Eddie Howe

[r0cafella]

The only newspaper worthy of anybodies time is the FT. 

[PauloGeordio]

1 minute ago, TRon said:

 

 

He's brilliant isn't he?

He is m8, we deserve him. Legend in the making I have no doubt 

[TRon]

2 minutes ago, WarrenBartonCentrePartin said:

 

I'm left wing, but I'd rather read The Times than the Guardian.

 

I still subscribe to the Times only through habit, but I barely read any of the main stories. I flick through the sports section and the culture part, the rest is a waste of time. I couldn't read the Guardian either.

[Newcastle Fan]

Quite amazing in this day and age where everyone has an opinion on everything that someone actually says that they are not qualified to give an answer on something because they are not an expert on the subject, i think its a class answer and the best possible one he could give.

[1892er]

Handled difficult questions really well. I could only imagine if it was cabbage answering the same questions. 

[TheGuv]

3 minutes ago, TRon said:

 

I still subscribe to the Times only through habit, but I barely read any of the main stories. I flick through the sports section and the culture part, the rest is a waste of time. I couldn't read the Guardian either.

The Times Quiz is great

[PauloGeordio]

1 minute ago, 1892er said:

Handled difficult questions really well. I could only imagine if it was cabbage answering the same questions. 

Roll wor sleeves up and give them a good pasty! 

[gjohnson]

1 minute ago, 1892er said:

Handled difficult questions really well. I could only imagine if it was cabbage answering the same questions. 

What do mean that they don't eat bacon?? They need to just run harder, roll up their sleeves and try it

[Kid Icarus]

19 minutes ago, madras said:

Times reader eh ? I've lost a little respect for him.

 

 

 

 

 

Would have been New Labour at the time he was playing. I'll let him off, he wouldn't have been the first or last to have had the wool pulled over his eyes with them. 

[54]

Seemed to have missed this, but what did Neville and Carragher say? And why is there now a sudden clamoring for Howe to have to say something?

[Guest HTT II]

He’s fucking lovey isn’t he, I love that we are managed by Eddie Howe, an articulate, intelligent, considered, passionate, hard working decent human being and a great manager and coach.

[NE27]

9 minutes ago, 54 said:

Seemed to have missed this, but what did Neville and Carragher say? And why is there now a sudden clamoring for Howe to have to say something?

 

A little bit of the Chelsea fallout, a bit of Howe not acknowledging anything but the football side.

 

He's gave an honest answer there, the same kind of answer I give tbh. Afaic the media just want a slip up, they couldn't give two fucks about his honest opinion. They just want a slam dunk of a quote.

 

Can he be appalled by stories from Saudi, yes. Will/should he give up his job, no.

 

Should he be sympathetic and acknowledge the questions, of course.

 

I'd say the majority of people will live their lives like that, as unfortunate as it is.

[buzza]

8 minutes ago, TRon said:

 

I still subscribe to the Times only through habit, but I barely read any of the main stories. I flick through the sports section and the culture part, the rest is a waste of time. I couldn't read the Guardian either.

I have gotten tired of the Guardian and their "anonymous source" "Close Acquaintance" etc...etc.. ie. we are making this up and twisting opinion.

I imagine most of the papers do this but the guardian is the worst culprit.

Generally read the times and Independant for a contrasted view...

[NUFC_Chris]

Another round of Prime Ministers Questions for our manager. I think it’s a fucking joke to be honest.

[Danh1]

Really hope this man delivers us our first trophy like, absolutely love him. 

[PauloGeordio]

22 minutes ago, Danh1 said:

Really hope this man delivers us our first trophy like, absolutely love him. 

WHEN this man delivers us our first trophy 

[Miggys First Goal]

It’s actually scary to think how Bruce would have handled the questioning. 

[LFEE]

1 hour ago, Yorkie said:

I don't really buy his pleading ignorance but I think he's answered that as well as he could do really.

 

Everyone connected to the club - fan or employee - can take one of two positions: A, we're basically business as usual, it's a football club and I'll treat it as such. Or B, it's a football club but it has been fundamentally tarnished by it's connection to an abhorrent regime and I don't want to be associated with it for that reason. 

 

Howe, like the vast majority of supporters from what I can see, has taken option A. 

Probably taken in some peoples eyes because separation from the Saudi state was proven and the actual face of the club has become AS/MG and to a lesser extent JR. I’d be lying if I could tell you the name of our chairman who we saw at the Spurs game which would make you feel the club has more of a SA influence/connection.

 

The other reason I believe (and it’s the one that the journalists, pundits and opposing fans etc are ALL missing) is the club is SO MUCH BETTER under this ownership so far. With irony being that levels of care, communication, inclusion and respect have risen beyond anything I’ve witnessed supporting the club so goes without thinking the comparison difference to those who only knew it under MA. Yes signing better players helps the team and results generally dictate fans moods and opinions but it’s the signs of basic foundations being put in place that fans have really taken to it seems hence the backing of EH during his slow start. So in short it was the previous regime that tarnished the club whereas this regime is polishing it back up.

 

I said at the time I didn’t think UE is a NUFC manager for unquantifiable reasons despite his impressive CV. EH is the perfect fit for this club and I think he’s handled himself brilliantly since he arrived. The fact he does not have the answers to certain non football related questions only makes him (and the fans) guilty of being human, nothing more.

 

Lets see where we are in 19 years and what has become of us, not 6 month.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Manxst]

16 minutes ago, Miggys First Goal said:

It’s actually scary to think how Bruce would have handled the questioning. 

There’d have been “slaps” flying around for sure.

[Guest HTT II]

17 minutes ago, Miggys First Goal said:

It’s actually scary to think how Bruce would have handled the questioning. 

Mmmm, bacon you say… mmmmm, pork you say? Mmmmm….

[NE27]

12 minutes ago, LFEE said:

Probably taken in some peoples eyes because separation from the Saudi state was proven and the actual face of the club has become AS/MG and to a lesser extent JR. I’d be lying if I could tell you the name of our chairman who we saw at the Spurs game which would make you feel the club has more of a SA influence/connection.

 

The other reason I believe (and it’s the one that the journalists, pundits and opposing fans etc are ALL missing) is the club is SO MUCH BETTER under this ownership so far. With irony being that levels of care, communication, inclusion and respect have risen beyond anything I’ve witnessed supporting the club so goes without thinking the comparison difference to those who only knew it under MA. Yes signing better players helps the team and results generally dictate fans moods and opinions but it’s the signs of basic foundations being put in place that fans have really taken to it seems hence the backing of EH during his slow start. So in short it was the previous regime that tarnished the club whereas this regime is polishing it back up.

 

I said at the time I didn’t think UE is a NUFC manager for unquantifiable reasons despite his impressive CV. EH is the perfect fit for this club and I think he’s handled himself brilliantly since he arrived. The fact he does not have the answers to certain non football related questions only makes him (and the fans) guilty of being human, nothing more.

 

Lets see where we are in 19 years and what has become of us, not 6 month.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't know if I'm misreading this a bit, but couldn't the fact the club is being ran better and generally getting the fans on board be seen as sportswashing by fans/media from the outside?

 

Because we've been such a basket case of a club for so long, there are a lot of easy wins to be had with nufc and I worry that maybe some of the lesser Informed* sections of our support use these as defence of Saudi ownership.

 

Like I say I'm not wishing to drag up too much political debate, or I'm possibly misreading your post?

 

*Feel a bit Shan saying this tbh, should just say knackers.

[toon25]

A hugely dignified and well-reasoned response to some of the questions today.

[Wilson]

Love the bloke.  Handles everything they throw at him so well. 

 

https://www.nufc.co.uk/nufc-tv/latest-videos/howe-pre-everton-a-media-briefing-21-22/

 

On the downside... It's only on half an hour, i need more stuff to inject. 

 

 

Edited March 16, 2022 by Wilson

[GeordieDazzler]

 

This tweeted almost immediately after calling Howes response weak. Hmmm.

 

[Yorkie]

I don't know everything that Tuchel has said but I'd argue that it's an awful lot easier for him to condemn the actions of an outgoing owner than those of one you're actively working with and hope to continue working with. For that reason I don't see how Tuchel's comments can be used as a stick to beat Howe with.