midds Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 xG was 4.32 today and that's against one of the best teams from the last few months of last season. That's exceptional. Created at least 9 really good chances against a very, very good team. Bodes well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 So many players yet to hit their potential ceiling. Only a few holes to fill squad wise. The team to get even better once players are fully implemented and details to be fine tuned even further. Academy is growing. Club and Commercial income will grow. Some exciting signings in the future to come. Professional people in charge of many many roles. In such a short period of time. I’m just typing blah blah here totally unaware of which thread Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 1 hour ago, LionOfGosforth said: Today terrified me in some respects. I got very wound up prior, sick to the gills of hearing how great things are at Villa and how everything Emery does is just perfect all the fucking time. I so badly wanted this result for this man, he will have been sick at what happened in April and more than anything, I just wanted him to put it right. Knew he would. Genius. Emery has turned out to be a lot better than I thought tbh, I was slagging him off big time when he bottled the Newcastle job so fair play, it's nice he's shown something at Villa. But by God he did us a favour. Eddie Howe is frighteningly good. Hard to believe sometimes that he's an ex-pro footballer when you compare him with his contemporaries. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 22 minutes ago, PauloGeordio said: Eddie is our best manager for the time. It IS his time. Kev,Bobby & Rafa were at their time. We’ve got our fucking club back and it’s dreamland once again. Think this is right attitude ultimately. There's only so much you can compare. For example, Keegan didn't have 4k drones to let him rewatch training sessions afterwards from multiple angles. Keegan's brains are getting retrospectively underrated. Different times, different requirements. But we should be nicking the old Brian Clough's a football genius chant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 27 minutes ago, jack j said: Wouldn't take no man over Eddie not one Shove your good ebening right up your arse Eddie had his life today like. That game goes on for another ten minutes and we score at least 2 more. Cant believe they persisted with that high line. They’re lucky that there is some poor sides in the league who won’t take advantage of that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionOfGosforth Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 11 minutes ago, Danh1 said: Eddie had his life today like. That game goes on for another ten minutes and we score at least 2 more. Cant believe they persisted with that high line. They’re lucky that there is some poor sides in the league who won’t take advantage of that Aye, hard to believe we'll see another line that high again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 (edited) The second isak game did kill it. They were definitely in it at 2-1 still, 3-1 is tough to come back from. Even that Cash chance he should have scored gets it to 3-2 they would have pressed as they did with the same result, which is why I disagree with their fans saying that was a turning point. But if it stays 2-1 our team does get caught in that 'stick or twist' dilemma and we may have dropped deeper. I remember getting nervous at 3-1 then thought, hang on how many games end 3-4 ffs. It's touch, you drop off 3-1 down from their perspective looks like surrender even if ultimately the right call for goal difference. I think what you have to do is have a calm head in the team and just try and get possession, see if we drop off thinking game is done and jump on any mistakes. With the game still frantic the high line just seemed foolish. Edited August 12, 2023 by Tiresias Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kid Icarus Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Love you Edward Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Can't believe he drew and lost that many tbh feels like we won them all lol. There was that rough patch I guess Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 3 hours ago, Bally21 said: Is this bloke the best Newcastle manager ever or what? Genuine question- Eddie or KK? Eddie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 3 hours ago, jack j said: Wouldn't take no man over Eddie not one Shove your good ebening right up your arse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave s Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 (edited) I suppose in a way kk and Eddie stories are similar. both taking the club from edge of catastrophe to the complete opposite within seasons. What John Hall and kk did back then when money was no where near the level of now can’t be underestimated, the memories will live forever, Eddie doing similar with new owners, but taking a far bigger step, to navigate ffp and compete with the elite in terms of spending power on todays terms .. a similar journey in a different phase of football. Eddie is incredible though, fucking love him. Edited August 13, 2023 by dave s Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 think we need to stop with the good ebening bants. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izakaya Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 I'd love for him to grow a beard. I don't know why I've just had that thought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 4 hours ago, 54 said: That's a Welsh town I can stand. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Sir Bobby would have loved him, hugest Praise he’d ever get as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Don’t want to compare him to KK it’s too difficult. KK was a good among men for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE28 Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Too young to know myself but going off what I’m told I’m not sure anyone will ever compare to what Keegan achieved. Nobody will probably ever understand this club and it’s fans like he did but Howe will hopefully go on to succeed in ways that unfortunately Keegan couldn’t. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 33 minutes ago, NE28 said: Too young to know myself but going off what I’m told I’m not sure anyone will ever compare to what Keegan achieved. Nobody will probably ever understand this club and it’s fans like he did but Howe will hopefully go on to succeed in ways that unfortunately Keegan couldn’t. I think that’s it, tbf. I don’t doubt that Howe is tactically more astute and the ultimate modern manager. There’s a good chance we end up with a Howe statue outside the ground, assuming he wins some of those shiny pot things. I love having him at NUFC - he inspires hope via his professionalism and quality. But KK was the biggest name in English football - and the one man who absolutely believed in what the club and city could be. And he made sure that we all believed that too. It went beyond football - a club, city and region that had suffered what seemed to be terminal decline being inspired by the ultimate motivator. I’ve written it before on here, but this is the club that Kevin built. That there isn’t a stand named in his honour is a joke, frankly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE28 Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said: I think that’s it, tbf. I don’t doubt that Howe is tactically more astute and the ultimate modern manager. There’s a good chance we end up with a Howe statue outside the ground, assuming he wins some of those shiny pot things. I love having him at NUFC - he inspires hope via his professionalism and quality. But KK was the biggest name in English football - and the one man who absolutely believed in what the club and city could be. And he made sure that we all believed that too. It went beyond football - a club, city and region that had suffered what seemed to be terminal decline being inspired by the ultimate motivator. I’ve written it before on here, but this is the club that Kevin built. That there isn’t a stand named in his honour is a joke, frankly. Aye, pointless to compare but without Keegan there is no Howe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Just now, NE28 said: Aye, pointless to compare but without Keegan there is no Howe. There might be no NUFC, tbh. It’s why those outside the region who sneer at KK or the ‘Messiah’ narrative, the ‘you never won fuck all’ brigade don’t get it. It wasn’t that we all want to see us lose 4-3 every week. It was that a figure of national significance - and KK was that - knew what this place was and what it could be. They think it was just about football and trophies, missing the point entirely. Hope - in a place devoid of it - is a wonderful thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Even just this summer I was still hearing other clubs fans saying we will need to eventually get a higher profile manager before we can really compete. Found that infuriating. They really can't see what this genius of a man is putting together. He's going right to the top. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 7 minutes ago, KaKa said: Even just this summer I was still hearing other clubs fans saying we will need to eventually get a higher profile manager before we can really compete. Found that infuriating. They really can't see what this genius of a man is putting together. He's going right to the top. It’s better if they don’t see it, we are still somewhat going under the radar and I love it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 6 hours ago, Mike said: That's a Welsh town I can stand. I assume you mean TNS who are actually a team from Oswestry and Oswestry is a town in England! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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