wormy Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 When was the last time Woodgate gave enough fucks to know/talk about the goings on of NUFC? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggys First Goal Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Everyone I’ve spoken to doesn’t expect us to sign Mbappe or Haaland or Neymar. It seems to be fans of every other club that thinks we’re expecting to spend crazy amounts of money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Lazy pundit commenting on the views of 8 year old Newcastle fans talking amongst their mates Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) There's not much wrong with he's said there. Building towards success is what we need to do first to attract the highest calibre of players and it will take time. He's wrong about attracting players to Newcastle though and the treatment of Bruce. Edited October 16, 2021 by neesy111 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Some of those Woodcote quotes belong on Talk Shite radio. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHoob Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 NUFC fans expect to sign Mbappe is the new NUFC fans expect to be challenging for the top 4. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Just now, TheHoob said: NUFC fans expect to sign Mbappe is the new NUFC fans expect to be challenging for the top 4. The problem of relying on fucking Twitter for your views. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Re Liverpool, that stat about us having won more trophies than Liverpool on the morning of the 74 Cup Final is so depressing like Looked it up just now and Chronicle article says we were on 11 to their 10 before that final. "Before the fateful cup final kicked off, in terms of major honours, Newcastle United were actually more successful than Liverpool. The Magpies had 11 trophies in the bag, while the Scousers had ten. The four decades since then, of course, have seen the Reds amass an incredible array of silverware, while the Toon remain perennially potless." https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/newcastle-united-nostalgia-forgotten-match-8029446 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokerprince2004 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 "If any player has got anything about him, he goes to Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United. No disrespect to Newcastle, he ain't going up the road to them" said Woodgate Is this the same Jonathan Woodgate who went 'up the road' to join us Getting sick of the media trying their best to belittle us at every opportunity. Guarantee at lunchtime Merson and his fellow pisshead pundits will slag us off on Soccer Saturday Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 You would have said the same about Man City in 2008. What top player would want to join them when they haven’t won anything. End of the day, money and success talks. If we’re winning trophies and paying the best wages, players will come. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleBingo Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 7 minutes ago, Interpolic said: Re Liverpool, that stat about us having won more trophies than Liverpool on the morning of the 74 Cup Final is so depressing like Looked it up just now and Chronicle article says we were on 11 to their 10 before that final. "Before the fateful cup final kicked off, in terms of major honours, Newcastle United were actually more successful than Liverpool. The Magpies had 11 trophies in the bag, while the Scousers had ten. The four decades since then, of course, have seen the Reds amass an incredible array of silverware, while the Toon remain perennially potless." https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/newcastle-united-nostalgia-forgotten-match-8029446 The year I was born, Newcastle were the second most successful club in English football, behind Aston Villa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Pundit Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 3 minutes ago, UncleBingo said: The year I was born, Newcastle were the second most successful club in English football, behind Aston Villa. You bloody jinx! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 The pundits can keep saying top players won't want to move to Newcastle all they like, really adds to that 90s vibe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 32 minutes ago, UncleBingo said: The year I was born, Newcastle were the second most successful club in English football, behind Aston Villa. What? sorry but how fucking old are you? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 The narrative is being written about how difficult it will be to attract talent. I’d be happy with any trophy and forays into Europe. I’m not sure PIF would be, I’ll be honest, I’m a bit flabbergasted that this actually went through. The appointment of a top DOF is paramount as is a clear long term plan. Getting us on the correct path is key. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manorpark Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Interpolic said: The pundits can keep saying top players won't want to move to Newcastle all they like, really adds to that 90s vibe They are about as w r o n g as it is possible for anyone to be, about anything. It's not even a "90s" thing, more like 60s, perhaps!!! The things the morons like Woodgate/Merson etc just do NOT seem to know (or don't WANT to know) . . . (1) The City of Newcastle upon Tyne is one of the UKs most important Regional Capital Cities. It is a famous place, that many, many people would love to live in and work in. (2) It is a LARGE City, the 7th largest conurbation in the entire UK. It has a compact 'City Centre' but it is a large place with better amenities (of all types) than almost anywhere else. (3) Our City Centre is one of the most beautiful you can ever find in a big business-based commercially successful City Centre, anywhere in the UK. It is not a museum-like "toytown" like York, it is an impressive big-business high quality architecural and historic (and also modern) location. It is a place to aspire to live and work in. (4) We often - lazily - get 'lumped in' with places like Sunderland and Middlesbrough when the difficulties of attracting players is discussed. This happens when Woodgate-type 'national commentators' speak, but is also enthusiastically leapt on when the unfortunates from the likes of Sunderland and Middlesbrough speak. They will happily say "the North East" has difficulty attracting players, whereas in this aspect - as in so many others - the famous City of Newcastle (the Newcastle Metropolitan area) and Newcastle United FC, have very little in common with many other parts (and football clubs) of the North East. Just ask the likes of Ginola, Asprilla, Robert, Ferdinand, Saint Maximan, etc, etc, etc. WE are different from those other places, we have always comfortably attracted the best from all over the country and the world, and (boy) it is going to be E V E N E A S I E R, from now on. (5) In summary, our Club and our City are a huge draw, and no matter how frequently the idiots recite their enthusiastic L I E S, it will not make them true! (I do all this stuff for a living - so I know these things) In conclusion . . . "Hail Newcastle United FC, the biggest and the best club in the world" . . . GET USED TO IT YOU MORONS OUT THERE !!!!!!!!! Edited October 16, 2021 by manorpark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 We shouldn't be wanting the likes of Mbappe anyway I've stayed away from most of the pundit coverage but I can imagine the gist of it. At the end of the day it would take a monumental fuck up on the part of the owners for us to not be at least challenging with the top 4 within a few years. We obviously need a good DOF and a top manager then spend the next few windows building the backbone of a competitive side alongside the rewards of a hopefully improved academy. Spunking our FFP allocated budget on 1 player would be insane. The main focus of spending within the next few years should be with improvements in infastructure and staff as well as building up the NUFC brand overseas. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Yeah, really really hopeful of a more organic approach to the growth of the club, but still with serious investment. Man City always had a very artificial feel to it. I'm aware that that could still happen here but I hope we stay somewhat grounded. The Mbappe stuff has been a total cringe from the beginning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagMal Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 24 minutes ago, Tsunami said: It was the Moores family who owned Liverpool. Shankley was brilliant and Liverpool built on that. They were a 2nd Div club until Shankley got hold of them in the 60’s. Man U we’re already a force and the tragedy of Munich and the brilliance of the Busby heightened everything to the point that they cemented their place at the top forever. There’d been dominate clubs before that but IMO Man U and Liverpool benefited from circumstances of the time. Romance for Man U and Liverpool hit the top just as the early 70’s, colour TV and wider coverage hit the masses. Might sound far fetched but if The Beetles had come from Leeds and Leeds hadn’t been such a hard team it could have been them. What fans of Man U and Liverpool fail to remember and now take for granted is that they both could simply pick and choose the best players. The legacy from the late 60’s for Man U and early 70’s for Liverpool stayed with them even when other clubs had a good spell (Ipswich, Forest, Villa, Everton). I'm probably being very simplistic with the above but Man U and Liverpool fans can both go fuck themselves if they believe they have a god given right to be at the top and haven’t took advantages of the time. I actually think we will really struggle to attract top managers and players, I see more of a Leicester than anything else. When someone like Woodgate says it’ll be a difficult sell we should listen. It’s going to be a very long road, I just hope the owners and fans stick with it. Man utd have always been a buying club, from Cantona to pallister to veron and Cole, all big transfers with money behind them, they hate to be reminded of it as they get blinded by fergie bringing the kids through but they have always spent bigger than anyone else Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) There would have been less restrictions for City too back then aye? My memory is foggy of how they grew. But aye I think growing organically is our best bet given we're limited somewhat in the transfer market. We cannot waste money with huge signings when the rest of the squad is largely shite, we'll just suffer for it in future windows. Edited October 16, 2021 by Hanshithispantz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 This narrative about top players not signing, us needing 17 players, FFP etc etc is nonsensical anyways We are used to Mike Ashley ownership, what is about to come is likely to be an improvement. Rather than signing Joe Willock and then refusing to sanction loan deals we end up signing 2-3 Joe Willocks, that is a massive improvement and what we'll be happy with Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhoywhonder Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) Everyone: Woodgate: You've all forgot about my racism right? cool. Well....here's my opinion, Newcastle right, no-one would go there from Madrid....I was there, it was mint Edited October 16, 2021 by bhoywhonder Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 3 hours ago, David Edgar said: Some of those Woodcote quotes belong on Talk Shite radio. There's some real bitterness coming through from jealous commentators outside of Newcastle. I think rather than go for Gerrard, we should make an official approach for Klopp. That should ruffle a few feathers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Brilliant from the the new owners. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 14 minutes ago, Whitley mag said: Brilliant from the the new owners. Wow, that’s very generous of them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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