Peppe Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 http://i.imgur.com/Oim0RVq.png Wtf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Short of Ashley selling up, this is potentially the most transformative and inspiring move the club could make. For the first time in forever, we have a manager. In every sense of that word, it would seem. And we have a manager who WE NEED and who we've given a bunch of money to. He's not some clogger who needs us and is therefore subservient. Benitez has named his terms and we've agreed. Immediately we've changed our structure and allowed him to bring staff in. The power structure has shifted. If we stay up, it might - MIGHT - have made all the last 7 years worthy it, if for no other reason than to hammer home without doubt that the structure is irreparably flawed. If it does lead to a change in view and ambition from the owner, then it's the best day in the last decade or more in the club's history. His CV speaks for itself. The fact he sees us in the state we're in as a viable next step is amazing and speaks incredibly highly of his self-confidence and our draw as a big club. I am just stunned. And excited. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I should be dead happy but I'll only be so when I see he's not messed around in a transfer window or undermined. Do we know what basis hes in on? Control of transfers etc? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppe Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Is there any hope at all that he would want to stay on if we were to get relegated? This has made me nervous about the last 10 games. Strange feeling this way compared to the usual feeling of apathy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Hughton a legend of the club? I like the guy, but seriously? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Hughton a legend of the club? I like the guy, but seriously? Achieved far more here than say Rob Lee, a stellar player for us, but Hughton arguably saved us from implosion. He brought us straight back up and stabilised us as a Premier League club. He's not KK legend or Shearer legend, but he's a legend in my eyes. He is in the top 3 of manager's we have had dating back to Arthur Cox. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 HTT can never resist including one utterly ludicrous sentence in an otherwise commendable post. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 HTT can never resist including one utterly ludicrous sentence in an otherwise commendable post. Look, he is a legend to me, for what he did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Hughton a legend of the club? I like the guy, but seriously? The man had black and white hair of course he is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Heard this mentalist on total sport?! Pearson better fit? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astraguy Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Rafa also brought Shelvey to Liverpool here's hoping it has a massive effect on his game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Absolutely love that he had them in training today. That's a proper manager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 My thoughts on all of this... This is a staggering appointment in all honesty. This is like NUFC going out there and buying someone like Neymar or Bale, an elite player. Rafa Benitez is an elite manager, one of the best in the game, certainly one of the best in our own league. Although I prefer Pochettino's style and Peligrini's style, the former hasn't achieved anything in the game as of yet and the latter you feel Man City would certainly have done better in Europe under someone like Rafa. It was only a few seasons back he was leading Chelsea to Europa League success. Klopp is amazing and so is Wenger, but again, you'd imagine Arsenal would do far better in Europe with someone like Rafa in charge. Hiddink and LVG are obviously very good manager's, but they are not elite, not any more anyway. Rafa is the kind of manager you appoint to win things, to challenge for the title. And here he is - at Newcastle United following his stin at Real Madrid - with 10 games to save us from relegation. I'm delighted, but also angry. Its 8 years too late from Ashley I'm afraid and although his appointment suggests the club will now operate the way it always should do, I will believe it when I see it. I look back on those totally wasted 8 years and wonder what might have been if KK was afforded full control and a decent transfer kitty. Or if they had of kept Hughton, our best manager since Sir Bobby and up there with the man himself and KK as legends at our club. Kinnear, Pardew, Carver and recently McClaren. What on earth were they thinking of?! In that time I have personally went from an at times unhappy Toon supporter (Souness for example) to one who wanted my team to lose, who would have laughed at a relegation, who has went to less than a handful of games in 8 years outside of our Championship season. All because of Ashley and the fuckwits he put in charge, be it in the baordroom or the dugout. I like McClaren and wanted him to work and I still belive he is a decent coach and could do a good job at some other club, but he was never NUFC manager material, never in a million years. Rafa is. He is as good as it gets really. We have went out and appointed the best manager in the game available to us. I hope he keeps us up and hope he does well. I can't see us staying up sadly and even if we do I can see the club fucking him over and him leaving. But my god, I actually now feel something for my club once again. Rafa is a proper manager, someone who we know isn't here because no-one else wanted him, or because his casino buddy happened to be the MD of a footy club. We know he's here because he believes in the club, its potential. He's a winner. This could be the flame that lights the blue touch paper. This could be KK 2.0. Or it could be just another massive failure here at a club that seems, well, destined to never be good at anything, whose supporters are destined to never be happy. I hope not because I so want to enjoy that feeling again of supporting a club that makes you dream, hope and believe in something more, something beyond a mere duty of loyalty due to being born a Geordie. Basically this. This is like NUFC of old. Fair play to the board (whilst not forgetting they should have done a move like this years ago) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Heard this mentalist on total sport?! Pearson better fit? I've been hearing it a lot. 'He kept Liecester up last year', forgetting that he led them into a relegation battle to begin with where as now with only a few additions they are 10 games away from winning the league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnufc Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Heard this mentalist on total sport?! Pearson better fit? No idea where they find the people to call up like, they're always mental Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I hope he's selling next season to them to motivate them to put the effort in to stay up. 'Get the results lads and next year I'm leading you, go down and it's Tim fucking Sherwood'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Huge statement to the players to train straight away. No s*** excuses anymore, its time to start winning. 'Whatever you've been shown this week, forget it. This is what we'll actually do.' Poor Steve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Heard this mentalist on total sport?! Pearson better fit? I've been hearing it a lot. 'He kept Liecester up last year', forgetting that he led them into a relegation battle to begin with where as now with only a few additions they are 10 games away from winning the league. The John Carver school of salvation Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlito Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Heard this mentalist on total sport?! Pearson better fit? I've been hearing it a lot. 'He kept Liecester up last year', forgetting that he led them into a relegation battle to begin with where as now with only a few additions they are 10 games away from winning the league. Wasn't that a Sunderland fan? To be fair the caller that was on after him put him in his place I think. How any Newcastle Fan could want a relegation manager ahead of a Champions League winner is completely fucking ridiculous. 10 years ago you'd not have heard a single person saying that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Well done, good deal for both parties. Unexpected move but Newcastle United is a popular club in a big league. Now avoid that relegation and who knows, we may face again earlier than we all could predict a few months ago. Survive and I'm sure that with time and patience good things will come. I sincerely hope that you can find in him a long term plan to take the club to the next level. Playing for Europe every year should only be natural. Good luck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Fair play to Rafa by the way, for believing in us as a club because although he doesn't exactly have his pick, he could do far better than us to be truthful. He was after all Real Madrid's manager most recently and with Guardiola leaving for City you might wonder whether Bayern would have looked at him... or Juventus if their manager leaves for Chelsea! All ifs and buts of course, but he is a massive coup. Knowing what we already know about him and his work and speaking to a few LFC fans I keep in touch with who know their stuff, its all about the project with him, building something that leads to success. He's not in it for the money or to satisfy his ego, he wants to build a successful club, not just a team, but a club. He is very detailed and a workaholic. His preperation is second to none and tactically I regard hims as the best in world football. If he has full control and is backed sufficiently in the transfer market I believe he can deliver a top 6 side and a trophy... providing we stay up of course. He lost his way in his final year at Liverpool and the Inter job was strange, I think he wanted to get back to work straight away, always wanted to work in Italy and went for it. Poor judgement on his behalf as Mourinho had spent that particular force so to speak. He won't deliver the Entertainers 3 and he will split the fans on some issues, but we will be much better off as a team. I alway thought individually his LFC team was average outside of Xabi, Gerrard and Torress for example but they went close to winning the league and of course won cups, the CL being the most notable. Oh and he's a good bloke too, he donated £96K of his own money to the Hillsborough family! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Veyy close to wanting us to stay up now! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karjala Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Excellent appointment! just hope it isn't too late. We still need to somehow win 4 games IMO. Great manager or not, we have an appalling defence and no goalscoring striker. Fingers crossed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Veyy close to wanting us to stay up now! Fickle bastard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 with Guardiola leaving for City you might wonder whether Bayern would have looked at him... Unlikely considering they have already signed Ancelotti. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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