samptime29 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Not saying Eddie hasn't made mistakes but I'm convinced the sheer number of games/injuries/Isak saga really fucked us this season. Full backing from me. We need to buy well and early in summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiotes Witch Doctor Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 These comments have really upset the cult of Eddie Howe F.C. Nothing that has been said is unreasonable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 1 minute ago, Doctor Zaius said: Fucking wild comments and stinking of someone who has never been in this kind of role before. You back your manager until you don't. You don't half back him and pile more pressure on with "we'll see". He's manager of this football club and he deserves full backing until he's no longer Newcastle manager. Hopkinson seems fucking clueless like. Least he's got staff working from the office though. That'll make all the difference. He'll be judged on what he delivers. His soundbites are just bland corporate speak. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 I have to say I really don't like this Hopkinson guy, screams of a MBA data twat rather than someone who actually understands football heritage. Then again he's a Canadian, who's been tasked to grow a club in the North East and to compete so I'm not surprised I just hear LinkedIn buzzwords every single interview he does. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Just now, Tiotes Witch Doctor said: These comments have really upset the cult of Eddie Howe F.C. Nothing that has been said is unreasonable. Aren't you missing the point a bit? I think the actual thought is reasonable it's just better left unsaid for reasons such as what this thread will become Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggys First Goal Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 1 minute ago, Menace said: I have to say I really don't like this Hopkinson guy, screams of a MBA data twat rather than someone who actually understands football heritage. Then again he's a Canadian, who's been tasked to grow a club in the North East and to compete so I'm not surprised I just hear LinkedIn buzzwords every single interview he does. Him and Rosenior would bound well together. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 3 minutes ago, The Prophet said: He'll be judged on what he delivers. His soundbites are just bland corporate speak. Agree. He does come across as a bit crass, but people from that part of the world tend to overstate everything. He might be really bad at his job, but then again, he might be really good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 1 hour ago, Kid Icarus said: Hopkinson has been a car crash nigh on every time he's opened his stupid fucking mouth. Beginning to think we have acquired another self-important knobhead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Hopkinson is an executive, paid to oversee the progression of the club. As long as he does that, I can ignore the corporate soundbites, we get enough of that shit at work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiotes Witch Doctor Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 7 minutes ago, r0cafella said: Aren't you missing the point a bit? I think the actual thought is reasonable it's just better left unsaid for reasons such as what this thread will become I think it's more than likely Howe stays and is given another season to turn things around, but I don't mind a little nudge from those upstairs to keep him on his toes. Needs to be aware that his job isn't safe come what may, large parts of this season have been abysmal, mitigating factors or not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 8 minutes ago, TRon said: Agree. He does come across as a bit crass, but people from that part of the world tend to overstate everything. He might be really bad at his job, but then again, he might be really good. We don't really have a body of work to assess him against yer, at the moment its all just hot air. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milburn Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 We’re 12th in the table. We’ve lost more games than we’ve won. Only six teams have conceded more goals, and we’ve dropped 22 points from winning positions. We’ve also lost twice to Sunderland. The same mistakes keep happening again and again, with little to no sign of improvement or learning. And yet people are surprised the CEO is taking a cautious, non-committal stance on the manager? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 2 minutes ago, Tiotes Witch Doctor said: I think it's more than likely Howe stays and is given another season to turn things around, but I don't mind a little nudge from those upstairs to keep him on his toes. Needs to be aware that his job isn't safe come what may, large parts of this season have been abysmal, mitigating factors or not. Which is fine and reasonable but let's keep it in house. Nothing to be gained from blurting out the indifference to the manager Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 18 minutes ago, Doctor Zaius said: Fucking wild comments and stinking of someone who has never been in this kind of role before. You back your manager until you don't. You don't half back him and pile more pressure on with "we'll see". He's manager of this football club and he deserves full backing until he's no longer Newcastle manager. Hopkinson seems fucking clueless like. Least he's got staff working from the office though. That'll make all the difference. Yes, that's the point - anything else undermines him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 I'm not asking for a Flavio Briatore type at the top but I'm glad we don't have a CEO who sees being mid-table as acceptable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 (edited) It doesn't matter whether you think what he's said is reasonable, you don't say these things publicly, allow your quotes to be the story and create additional pressure on the club, yourself, the manager, and the players in a situation where everyone outside the club and particularly in the media will be looking for a thread to pull at. It's incredibly basic. Edited March 31 by Kid Icarus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 If what he’s said to Howe is the same as what he’s saying publicly and Howe is ok with what they talked about then I don’t have a major issue with all this even though I’m as Howe In as you can get. Howe doesn’t like bullshitters and he has high expectations of himself too. Hopefully we have a great end to the season, we have a top transfer window, Howe wins us the league next season and someone snaps Arteta’s legs and arms off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Dancer Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Doesn't matter if you're Alex Ferguson, Steve Bruce or Eddie Howe. If your team is regressing and making the same mistakes on a consistent basis, you're going to be scrutinised from inside and outside the club. A big end to the season and this goes away. Balls in the court of the players and Howe to deliver. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 He can easily do this behind closed doors without adding extra pressure to the team though - it's school boy stuff really Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 The soundbites are in proportion to the miserable derby performances,the response is over to you Eddie. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 16 minutes ago, The Prophet said: We don't really have a body of work to assess him against yer, at the moment its all just hot air. Agree. Hopkinson really needs to produce results over the next 12 months otherwise you would have to question the competency of the board itself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
olliemort Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 The funny thing here is if he came out and backed him everyone would be ''oh the dreaded backing of the manager from the board'' but now its OMG i cant believe hes sitting on the fence. I see two sides could have said nothing or he could have came out and said what he said not slating anyone but saying hes overally happy especially losing to sunderland. People get carried away and its mainly because of the media in the country will always try to use certain words to change the narrative...listenign to talksports oh the the geordies should be grateful,careful what you wish for blah blah. Im sorry but the season is gone to shit are we supposed to sit there and say well done eddie. I love Eddie but hes not immune from critiscm and he has rightly got some in the last couple of weeks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Just now, TRon said: Agree. Hopkinson really needs to produce results over the next 12 months otherwise you would have to question the competency of the board itself. Might seem a silly question but what kind of results are you expecting from him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallumG6 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Don't we all expect a good run through till the end of the season, he's not wrong with that comment. Eddie of all people will be aware of this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 4 minutes ago, olliemort said: The funny thing here is if he came out and backed him everyone would be ''oh the dreaded backing of the manager from the board'' but now its OMG i cant believe hes sitting on the fence. I see two sides could have said nothing or he could have came out and said what he said not slating anyone but saying hes overally happy especially losing to sunderland. People get carried away and its mainly because of the media in the country will always try to use certain words to change the narrative...listenign to talksports oh the the geordies should be grateful,careful what you wish for blah blah. Im sorry but the season is gone to shit are we supposed to sit there and say well done eddie. I love Eddie but hes not immune from critiscm and he has rightly got some in the last couple of weeks. We maybe would, but they'd still be much less bad than what we did get. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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