Abacus Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 1 hour ago, The Prophet said: He almost certainly won't leave. He was just doing a bit of politicking. Agreed. And I don't see why you'd bother politicking, if that's what it was, unless you wanted it to work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 41 minutes ago, Fezzle said: Am assuming the many overreactions have passed you by. Some are comical and would be rightly mocked if they appeared on rtg Well I just skim over quite a few replies tbf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 4 hours ago, 500bhp said: Once a team is full of elite players the manager is less important. Real Madrid, PSG and Chelsea until recently regularly changed managers and continued to be very successful. For a few years Real Madrid seemed to win the CL every year under a different manager! At NUFC Howe has turned average players into good players and good ones into very good. We still need Howe as we do not have a squad of quality players. But as the squad improves the manager is less important. Hence putting in place the executive level management structure we are seeing now. We still need Howe to do his magic for a while yet though. For the record the last 6 RM CLs have come from 2 managers. Zidane and Ancelotti. Barca’s 5 CLs have come from 4 different managers. Cruyff, Rijkaard, Guardiola and Enrique. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonalis Bookie Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 2 hours ago, OverThere said: Injuries were a huge concern last season and yet fully fit younger players barely played. You would think the fitness guru will be looking at training and how many minutes players are playing and have some influence or else what is the point. They are…. doesnt mean they’re listened to Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Re: Howe The only thing I’m confident of is PIF view last season as a failure and have instituted strategic changes. Seems Eddie might not love some lf those changes or at least it hasn’t been clearly communicated to him. Im hoping it’s a storm in a tea cup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 21 minutes ago, The College Dropout said: Re: Howe The only thing I’m confident of is PIF view last season as a failure and have instituted strategic changes. Seems Eddie might not love some lf those changes or at least it hasn’t been clearly communicated to him. Im hoping it’s a storm in a tea cup. Fuck knows what PIF are thinking. Eales is reasonable for the major decisions at the club. These will be his hires, with final sign-off from the board. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 44 minutes ago, The College Dropout said: Re: Howe The only thing I’m confident of is PIF view last season as a failure and have instituted strategic changes. Seems Eddie might not love some lf those changes or at least it hasn’t been clearly communicated to him. Im hoping it’s a storm in a tea cup. I agree, although they were fine margins, I think any sort of European qualification would have been seen as a success last season given the adversity we faced through injuries and suspensions. But the converse is also true, failing to get into Europe after playing CL will have been a big disappointment. We didn't have a squad capable of managing it, and we have to make sure that doesn't happen again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 1 hour ago, The College Dropout said: Re: Howe The only thing I’m confident of is PIF view last season as a failure and have instituted strategic changes. Seems Eddie might not love some lf those changes or at least it hasn’t been clearly communicated to him. Im hoping it’s a storm in a tea cup. I don't think they'd have made any changes if Ashworth hadn't been headhunted, like. Think it's been forced upon us but I think we'll be better for it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 I think PIF are a lot more hands off than some like to think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Are NUFC.com hinting that if Howe doesn't have the squad he wants by the time the window closes on 2nd Sept, he'll be in the dugout for England on 7th Sep ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibierski Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Most likely are, but when they dip into it, they probably just want high level and reasons why. “UCL then no Europe. What’s happened? Who’s to blame”. Could argue Ashworth going, with AS/MG and bringing in Mitchell/Bunce, gives everyone some breathing space going into new season, but I’d be very surprised if there’s not serious pressure all through the structure from Howe upwards to deliver step forward this season, otherwise changes will be made, and that’s usually a case of manager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Ben said: Are NUFC.com hinting that if Howe doesn't have the squad he wants by the time the window closes on 2nd Sept, he'll be in the dugout for England on 7th Sep ? It's from The Times and it's complete conjecture. Edited July 21 by The Prophet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Howe played knackered and injured players even though everyone could see that some of them could barely move. Would be interesting to know how much influence the medical staff had on some of the decisions. Reckon Bunce will come in to address that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Whatever Howe is doing, I hope it’s soon so we can move on (or rather continue as we are) and prepare for next season. A big signing soon would lift spirits and change the topic of conversation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Five o Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 First of all the talk of Howe being consulted before a new sporting director was appointed is strange, he should not dictate who his new boss is. Other than that it’s not strange that there is a small power struggle when a new “middle” manager role is filled. i am 100% sure it will be solved, as its for the benefit for both parties. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawalls Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 5 hours ago, TRon said: I don't think anyone has issues, but it has introduced a tiny element of doubt, so I can totally understand why people might express that. You mean people on here focus on the 1% doubt and not the 99% - the part where he said the words “absolutely committed” several times? Nah I think you’re wrong mate, people on here don’t do that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abacus Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Joe Biden has just stepped down. Honestly, if it's not the England job he could be tempted by, then it's something else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Green Balls Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Pretty obvious that he'd take his staff to the training ground to announce his resignation to them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 1 minute ago, Vinny Green Balls said: Pretty obvious that he'd take his staff to the training ground to announce his resignation to them. Howe and Mitchell had an arm wrestle to decide who would get final say on transfers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 31 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Howe and Mitchell had an arm wrestle to decide who would get final say on transfers. Tonali had a grand on Howe at 6/4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawalls Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 1 hour ago, The Prophet said: Howe and Mitchell had an arm wrestle to decide who would get final say on transfers. More like when you had a fight at school and it was always “meet you after school at the gates” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 3 hours ago, Ben said: You might as well quote Ronald McDonald putting that divvy’s drivel on here. Absolute whopper Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbee909 Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 (edited) "Ronald McDonald suspiciously silent on Howe/Mitchell meet-up - Film At 11" Edited July 21 by elbee909 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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