Wilson Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 On 28/03/2023 at 17:49, woody said: I cancelled a year ago due to job circumstances and my wife got a discounted NYT subscription. The Athletic is still hitting me with deals like "resubscribe for only $1.50 a month!" Just been offered £1 a month for a year after cancelling a while back. Why not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 22 hours ago, SUPERTOON said: It was interesting to watch him talk about it in the pre-match conflab. The mask of geniality slipped a tiny bit, and you had a glimpse of the competitor beneath. He made light of it, but you could see he was a bit pissed off that his team mate didn't take it seriously enough. He's a fascinating character. He seems genuinely caring and compassionate, but to reach the top in professional sport you need some kind of killer instinct. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 On 30/03/2023 at 02:50, TheDarkKnight said: Not a Newcastle fan but I have so much respect for Eddie Howe based on his treatment of Ryan Fraser. We all know that Fraser threw Howe under the bus at the end of Fraser's career at Bournemouth. This is pretty much Howe getting his revenge. He couldn't have did it straight away, as he needed to prove himself to the Newcastle players first. "Revenge is a dish best served cold". It's exactly how Sir Alex Ferguson would've handled things. A manager has to be able to trust a player. Fraser isn't the type of character you want to be in the Trenches with. And as a Scotland fan, I doubt trust him. He pulled out of a squad, citing injury, then was spotted training a day later. To be honest, I never want him to win another cap. So yes, you have a really top class manager. We're all Eddie hero-worshippers on here, so I may be blind, but I don't think revenge would come into it. He seems to be very self aware and very focused on the task in hand. He would see thoughts of revenge as being an unhelpful distraction. I've sometimes wondered how he handles any bad boys within his squad. Apparently he's careful to recruit only those he regards as good characters, and I can't imagine him doing a Fergie-style hair-dryer rant. Maybe he relies on building a good group-ethic to keep everyone in line, and he naturally engenders respect. But I remember seeing an interview, in which Nathan Ake talks about getting a bollocking from Eddie Howe. It clearly had a real impact. I think he gets to know his players as individuals, and knows when and how to push the right buttons. In this case, he delivered some uncomfortable but helpful home truths. From 3-20 onwards - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qK77RvM9SM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Imagine what this cunt can do with a few more top players and a wee bit more depth. Sensational stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Top class manager, he's deserves so much praise it's mental. Love him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 What a fucking bloke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleBingo Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 He's clearly taken us as far as he can etc. etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 What a God of a man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 He doesn't get much wrong does he? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginola Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Genius Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 He’s done a great job overall but picking the squad up after a bit of a blip has been very impressive. Season could have easily fizzled out but we’re right in it again now, we look like the 3rd best team in the league right now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikenewcastle Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Is it going over the top to say nobody in the world could realistically have come in when he did and done a better job? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Anyone got the clip of him telling ten haag to fuck off Fucking loved that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 We already have more points then what we finished on in 13 of our last 14 Premier League seasons Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 When we sacking this cunt and getting Nagelsmann or Gerrard in? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 32 minutes ago, jack j said: Anyone got the clip of him telling ten haag to fuck off Fucking loved that Class. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 1 hour ago, ilikenewcastle said: Is it going over the top to say nobody in the world could realistically have come in when he did and done a better job? No. I think Emery would have done a cracking job here but Howe literally has us fighting for top 4 despite our main striker being out for close to 4 months, and ASM being iffy all season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyn davies Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 The present situ reminds me of Dinnis after Lee left , team played well towards end of season and our bacon was saved, but all went pearshaped the following season, hope it don't happen here, though in reality it won't Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dokko Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 4 hours ago, Dr Jinx said: He’s done a great job overall but picking the squad up after a bit of a blip has been very impressive. Season could have easily fizzled out but we’re right in it again now, we look like the 3rd best team in the league right now. This a hundred times over. We had a huge blip and the worst time and it could have quite easily ended our season, but he's having none of that shit. No feeling sorry, no holiday mode or taking the foot off. It's back to putting a shift in and beating whoever is in front of us. Today was great. 1st time I've felt he had real options from the bench and he was able to use them properly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 4 hours ago, ilikenewcastle said: Is it going over the top to say nobody in the world could realistically have come in when he did and done a better job? No, and I'd include all the past greats like Ferguson and Clough in that. When he took over, it looked like we were going to go down with about 20 points. Taking us to 3rd place in just over a year is incredible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Turn the question on its head - would Eddie have been able to do what he has here anywhere else? there’s definitely a bit of right man right place right time going on here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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