PauloGeordio Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 44 minutes ago, WideopenMag said: Every time I watch his pre match press conference I'm just over the moon and proud that he's our manager. Exactly the mentality and mindset we need. Not forgetting the fact we want to watch his press conferences. So refreshing. He’s hurting at the moment, doing his best riding a bike with a buckled wheel, loose seat, slipped gear and a slack chain. He’ll sort this but he needs a bit of the rub of the green atm. Love the guy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 15 hours ago, brummie said: I think he's done a brilliant job, but you can't be part of the elite without winning something (and ideally, a lot) - that's the difference between, say, Klopp and Guardiola, who have hoovered up silverware, and Arteta*, who is a manager doing a very good job but not elite. Winning something does not make you elite, but not winning anything makes you not elite. Or something like that. * The plastic-haired cunt. I know what you mean, and it comes down to the meaning of particular words, but it's a little bit like that issue of whether Messi could be considered an all-time great until he'd won a World Cup, like Pele and Maradona. Another factor with Eddie is that he's performed a similar miracle at another club. It can't be a fluke. What astonished me with Eddie is how bad the team were at the time that he took over, and how quickly he turned things round. We went from Sheffield United to the Champions League in no time at all. The amount spent does not explain that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggys First Goal Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Fuck off. Quote Newcastle's owners continue to admire Jose Mourinho at Roma, with the 60-year-old's contract set to expire next summer, although the Serie A side are keen to retain him as their manager. From the BBC football gossip page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Zaius Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Someone mentioned that Mourinho link before didnt they? Would go against everything the current regime has done previously. Two pretty poor 6th place finishes with Roma. An EL final and an ECL win to his credit but hes been finished at the elite level for years. Stay well clear. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Yeah it must be Mourinho's agent planting this in the press all the time (that or lazy /mischevious journalism), cos it doesn't sound like our owners and never did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 No club with ambition should be going for Mourinho imo. I'm terrified to think of the short term signings he'd lumber us with before it all implodes in a year or two. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 (edited) I couldn't think of a more depressing outcome from losing Howe at any point and replacing him with that bellend. Edited December 13, 2023 by Kid Icarus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 I'm in it for the long run with Howe. I think he has the potential to be elite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 No idea where this link has come from the few times it’s cropped up. I can’t imagine the PIF will bring in such a divisive character to lead the club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Mourinho would regress us - would regularly throw our players under the bus, would play very turgid ball. It would be a huge step backwards - the link doesn't make sense, its just noise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Mad to think it's been 20 years since he first came barrelling in to the PL. I hate time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Pundit Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 37 minutes ago, Doctor Zaius said: Someone mentioned that Mourinho link before didnt they? Would go against everything the current regime has done previously. Two pretty poor 6th place finishes with Roma. An EL final and an ECL win to his credit but hes been finished at the elite level for years. Stay well clear. He just finds a player to pick on and then tries to bully the rest of team to not end up like the one he's singled out. Howe has coached some relatively average players into solid starters, as well as instilling some passion and togetherness at the club - the only time I've seen Jose get togetherness in a team is when he developed a siege mentality at Chelski the first time round. I want to see what Eddie can do over at least a 5-6 year period. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgarve Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Armchair Pundit said: He just finds a player to pick on and then tries to bully the rest of team to not end up like the one he's singled out. Howe has coached some relatively average players into solid starters, as well as instilling some passion and togetherness at the club - the only time I've seen Jose get togetherness in a team is when he developed a siege mentality at Chelski the first time round. I want to see what Eddie can do over at least a 5-6 year period. As much as I agree you can’t just discount Porto & Inter Milan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
black_n_white Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 As much as it would be a risky appointment (it never ends well) Mourinho would get the backing of the fans through his Sir Bobby routes. It would be an entertaining watch for a couple years too. For me I hope Howe is still in the job for years to come and we become successful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideopenMag Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 (edited) 1 minute ago, black_n_white said: As much as it would be a risky appointment (it never ends well) Mourinho would get the backing of the fans through his Sir Bobby routes. It would be an entertaining watch for a couple years too. For me I hope Howe is still in the job for years to come and we become successful. If Howe was to leave I'd take him tbf, he knows how to win a cup. However I wouldn't take him over Howe. Edited December 13, 2023 by WideopenMag Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackyboy Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Did a good job at Chelsea by spending a lot of money but I thought he did a poor job at Man U and also at Spurs. I wouldn't want him anywhere near us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgarve Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, jackyboy said: Did a good job at Chelsea by spending a lot of money but I thought he did a poor job at Man U and also at Spurs. I wouldn't want him anywhere near us Did he not win the europa league with man united- and qualify for Europe? He got to a final with spurs also Thought he came accross well in the spurs doc- would never take him over Howe though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cf Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 We need to be looking forwards not backwards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideopenMag Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 33 minutes ago, jackyboy said: Did a good job at Chelsea by spending a lot of money but I thought he did a poor job at Man U and also at Spurs. I wouldn't want him anywhere near us Think his Man United stint is looked back on a lot differently tbf, won a trophy and got a poor squad second. Other than Spurs where he was sacked before a cup final he has won a trophy at every club he's managed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Mourinho has been a phenomenal manager through his career but he's very much becoming (or already is) yesterday's man, just like Rafa of the same era. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Can’t even begin to think of wanting another manager (speculation or other) on the day of our Champions league match! I back him all the way. He’s our future. Time will tell us that. He’s been through far worse at Bournemouth and came through it a stronger man, he will with us as he learns and adapts through this testing time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Fuck me, I knew there was a reason I was hesitating to click on this thread. Mourinho ffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 (edited) This is the thing. People might accurately say no one has called for Howe to be sacked, but when, after two bad results in an injury crisis lasting months we have people nitpicking, inventing hypothetical scenarios about what might take place months from now, and nominating what their preferred type of replacement would be, it's clear the table is being set. Edited December 13, 2023 by 80 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 On 11/12/2023 at 20:04, rgk_lfc said: I know it is not a popular opinion around here but Klopp is a brilliant manager. He has been luck or clever enough to pick jobs where he is supported by a brilliant back office infrastructure at Dortmund and Liverpool. Howe is a brilliant manager too but still figuring things out. He is at Klopp's Mainz or early Dortmund stage of development. You also have a brilliant background team but which is still establishing itself. When you are improving a club based on processes and innovative practice on and off the pitch, patience is required. It is not always linear. It's not that people don't think Klopp is a brilliant manager. We just think he's a repulsive cunt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 (edited) He could take a leaf out of Eddie’s book re professionalism and humility. Still be a cunt mind! Edited December 13, 2023 by PauloGeordio Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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