junkhead Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 (edited) We must take our time to appoint the best sporting and financial directors to implement and oversee the whole football transformation - including the appointment of a manager with mid/long-term focus. Everything else will just make it harder for us to kickstart the process. The appointments, the procedures and the overpriced sponsorship deals would surely take several months, so in the mean time the priority is not to get relegated this season. If that's indeed our primary aim - an interim manager who can guarantee safety - then indeed why not go for the huge PR win - Keegan? Even if he's out of touch with the game, there's no way he'll get us relegated. In fact, we all know that if his character is in it, he'll galvanise and transform our players and the whole club in six games even if he doesn't recognise the opposition's players. Edited October 15, 2021 by junkhead Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consortium of one Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 We need someone who can organize us from back to front. Rafa could, Jose could and if Emery could, I say go for him. I quite like Favre too. He could be that "bridge" manager to get the club moving in the right direction. Gerard's comments pique my interest. Is he good enough though? He'd have the right attitude, IMO. I'm glad Zidane is out. He would not have been the right fit as VI alluded to. I'd like a manager who REALLY wants to be here. REALLY wants to take on the challenge to build something. Rafa would have been perfect but that ship has sailed. We talk about about hiring "a manager" but we have to hire a whole coaching staff with him as well. How easy is that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 12 minutes ago, Consortium of one said: We need someone who can organize us from back to front. Rafa could, Jose could and if Emery could, I say go for him. I quite like Favre too. He could be that "bridge" manager to get the club moving in the right direction. Gerard's comments pique my interest. Is he good enough though? He'd have the right attitude, IMO. I'm glad Zidane is out. He would not have been the right fit as VI alluded to. I'd like a manager who REALLY wants to be here. REALLY wants to take on the challenge to build something. Rafa would have been perfect but that ship has sailed. We talk about about hiring "a manager" but we have to hire a whole coaching staff with him as well. How easy is that? We need so much more than just a manager at every level it’s crazy how neglected the entire club has been under Ashley. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 37 minutes ago, junkhead said: We must take our time to appoint the best sporting and financial directors to implement and oversee the whole football transformation - including the appointment of a manager with mid/long-term focus. Everything else will just make it harder for us to kickstart the process. The appointments, the procedures and the overpriced sponsorship deals would surely take several months, so in the mean time the priority is not to get relegated this season. If that's indeed our primary aim - an interim manager who can guarantee safety - then indeed why not go for the huge PR win - Keegan? Even if he's out of touch with the game, there's no way he'll get us relegated. In fact, we all know that if his character is in it, he'll galvanise and transform our players and the whole club in six games even if he doesn't recognise the opposition's players. Keegan wouldn't even pick up the phone if it was about being interim manager. He'd think he was the one to bring the trophies to Newcastle and this would be unfinished business. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Hurry up and bring any old fucker in, as long as we don't have to listen to anymore self serving press conferences. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 1 minute ago, TRon said: Keegan wouldn't even pick up the phone if it was about being interim manager. He'd think he was the one to bring the trophies to Newcastle and this would be unfinished business. Dear God the thought of KK being the man to get us that first trophy would make me slightly tempted to give it a shot despite knowing it'd end in tears. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 As for Gerrard not ruling himself out, I was watching Potter giving an interview yesterday and he didn't rule himself out either. I don't think either is the right man for this job, but I'd prefer Potter over Gerrard, he seems like a very perceptive man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 5 minutes ago, TRon said: As for Gerrard not ruling himself out, I was watching Potter giving an interview yesterday and he didn't rule himself out either. I don't think either is the right man for this job, but I'd prefer Potter over Gerrard, he seems like a very perceptive man. As a Dof and head coach set up Potter would be my preference out of the two. Would work well with Jones too obviously. Favre seems like the most experienced realistic choice for turning us around. The notaligic part of me would love Mourinho or an interim Wenger. The former for the bobby links even if he feels a bit tainted, rose tinted specs make me hope he would just click with us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Keegan The man is the biggest living legend ever associated with this club but he's been out the game for 13 years. He barely, if ever, even does punditry. Yeah it'd be a different world to Bruce but he shouldn't be near the football operations side of the club now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
InspectorCoarse Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 18 minutes ago, TRon said: Keegan wouldn't even pick up the phone if it was about being interim manager. He'd think he was the one to bring the trophies to Newcastle and this would be unfinished business. He'd be right too ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Wonder with his comments whether he would be interested in the youth set up. Would be an amazing guest coach down the line either way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 4 minutes ago, HaydnNUFC said: Keegan The man is the biggest living legend ever associated with this club but he's been out the game for 13 years. He barely, if ever, even does punditry. Yeah it'd be a different world to Bruce but he shouldn't be near the football operations side of the club now. The biggest problem with Keegan is he wouldn't want to do an interim job. If he was coming in to do the rest of the season, no one could do it better. He'd have the players bouncing out to the centre circle thinking they were Juventus, and the crowd noise would blow the roof off. But he'd think it's his destiny to finish the job he started. He's great when it's going well, but gets disillusioned when things don't pan out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicane Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 There's a very small chance of Keegan succeeding and a very large chance of it being a disaster. Alexa, play "leave the memories alone" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkhead Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, HaydnNUFC said: Keegan The man is the biggest living legend ever associated with this club but he's been out the game for 13 years. He barely, if ever, even does punditry. Yeah it'd be a different world to Bruce but he shouldn't be near the football operations side of the club now. With us and Keegan it doesn't really matter if he has seen a game in ten years. The crowd will be behind him and the team 100% and that alone guarantees we'll survive this year. Not the man who should be tasked with implementing the long-term vision of course, but for an interim we can do a lot worse. He's now a serious age but he might accept this one last short gig if we persuade him. Make it happen Amanda! In the mean time we can appoint directors in January and give them time to implement a new world class structure and appoint Nagelsmann or whoever in the summer. Edited October 15, 2021 by junkhead Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 3 minutes ago, junkhead said: With us and Keegan it doesn't really matter if he has seen a game in ten years. The crowd will be behind him and the team 100% and that alone guarantees we'll survive this year. Not the man who should be tasked with implementing the long-term vision of course, but for an interim we can do a lot worse. He's now a serious age but he might accept this one last short gig if we persuade him. Make it happen Amanda! In the mean time we can appoint directors in January and give them time to implement a new world class structure and appoint Nagelsmann or whoever in the summer. It would matter, like. Football is on a different planet to the mid 1990s, even to 2008. When he returned in '08 he managed 19 league games, and won 5 of them. If we can get a quality manager in now, it should happen now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzz Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 People still suggesting Keegan man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 I would like to re-iterate that I know it would end in tears. I still can't help but dream of it, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 The ownership should really just invite every single available manager that's been linked to have them in the stands and shown on camera on Sunday, like a massive who dunnit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 2 hours ago, Village Idiot said: According to RMC Zidane turned you down. https://chicagotoday.news/sports/zidane-refuses-to-coach-newcastle/ I don't think it would've worked, anyway. He was great at navigating the dressing room and club politics at Real Madrid (not an easy feat), but that's not your situation. Good to see Chicago Today keeping the people of Northeastern Illinois abreast of Newcastle United's coaching search via RMC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 1 minute ago, Ameritoon said: Good to see Chicago Today keeping the people of Northeastern Illinois abreast of Newcastle United's coaching search via RMC. It's just the first English language source I found Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicane Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Managers like him, Conte etc. are gonna want a team that is ready to compete right now. We're years away from competing for anything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 5 minutes ago, Chicane said: Managers like him, Conte etc. are gonna want a team that is ready to compete right now. We're years away from competing for anything. Conte was reportedly keen according to the Ronny. Never know if you never ask him. We'd be up amongst the best of the rest by next season if Conte is appointed now imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Not sure Conte would “fit” as good as he obviously is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 1 minute ago, LFEE said: Not sure Conte would “fit” as good as he obviously is. Why not? He's been embroiled in relegation battles before in his career at Bari and has led a promotion push at Siena, a bit like Benitez at Extremadura, Tenerife, et cetera. His personality fits the club imo and he'd be idolised in our support in a similar way to how Benitez was which I think he'd love. His squad building at Juventus lead to their success under both him and under Allegri after him. I just want us to approach him, if he says no he says no. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Any truth to Zidane saying no? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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