AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 The way we used to start the second half was criminal TBH. Like the team had undergone a group lobotomy at half time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 What happened at half time They watched the last 15 minutes of Requiem For A Dream. Hopefully Pardew's left his Requiem For A Dream DVD at home and the players will listen to some music or something at HT instead. The amount of goals we concede in the 5 mins either side of HT is ridiculous like. Swear to fucking God that Requiem For A Dream DVD must be nearly fucked the amount of times we've watched it at HT. That Requiem For A Dream DVD must be fucking battered by now, been given a half time airing in the dressing room every week for 4 years solid now. I'm still deeply unhappy about our policy of watching Requiem For A Dream at half time like, makes absolutely zero sense and I wish we wouldn't do it. Yep, again. Just the 5 times I made that joke then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 It is a great film! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Landmark 500th page on this great man and I just read again the 1st page. Comical stuff but really interesting at that point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Aside from watching us win a game; listening to that podcast was thirty of the most enjoyable minutes I've had as a Newcastle fan in absolutely ages. Benitez being here, and everything that comes in association with that, is just an incredible thing. The only thing that was going to save the club was appointing a manager of his calibre, and letting him pin everyone else to the ground. I didn't think it ever would, but it's happen. He's hooked into everything and he has a plan that is going to work. He's a step ahead of everyone. It's just wonderful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Aside from watching us win a game; listening to that podcast was thirty of the most enjoyable minutes I've had as a Newcastle fan in absolutely ages. Benitez being here, and everything that comes in association with that, is just an incredible thing. The only thing that was going to save the club was appointing a manager of his calibre, and letting him pin everyone else to the ground. I didn't think it ever would, but it's happen. He's hooked into everything and he has a plan that is going to work. He's a step ahead of everyone. It's just wonderful. Wasn't it amazing? And Rafa wasn't even on it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Aside from watching us win a game; listening to that podcast was thirty of the most enjoyable minutes I've had as a Newcastle fan in absolutely ages. Benitez being here, and everything that comes in association with that, is just an incredible thing. The only thing that was going to save the club was appointing a manager of his calibre, and letting him pin everyone else to the ground. I didn't think it ever would, but it's happen. He's hooked into everything and he has a plan that is going to work. He's a step ahead of everyone. It's just wonderful. Shouldn't have hounded out Pardew, mind. Who better would work for Ashley? Careful what you wish for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Aside from watching us win a game; listening to that podcast was thirty of the most enjoyable minutes I've had as a Newcastle fan in absolutely ages. Benitez being here, and everything that comes in association with that, is just an incredible thing. The only thing that was going to save the club was appointing a manager of his calibre, and letting him pin everyone else to the ground. I didn't think it ever would, but it's happen. He's hooked into everything and he has a plan that is going to work. He's a step ahead of everyone. It's just wonderful. Shouldn't have hounded out Pardew, mind. Who better would work for Ashley? Careful what you wish for. I just hope we go back up and vindicated. The media circus around that was disgusting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 There will still be people out there saying we should have kept Pardew. Annoys me how people feel the need to comment on things they know fuck all about. "Pardew wouldn't have took you down", neither would Rafa if he was given the time that lipless cockney twat was! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 There will still be people out there saying we should have kept Pardew. Annoys me how people feel the need to comment on things they know fuck all about. "Pardew wouldn't have took you down", neither would Rafa if he was given the time that lipless cockney twat was! Also, Pardew would absolutely have taken us down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
morla84 Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Love this man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 What is this podcast you all talk of? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 True Faith podcast about their meeting with Rafa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicane Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Amuses me that there seems to be this mass delusion amongst other fans that we sacked Pardew. 'You shouldn't have got rid of Pardew' - we didn't, he left Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 The away form is nothing new to NUFC apparently it was his forte at Liverpool too. It strikes at being an excellent coach because he is able to spot where things are going wrong or could be improved upon during 45 mins of football. The guy is just a top shelf coach, in many ways us getting relegated has probably more of a positive impact on us than we immediately thought. Having to beg him to come back and forced to give him full control can only benefit the club in the long term. I wonder if he would have been given the same amount of control had we stay afloat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 That podcast was great. I know when we played PSV and Barcelona in Europe, Bobby Robson absolutely loved showing some of his former colleagues all of the work that had been done in and around SJP and how proud he was of it. Rafa seems proud of all the work going on too, it's great we finally seem to be doing things the right way with the best man in charge of it all Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Landmark 500th page on this great man and I just read again the 1st page. Comical stuff but really interesting at that point. A thread on rafa man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 True Faith podcast about their meeting with Rafa. Cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 True Faith podcast about their meeting with Rafa. Just finished listening to it, just an amazing listen. Rafa isn't just one or two classes above the recent jokers we've had. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Logic Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Landmark 500th page on this great man and I just read again the 1st page. Comical stuff but really interesting at that point. I just read the first 10. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Am I the only one that doesn't rate him or think that he's the sort of character to make a enough of an immediate difference? Yes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza ladra Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Am I the only one that doesn't rate him or think that he's the sort of character to make a enough of an immediate difference? Yes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 The away form is nothing new to NUFC apparently it was his forte at Liverpool too. It strikes at being an excellent coach because he is able to spot where things are going wrong or could be improved upon during 45 mins of football. The guy is just a top shelf coach, in many ways us getting relegated has probably more of a positive impact on us than we immediately thought. Having to beg him to come back and forced to give him full control can only benefit the club in the long term. I wonder if he would have been given the same amount of control had we stay afloat. Never been a time like it for me. Keegan was different in that it was an emotional high and something that will never be topped, he just fit. SBR was the same if slightly less giddy. Rafa is different though in that it's the first time I've ever seen such a master tactician at this club, one of the all time great managers and he's here. I almost feel pity for the opposition because you know that as the game unfolds he will dismantle them with a tweak here or a sub there. Honestly, usually I think I know more about the game than some of the managers we've employed, but I'm in awe of Rafa. I'll actually be surprised if by the time he leaves we haven't won a major trophy unless he falls out with the hierarchy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 The away form is nothing new to NUFC apparently it was his forte at Liverpool too. It strikes at being an excellent coach because he is able to spot where things are going wrong or could be improved upon during 45 mins of football. The guy is just a top shelf coach, in many ways us getting relegated has probably more of a positive impact on us than we immediately thought. Having to beg him to come back and forced to give him full control can only benefit the club in the long term. I wonder if he would have been given the same amount of control had we stay afloat. Never been a time like it for me. Keegan was different in that it was an emotional high and something that will never be topped, he just fit. SBR was the same if slightly less giddy. Rafa is different though in that it's the first time I've ever seen such a master tactician at this club, one of the all time great managers and he's here. I almost feel pity for the opposition because you know that as the game unfolds he will dismantle them with a tweak here or a sub there. Honestly, usually I think I know more about the game than some of the managers we've employed, but I'm in awe of Rafa. I'll actually be surprised if by the time he leaves we haven't won a major trophy unless he falls out with the hierarchy. The only thing that bothers me this, Ashley would be fucking stupid to do anything but we've seen him screw over managers like Keegan and Hughton, I just hope this time is different and that Rafa gets the chance to leave his legacy on our cloob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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