Optimistic Nut Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Flicking through the Ronny Gill and looking at the results of their polls. "What is your verdict on Newcastle United's season so far?" Excellent - 32.2% Good - 59.4% Average - 7.7% Poor - 0.5% Terrible - 0.2% "What is the biggest factor behind Newcastle United's Premier League form this season?" Lack of key player injuries - 40.5% Not being in the Europa League - 19.7% Signing Remy on loan - 14.9% Alan Pardew's management - 10.7% Other - 9.2% Tactics - 2.5% Luck - 2.4%* *added this up - someone double check but by my reckoning it only goes to 99.9% Sad lowering of expectations when nearly a third of those asked think we've had an "excellent" season so far IMO. 2/3s think it's been no more than good though. Don't think that figure's that bad tbh. It's just when you compare it to only 7.7% saying it's average. The figure for good is fair, but the figures either side are strange to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 The 'excellent' could be down to it being compared to pre-season expectations though. JFK, lack of signings, last season's finish. 8th should be par, but a helluva lot of fans were expecting bottom half or a relegation scrap, so can't blame those same people thinking what's happened is 'excellent' in comparison. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Haris Vuckic Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I think anyone looking at excellent has to be factoring in away trips (White Hart Lane/Old Trafford etc) & probably beating Chelsea at home too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JS Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Remembering this daft unveiling - Let's put De Jong in a gimp mask and stand him next to Kinnear Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I think anyone looking at excellent has to be factoring in away trips (White Hart Lane/Old Trafford etc) & probably beating Chelsea at home too. And ignoring our early exit from the FA Cup at home to Cardiff City. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Yorkie Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 For me, excellent would mean that we're still in both cups and still within a tangible distance of the Champions League. Right now, the season feels like it's more-or-less over, as I can't see us going on a 6-game winning streak - a la 11/12 - to put us back in contention for a European spot. And silverware is literally impossible. Average. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Some people are never happy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I reckon I could be persuaded to vote 'Good' if, and only if, we were at least 10 points clear at the top and had already won both cups. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I reckon I could be persuaded to vote 'Good' if, and only if, we were at least 10 points clear at the top and had already won both cups. Just goes to show how far Ashley and that fuckwit Pardew have lowered our expectations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Some people are never happy. Who can be happy with mid table mediocrity? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Some people are never happy. Who can be happy with mid table mediocrity? At times I think that I'll never be happy unless we've beaten every team we've faced into submission, won the league and cups playing the most beautiful football. Thats what supporters of every sporting club dream of afterall. But again at other times I think I'm just happy supporting this club for as long as it exists, no matter what division, no matter what the crisis at the time is. Football afterall is just something to do on a Saturday afternoon to take you away from the mundane bollocks of every day life. Perspective and priorities I suppose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Some people are never happy. Who can be happy with mid table mediocrity? Mackems. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Some people are never happy. Who can be happy with mid table mediocrity? http://www.yankscallitsoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Mike-Ashley.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled in Texas Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Who can be happy with mid table mediocrity? Those in 18th, 19th and 20th place? Breaking into the top group is where we should be aiming for, and we currently are thereabouts, although looking at the table it seems that mid-table mediocrity is currently 8th/9th place, with 10th-20th all in the relegation battle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Southampton chairman considering his position Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013–14_Segunda_División#League_table 21 games played, only 8 points separate the second automatic promotion spot and the first relegation place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Southampton chairman considering his position Poch could be leaving too if he sticks to his word, he promised he would leave if NC left didnt he? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettNUFC Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Southampton chairman considering his position Poch could be leaving too if he sticks to his word, he promised he would leave if NC left didnt he? Stability Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Is Cortese the one with the dough or just the chairman? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Is Cortese the one with the dough or just the chairman? The owners widow isnt it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Is Cortese the one with the dough or just the chairman? The owners widow isnt it? Nah. Markus Liebherr bought the club and installed Cortese as chairman. He died in 2010 and his daughter Katherina became owner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Is Cortese the one with the dough or just the chairman? The owners widow isnt it? Nah. Markus Liebherr bought the club and installed Cortese as chairman. He died in 2010 and his daughter Katherina became owner. Was close. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Wish we could bring both Cortese + Poch here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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