Klaus Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Its still october and we are discussing next season in the prem already Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Some have a pop at me saying we have the biggest and best squad in this division and we should have some better performances (first 2 games, Bristol city, Rotherham)....yet some have us midtable in the prem next season ? strange days indeed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 I stormed into this thread for some reason thinking peple were saying we won;t be finishing 14th next year. Reading through it it appears nobody has said anything close to that. I'm going to bed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Some are being very conservative in their estimates of how the club can do in its first season back in the PL...IF we get promotion this season. I am not prone to looking at the possibilities through B & W glasses, but I definitely believe Rafa - if properly supported in the transfer market - can get us into the top 10 relatively easily. His experience and mentality will ensure that there will be no 'consolidation' in the first season and he will demand the same attitude from his players. Getting into top 6 may take a while longer, but I wouldn't rule it out as a possibility. All this depends on getting promotion this season and that - and only that - should be what we are focussed on. Rafa will have the players in that frame of mind but he WILL have a plan to carry forward IF we achieve that....on the downside, he may also have one to action if we fail...! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Not asking for too much then. Let's get out of this division first. This. Where we'll finish in the PL next season is a topic for another day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Is the top 14th a European place? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
greydos Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Is the top 14th a European place? We're currently 14th in the highest attendance league across Europe. That'll please some on here!! ?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
greydos Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Not asking for too much then. Let's get out of this division first. There's nothing wrong with a bit of dreaming about the future. It's a conversation gauging the quality of our manager and I think he compares favourable with SBR. Where we finish next year will also be highly relevant in a couple of months when we start talking to January transfer targets. Those targets will be considering whether we'll be a Burnley likely to yoyo or a NUFC of 2009 who can get up and establish themselves. Th This. Where we'll finish in the PL next season is a topic for another day. There's nothing wrong with a bit of dreaming about the future. It's a conversation gauging the quality of our manager and I think he compares favourable with SBR. Where we finish next year will also be highly relevant in a couple of months when we start talking to January transfer targets. Those targets will be considering whether we'll be a Burnley likely to yoyo or a NUFC of 2009 who can get up and establish themselves. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Unless something catastrophic happens we'll be finish top 14 in the Prem next year ffs. If we finish any lower than 12th I'd lob off one of my knees. Pwopa dalooshun This should be the new Pissi. If we finish 13th and Hans doesn't get his leg amputated he shouldn't ever be allowed to live it down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Is the top 14th a European place? We're currently 14th in the highest attendance league across Europe. That'll please some on here!! ?? And enrage others. Ashley out! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I firmly believe a Rafa managed Newcastle in the PL is capable of being in and around the top 7-8 provided he is backed in the transfer market. Pardew finished 5th once. I appreciate the PL now is a little stronger with all the top managers as compared with 5 years ago, but of course Rafa can get us top 8. If Ranieri can win the league last year with Leicester's squad, we can finish top 6 easily within 3 years. The question is can we finish top four? We'll be good enough in 3 years' time to be top 4, the problem will be that there'll be 7 teams good enough for top 4. Someone has to finish there and someone has to miss out. Why not us finishing there once or twice? Next year i'd expect top 14, year after top 8, year after to be one of the teams that's in the so-called top 7 league. The season we finished 5th had more quality than last season, imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
morla84 Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Semi final of the europa and top 6 finish next season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Wonder if he'll be Manager of the Month Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 100% winning record Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Wonder if he'll be Manager of the Month Probably not, the Football League have been canny reluctant to put him or anyone from us in the team of the week. And Alex Neil won MotM ahead of him the month we beat them. Not even Shelvey was in TotW after the 3-1 over Brentford, and Rafa wasn't in after the 6-0 at QPR. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odear Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Be very naïve to expect a top 10 finish should we win promotion this season I've seen a bit of the PL this season and it's apparent that the massive gap between the historical top 4/6 and the mid table is far less these days. There may well be more anomalies like Leicester in future seasons, but more so in the 3rd/4th places or Europa places. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacko Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Be very naïve to expect a top 10 finish should we win promotion this season Depends who you sign next summer, but I really don't see why not. Who in the PL has a better manager, like? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Be very naïve to expect a top 10 finish should we win promotion this season Depends who you sign next summer, but I really don't see why not. Who in the PL has a better manager, like? exactly right, if rafa gets some key signings i think he'll make the difference over a lot of managers in that division Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 We should be looking at breaking into the top 6 like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 He now has the best win ratio of any manager in the history of Newcastle United (60.7%). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I would swap Rafa for Klopp or Pep only in the PL. Outside of those two I firmly believe we have the best all-round manager. Btw I feel Pep needs star players and mega money to succeed where as Rafa doesn't. Klopp it's his football style that swings it, easily the best in the PL even ahead of Arsenal! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Be very naïve to expect a top 10 finish should we win promotion this season Depends who you sign next summer, but I really don't see why not. Who in the PL has a better manager, like? Rafa won't be looking to tread water in the premier, he'll be signing some class players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 What should please any NUFC fan is that Rafa's ultimate ambition is to win the PL... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Was sat 5 yards away from this man today Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubbs Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Was sat 5 yards away from this man today Did you hear anything he was saying? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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