BlueStar Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Think Micky Quinn was playing first time I heard that one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 for all those up brucey's arrse and having a go at us fans... even Sven knows the truth. "I think for many it's a dream to play there because you have the support of so many people and it seems like they don't demand to win the Champions League. They are happy as long as the team is doing its best and that's fantastic. It's not common at all. "Sometimes, over the years, people I know or agents have said they have a rich friend, 'Which club in England should they buy?' I always say: 'Buy Newcastle if you can because that's a fantastic club'. "It's probably not the best in England but they have everything: the stadium; the fans, which is extremely important; and they are alone in the city." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Wow. Intelligent words from Sven. Where's that interview from ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 chronicle 'I told them to buy Newcastle' - Sven-Goran Eriksson explains takeover message to 'rich' associates Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley came close to selling the club last summer and Sven-Goran Eriksson has revealed that he has encouraged wealthy associates to buy the Magpies over the years Sven-Goran Eriksson is one of the few managers to have sat in the home dugout at St James' Park without ever taking charge of Newcastle United. The 72-year-old, of course, was England boss when his side toured the country while Wembley was being redeveloped. Eriksson's first experience of managing the Three Lions at St James' came against Albania in 2001, when the stadium staged a full England international for the first time since the Second World War broke out. Although Eriksson had only been in the job for eight months at the time, the England manager already had an idea of what to expect from a football-obsessed city. Whether it was 'men, women, children or older people', Eriksson was always struck by how so many Geordies were wearing a Newcastle shirt when he travelled up north to monitor his internationals. "Newcastle is very special because it's the only team in the city and they have a huge amount of supporters," he told ChronicleLive. "I think for many it's a dream to play there because you have the support of so many people and it seems like they don't demand to win the Champions League. They are happy as long as the team is doing its best and that's fantastic. It's not common at all. "Sometimes, over the years, people I know or agents have said they have a rich friend, 'Which club in England should they buy?' I always say: 'Buy Newcastle if you can because that's a fantastic club'. "It's probably not the best in England but they have everything: the stadium; the fans, which is extremely important; and they are alone in the city." Eriksson took his seat in the directors' box at St James' when Kieron Dyer, Jermaine Jenas, Jonathan Woodgate, Nicky Butt, Michael Owen and Scott Parker were all on the former England manager's radar at various points. Eriksson looks back fondly on his pre-match lunches with Freddy Shepherd, the club's former chairman, and while the Swede never personally held discussions about one day taking charge of Newcastle, they did have a long-running, tongue-in-cheek exchange. "Freddy always told me: 'Sven, when you're finished with England, you take over Newcastle,'" Eriksson recalled. "I said: 'Yeah, yeah, yeah. I will. I will'. "Every time we saw each other, he would say: 'Do you remember?' I would say: 'Yeah, yeah, yeah. I remember!' "I liked to go there when I was England manager because there were always some impressive players but, also, the ambience was fantastic there. "Whether they were doing well or not so well, it didn't matter - the stadium was always fully packed and the crowd were always so positive." Eriksson and assistant Tord Grip normally divided up their scouting duties so if the former was watching a game in, say, London, the latter would travel up to Manchester or another hotspot at the time. But, on one occasion, the pair flew up to Tyneside together for a match and let's just say that it did not end well. "I remember once Tord and I took an early flight on a Sunday morning to go to Newcastle because there were not many other games on," Eriksson said. "We were sitting there having breakfast before they said the game had been cancelled. I think it was snowing. "It was one of the few times we went together and Tord and I were sitting there saying, 'Bloody hell! No game!'" Alan Shearer inevitably caught the eye whenever Eriksson watched Newcastle play but the Magpies' legend retired from international football seven months before the Swede's appointment in 2001. Newcastle certainly benefited from having a fresher Shearer leading the line and the No 9 went on to plunder 120 goals in his final six seasons at the club. Eriksson even watched Shearer score twice for the black-and-whites against Inter Milan at the San Siro in the Champions League in 2003. A few days later, before Eriksson was due to name his squad for the Euro 2004 qualifiers against Liechtenstein and Turkey, Shearer said he 'knew' he could still do a job for England at 32 years of age. Perhaps, for the first time since he retired from international football, Shearer seriously considered playing for the Three Lions again but the veteran later made it clear that he did not wish to be considered for selection. "People around him said: 'No, Sven. It's not ideal that you go that way because If he says something, it's like that'. I think I tried but it was a no," Eriksson added. "It was like when Paul Scholes said no thank you to the national team. I think that was in 2004. I tried because I knew him much better than Alan Shearer so, in my head, it was easier but it was no. "When those big players make a decision, and Scholes and Shearer are the top of the top, they don't mess around. "If they say no, it's finished. They have thought about it a lot and made their decision and it's difficult to change their mind." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Cheers huss9[/member] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Someone mentioned it earlier. Snake Belly Steve. Can we have that as the thread title please? The guy is edging closer and faster to a heart attack than towards the relegation zone. Absolutely lost the plot under invisible pressure. Jamie Redknapp can absolutely f*** off. Hasn't the tiniest of clues about most teams let alone us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Really would love to see a drubbing tomorrow so we can watch this grotesque, brainless cunt squirm some more. You think about the levels of abuse Pardew used to get and how long it took to get that moment at Stoke where he looked like he was about to cry, Bruce has had about 10% of that so far and looks like he's about to burst. Feels already like he's rambling on desperately to save his skin, a few more defeats and it'll be glorious stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmesy Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 As an ex Liverpool player, why is he so determined to back Bruce over a Liverpool legend. Odd. I think the modern day pundit needs to justify their position as an 'expert' by going against what supporters feelings are because they wrongly presume that fans are judging their thoughts by emotion rather than their own football knowledge, god forbid a fan speaking more sense than someone that played the game professionally. One of my pet hates with them is the sentence "what the fans don't understand is". Rednapp, O'hara and the likes of Jason Cundy are not very high up the IQ scale, but they played the game so they must no what they are talking about Pundits get paid to talk, they don’t get paid to know. They’re just trying to keep themselves relevant so they keep getting picked. If a requisite for the job was intelligence and knowledge there would be 2-3 pundits Max. Talksport have made a successful radio station from deliberately talking shite to antagonise fans, Sutton is the latest pundit to do it. The whole profession is basically a fucking racket build on peddling shite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 I’ve met Jamie Redknapp twice. He’s absolutely thick enough to believe that, nothing to do with being controversial for the sake of the media, he’s just a fucking idiot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Tell us more Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Tell us more Thankfully neither occurrence involved me spending longer than 15 minutes with him but I can say there’s no way he did well at school. Sadly Louise wasn’t with him either time either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 That Skechers advert you see on YouTube. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 As an ex Liverpool player, why is he so determined to back Bruce over a Liverpool legend. Odd. I think the modern day pundit needs to justify their position as an 'expert' by going against what supporters feelings are because they wrongly presume that fans are judging their thoughts by emotion rather than their own football knowledge, god forbid a fan speaking more sense than someone that played the game professionally. One of my pet hates with them is the sentence "what the fans don't understand is". Rednapp, O'hara and the likes of Jason Cundy are not very high up the IQ scale, but they played the game so they must no what they are talking about Pundits get paid to talk, they don’t get paid to know. They’re just trying to keep themselves relevant so they keep getting picked. If a requisite for the job was intelligence and knowledge there would be 2-3 pundits Max. Talksport have made a successful radio station from deliberately talking shite to antagonise fans, Sutton is the latest pundit to do it. The whole profession is basically a fucking racket build on peddling shite. no way is it all wind up man. a few genuinely stupid people on there. am sure Brazil and Jordan believe every word they say. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abra Dubravka Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 What always baffles and annoys me (except from a select handful or pundits/journos) is that like of Redknapp, Sutton, Savage etc. seem to think they know more about a certain club than the clubs' own fans! We've been watching this side for ages now, and know a damn sight more than a Chris Sutton! There all lazy idiots too, which is what annoys me the most. It's not hard to find from Twitter/Forums the general tone of what's going on at any club. You can easily identify the lunatics on Twitter and rule those out, but there is always a sensible consensus to find and interpret into a pundited viewpoint/sound bite/opinion for TV/Radio within 10-15mins of reading and research. Talksport are the worst at airing these morons. Troy Deeney is obviously an expert, and an accurate voice on what's going on at Watford/Villa, but no clue at what's going on with Newcastle/Burnley/Brighton. Agbonlahor = Villa, don't get him to talk about Newcastle. Worst of all is Andy Cole, they get him to talk about us because he played for us, but misses the point constantly - thick as mine anyway, and only knows Man United. Redknapp and Micah Richards are shocking standards for Sky when compared to Keane, Neville, Carra, Souness. Their both on all sorts of games, but have no understanding of the game than your average lad down the pub 5 pints in; and constantly give opinions on other clubs they've clearly ill-researched, or don't know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marki Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 What always baffles and annoys me (except from a select handful or pundits/journos) is that like of Redknapp, Sutton, Savage etc. seem to think they know more about a certain club than the clubs' own fans! We've been watching this side for ages now, and know a damn sight more than a Chris Sutton! There all lazy idiots too, which is what annoys me the most. It's not hard to find from Twitter/Forums the general tone of what's going on at any club. You can easily identify the lunatics on Twitter and rule those out, but there is always a sensible consensus to find and interpret into a pundited viewpoint/sound bite/opinion for TV/Radio within 10-15mins of reading and research. Talksport are the worst at airing these morons. Troy Deeney is obviously an expert, and an accurate voice on what's going on at Watford/Villa, but no clue at what's going on with Newcastle/Burnley/Brighton. Agbonlahor = Villa, don't get him to talk about Newcastle. Worst of all is Andy Cole, they get him to talk about us because he played for us, but misses the point constantly - thick as mine anyway, and only knows Man United. As someone said earlier its all clickbait for them,in the real world they all know the truth ,ie bruce was never a viable option to begin with.Now its whipping up into a frenzy they will just keep adding to the flames,totally bizzare ,the thing that gets me why is it always newcastle like we are meant to be a fucking circus Redknapp and Micah Richards are shocking standards for Sky when compared to Keane, Neville, Carra, Souness. Their both on all sorts of games, but have no understanding of the game than your average lad down the pub 5 pints in; and constantly give opinions on other clubs they've clearly ill-researched, or don't know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 "lost the dressing" room How is this man paid to write Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 He probably has lost the dressing on account of not eating a salad for about 30 year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abra Dubravka Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Brucie will only eat the crotons and chicken! Why eat the food your food eats. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marki Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 how long can it go on , i sound more coherent after a 7 day binge on the drink Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Managers who’ve lost the dressing room always say that Though most managers lose the dressing room in terms of losing support of players, Bruce just can't remember which room it is Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Give them a few more days off, that should get them back on board Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Aye And when they get back, play loads of 5-a side If they’re really good boys, Lee will take down a couple of doors and stick them on milk crates for a game of head tennis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Fourteen years to the day since this managerial giant of the game tactically outclassed and embarrassed Glenn Roeder at SJP btw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 His quotes are getting super weird, hopefully that's a good sign and he knows he's binned soon Definitely feels like he wants to be binned but I still can't see the club doing it. MA and those around him are apathetic and haven't learned anything from 2016. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 He's definitely given up, he's just waiting for his payday now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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