Eddie Howe

[Happinesstan]

7 minutes ago, buzz said:

It's easy to imagine DOF/manager pairings based on the names we've been linked to. Campos/Fonesca, Rangnick/Favre, Overmars/Ten Haag. All three would be brilliant, let's face it.  But in the case of Fonesca since he's the favourite, the 'risky' elements of his appointment would probably be offset by having such a good DOF arriving with him.

Not Lampard/Uncle 'Arry, then?

[Misa]

3 hours ago, madras said:

I regularly had a go at him in the championship for being too pragmatic in the championship when he had the largest and most talented squad there.

 

Also we should use the same standards for Bruce then, do you think he wanted Joelinton ?

I do not know what you are trying to say here. Newcastle won the Championship and yes, Steve Bruce gave the go ahead for Joelinton and for a whole season played him as the main striker. The same Joelinton Rafa refused to sign.

 

 

Edited October 23, 2021 by Misa

[TRon]

3 hours ago, CFlan said:

Probably going against the tide here but I have no desire for Rafa to return. Was gutted when he left and all but I’d rather a completely fresh setup. 

 

Going to agree here. We've had five years of watching 30% possession football, and I'm ready for a change. I watched the Everton game last week, and it was eerily familiar, Everton sitting back and allowing West Ham the lion's share of the ball. He'll get it right at Everton given a fair crack of the whip though, he's missing some key players at the moment. 

[Wilson]

I'd fuckin love Rafa back.

[Ashley17]

Rooney is “ill” and not at Derby’s game today I see…

[TRon]

Probably still hung over from last night's pub crawl. 

[Ben]

 

[toon25]

Get someone in asap. The rot is deep and we're in trouble.

[madras]

1 hour ago, Misa said:

I do not know what you are trying to say here. Newcastle won the Championship and yes, Steve Bruce gave the go ahead for Joelinton and for a whole season played him as the main striker. The same Joelinton Rafa refused to sign.

 

 

 

We won it thanks to a Jack Grealish fluke and that team was never allowed to dominate that league like it should.

 

I'm sure rhe Joelinton deal was set up regardless of what Bruce wanted. We were told it was set up even when Rafa was here.

 

 

Edited October 23, 2021 by madras

[nbthree3]

Whoever it is has the greatest task on their hands 

[TK-421]

Never know, Rafa might be available again soon.

[nufcjb]

Get Rafa in now!!!!

[Away Toon]

Yep, Rafa gets sacked this evening and the jobs his.

[andyc35i]

Observations from today’s game, but it isn’t new and has been like this for the last two years. You guys could probably add to this as well:

 

• We can’t keep possession of the ball anywhere other than in the back line
• We can’t seem to pass more than three passes without giving it a way, panicking and kicking it long / losing it short or kicking it out of touch
• We can’t defend set pieces
• We can’t defend crosses
• We can’t stop crosses coming into the box from wide areas
• We can’t defend the long pass in behind 
• We struggle with our offside line
• We can’t attack set pieces very well
• We don’t seem to work on corner or free kick routines 
• We always seem to end up offering the opportunity of a quick counter attack where the opposition look more likely than we do to score from our own corner 
• We always seem to lose the ball from our own throw-ins
• In fact, the only tactic we seem to have from throw-ins is a long throw and the guy who takes it can’t even throw it that long
• We are slow to react to everything so the press is always weak
• We are never as fit as the opposition 
• we make the opposition look like Barcelona in their prime 

Whoever becomes the new manager has his work cut out big time 

[SUPERTOON]

We need a manger in ASAP, can kind of understand giving Jones the Chelsea game but after that we need someone in 

[Rich]

“Agent Rafa” is trending on Twitter

[TRon]

Whoever comes in, it will take a few games to get this lot moving and passing with any fluency. Could be like when Keegan came back last time when it took him 8 games before he got our first win, and then we were up and running. 

[MrRaspberryJam]

27 minutes ago, Away Toon said:

Yep, Rafa gets sacked this evening and the jobs his.

 

It'd be nice, but I'm sure Ancelottis home record last season was abysmal and he never got the chop. 

[TRon]

Rafa's not going to get sacked, Moshiri put his reputation on the line to go against popular feeling and hire him. He'll want to give him as long as possible to justify the decision. 

[MagCA]

Announce Fonseca

[HaydnNUFC]

We need a manager in, ASAP. If we can get Fonseca done by Monday do it.

[SUPERTOON]

I think we will find out who it is this week and will be in the stands on Saturday 

[toontownman]

7 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

I think we will find out who it is this week and will be in the stands on Saturday 

Exactly this. Mid to late week announcement. Unless everyone is unanimous already and they announce it earlier.

 

I think Jones gets the game regardless but would be nice to have the new manager get on the training pitch before.

 

Will be great motivation for the players if they know before the game and the new manager is there watching.

[SUPERTOON]

Just now, toontownman said:

Exactly this. Mid to late week announcement. Unless everyone is unanimous already and they announce it earlier.

 

I think Jones gets the game regardless but would be nice to have the new manager get on the training pitch before.

 

Will be great motivation for the players if they know before the game and the new manager is there watching.

Yeah I think with it being Chelsea they would just let jones take it regardless 

[TRon]

4 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

Yeah I think with it being Chelsea they would just let jones take it regardless 

 

Same. Would make sense to use the international break to get everything in place including the DoF. Get the Chelsea game out of the way and give the new man a decent chance of getting a result in his first game.