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After the Arsenal game, please...

Newcastle United
by MatJamesSmith (U8599517) 03 December 2007
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... don't call for Sam's head if we lose.

Going on our previous four performances, I think we'll get smashed on Wednesday, but it wouldn’t be the end of the world. We’re not expected to beat Arsenal anyway.

The following four games after Wednesday are Birmingham (H), Derby (A), Fulham (H) and Wigan (A). All of these games are very winnable under Sam and firing him if Arsenal beat us would jeopardize winning those games. Then we’d be in trouble.

If we're still playing poorly and getting beat after these games, then call for his head.

You never know though, we may actually beat Arsenal. Let’s get behind Sam and the rest of the team on Wednesday.

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posted Dec 5, 2007

comment by Leachy_No9
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If Sam goes and Shearer takes over EVERYONE outside of Newcastle will want him to fail. EVERYONE.

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Why?

I'd like to see him do well

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posted Dec 5, 2007

Hard to understand what's bugging Newcastle fans. Your team isn't bottom of the premiership, you have a long injury list and a brand new manager trying his heart out. Get off his back and give Sam a fair go!

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posted Dec 5, 2007

Sven transformed City. Sam made us worse.

Don't ramble about injuries, Big Sam hasn't had it half as bad as Roeder or Souness.

We didn't turn up vs Liverpool, and im sorry it's unacceptable, you don't accept defeat just because its a top team.

"Oh its Liverpool, we'll lose anyway let's not turn up"

Pathetic.

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posted Dec 5, 2007

sam is a quality manager...he needs time to put a team the size of NUFC badck to where it belongz...hes been there 5 months.... gve it 5 years and watch the revooluutiiion!!!!1

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posted Dec 5, 2007

Newcastle need to fly at Arsenal tonight. At least go down fighting. I would expect nothing less from Taylor, Butt, Barton & Smith but lets see if the rest want it as much. It only takes a late tackle or a niggle here and there and Eboue and co will lose their heads and all concentration. Thats what Newcastle need to do if they want to get something.

Without Hleb and Fabregas there are no magicians out there and nothing to be scared of.

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posted Dec 5, 2007

Heres an idea for you: Why dont Newcastle become the first team ever to have a squad of managers?

Then, each week, for some spurious reason, you can change manager. Then the next week, change again. And so on.

Save having to go through this farce every six weeks or so!

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posted Dec 5, 2007

Im a Bolton fan and Big Sam did a lot for our club. But i don't think that he can manage a team like Newcastle. Sam is great at spoling good football and grinding out results, but the team at Newcastle isn't geared for that type of game. I don't think that they will have any success under him but then i don't think that they would have success under anyone. My best mate is a Geordie and like all Geordies he suffers from the belief that Newcastle are a great club who are just underachieving. I think that they are mediocore club who are doing what everyone expects them too. And they will lose to Arsenal tonight.

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posted Dec 5, 2007

sam is a quality manager...he needs time to put a team the size of NUFC badck to where it belongz...hes been there 5 months.... gve it 5 years and watch the revooluutiiion!!!!1

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What does badck, gve, belongz and revooluutiiion mean??

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posted Dec 5, 2007

"Why dont Newcastle become the first team ever to have a squad of managers?"

Or squad of managers = supporters like that club run on the Internet (Google Ebbsfleet).

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posted Dec 5, 2007

its the passion the play and the team spirit you have to question ,under sam we have shown nowhere a god a show as we did last year.
even tonights result does not cum into it .
we want gd football not LONGBALL

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