HaydnNUFC Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 3 minutes ago, junkhead said: With us and Keegan it doesn't really matter if he has seen a game in ten years. The crowd will be behind him and the team 100% and that alone guarantees we'll survive this year. Not the man who should be tasked with implementing the long-term vision of course, but for an interim we can do a lot worse. He's now a serious age but he might accept this one last short gig if we persuade him. Make it happen Amanda! In the mean time we can appoint directors in January and give them time to implement a new world class structure and appoint Nagelsmann or whoever in the summer. It would matter, like. Football is on a different planet to the mid 1990s, even to 2008. When he returned in '08 he managed 19 league games, and won 5 of them. If we can get a quality manager in now, it should happen now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzz Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 People still suggesting Keegan man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 I would like to re-iterate that I know it would end in tears. I still can't help but dream of it, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 The ownership should really just invite every single available manager that's been linked to have them in the stands and shown on camera on Sunday, like a massive who dunnit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 2 hours ago, Village Idiot said: According to RMC Zidane turned you down. https://chicagotoday.news/sports/zidane-refuses-to-coach-newcastle/ I don't think it would've worked, anyway. He was great at navigating the dressing room and club politics at Real Madrid (not an easy feat), but that's not your situation. Good to see Chicago Today keeping the people of Northeastern Illinois abreast of Newcastle United's coaching search via RMC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 1 minute ago, Ameritoon said: Good to see Chicago Today keeping the people of Northeastern Illinois abreast of Newcastle United's coaching search via RMC. It's just the first English language source I found Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicane Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Managers like him, Conte etc. are gonna want a team that is ready to compete right now. We're years away from competing for anything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 5 minutes ago, Chicane said: Managers like him, Conte etc. are gonna want a team that is ready to compete right now. We're years away from competing for anything. Conte was reportedly keen according to the Ronny. Never know if you never ask him. We'd be up amongst the best of the rest by next season if Conte is appointed now imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Not sure Conte would “fit” as good as he obviously is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 1 minute ago, LFEE said: Not sure Conte would “fit” as good as he obviously is. Why not? He's been embroiled in relegation battles before in his career at Bari and has led a promotion push at Siena, a bit like Benitez at Extremadura, Tenerife, et cetera. His personality fits the club imo and he'd be idolised in our support in a similar way to how Benitez was which I think he'd love. His squad building at Juventus lead to their success under both him and under Allegri after him. I just want us to approach him, if he says no he says no. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Any truth to Zidane saying no? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 I'd be pretty shocked with how its looking if they weren't just getting the DOF and CEO lined up before the manager. Hopefully to announce all three at the same time! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 2 hours ago, junkhead said: We must take our time to appoint the best sporting and financial directors to implement and oversee the whole football transformation - including the appointment of a manager with mid/long-term focus. Everything else will just make it harder for us to kickstart the process. The appointments, the procedures and the overpriced sponsorship deals would surely take several months, so in the mean time the priority is not to get relegated this season. If that's indeed our primary aim - an interim manager who can guarantee safety - then indeed why not go for the huge PR win - Keegan? Even if he's out of touch with the game, there's no way he'll get us relegated. In fact, we all know that if his character is in it, he'll galvanise and transform our players and the whole club in six games even if he doesn't recognise the opposition's players. It's a lovely idea, and if he had a modern day Fazackerley to help him tactically, we'd avoid relegation for sure. But I think that ship has sailed with Bruce taking the Spurs game. New set-up announced on Monday and go from there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 53 minutes ago, HaydnNUFC said: Why not? He's been embroiled in relegation battles before in his career at Bari and has led a promotion push at Siena, a bit like Benitez at Extremadura, Tenerife, et cetera. His personality fits the club imo and he'd be idolised in our support in a similar way to how Benitez was which I think he'd love. His squad building at Juventus lead to their success under both him and under Allegri after him. I just want us to approach him, if he says no he says no. Conte is my no 1 given a choice, as I am sure he is for many others, but I do think a manager of his pedigree will want CL football now, and there's probably plenty of clubs out there who could offer him that. Also I read somewhere that he doesn't want any jobs until next year, so I assume he's taking a sabbatical from the game right now if it's true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Just now, TRon said: Conte is my no 1 given a choice, as I am sure he is for many others, but I do think a manager of his pedigree will want CL football now, and there's probably plenty of clubs out there who could offer him that. Also I read somewhere that he doesn't want any jobs until next year, so I assume he's taking a sabbatical from the game right now if it's true. Maybe. But I'll be really disappointed if we don't approach him and ask. If he turns us down, fair enough. But I think if he was to come in now, by the end of next season we'd be amongst Everton, Leicester, West Ham, Spurs and Arsenal. Then for the season after that we could make a push for a CL spot. It's just whether he's up for that. He's built squads up before, he took over Juventus in 2011 just after they'd finished 7th in Serie A the season before. They then won the scudetto. Now I'm not saying he'd come in and we'll be winning the title immediately, but he'd be able to galvanise and attract players way beyond any other available manager's ceiling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 6 minutes ago, HaydnNUFC said: Maybe. But I'll be really disappointed if we don't approach him and ask. If he turns us down, fair enough. But I think if he was to come in now, by the end of next season we'd be amongst Everton, Leicester, West Ham, Spurs and Arsenal. Then for the season after that we could make a push for a CL spot. It's just whether he's up for that. He's built squads up before, he took over Juventus in 2011 just after they'd finished 7th in Serie A the season before. They then won the scudetto. Now I'm not saying he'd come in and we'll be winning the title immediately, but he'd be able to galvanise and attract players way beyond any other available manager's ceiling. Yep. That's what you get when you bring in a gold standard manager, the best players will automatically start considering signing up, whereas they probably wouldn't if Graham Potter was the manager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 1 minute ago, TRon said: Yep. That's what you get when you bring in a gold standard manager, the best players will automatically start considering signing up, whereas they probably wouldn't if Graham Potter was the manager. Aye, like on deadline day, Boubacar Kamara, great player. Would be a superb signing. Didn't want to move as he thought he'd be moving 'for the sake of it'. A Newcastle with ambition, money and under the management of Antonio Conte would get players like him wanting to come. Bruce, Potter as you mentioned, Lampard, Gerrard, wouldn't have that pull. Depressing that Conte's went from favourite to 10/1 now like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh74 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Gus Hiddink was mentioned on the radio today as someone who can finish the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Just now, sh74 said: Gus Hiddink was mentioned on the radio today as someone who can finish the season. How long has he been out of management ? Hes always been one of my favourite managers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmic Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 7 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: How long has he been out of management ? Hes always been one of my favourite managers On 21 August 2020, Hiddink was appointed manager of the Curaçao national team.[66] After failing to lead the nation to 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, Hiddink contracted COVID-19 in 2021, prompting Patrick Kluivert to step in as interim manager of the team.[67] On 9 September 2021, Hiddink officially stepped down as head coach of Curaçao and announced his managerial retirement at the age of 74.[68] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh74 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Would prefer this idea,then appoint the main man when the season ends. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 I was about to come in and suggest Redknapp for similar reasons to Hiddink. Think either would be good until May. both would get the best out of what we’ve got and work the January market well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ben Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Could do with Everton getting a good humping this weekend and their fans turning toxic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 16 minutes ago, James said: I was about to come in and suggest Redknapp for similar reasons to Hiddink. Think either would be good until May. both would get the best out of what we’ve got and work the January market well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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