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#448719 2018/19 Barclays Premier League
Shola
Its genuinely mental. How warped people are by the media and twitter. I think this is Newcastle worst start to the season. and Newcastle's worst home run since the 1950's. Benitez was a good manager 15 years ago - he doesn't seem to be any more. - This is currently sub-John Carver stuff. - We're on track to break Derby County's PL record.
Under Pardew Newcastle were consistently doing better. Fairly consistently challenging for the top ten. While having less resources. Getting Newcastle relegated, Getting them Promoted with the largest ever second division budget, doing alright for a season and then getting relegated in a whimper? We could have just got in Steve Bruce for a 10th of the money.
It's the exact same energy as Trump. People have invested in them Trump/Benitez so will defend literally anything they do. Even if it means completely re-writing history. Newcastle needs to lose its arrogance and learn its lessons. Arrogantly mocking finishing 8th because the manager isn't fashionable enough. - Imagine how much of a cunt makes that you? We fucking deserve relegation. And to be honest I think I want it. Benitez to leave and a manager who wants to be here is brought in and about 10k of 'fans' to completely fuck off - hopefully forever.
#448666 2018/19 Barclays Premier League
Shola
Remember when Newcastle were 8th and everyone was really upset with the manager? (Despite having no where near the money Benitez has available or the ability to be in control of transfers).
Remember the following season when our main goal scorer Remy fucked off and Pardew was given Facundo Ferrerya and Riviere to compensate? (And we were like 9th or something when he fucked off)
#448660 2018/19 Barclays Premier League
Shola
The King needs to return.
#447083 2018/19 Barclays Premier League
Shola
#446864 2018/19 Barclays Premier League
Shola
Tbf our tactics rely on us having Didier Drogba upfront. - They don't work unless we have Didier Drogba.
Just focus on finishing 18th. I think we can finish above Huddersfield and Cardiff. - Southampton may get caught in but they'll get a short term bounce for sacking Hughes and that'll get them up to the 32 points or so needed. - There's also the fun possibility of being relegated with the best goal difference ever.
I'm certain we're playing a strikerless formation anyway. - Joselu as a number 10 with Perez in CM and Shelvey & Diame as DM's
#440783 2018/19 Barclays Premier League
Shola
tbf that's a them I'd rather have Merino/Colback than Ki, Mbemba rather than Schar or Fernandez, and Mitrovic and Gayle than Rondon and Muto.
But the team beat practically everyone from January onwards - and we've still got that team plus four more. - We've only sold players the manager expressly didn't want.
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Brighton are my tip to struggle - they may have made the classic second season sign better but more unsuitable players - see also Chris Hughton's Norwich - when they brought in Hooper, Fer, Van Wolfswinkel and Redmond and everyone said they 'won the transfer window'.
My God - remember when a £25m splurge which includes Gary Hooper was considered a coup?
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Burnley also they give away loads of shots - but barely concede - and they now have a goalie who can't dive to his left - as well as Europa games to contend with
#429387 Rate Your Teams Premier League 2017-2018 Season
Shola
I know I sound like a broken record - but I feel like Newcastle are just a PR machine for Benitez. He's the first manager ever to need 'talks' every season. He has a contract - he should honour it or offer his resignation. For example do you expect to hear Chris Hughton imply he will leave if conditions aren't met?
Succeed and it's all down to Benitez. Failure and it's Ashley.
#429253 Rate Your Teams Premier League 2017-2018 Season
Shola
We're 90% likely to end a season on a five game losing run. - Big issue that it may carry into the new season. - And could easily finish 15th or so. For what it's worth we got 46 points the last time we came up under Hughton/Pardew. And got 41 points the Europa season. And 49 points the season Remy, Sissoko, Debuchy etc. clocked off after Christmas.
I think the squad is an excuse - the vast majority have played in the top flight reasonably successfully or are easily good enough to do so. Pretty much every member of the squad would get offers to stay in the PL.
#429225 Rate Your Teams Premier League 2017-2018 Season
Shola
Absolutely awful for the vast majority of the season. A good six weeks in spring though.
#429224 2017/18 Barclays Premier League Thread
Shola
Always thought Javi Gracia looked a good manager - but he took off his centre forward and replaced him with Adrian Mariappa - and then but no pressure on the ball - and allowed Newcastle all the time in the world to create attacks, - Really awful tactics.
#427657 2017/18 Barclays Premier League Thread
Shola
Still annoying the coverage. - On the radio on the game 5Live kept referring to everything negative as Newcastle and everything positive as Benitez. - Benitez was still manager when we went on a length losing streak. He deserves tremendous praise for the run of form after Christmas - but with that he's also accountable for poorer results.
England need to take Mo Diame to the World Cup!
#421255 2017/18 Barclays Premier League Thread
Shola
But yeah positive performance today. First one since maybe Pardew. Just wish we could play more like that more often. Everyone was outstanding. Diame Ballon D'or 2018.
#420408 2017/18 Barclays Premier League Thread
Shola
I feel for the fans. After this and refusing to pay the money for Sanchez. - You've got to question the ambition. The board needs to go.
#420067 2017/18 Barclays Premier League Thread
Shola
Kennedy looks really great. - We've finally replaced Sammy Ameobi
And tbf - well on top - take off your best player - and sit back against a team with little aside about them aside from pumping balls into the box.
#419882 Transfer Rumours 2017/18
Shola
I'd say we're in a perverse position right now - Giving Benitez any money increases the chances of relegation. He'll sign a shite GK and a shit centre-forward - that send us backwards. -Before scrapping it - and going back to Joselu and Elliott.
Should be able to survive - but we have a manager more interested in making excuses than managing a football team....
Rafa's clause apparently expires at the end of the season. So he can fuck off then and go to West Ham or Getafe or whoever the fuck will take him.
#419667 2017/18 Barclays Premier League Thread
Shola
Against Swansea - the 'megafans' were eager to point out that Benitez' team was a 'Championship' one - and their wrong conclusion was Benitez hasn't made any signings generally don't improve on what we had. Like if we sign Dubravka - that's £10m on Goalies - who are worse than two reasonable ones we've got - which could be spent elsewhere....Then again the glamour signings of Lejeune, Gayle, Ritchie and Murphy suggest it would have been wasted anyway.
Anyway if we do sign Jorgensen and Dubravka - that means we will have spent roughly £70m - with only unwanted players Hanley and De Jong sold - for about £65m net. - Benitez will still be viewed as above criticism and everyone will say he hasn't been backed.
#419502 2017/18 Barclays Premier League Thread
Shola
Dubravka has 9 caps for the Czech Republic. Everton legend Jan Mucha has been number 1. - Jorgensen seems like a much worse, less prolific Mitrovic.
I think Benitez might have actually lost it years ago....
#418830 2017/18 Barclays Premier League Thread
Shola
She buys a restaurant near Newmarker > Meets rich Arabs > Borrows money off them to open a Conference Centre > Sells 50% to EuroTelecom - who go bust claiming Conference Centre owes them money > Conference Centre goes bust > Moves to Dubai and opens a hedge fund. - At some point Liverpool seem unimpressed with her.
Looks to me she's started negotiations with Ashley - and then looked to people to essentially buy her the club. She's either got no money or doesn't want to spend it on Newcastle.
Martin Samuels, David Conn and Luke Edwards all have interesting articles - which all seem to some extent suggest the thing is a sham.
It seems sad that some people are still desperate for this - The Chronicle are still discussing how Newcastle are going to spend the £200m that Stavely is going to invest ffs.
#418631 2017/18 Barclays Premier League Thread
Shola
#416420 2017/18 Barclays Premier League Thread
Shola
Yeah - genuinely amazed Benitez got stick for midweek - for almost scraping a point against Man City - but never gets criticised for complete non-performances like today. I think Darlow, Dummett, Lascelles, Joselu and Hayden are the only ones who put in acceptable performances. Yedlin has also regressed to one of the worst full backs in the league.
Good to see Knockeart is still shit though.
#415923 2017/18 Barclays Premier League Thread
Shola
Saivet was apparently sent straight to the reserves - as was Doumbia.
Ah Thauvin. - Benitez sold a guy who's probably worth £50m for less than he bought Matt Ritchie or Jacob Murphy.
#415391 2017/18 Barclays Premier League Thread
Shola
And yeah I'm a bit skeptical about the injuries - looked to me that Benitez is stunting to try and 'prove a point'
#415375 2017/18 Barclays Premier League Thread
Shola
It's a Christmas Miracle. No Shelvey and Hayden, and Newcastle look a team transformed. (Also more solid without Lejeune)
Rafa will be fuming thought - with Elliott saving a penalty. - and I wonder how injured Mitrovic, Lejeune, Merino and Hayden actually are?
#414931 2017/18 Barclays Premier League Thread
Shola
#413441 2017/18 Barclays Premier League Thread
Shola
#413323 The TV Thread
Shola
Genuinely hilarious.
#413322 2017/18 Barclays Premier League Thread
Shola
I'm not really paying attention at the moment - but has this not been overturned? - One of the all time worst sending offs.
#413295 2017/18 Barclays Premier League Thread
Shola
#410048 2017/18 Barclays Premier League Thread
Shola
Anyway can't score, can't defend, and Mo Diame was our best outfield player
#408804 2017/18 Barclays Premier League Thread
Shola
Isaac Hayden played all right - but he seems to offer no actual protection when Newcastle are under pressure. He seemed to disappear against Bournemouth and did so again. Lejeune still looks a donkey to me - numerous bits of questionable defending. Jacob Murphy is still a raffle winner. Shelvey actually ran a football game (for 30mins) at least - one of his few games where he doesn't flatter to deceive. Gayle looks sharp.