Eddie Howe - Cup Winning NUFC Manager

[AyeDubbleYoo]

  On 03/04/2022 at 18:21, HaydnNUFC said:

Canny interview from him regardless, helps that he's not a charlatan similar to some of his predecessors. 6 away games in our last 7 has probably taken a toll on us. 3 home games coming up, plenty opportunity to put today out of our minds and seal safety. 

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It really shouldn’t be allowed to have a fixture schedule that difficult. Everyone should have even spread of games, max 2 away in a row. 
 

I know this is probably impossible, but in theory. 

[STM]

Next team selection by him is massive.

[TRon]

There were always going to be games like this, it's the price of trying to change to a more attacking style with players who aren't good enough. On the plus side, once we have better players, the change will look better.

[HaydnNUFC]

  On 03/04/2022 at 18:28, STM said:

Next team selection by him is massive.

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Yep;

Joelinton has been poor in the last 2 games.

Burn was brilliant at Chelsea but harshly it was his loss of Havertz that cost us, same with him stepping out and being skinned by Iwobi at Everton. Today it looked like his head gone, had a shocker.

Shelvey was very poor today.

I understand why Bruno wasn't started today but bottom line is he's our best player atm.

The winger situation is a bit of a conunudrum. ASM needs to be persisted with, he was better than Fraser though still poor by his standards. Murphy/Fraser is a poor, limited choice for the other side but needs must.

 

Wolves will be tough to break down, they'll sit off and play on the break with their pace out wide and good technical quality from centre mid. Need to be moving the ball quickly and get SJP under the lights right behind the team, not that it wouldn't be anyway.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

  On 03/04/2022 at 18:30, TRon said:

There were always going to be games like this, it's the price of trying to change to a more attacking style with players who aren't good enough. On the plus side, once we have better players, the change will look better.

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Well, we only went attacking after we were already behind. 

[Joey Linton]

  On 03/04/2022 at 18:33, HaydnNUFC said:

 

Yep;

Joelinton has been poor in the last 2 games.

Burn was brilliant at Chelsea but harshly it was his loss of Havertz that cost us, same with him stepping out and being skinned by Iwobi at Everton. Today it looked like his head gone, had a shocker.

Shelvey was very poor today.

I understand why Bruno wasn't started today but bottom line is he's our best player atm.

The winger situation is a bit of a conunudrum. ASM needs to be persisted with, he was better than Fraser though still poor by his standards. Murphy/Fraser is a poor, limited choice for the other side but needs must.

 

Wolves will be tough to break down, they'll sit off and play on the break with their pace out wide and good technical quality from centre mid. Need to be moving the ball quickly and get SJP under the lights right behind the team, not that it wouldn't be anyway.

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Most of the side still picks itself, which is part of the problem. 

 

Can understand Bruno not starting today after getting back relatively late, but he has to start next time. 

 

Joelinton has enough credit to be persisted with, as does Fraser with Murphy being a significant downgrade. 

 

Burn has been poor today and made costly errors recently but I'm not sure taking him out for Lascelles is the answer. Same goes for Schar. 

 

Thought Manquillo was bad today too, but is the answer bringing Krafth back in? Probably not. 

[Fantail Breeze]

Thought he got it horribly wrong today with his in game management. But, unlike Bruce, I have some hope he’ll learn from it.

[HaydnNUFC]

  On 03/04/2022 at 18:38, Joey Linton said:

Most of the side still picks itself, which is part of the problem. 

 

Can understand Bruno not starting today after getting back relatively late, but he has to start next time. 

 

Joelinton has enough credit to be persisted with, as does Fraser with Murphy being a significant downgrade. 

 

Burn has been poor today and made costly errors recently but I'm not sure taking him out for Lascelles is the answer. Same goes for Schar. 

 

Thought Manquillo was bad today too, but is the answer bringing Krafth back in? Probably not. 

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Yeah. That squad still needs demolition rather than surgery once safety is confirmed. Probably won't be able to do that, but so much of it is 3 or 4 years past its best and needs to be peddled.

[Joey Linton]

  On 03/04/2022 at 18:41, HaydnNUFC said:

 

Yeah. That squad still needs demolition rather than surgery once safety is confirmed. Probably won't be able to do that, but so much of it is 3 or 4 years past its best and needs to be peddled.

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Only Longstaff, Schar and Dummett have deals expiring this summer I think too. 

 

The challenge will be moving on the likes of Ritchie, Gayle, Hayden, Murphy, Lewis and Krafth, most of whom will be on money they'll be unlikely to get elsewhere. 

[Guest neesy111]

  On 03/04/2022 at 18:46, Joey Linton said:

Only Longstaff, Schar and Dummett have deals expiring this summer I think too. 

 

The challenge will be moving on the likes of Ritchie, Gayle, Hayden, Murphy, Lewis and Krafth, most of whom will be on money they'll be unlikely to get elsewhere. 

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Write off their contracts and then offer for free/loans. 

[Gallowgate Toon]

We seemed to 180 from relatively low block to high line in an odd way. I have a feeling Howe was struggling to see how we'd build moves after the first half and thought we could match them up and close the space in the pitch to good effect.

 

They just mullered us instead but it's a useful indicator of where this squad is at, in a way.

[Joey Linton]

  On 03/04/2022 at 18:47, neesy111 said:

 

Write off their contracts and then offer for free/loans. 

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Couldn't even convince the likes of Lewis to go out on loan and prove himself. I don't rate Murphy, but at least he was willing to go away and try and improve at a lower level. 

 

 

[HaydnNUFC]

Offer mutual terminations, loans out, paying a % of their wages and/or cut our losses in getting rid and sell really low. Gayle, Ritchie, Krafth, Almiron, Fernandez, Dummett, Lewis arguably and Hendrick all need to be moved on. I don't see Lascelles or Shelvey being sold this summer so, aye.

[Jesse Pinkman]

Can we write off players contracts and then count that against our profit to help get around FFP?

[Joey Linton]

  On 03/04/2022 at 18:53, HaydnNUFC said:

Offer mutual terminations, loans out, paying a % of their wages and/or cut our losses in getting rid and sell really low. Gayle, Ritchie, Krafth, Almiron, Fernandez, Dummett, Lewis arguably and Hendrick all need to be moved on. I don't see Lascelles or Shelvey being sold this summer so, aye.

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Had forgotten about Hendrick. I think we'll be able to move Almiron on. 

[RUHRLYASLEEVESUP]

  On 03/04/2022 at 18:57, Joey Linton said:

Had forgotten about Hendrick. I think we'll be able to move Almiron on. 

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Hendrick 

[Guest neesy111]

  On 03/04/2022 at 18:57, Joey Linton said:

Had forgotten about Hendrick. I think we'll be able to move Almiron on. 

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QPR's form has gone since Jazzy Jeff signed for them. 

[TRon]

  On 03/04/2022 at 18:33, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Well, we only went attacking after we were already behind. 

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I'm talking in relative terms really, obviously we aren't bombing forward just yet, on account of not having very good players, but we aren't parking the bus like we did under Bruce, sot that's still part of the transition to more attacking football.

[prefabtoon]

Is it not time for PIF to revaluate the manager at the end of the season.

Howe was never the number one target. And his tactics in the second half of the spurs game

was just blown out of the water.

[Shearergol]

  On 05/04/2022 at 12:58, prefabtoon said:

Is it not time for PIF to revaluate the manager at the end of the season.

Howe was never the number one target. And his tactics in the second half of the spurs game

was just blown out of the water.

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Nope.

[Guest HTT II]

  On 05/04/2022 at 12:58, prefabtoon said:

Is it not time for PIF to revaluate the manager at the end of the season.

Howe was never the number one target. And his tactics in the second half of the spurs game

was just blown out of the water.

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Eh? If we survive this season it will be a minor miracle and that’s down to Howe and his coaching staff. 

[GWN]

  On 05/04/2022 at 12:58, prefabtoon said:

Is it not time for PIF to revaluate the manager at the end of the season.

Howe was never the number one target. And his tactics in the second half of the spurs game

was just blown out of the water.

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We are no where near the top teams let’s face it , these fuckers looked nailed on to go down in November, now we aren’t . Job done 

[prefabtoon]

  On 05/04/2022 at 13:55, GWN said:

 

We are no where near the top teams let’s face it , these fuckers looked nailed on to go down in November, now we aren’t . Job done 

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That's the question though isn't it.

is the job done

[GWN]

  On 05/04/2022 at 13:57, prefabtoon said:

That's the question though isn't it.

is the job done

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just about and he will deserve a couple of years to build , he’s a nice bloke and dedicated, modern and plenty of potential, we are lucky to have him.

[NotMike]

This feels like an overreaction. We're absolutely dogshit, remember?

The only reason we think we could have done better this weekend is due to the trust his management has inspired in us and the squad.