bloody hell.

 

It’s a good few years now but seems our fans still haven’t grasped this whole notion of a being a mid-table team.

 

There are no teams we should be expecting a result against. Particularly when playing a team like Wigan, who have been good (bar one match) under the new manager, especially when we’re away from home.

 

Welcome to mid-table mediocrity chaps. Get used to it for the next couple of years. No amount of regime change is going to alter it.

 

Sad thing is mate we could be EASILY lower than we are, we've picked up 7 points in the last 3 games previous to Wigan that could easily have been just 1 or 2. That would leave us about behind Reading, with Spurs and Bolton who seem to be improving breathing down are necks... With Chelsea, Citeh, Man Utd and Arsenal to play before we get to Feb.

[LoveItIfWeBeatU]

Oh bloody hell.

 

It’s a good few years now but seems our fans still haven’t grasped this whole notion of a being a mid-table team.

 

There are no teams we should be expecting a result against. Particularly when playing a team like Wigan, who have been good (bar one match) under the new manager, especially when we’re away from home.

 

Welcome to mid-table mediocrity chaps. Get used to it for the next couple of years. No amount of regime change is going to alter it.

Look at Man City. As bad, if not worse than us last season. They have had a good season so far.

[Dragon55544]

He never mentioned Derby to be fair.

 

He said there is no team we should expect a result against. IMO we should be expecting to beat the relegation candidates even if we are a mid table team. Having 1 shot on target in 90 mins against Wigan is fucking unacceptable.

[Dave]

Look at Man City. As bad, if not worse than us last season. They have had a good season so far.

 

Sven is an international class manager and had a year to scout the players he brought in.

[Dokko]

Oh bloody hell.

 

It’s a good few years now but seems our fans still haven’t grasped this whole notion of a being a mid-table team.

 

There are no teams we should be expecting a result against. Particularly when playing a team like Wigan, who have been good (bar one match) under the new manager, especially when we’re away from home.

 

Welcome to mid-table mediocrity chaps. Get used to it for the next couple of years. No amount of regime change is going to alter it.

 

 

What a load of fuking shit.

 

Billionaire owner, half decent team, and decent manager, we should be knocking on Europe's door by this time next year, no problem. You could forgive a few for hoping it could even be this year, we should be at least competitive.

 

 

Patience clearly in short supply in certain parts of the North East, then.

 

There's a fine balance between patience and ambition, neither you or me decides where that line is, what I feel is correct cannot surely be seen as ridiculous or absurd surely considering even Roeder achieved that mark with a shit and crippled team, wanker of an owner and him being a overall crap manager.

 

 

[La Parka]

Oh bloody hell.

 

It’s a good few years now but seems our fans still haven’t grasped this whole notion of a being a mid-table team.

 

There are no teams we should be expecting a result against. Particularly when playing a team like Wigan, who have been good (bar one match) under the new manager, especially when we’re away from home.

 

Welcome to mid-table mediocrity chaps. Get used to it for the next couple of years. No amount of regime change is going to alter it.

 

 

Exactly what I have been saying.

 

People just need to accept we have fallen behind.

[Dave]

Billionaire owner

 

Hate to go all NE5 on you but that's been pushed by loads of people so far as a reason why we should be doing better, when in reality we have no idea what his intentions are in terms of bringing in players.

[Guest LucaAltieri]

Oh bloody hell.

 

It’s a good few years now but seems our fans still haven’t grasped this whole notion of a being a mid-table team.

 

There are no teams we should be expecting a result against. Particularly when playing a team like Wigan, who have been good (bar one match) under the new manager, especially when we’re away from home.

 

Welcome to mid-table mediocrity chaps. Get used to it for the next couple of years. No amount of regime change is going to alter it.

 

 

Surely its not being arrogant to expect to beat Derby at home... or even at worst not concede a goal against them.

I bet even Derby fans couldnt believe what was happening in that match

 

On paper, perhaps not... but my guess is the "team that's bottom at Christmas..." statistics have motivated Derby a bit lately. They should have had a well-earned point against Liverpool the other day, too. They're on a mini purple-patch.

 

But even then, that's irrelevant.

 

It’s what being mid-table is all about. We get a few good results against teams about our standard or better (see Arsenal, Bolton, West Ham, Spurs, Everton) then it’s balanced out be losing to teams we would like a result against (see Derby… twice).

 

Come the end of the season we’re going to be roughly where we deserve to be.

[LoveItIfWeBeatU]

Look at Man City. As bad, if not worse than us last season. They have had a good season so far.

 

Sven is an international class manager and had a year to scout the players he brought in.

Proves that it can be done though. Shit team + Good manager + flair players = Entertaining football

[Dave]

He never mentioned Derby to be fair.

 

He said there is no team we should expect a result against. IMO we should be expecting to beat the relegation candidates even if we are a mid table team. Having 1 shot on target in 90 mins against Wigan is fucking unacceptable.

 

Expecting to win any game is probably half the reason these shit teams seem to always catch us cold. I honestly believe it filters down onto the pitch, or is there anyway.

[Dave]

Look at Man City. As bad, if not worse than us last season. They have had a good season so far.

 

Sven is an international class manager and had a year to scout the players he brought in.

Proves that it can be done though. Shit team + Good manager + flair players = Entertaining football

 

But...there's no comparison mate.

[BlueStar]

There are no teams we should be expecting a result against.

 

Other mid-table and lower teams can confidently expect a result against us at the moment.

[James]

Also Manchester City started out with a better spine to their team.

[La Parka]

Oh bloody hell.

 

It’s a good few years now but seems our fans still haven’t grasped this whole notion of a being a mid-table team.

 

There are no teams we should be expecting a result against. Particularly when playing a team like Wigan, who have been good (bar one match) under the new manager, especially when we’re away from home.

 

Welcome to mid-table mediocrity chaps. Get used to it for the next couple of years. No amount of regime change is going to alter it.

 

 

Surely its not being arrogant to expect to beat Derby at home... or even at worst not concede a goal against them.

I bet even Derby fans couldnt believe what was happening in that match

 

On paper, perhaps not... but my guess is the "team that's bottom at Christmas..." statistics have motivated Derby a bit lately. They should have had a well-earned point against Liverpool the other day, too. They're on a mini purple-patch.

 

But even then, that's irrelevant.

 

It’s what being mid-table is all about. We get a few good results against teams about our standard or better (see Arsenal, Bolton, West Ham, Spurs, Everton) then it’s balanced out be losing to teams we would like a result against (see Derby… twice).

 

Come the end of the season we’re going to be roughly where we deserve to be.

 

Exactly.

 

We will pick up results, continue to be inconsistant and finish 10th or so. Then we will have to look to build on it over the summer. I can't see us being consistant at all this season, and I think thats not a surprise considering the state of the club at the end of last season.

[Guest Ebolarama]

Oh bloody hell.

 

It’s a good few years now but seems our fans still haven’t grasped this whole notion of a being a mid-table team.

 

There are no teams we should be expecting a result against. Particularly when playing a team like Wigan, who have been good (bar one match) under the new manager, especially when we’re away from home.

 

Welcome to mid-table mediocrity chaps. Get used to it for the next couple of years. No amount of regime change is going to alter it.

 

 

Bang on. We're just not that good. To be good takes time...

 

^^