Eddie Howe - Granted Freedom of Newcastle

[Kid Icarus]

Just now, Shearergol said:

I’ve watched us for 43 years. I’m comparing us to last year. That ok with you?

Even worse then.  So honking is now, what was it under Bruce, Carver, McLaren, Dalglish, McFaul? 

[ILCAML]

7 minutes ago, toon25 said:

 

Give over man

Give over what?

Are you suggesting Howe is anywhere near any of those, especially Zidane and Allegri?

[huss9]

to think we had £70m to spend in the summer.

[TRon]

1 minute ago, Jackie Broon said:

 

If it were just this season then I don't think people would be so concerned, but there have been glaring tactical issues since the beginning of last season. We're just too easy to play through and lack creativity in midfield.

 

 

The issue for me is how you marry tactics to the players on the pitch. If you press high with two slow central defenders, and a DM who is also on the slow side, there's obviously going to be massive gaps if you lose the ball upfield. Pretty much every goal we concede has elements of that about it. Certainly both today did.

[Kid Icarus]

Zidane is still a very, very unknown quantity.

[Scoot]

I wouldn't say we're honking this season but we are far from good.

 

We have good spells in games (the last few anyway) where we should score but we fail to do so. Something just isn't right with us at all.

 

Maybe we're low in confidence and I do feel a win would breathe a bit of life into us, but where that is coming from when you look at our next 3 games, I have no idea.

 

 

Edited October 27, 2024 by Scoot

[Shearergol]

1 minute ago, Kid Icarus said:

Even worse then.  So honking is now, what was it under Bruce, Carver, McLaren, Dalglish, McFaul? 

Can you read? I’m comparing us this year to our performances last year, under Howe. We’re shite this season. Compared to previous games under Howe.

[Fak]

1 minute ago, ILCAML said:

Give over what?

Are you suggesting Howe is anywhere near any of those, especially Zidane and Allegri?

Can’t see any of them wanting to manage us tbh. And given we don’t have the financial wiggle room to give Isak a better contract I assume we won’t have the financial wiggle room to pay any of those what they’d want. 

[TRon]

Just now, Kid Icarus said:

Zidane is still a very, very unknown quantity.

 

I think he'd almost certainly be a disaster here.

[SUPERTOON]

13 minutes ago, Shearergol said:

We’ve been absolutely shite for a year. The positivity after the takeover is very quickly drifting away like 

Aye, the momentum has well and truly gone.

[Shearergol]

Just now, TRon said:

 

I think he'd almost certainly be a disaster here.

With this squad, agreed. Our transfer activity for 3 windows has been awful.

[Kid Icarus]

2 minutes ago, Shearergol said:

Can you read? I’m comparing us this year to our performances last year, under Howe. We’re shite this season. Compared to previous games under Howe.

 Aye I can, you said we're honking and that we've been absolutely shite for a year and I'm laughing at you.

 

 

Edited October 27, 2024 by Kid Icarus

[El Prontonise]

He gets this season, I feel we'll finish around 8th still.  

[J7]

6 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said:

Even worse then.  So honking is now, what was it under Bruce, Carver, McLaren, Dalglish, McFaul? 

Surely you’re able to grasp the difference in expectations, can take into account how much money has been spent, and you know that you can compare performances with that of games in more recent times. McFaul ffs.

 

 

Edited October 27, 2024 by J7

[Big Geordie]

I think Eddie will get to the end of the season, and we'll then see how it's gone. What I will say is that the knives in the press will be out for him straightaway. Football365's anti-Newcastlle shpeel going into overdrive, more than usual (already)

 

Another couple of defeats the the press will be clamouring for him to be sacked.

[Kid Icarus]

2 minutes ago, J7 said:

Surely you’re able to grasp the difference in expectations, can take into account how much money has been spent, and you know that you can compare performances with that of games in more recent times. McCauley ffs.

No, I think it's a completely stupid, spoiled and miserable way to look at things.

 

 

Edited October 27, 2024 by Kid Icarus

[Hovagod]

5 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said:

Zidane is still a very, very unknown quantity.

Does he speak English?

[TRon]

1 minute ago, El Prontonise said:

He gets this season, I feel we'll finish around 8th still.  

 

8-9th for me. I don't see us getting Europe unless Wilson miraculously plays the second half of the season. We are too easy to score against.

[Jackie Broon]

Just now, TRon said:

 

 

The issue for me is how you marry tactics to the players on the pitch. If you press high with two slow central defenders, and a DM who is also on the slow side, there's obviously going to be massive gaps if you lose the ball upfield. Pretty much every goal we concede has elements of that about it. Certainly both today did.

 

I agree, if we don't have the players to play how we are we need to find a different way.

 

Bruno is becoming a liability, we need to find a way to allow him to do what he does best without leaving a huge space behind him.

[Heron]

This calendar year (including friendlies):

 

Played 41

Lost 12

Drawn 10

Won 19

 

In normal time. Hardly absolutely shite like.

Not as good as 2023 though, admittedly (I presume).

 

1.6pts per game to rounded down to 1dp.

 

 

Edited October 27, 2024 by Heron

[TheGuv]

32 minutes ago, Joelinton7 said:

Many of our home victories have been massively helped by the atmosphere at SJP. Players, coaches and board members have all alluded to this. Atmosphere has been non existent at times this season. Brighton was a perfect example. 

We began running before we could walk with what the likes of Silverstone et al have implemented/tried to implement. 

 

I was thinking earlier on just how much the Club have gotten wrong off the pitch since the summer of 2023 (placement of singing section, standing areas, ballots etc).

 

I’m not sure they quite know what they’re doing in all honesty. 

 

We’re now seeing a knock on effect of those very decisions in regards to the atmosphere that were so pivotal in 21-22 and 22-23. 
 

Am I bitter? Well…yes.

Am I wrong? Others can be the judge of that.

[NE28]

8 minutes ago, Heron said:

 

 

When we almost beat Liverpool at home

I don’t agree with the person you’re responding to but that’s a very generous way of saying we lost to Liverpool with an extra man on the field

[bobbydazzla]

13 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said:

Even worse then.  So honking is now, what was it under Bruce, Carver, McLaren, Dalglish, McFaul? 

I was honking at fingerblasting lasses when I was 14, should I always compare my current fingerblasting skills to how bad I was at 14, or maybe it’d be better to compare it to how class I was 2 years ago as it’s more relevant 

 

And compared to 2 years ago my fingerblasting skills are stale and sone lasses might say honking, but they’re still shitloads better than when I was 14 

 

 

Edited October 27, 2024 by bobbydazzla

[Jackie Broon]

3 minutes ago, El Prontonise said:

He gets this season, I feel we'll finish around 8th still.  

 

He'll be gone if we don't qualify for Europe.

[J7]

2 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said:

No, I think it's a completely stupid, spoiled and miserable way to look at things.

 

 

 

It’s not. I personally think it’s a bit over the top, but there’s clearly context when making a comment like that. You come across pedantic, like you’re trying to win the internet or something.