posted Jan 4, 2008

@cheekylilgooner

I can think of a few:

Clough at Forest
Redknapp at Pompey
O'Neill at Villa
Curbishley at Charlton

and, dare I say it,

Big Sam at Bolton!!

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posted Jan 4, 2008

Big Sam should stay. He believed that Newcastle have the prospect of being a better club than Bolton. So he (or at least last summer) he thought that he had a better chance of reaching the top four at Newcastle than at his former club.

We can see how good he is if you look at Bolton with him and Bolton since he left, both have similar squads - and there is a huge difference in status.

Big Sam was also favourite for the England job before Brain Barwick went to get Scolari; and Newcastle fans want to replaced that with a pundit with no expierence (Shearer).

Alladyce still hasn't assembled his squad which he will have by this time next year when he make a serious challenge for Europe.

At the moment it's either the players play the way they want to play or the manager gets to play his successful tactics - you can't have both or not until next year you can't anyway.

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posted Jan 4, 2008

Top six side? Allardyce did that with Bolton. To be successful at Newcastle, he must make us a top four side, year in, year out. Keegan did it, Robson did it.
I'd be happy to wait through a couple of years of mediocrity whilst he gets rid of the chaffe. Especially Barton!

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posted Jan 4, 2008

Agreed, allerdyce wouldn't be my personal choice, but he will do well and you geordies just need to show some patience for a change. He isn't going to transform you in to a top 6 side overnight. It took him a few years to sort Bolton out until he got everything moving in the right direction.

I know your fans are desperate for success, but after waiting so long two more years isn't going to matter. Given time and some support that doesn't boo him after every game he will bring you a trophy.

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posted Jan 4, 2008

littledannywallace, How could Brian Clough be out of his depth at Leeds. You are having a laugh. Sam along with Harry Rednapp are the best managers in the Premier. Unlike all the foreign managers that have been appointed at great/successful clubs with loads of dosh they have made their clubs successful and great and will continue to do so. S.A has brilliant insight so dont be daft and get behind him. Dont even think of putting a time limit on it. Managers dont come better than Sam

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posted Jan 4, 2008

Newcastle will never be a big club whilst they are too trigger happy with their managers. Newcastle won't get relegated, and unless you give him the time to build a squad to be successful then you won't get anywhere.

Newcastle fans are some of the most fickle I've ever heard of, only Wolves fans have shorter fuses!

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posted Jan 4, 2008

I am happy for Big Sam to stay as Newcastle manager as I am a Chelsea fan and am quite happy seeing Newcastle fail under him. Shame its not Liverpool though

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posted Jan 4, 2008

howard kendall at everton, capello at real - both times. sam has a pile of pants players to sort out and undoubtably bought some poor ones (barton and that dreadful brazillian centre half?) but what else do you do? who else is there? there's not one newcastle player who would get a game at man u, arsenal, chelsea or liverpool with the exception of shay given and a fit michael owen maybe

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posted Jan 4, 2008

Give Sam more time. For ages now the Newcastle fans have been creating negativity around their team and for no real reason. As much as footballers get paid, it is commonsense that they start to lose respect for their club if they are booed and slated all the time for not doing that bad. You even criticise Michael Owen- He's injured! And if he leaves the club for half of what you paid you've got yourselves to blame.

Actually it would probably be best if you sacked Big Sam if only so we don't have to hear the hypocrisy when he turns things around.

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posted Jan 4, 2008

yeah, given time Newcastle will be a top six team.....in the Championship!!

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