Eddie Howe

[Charlies]

3 hours ago, astraguy said:

what's the point even posting or watching this butt pumping twat? just in it for the attention and likes

As previously said, he makes some valid points. Like it or lump it he does. “Super fan” or not, I agree with a lot he says. 

[RUHRLYASLEEVESUP]

Players in their 30s here 
 

John Ruddy (Goalkeeper, Age 39)

Kieran Trippier (Right-Back, Age 35)

Fabian Schär (Centre-Back, Age 34)

Nick Pope (Goalkeeper, Age 33)

Dan Burn (Centre-Back, Age 33) 

Mark Gillespie (Goalkeeper, Age 33)

Emil Krafth (Right-Back, Age 31)

Jacob Murphy (Right Winger, Age 31)
Yohan Wissa (Useless Cunt, Age 138) 

In their 20s 

Lewis Hall (21)

Alex Murphy (21)

William Osula (22)

Tino Livramento (23)

Anthony Elanga (23)

Malick Thiaw (24)

Jacob Ramsey (24)

Nick Woltemade (24)

Sandro Tonali (25)

Anthony Gordon (25)

Sven Botman (26)

Joe Willock (26)

Aaron Ramsdale (27)

Bruno Guimarães (28)

Harvey Barnes (28)
BIg Joe (29)

My Guess is at least 7 of the players in their 20s poss won't be here next season (A Murphy, Ossula, Tino, Elanga, Tonali, Willock, Ramsdale) 

IMO non of the players in their 30s should be anywhere near a progressive ambitious club as we purport to be (Yassa / Ted Lasso CEO) if that were to happen (big big ask I know) how do we replace the 30yr olds & the possible 7 from their 20s?

I very much doubt Howe would buy into the revolution desired amongst some of the fan base, he's imo a much more pragmatic / evolution type of manager, I fear the anchors of our past will remain our anchors going forward as Howe puts so much emphasis on "the leadership group / favourites"

If were to become a dynamic / forward thinking club the shackles have to come off our predisposition of playing it safe with signings of proven premier league standing, were paying millions a year for statisticians, scouts, directors of this that & the fucking tother yet standing still / regressing ?

I think we all accept the shitshow our last summer transfer window turned into, however can we be absolutely sure we have the right people in place to avoid another decimating fuck up again ? i'm not entirely convinced 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 25 by RUHRLYASLEEVESUP

[Stottie]

Good time for a break I think. There is still enough meaningful football to be played, so no need to think about decisions yet.

 

Someone may have pointed it out, but we were in two draws recently, Carabao semis and CL quarters.

If my maths holds, we had a 66% chance of playing Chelsea over two legs in at least one of them, 100% minus the no Chelsea option, which is 50% (Barca) in the CL, multiplied by 2/3 (non Chelsea) for the Carabao. The chance of playing Chelsea in both was 16%.

If we draw and beat Chelsea in the Carabao, we go to the final and the mackems game gets postponed until Bruno back, one-game-a-week time.

If we draw Chelsea in the CL, maybe we win, maybe we don't, but we do not lose the second leg 7-2 just before the mackems game.

 

We've not been good this season, I'm not suggesting that for a second, but I don't think we've had much luck. Not only did Wissa get injured on international duty, he did enough to score in both games before the injury. That's the player we bought, even if its not the condition he is in now.

[astraguy]

We need to see the bigger picture 

[Mattoon]

That video is vile, once again another "fan" wilfully ignorant of mitigating factors just to make his "point", nuance is a dirty word right now as it disarms the argument. Again, I'm not absolving Howe of blame for what has transpired this season, but yet again we've got peg-master Brian ranting with thr benefit of hindsight.

 

Wissa, for all the stick he offers to beat Eddie with, no one could have seen happening, he was a prolific striker that should have slotted perfectly into our system, no one could have predicted a player who never gets injured, getting crocked and coming back fat and out of form, thats an unfair criticism to level. As for some of the other panic purchases, should Eddie have just not bothered to buy anyone when he didn't get his top targets? Should he have thrown the Barca game early so we were fresh for the Mackems? Should he have not bothered in any of the cups so we could have a good run in the league again?

 

I digress, there needs to be an inquest into this season, for sure and Howe needs to look at what has happened and why it has happened and learn from it, absolutely. But these arguments, perpetuated by the Howe out brigade are becoming tiresome.

[RUHRLYASLEEVESUP]

3 minutes ago, Mattoon said:

he was a prolific striker

He's scored 46 goals in 5 seasons in Prem league 

[Drewboy74]

6 hours ago, Charlies said:

Don’t know if it’s giggs or not, but…..

 

 

Haven't and don't need to watch...

[Chicken Dancer]

It’s not just the results though is it? It’s the performances and the manner of them that’s the issue for many now. 
 

How many times have we chucked away a lead to lose? Sure I read we’ve dropped 22 points from winning positions, even adding a third of them back on and we’re right in the mix.

 

How many times do other teams just bypass our midfield? These issues are surely on the manager to sort? If we can see it why can’t he?

 

All of these things have been happening since August, and everyone has continuously said ‘plenty time left, Eddie will sort it’, well now there’s 7 games left and people are still saying the same things.

[Fak]

True Geordie is looking quite gaunt there.

[Slim]

Be on the ozempic 

[Groundhog63]

3 hours ago, astraguy said:

what's the point even posting or watching this butt pumping twat? just in it for the attention and likes

 

58 minutes ago, TK-421 said:

Because he does make some valid points, even if you don't like the way he does it.

 

But if it's not what you want to hear, or doesn't support your opinion, then i can understand why you wouldn't want to watch it.

TK, here, puffing his chest up and going for the mic drop without realising what he's saying.

Seemingly agreeing that True Geordie (sic) is, indeed, an attention seeking dildo fanboy BUT because he agrees with him his points are....er....."valid"

 

I mean, I think Peter Graves views on Eddie Howe are valid but he doesn't validate my own opinion., obvs 

[TK-421]

This place, well, thread, man. 

 

 

Edited March 25 by TK-421

[Groundhog63]

Morning 😂😂

[TRon]

11 hours ago, Whitley mag said:

The remaining games this season have become very big. Should we see more bad results and calamitous defending I’m not convinced he survives.

 

The noise will only get louder and there’s only so many times you can keep coming out with the sound bites he has recently after games.

 

If he finishes strongly and we change our approach in the summer then it’s probably a different story. I just think he needs to get away from this 4-3-3, it doesn’t work without a world class forward, the gaps between the midfield and defence are amateur and he needs to evolve to a possession based game.

 

I see no evidence of our style evolving, it’s regressed, in game tactics have been highlighted, bar reverting to a back 5 to see out games occasionally I’ve seen nothing but like for like changes. 
 

One of the most damning things I read this season was Longstaff saying training at Leeds was different as they use the ball more.

 

Finally, we need fucking technical players who can pass the ball and create.

 

 

 

 

This is my biggest problem tbh. There's no way to play in Europe and operate at 90mph twice a week. 

 

Unless we evolve to a possession game, we will eternally be yo-yo-ing between good seasons and bad. 

[Moose]

6 hours ago, Charlies said:

Don’t know if it’s giggs or not, but…..

 

 

 

Ah, so the True Geordie has stopped talking about cartel teams in a roadman accent and is back to posting rants after a derby defeat? It feels like 2013 again!

 

[Rich]

Watching him to be entertained, fair enough.

 

Watching him to get an educated opinion on football, get to fuck.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Have to disagree there. Watching him, not acceptable. 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

1 hour ago, Mattoon said:

That video is vile, once again another "fan" wilfully ignorant of mitigating factors just to make his "point", nuance is a dirty word right now as it disarms the argument. Again, I'm not absolving Howe of blame for what has transpired this season, but yet again we've got peg-master Brian ranting with thr benefit of hindsight.

 

Wissa, for all the stick he offers to beat Eddie with, no one could have seen happening, he was a prolific striker that should have slotted perfectly into our system, no one could have predicted a player who never gets injured, getting crocked and coming back fat and out of form, thats an unfair criticism to level. As for some of the other panic purchases, should Eddie have just not bothered to buy anyone when he didn't get his top targets? Should he have thrown the Barca game early so we were fresh for the Mackems? Should he have not bothered in any of the cups so we could have a good run in the league again?

 

I digress, there needs to be an inquest into this season, for sure and Howe needs to look at what has happened and why it has happened and learn from it, absolutely. But these arguments, perpetuated by the Howe out brigade are becoming tiresome.

 

Preach 

[Charlies]

Watch the video and tell me what he says that’s wrong  I get it, he’s a cunt, but I agree with a heck of alot he says in the vid. 

[Kid Icarus]

5 minutes ago, Rich said:

Watching him to be entertained, fair enough.

 

Watching him to get an educated opinion on football, get to fuck.

I get my insights on Newcastle from the man who thinks Keegan is a coward and couldn't separate Franz Carr from Stephen Carr if his life depended on it.

[Holmesy]

8 hours ago, Charlies said:

Don’t know if it’s giggs or not, but…..

 

 

This is totally unnecessary and it's sad to see Eddie's integrity being called into question because that's the one thing that isn't up for debate.
But take away the roid rage and attention seeking, and he's making the same points a lot of us are making - no evolution, easy to play through, playing/training style that isn't conducive to playing in Europe, wasted money, unable to get the best out of certain players, can't defend, and the need for possession-based football (maybe he's been reading this thread). And that is all fair.

I don't really give a shit about the derby defeat now - it hurt at the time but it's gone. That game and performance was a symptom of bigger problems that aren't being addressed though - that's the major concern.
Eddie is more than intelligent/talented enough to turn this around but it will take for him to rip up his playbook and do something different, and whether he will or not will ultimately dictate his fate.

 

 

Edited March 25 by Holmesy

[Charlies]

1 minute ago, Kid Icarus said:

I get my insights on Newcastle from the man who thinks Keegan is a coward and couldn't separate Franz Carr from Stephen Carr if his life depended on it.

I get my insights from paying fucking hundreds of pounds to watch the cunts, at the end of the day our performances this season (and the majority of last season) have been diabolical. I’m not alone in thinking that, I love Eddie but it’s not good enough. 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

14 minutes ago, Charlies said:

Watch the video and tell me what he says that’s wrong  I get it, he’s a cunt, but I agree with a heck of alot he says in the vid. 

I will not watch the video. Can barely look at the thumbnail

 

 

Edited March 25 by AyeDubbleYoo

[r0cafella]

Just now, AyeDubbleYoo said:

I will not watch the video. Can barely look at the thumbnail

 

 

 

You don't need to honestly. ITs nothing which hasn't been posted on here. 

[Kid Icarus]

2 minutes ago, Charlies said:

I get my insights from paying fucking hundreds of pounds to watch the cunts, at the end of the day our performances this season (and the majority of last season) have been diabolical. I’m not alone in thinking that, I love Eddie but it’s not good enough. 

I wasn't being entirely serious like, if he's made good points fair enough, I just don't personally rate his knowledge and opinions on Newcastle, or like his and a lot of our social media presence for being somehow 10x more fickle and emotionally led than our fanbase.

 

The majority of last season our performances were diabolical? Don't even know where to begin if that's your view like, probably easier and quicker to just say I think that's a load of utter bollocks, agree to disagree and then we both just move on.