Guest Slarth Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 It's official on SSN now 5 & a half year contract Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Confirmed 5.5 years. f*** me. Where? This isn't funny. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 5.5 year deal but allegedly costs nothing or next to nothing to terminate the contract, so doesn't really mean much does it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leazes1986 Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I don't know if I can even bring myself to watch this press confrence. Got so much anger and so fucking sick of things and the last thing I need to see is Alan fucking Pardew or Llambias spouting shite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 About to be a bit controversial here, so bare with me. Firstly, I think Ashley was mental to sack Hughton. It stinks of his face not fitting, and I honestly think he's treating the club like an extension of his favourite casino. It is pathetic, pathetic behaviour. To sack Hughton and replace him with a manager who is, at best, of the same level, and introduce needless uncertainty and instability at a time when you're doing OK is just ridiculous. BUT having said that - and this is the important bit - if you accept that he's replaced him with a manager of that level, is Pardew really that bad? Personally, I'd rather have him than Curbishley, for example. Or Sven, probably. Or David O'Leary - absolutely no doubt whatsoever on that front. Just a thought. What if you think he's worse than Hughton? Good question. Is he worse than, say, David O'Leary? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Just out of interest will anybody be tuning into the press conference if its on SSN? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottish Mag Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 5 and a half years. Thats some gambling debt hes paying off... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 About to be a bit controversial here, so bare with me. Firstly, I think Ashley was mental to sack Hughton. It stinks of his face not fitting, and I honestly think he's treating the club like an extension of his favourite casino. It is pathetic, pathetic behaviour. To sack Hughton and replace him with a manager who is, at best, of the same level, and introduce needless uncertainty and instability at a time when you're doing OK is just ridiculous. BUT having said that - and this is the important bit - if you accept that he's replaced him with a manager of that level, is Pardew really that bad? Personally, I'd rather have him than Curbishley, for example. Or Sven, probably. Or David O'Leary - absolutely no doubt whatsoever on that front. Just a thought. What if you think he's worse than Hughton? Good question. Is he worse than, say, David O'Leary? No. But he's also not worse than Thomas the tank engine either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 David Craig has crawled into Ashley's arse and set up home for the winter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Mongo Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Fucking five and a half years? Why on earth would he be given a contract with that length? He's taking the piss, that's why. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 About to be a bit controversial here, so bare with me. Firstly, I think Ashley was mental to sack Hughton. It stinks of his face not fitting, and I honestly think he's treating the club like an extension of his favourite casino. It is pathetic, pathetic behaviour. To sack Hughton and replace him with a manager who is, at best, of the same level, and introduce needless uncertainty and instability at a time when you're doing OK is just ridiculous. BUT having said that - and this is the important bit - if you accept that he's replaced him with a manager of that level, is Pardew really that bad? Personally, I'd rather have him than Curbishley, for example. Or Sven, probably. Or David O'Leary - absolutely no doubt whatsoever on that front. Just a thought. I was stunned at first and quite underwhelmed, but hugely relieved that it wasn't Kinnear again or O'Leary who is supposedly another pal of Llambias. Would have had Sven though! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 About to be a bit controversial here, so bare with me. Firstly, I think Ashley was mental to sack Hughton. It stinks of his face not fitting, and I honestly think he's treating the club like an extension of his favourite casino. It is pathetic, pathetic behaviour. To sack Hughton and replace him with a manager who is, at best, of the same level, and introduce needless uncertainty and instability at a time when you're doing OK is just ridiculous. BUT having said that - and this is the important bit - if you accept that he's replaced him with a manager of that level, is Pardew really that bad? Personally, I'd rather have him than Curbishley, for example. Or Sven, probably. Or David O'Leary - absolutely no doubt whatsoever on that front. Just a thought. What if you think he's worse than Hughton? Good question. Is he worse than, say, David O'Leary? No. But he's also not worse than Thomas the tank engine either. Ah, but Thomas the Tank Engine did some good work with Lokomotiv Leipzig. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
magorific Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 David Craig has crawled into Ashley's arse and set up home for the winter. He's the only "journalist" Llambias will speak to. I wonder why... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 :( Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpie Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Of course it's 5.5 years, it's his fucking mate!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Quichà Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Absolute fucking disgrace. Relagation here we come Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 :( :( :( Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matta Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 willing to give him a chance, hopefully he can prove us wrong. Best of luck, you're gonna need it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I could just about get my head around sacking Hughton for Jol or O'Neill, but to just put your mate in charge (who has never proven that he's anything other than average) - and on a 5 AND A HALF YEAR DEAL - it's just dispicable!!! To be honest, even if there had been no other issues (money, control), I doubt MON would have gone to you having seen Ashley treat Hughton like that, and Jol's agent actually said that was the case, didn't he? It's a mess, but the unbelievable thing is that it is all so avoidable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I honestly think Ashley is just trying to piss us off. This is outrageous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Like have already stated, thats game over for me with Ashleys Newcastle. I will now focus all my attention into anything that helps his man feel finacial pain. What ever that may be Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnonel Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I voted Disgusted above as im terrible angry at his appointment.... but here is a thought.... 2 years back, if you had a choice between Houghton and Pardew, who would you have chosen? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyPalAl Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I think we should all just calm down Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 He won't last longer than the end of the season. The 5 years is just trivial. What a fucking joke this club is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Dont forget thats FIVE AND A HALF MORE YEARS of Mike Ashley too for all those who think a few nasty songs will teach him to get out of our club. 100% my last season ticket until he is gone now, thats a pisstake and then some there. Could well be finished after Saturday if i am honest Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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