Pata Posted Wednesday at 22:09 Share Posted Wednesday at 22:09 13 minutes ago, duo said: Not sure what your point is and I think you could find a lot more quotes than that - ones from you as well not doubt. Nah. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotRich Posted Wednesday at 22:10 Share Posted Wednesday at 22:10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted Wednesday at 22:12 Share Posted Wednesday at 22:12 1 minute ago, NotRich said: Aye and I couldn't find one - Damn it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted Wednesday at 22:14 Share Posted Wednesday at 22:14 Haha, fair play! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted Wednesday at 22:21 Share Posted Wednesday at 22:21 Will never ever doubt this man again. Feel embarrassed for ever doing so. 3 windows without a first team signing and we are getting stronger and stronger. Little point comparing him to Keegan considering the circumstances in which they took over, but Howe in 20/30 years will be spoke of in the same breath. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted Wednesday at 22:26 Share Posted Wednesday at 22:26 4 minutes ago, Danh1 said: Will never ever doubt this man again. Feel embarrassed for ever doing so. 3 windows without a first team signing and we are getting stronger and stronger. Little point comparing him to Keegan considering the circumstances in which they took over, but Howe in 20/30 years will be spoke of in the same breath. IIRC I never really felt the need to doubt him due to the simple logic of the situation. He was always going to be given the season at least, and therefore he was always going to turn it around. With a worse ownership I would've been worried they would pull the trigger on him early, but I knew the club wouldn't do that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted Wednesday at 22:27 Share Posted Wednesday at 22:27 No one could have predicted how good he would be - tactics aside - his coaching is next level, and his eye for a player is friggin ridiculous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRL Posted Thursday at 07:50 Share Posted Thursday at 07:50 One of the players mentioned that loads of them had received texts from him in their interview. You won’t convince me he’s not playing a reasonably significant part in tactical decisions pre game from his hospital bed or back at home if he’s now there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggys First Goal Posted Thursday at 10:55 Share Posted Thursday at 10:55 Eddie Who? Nah, just kidding. Miss you king. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vic Posted Thursday at 15:23 Share Posted Thursday at 15:23 Reports he's back for the Ipswich game, fingers crossed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted Thursday at 15:30 Share Posted Thursday at 15:30 7 hours ago, PRL said: One of the players mentioned that loads of them had received texts from him in their interview. You won’t convince me he’s not playing a reasonably significant part in tactical decisions pre game from his hospital bed or back at home if he’s now there. Barnes also mentioned that they’re “so well drilled” all season that they know their roles even if he’s not directly around. I absolutely love that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted Thursday at 15:37 Share Posted Thursday at 15:37 7 hours ago, PRL said: One of the players mentioned that loads of them had received texts from him in their interview. You won’t convince me he’s not playing a reasonably significant part in tactical decisions pre game from his hospital bed or back at home if he’s now there. Isn't it possible that he's just done an incredibly good job of establishing a culture where everyone is ready and willing to do the right things in his absence? It's a really good sign that players have been getting texts from him though, I heard it said in that Murphy and Pope interview. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted Thursday at 15:38 Share Posted Thursday at 15:38 (edited) 17 hours ago, Danh1 said: Will never ever doubt this man again. Feel embarrassed for ever doing so. 3 windows without a first team signing and we are getting stronger and stronger. Little point comparing him to Keegan considering the circumstances in which they took over, but Howe in 20/30 years will be spoke of in the same breath. Yep, has been our second best performing manager (points per game) for league games in PL era, for some time now. Getting close to being best. Including cup games, is already the best ever (modern era) in terms of win percentage. Edited Thursday at 15:39 by Coffee_Johnny Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRL Posted Thursday at 15:42 Share Posted Thursday at 15:42 (edited) 5 minutes ago, 80 said: Isn't it possible that he's just done an incredibly good job of establishing a culture where everyone is ready and willing to do the right things in his absence? It's a really good sign that players have been getting texts from him though, I heard it said in that Murphy and Pope interview. Absolutely. And I’ll bet we won’t know the full story until he’s very much retired! Edited Thursday at 15:42 by PRL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezertron Posted Thursday at 15:47 Share Posted Thursday at 15:47 There's gonna be a few disappointed journalists when Eddie gives his first prematch press conference, and his response to questions around his illness is 'Whats important is to focus on how well the players and coaching staff did while I was away' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted Thursday at 15:49 Share Posted Thursday at 15:49 5 minutes ago, PRL said: Absolutely. And I’ll bet we won’t know the full story until he’s very much retired! Aye, there's a few post retirement interviews I'll love to see if and when they finally come out. Got a horrible feeling there'll be a proper omerta from everyone who's spent much time with Howe though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRL Posted Thursday at 15:53 Share Posted Thursday at 15:53 3 minutes ago, 80 said: Aye, there's a few post retirement interviews I'll love to see if and when they finally come out. Got a horrible feeling there'll be a proper omerta from everyone who's spent much time with Howe though Hahaha. Had to google omertà. Great word and perfect for him. Reckon he has some Italian ancestry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted Thursday at 16:13 Share Posted Thursday at 16:13 (edited) 59 minutes ago, PRL said: Absolutely. And I’ll bet we won’t know the full story until he’s very much retired! He’s not under house arrest with his phone confiscated you know, he’s poorly. He can do what he wants man Edited Thursday at 16:42 by Dr Venkman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted Thursday at 16:40 Share Posted Thursday at 16:40 On 23/05/2023 at 13:37, timeEd32 said: I am definitely worried about how some supporters (and also PIF) will respond to inevitable downturns. Saw a Facebook comment on the NUFC CL post saying how this summer's priority should be Bellingham, Kane, and Rice. Expectations are going to go through the roof. Just had a look and it's actually a bit eerie how similar Eddie's first 18 months are to SAF at Man United. Took over a team near the bottom of the table in November Ended up finishing 11th Added a few new players (including Bruce) and they surprisingly finished 2nd in the league They were never really in the title race, primarily due to too many draws What happened next? A big signing (Mark Hughes) and big expectations, but they regressed to 11th In the third full season a number of big signings, but they struggled and discontent was rising. It would have been a popular decision for many halfway through that third full season if he had been sacked. But then they went on a run and won the FA Cup. There were still doubts the next season when they finished sixth, but then they won the Cup Winners Cup. They lost out on the title the next year but won the League Cup and European Super Cup. They won the league title in 1992/93, Ferguson's seventh in charge. I'm not sure a manager in the modern game would have survived the third or fourth year. There's only been five managers in the history of NUFC who have managed 200+ games and two of them were almost a century ago. There's no point in stability for stabilities sake, but with the right person in charge it can be a huge advantage compared to clubs that are constantly chopping and changing. We have a manager who will not be outworked by anyone in the league, who is not afraid to learn and evolve, and who I don't think views us as a stepping stone to anything bigger. I hope he is rewarded with patience when the time comes and I hope he's here for a very long time. While we're digging up old posts it's very odd how much he's paralleling the Fergie timeline and also frustrating how the growing financial gap makes the title wins significantly less likely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
splinter Posted Thursday at 17:14 Share Posted Thursday at 17:14 He is on the mend.so hopefully back for Ipswich Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRL Posted Thursday at 17:42 Share Posted Thursday at 17:42 1 hour ago, Dr Venkman said: He’s not under house arrest with his phone confiscated you know, he’s poorly. He can do what he wants man Apologies, I’m very confused. I was saying I think he’s still involved in tactics and planning but we will never know as it’s not the type of thing he’ll ever reveal. As someone suggested above, he’ll move the convo along to the team as soon as he’s back. Never mentioned him not using his phone? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezertron Posted Thursday at 18:46 Share Posted Thursday at 18:46 Not sure where else to put this. But next year, I would love to aim for having a season without any decent periods of underperforming. I don't expect us to not have losing streaks, but to go an entire season without a 6-8 week rough patch would be great. We need a deeper squad for that, and to manage injuries well. But if the recent uptick in confidence is genuine, and permanent then the result will hopefully be better consistency. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Prontonise Posted Thursday at 19:01 Share Posted Thursday at 19:01 You know what I want to aim for season where we win every single game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted Thursday at 19:12 Share Posted Thursday at 19:12 23 minutes ago, Weezertron said: Not sure where else to put this. But next year, I would love to aim for having a season without any decent periods of underperforming. I don't expect us to not have losing streaks, but to go an entire season without a 6-8 week rough patch would be great. We need a deeper squad for that, and to manage injuries well. But if the recent uptick in confidence is genuine, and permanent then the result will hopefully be better consistency. We've lost 2 consecutive games only once this season. The longest we've gone without winning is 4 games. We've had periods where performances were ropey and/or we've suffered very unexpected losses, but overall we've been remarkably consistent. If we've got Europe next year then we'll need a much better squad though aye Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted Thursday at 19:14 Share Posted Thursday at 19:14 12 minutes ago, El Prontonise said: You know what I want to aim for season where we win every single game. 5-0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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