Guest Knightrider Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 "The bottom line is I've got a great player. The quality of the player is the most important thing. Sometimes they come with difficult characters and can be difficult to handle. "But I've had players with worse reputations than Joey Barton's and I never found them to be a problem because of the way I communicate with them and the way they communicate with me. "He came here because he wants to win things and that is why I've come here. We've got the same ambitions. I'm here to improve his career. He has my respect and he won't let me down. "I've spent a fair amount of time talking to him, trying to persuade him to come here because there was competition. "We used my persuasive powers as a manager and the persuasive powers of Newcastle United as a football club to get him to come and, after a long, hard negotiation, we managed to do that. He was due to talk to the other club that had an offer accepted, but we managed to persuade him not to do that. "We told him we were the best place for him and we have got a young, exciting midfielder with great attributes who is coming into the prime of his career. He is nailed on as one of the top midfielders in the Premiership for me. "He is a character, sometimes in the wrong sort of way, but he is a strong character who has strong opinions on how the game should be played. Those sorts of players excite me because they have got something to say and they are not afraid to say it. "My side of the job is to temper the other difficulties he has run into in life, not so much on the field, but off the field. I've asked him, as a maturing young man in his mid-20s, to curb that side of his life and make sure he focuses on what he loves best. "We want him to progress rapidly as a footballer at Newcastle and hopefully in the England set-up again because that's where he wants to be. He's good enough, but he has got to do a lot of work off the field to get back to that. "I'm confident I can handle him. People's characters and where they are brought up bring different qualities and different things you have to manage. "I've been doing that all my managerial career, not just difficult characters, but different nationalities and cultures. The skill is knitting them all together and making them all a family. You have to build a culture which is a good, happy working environment which encourages players not to step out of line. "They have to be aware they are representing the club, not just themselves. They are professional footballers and they have to conduct themselves in the proper manner. "That applies to everybody, not just Joey. You will always have disciplinary problems with players along the line, but you deal with it and you get on with it. The player has to accept that, but man-management is a particular skill I think is top of my asset list." Some cracking quotes in there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 "The bottom line is I've got a great player. The quality of the player is the most important thing. Sometimes they come with difficult characters and can be difficult to handle. "But I've had players with worse reputations than Joey Barton's and I never found them to be a problem because of the way I communicate with them and the way they communicate with me. "He came here because he wants to win things and that is why I've come here. We've got the same ambitions. I'm here to improve his career. He has my respect and he won't let me down. "I've spent a fair amount of time talking to him, trying to persuade him to come here because there was competition," said Allardyce, who has also won the race to sign Middlesbrough's out-of-contract centre forward Mark Viduka. "We used my persuasive powers as a manager and the persuasive powers of Newcastle United as a football club to get him to come and, after a long, hard negotiation, we managed to do that. He was due to talk to the other club that had an offer accepted, but we managed to persuade him not to do that. "We told him we were the best place for him and we have got a young, exciting midfielder with great attributes who is coming into the prime of his career. He is nailed on as one of the top midfielders in the Premiership for me. "He is a character, sometimes in the wrong sort of way, but he is a strong character who has strong opinions on how the game should be played. Those sorts of players excite me because they have got something to say and they are not afraid to say it. "My side of the job is to temper the other difficulties he has run into in life, not so much on the field, but off the field," said Allardyce. "I've asked him, as a maturing young man in his mid-20s, to curb that side of his life and make sure he focuses on what he loves best. "We want him to progress rapidly as a footballer at Newcastle and hopefully in the England set-up again because that's where he wants to be. He's good enough, but he has got to do a lot of work off the field to get back to that. "I'm confident I can handle him. People's characters and where they are brought up bring different qualities and different things you have to manage. "I've been doing that all my managerial career, not just difficult characters, but different nationalities and cultures. The skill is knitting them all together and making them all a family. You have to build a culture which is a good, happy working environment which encourages players not to step out of line. "They have to be aware they are representing the club, not just themselves. They are professional footballers and they have to conduct themselves in the proper manner. "That applies to everybody, not just Joey. You will always have disciplinary problems with players along the line, but you deal with it and you get on with it. The player has to accept that, but man-management is a particular skill I think is top of my asset list." Some cracking quotes in there Clear as day Big Sam knows what he is doing. He makes it clear that he is working WITH the players for mutual development and he also makes it clear that all lines of communication are open. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Knightrider Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 And why he'll succeed here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stjamestoon Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Anyone getting worried as to why this deal hasnt been confirmed yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Nope. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 He'd better be able to fucking handle him, his problems are well known and Allardyce is talking a huge gamble with him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest teepee Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 sam seems awfully sure of himself since joining - don't remember him as being quite so "look at me - i'm that great" at bolton.... but some nice confident quotes about barton in there! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Knightrider Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 sam seems awfully sure of himself since joining - don't remember him as being quite so "look at me - i'm that great" at bolton.... but some nice confident quotes about barton in there! All about projecting the right image and a statement of intent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Spot the difference with Graeme Souness, the master conflict provoker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Its also why i've done a 180 on Viduka. Viduka under GR would of been a disaster, under SA its potentially 20 goals a season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 "The bottom line is I've got a great player. The quality of the player is the most important thing. Sometimes they come with difficult characters and can be difficult to handle. "But I've had players with worse reputations than Joey Barton's and I never found them to be a problem because of the way I communicate with them and the way they communicate with me. "He came here because he wants to win things and that is why I've come here. We've got the same ambitions. I'm here to improve his career. He has my respect and he won't let me down. "I've spent a fair amount of time talking to him, trying to persuade him to come here because there was competition," said Allardyce, who has also won the race to sign Middlesbrough's out-of-contract centre forward Mark Viduka. "We used my persuasive powers as a manager and the persuasive powers of Newcastle United as a football club to get him to come and, after a long, hard negotiation, we managed to do that. He was due to talk to the other club that had an offer accepted, but we managed to persuade him not to do that. "We told him we were the best place for him and we have got a young, exciting midfielder with great attributes who is coming into the prime of his career. He is nailed on as one of the top midfielders in the Premiership for me. "He is a character, sometimes in the wrong sort of way, but he is a strong character who has strong opinions on how the game should be played. Those sorts of players excite me because they have got something to say and they are not afraid to say it. "My side of the job is to temper the other difficulties he has run into in life, not so much on the field, but off the field," said Allardyce. "I've asked him, as a maturing young man in his mid-20s, to curb that side of his life and make sure he focuses on what he loves best. "We want him to progress rapidly as a footballer at Newcastle and hopefully in the England set-up again because that's where he wants to be. He's good enough, but he has got to do a lot of work off the field to get back to that. "I'm confident I can handle him. People's characters and where they are brought up bring different qualities and different things you have to manage. "I've been doing that all my managerial career, not just difficult characters, but different nationalities and cultures. The skill is knitting them all together and making them all a family. You have to build a culture which is a good, happy working environment which encourages players not to step out of line. "They have to be aware they are representing the club, not just themselves. They are professional footballers and they have to conduct themselves in the proper manner. "That applies to everybody, not just Joey. You will always have disciplinary problems with players along the line, but you deal with it and you get on with it. The player has to accept that, but man-management is a particular skill I think is top of my asset list." Some cracking quotes in there Clear as day Big Sam knows what he is doing. He makes it clear that he is working WITH the players for mutual development and he also makes it clear that all lines of communication are open. It's heartening he's not referring to himself in the third person. Unlike Ratfink. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Knightrider Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 "Sam Allardyce doesn't do this 3rd person bull" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnypd Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 he'll end up doing something mental, just hope nothing too bad. if he can keep it to general mischief making like mooning the everton fans and being gobby then great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPL Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Anyone getting worried as to why this deal hasnt been confirmed yet? Mentioned in other thread unvailed with Viduka Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stjamestoon Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 He is taking a huge gamble, i agree, he is his first signing, and a well known trouble maker... i just hope it pays off, and for once im pretty confident as a newcastle fan that viduka and barton will outshine any signing we have made in past 2-3 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 I love the way Sam talks with great confidence and simplicity Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Sam could be a politician. I am hugely impressed with what he has had to say. Let's hope he can deliver on the field. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nufc_geordie Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 have full belief in Big Sams ability. He has handled Diouf for many years now and he has been a success. My one problem is when it gets to November-February, those dark winter nights in Geordie Land, where do you go? what do you do? Lets hope Joey doesn't go for a stroll down the Bigg Market? Can you imagine the Mackems down there trying to wind him up? Anyone believe he won't snap? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 So is this the Big Sam bukakke thread then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 I am really dissapointed with this signing to be honest, I think we could do so much better by getting someone like Gattusso. Seriously, I'm really looking forward to seeing Allardyce working with a collection of high quality players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stjamestoon Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Gattuso would never cut it in prem. Look at emre, Players that are used to playing in italy, rarely make it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Gattuso would never cut it in prem. Look at emre, Players that are used to playing in italy, rarely make it. The legendary Rangers central midfielder you mean? Anyway.....Whooooooooosh! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Quickly edits post to avoid also being whooshed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 So is this the Big Sam bukakke thread then? Sam.......Sam......oh Sam........heeeeeeurgghhhhhhhhh! Now I feel cheap and dirty :-[ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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