Fenham Mag Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 If they're now seriously looking at this calibre of manager it does make you wonder what they were thinking wanting McClaren after Pardew left. Charnley must have put a lot of stock in how McClaren performed with FC Twente, pipping teams such as PSV, Ajax, Feyenoord and AZ to the Dutch title with Tiote watching from the bench. He did well at Middlesbrough by all accounts but has had little if no success anywhere else he's managed. Definitely a gambler's punt if there ever was one tbh, I don't agree with the reasoning but I can understand it. Being cheap and clearly a soft touch would be the main reasons we picked him. Christ just look at how this week has gone, any normal man would come out and stick up for himself either to media or at the very least to the club. I don't disagree at all, was trying to think of the footballing reasons, if any. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 TBH, the footballing reason is that McClaren should've easily been able to get enough out of our squad to finish out of the bottom 3-6 teams. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 If they're now seriously looking at this calibre of manager it does make you wonder what they were thinking wanting McClaren after Pardew left. Charnley must have put a lot of stock in how McClaren performed with FC Twente, pipping teams such as PSV, Ajax, Feyenoord and AZ to the Dutch title with Tiote watching from the bench. He did well at Middlesbrough by all accounts but has had little if no success anywhere else he's managed. Definitely a gambler's punt if there ever was one tbh, I don't agree with the reasoning but I can understand it. Being cheap and clearly a soft touch would be the main reasons we picked him. Christ just look at how this week has gone, any normal man would come out and stick up for himself either to media or at the very least to the club. I don't disagree at all, was trying to think of the footballing reasons, if any. Not sure they ever once crossed Charnleys mind. We were never going to sack Pardew remember, thats how little footballing reasons they need Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 TBH, the footballing reason is that McClaren should've easily been able to get enough out of our squad to finish out of the bottom 3-6 teams. That too mind Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 http://www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/Smileys/Newcastle-Online/tv15yu.gif Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 TBH, the footballing reason is that McClaren should've easily been able to get enough out of our squad to finish out of the bottom 3-6 teams. I'm surprised at how poorly he's done to be honest, I would have thought he'd have been better than Pardew at least. He only got sacked from a club one league below us before joining rather than 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Chill with the fucking gifs, people. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 LC - "Rafa, why can't you just die?" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Defo not GIF time just yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Chill with the fucking gifs, people. http://gifsec.com/wp-content/uploads/GIF/2014/07/HAHA-NO-GIF.gif?gs=a Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 It was going so well. Exactly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 TBH, the footballing reason is that McClaren should've easily been able to get enough out of our squad to finish out of the bottom 3-6 teams. I'm surprised at how poorly he's done to be honest, I would have thought he'd have been better than Pardew at least. He only got sacked from a club one league below us before joining rather than 2 The difference is Pardew didn't inherit his squad from Pardew. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpie Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Surely if we're actually meeting with him then we have to have given all assurances to his representatives that we're willing to meet his demands. What can go wrong??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 What can go wrong??? Hope you've got a big notepad, this could take a while. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Surely if we're actually meeting with him then we have to have given all assurances to his representatives that we're willing to meet his demands. What can go wrong??? http://i1.chroniclelive.co.uk/incoming/article10196937.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/JS73705659.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpie Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 He might not be there..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Surely if we're actually meeting with him then we have to have given all assurances to his representatives that we're willing to meet his demands. What can go wrong??? Charnley trying to haggle with Rafa ffs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnufc Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 It'll happen man relax. Nowt will go wrong now. Probably just deciding what to do with Schteve now to mean they dont have to pay him off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallace Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 The one thing that would encourage me about his appointment is that he is nobody's fool. The board are not going to be able to manipulate him and he will not necessarily tow the party line in public. Everyone is aware of that so you assume they must be as well - in which case you would hope it signals a recognition that they need to change the way they do things. I also think that he would be good for the Academy etc as he overhauled Liverpool's set-up and that side of things seems to have been badly neglected. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Wow - not used to good news. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 It'll happen man relax. Nowt will go wrong now. Probably just deciding what to do with Schteve now to mean they dont have to pay him off. Kill him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugoinufc Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Hope this happens...still a difficult Challenge - even for rafa!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Looks like the delay is more from Rafa's side so he can contact potential members of his back room staff, which is fair enough. One point of note in all this. When Ashley first came in he pretty much let Fat Sam get on with stuff as manager, so he has done it before. Was just with the wrong guy. His bung taking deals likely scarred Ashley hence the switch. Hopefully he affords Rafa the same freedom, and we should be fine. Staying up is crucial now though. We have to pull it off. Imagine if we do and Palace go down man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cf Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 I refuse to get my hopes up. This is so not happening. *mashes F5 continually* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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