TrentVilla Posted January 11, 2008 Author Moderator Share Posted January 11, 2008 If Redknapp takes charge at Newcastle all that added "big club" pressure and hassle from the "greatest fans in the world" will exaserpate his nervous ticks and twitches to the point where during his post match interview all we'll see on TV is a maroon blur for a head. It'll be like watching it on fast-forward. Oh God I so want him to get the job. Watching Arry in an interview is almost as funny as the days of Gerry Francis and his constant suspision that someone was coming to get him from his right hand side. I used to laugh out load every time, anyone else remember that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sit_Down_Potato_Head Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Well, you couldn't say it wasn't coming but nothing that happens at Newcastle will surprise any of us anymore. Chris Mort (that's French for 'dead' isn't it?) made all the right noises about longevity and long-term plans and to be fair eight months is a good run on Tyneside these days. Big Sam couldn't lose entertainingly. That was his major failing. But surely someone sometime has got to stand up and stick with a certain someone till he's had a chance to really prove himself. Since Freddie Shepherd took his ball home you'd have thought there was the prospect of a bit more stability but the next victim, sorry, candidate will make it eight bosses in 11 years at St James'. Since King Kev they've ditched the good (Robson), the bad (Souness), the ugly (Allardyce), the greedy (Dalglish), the needy (Gullit) and the weedy (Roeder). Who the hell's next? It's hard to really care. You feel like starting off with that snide remark our wonderful MPs always begin with when their rivals are in some sort of bother: "Much as I don't want to intrude into private grief..." But to be honest, I haven't met a Geordie in the last couple of days who isn't as gobsmacked as the rest of us by the whole blinking farce. And, as a Boro fan who does his best to ignore the fact that a quarter of the Riverside season tickets are owned by empty seats, the faithful, bursting-at-the-seams Gallowgate end deserves a bit more than this. Granted, you Geordies do get ahead of yourselves rather too often. Frankly 11th is not far below where you should be, given the squad. But loyalty ought to have brought some reward in the last 30 years. Even the Boro bagged a Mickey Mouse tinpot trophy that Spurs or Everton would pocket right now if they could. Still it feeds the tabloid hacks, if no one else - and here's my guess as to who the likeliest candidates might be. Harry Redknapp: Has already proved that he has what it takes to manage a club like Newcastle. He's won nowt and his team can't score at home. Bournemouth to North Shields, though... Too cold for the man, unless he takes full advantage of Mr Ashley's private jet. Alan Shearer: Prefers the home comforts of the Match of the Day studio - and who can blame him? Jose Mourinho: Unless the Special One has started smoking the Special Cigarettes, never in a million years. Mark Hughes: Again he's won nowt but his teams can play when they forget about clogging and he'd have the overpaid nitwits working for each other. Terry Venables: England No. 1, then England No. 2, then Newcastle gaffer. It's not looking good as a career path, Tel. Maybe wait a couple of years for St James's and give yourself a more prestigious job in the meantime - Port Vale could do with someone new. Amy Winehouse: Unstable, unpredictable, liable to fall apart any moment, doesn't know owt about football, should suit Newcastle United down to the ground. Steve McClaren: Free, relatively local, and whatever happens he'll keep smiling. Fabio Capello: No chance. He's just delighted to find out that when people told him he had the toughest job in football they were lying. J K Rowling: Writes fantasy books about boys with magical powers, maybe she could inject some creativity into the midfield pairing of Butt and Smith. Kevin Keegan: A Phoenix-like return from KK? The fans'd just love it LOVE IT! if that happened. And at least he'd walk before you sacked him. Paul Gascoigne: All right, his first attempt at management didn't work out so well but this is a challenge that could just suit him down to the ground - and don't forget this is a club that only recently entrusted the job to Glenn Roeder. Ant 'n' Dec: Local lads made good. I can't see them getting their hands dirty. It's more likely to turn into some deathly reality show called summat like 'I'm a Non-Entity - Get Me Out Of Here' (first contestant to be voted out - Rozendal). Robson Greene: That Wire in the Blood series is pretty nasty stuff but nothing compared with the carnage of the 4-1 trouncing against Pompey. Might have the stomach for it. Tony Blair: Famously used to watch Jackie Milburn on the terraces before he was born. A true Toon Army soldier, he could raise a bit of finance by (a) getting his banking buddies involved, or ( spending a bit of his own dosh. The Toon Army themselves: Ebbsfleet Mark II. Since Ashley spends most of his time in amongst the fans in his barely credible one-of-the-lads charade, why doesn't he just let them have a proper say? Could it be any worse? If all else fails, I'll have a bash. Obviously they're near-neighbours and deadly rivals so I'll do me best to bring the club to its knees as soon as possible. Though whether I'll do a better job at that than Ashley or Shepherd is very hard to imagine. Seriously though, my money's on Mark Hughes being the next mug. I give him a fortnight. BBC - 606 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oaks Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I really don't get why swapping the last flavor of the month for this seasons flavor of the month. I think Fat Sam has achieved a lot more that twichie Arry has. It just dosent make sence to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 god could you imagine what would happen if redknapp left pompey? the last time he left they appointed perrain and he nearly took them down, and filled there squad with championship players like karades, Chalkias, Viafara, Vignal, Silva etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddy Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Portsouth have money now though, that's the difference, they'll be alright, they'll probably slip a bit though which is nice. I'd love to see the 'toon army' turn on Redknapp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianrobo1 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Looks Harry will be back again I bet he is looking forward to a warm reception Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabilthevillian Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Ive personally got my money on Jol or Shearer. I dont think Shearer can resist the temptation to be honest and what better way to start your managing career than the club you was a cult hero with so regularly and not that long ago either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahamaad Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 'arry staying at Pompey, don't think enough brown envelopes were offered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin@villatalk Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 so thats Plan A (harry) and Plan B (Shearer) down the pan... time to revert to Plan C - DOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juju Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 BBC Sport suggesting 'Arry 'as ruled imself aht ver job. link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villaninireland Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 I am no fan of 'Arry but at least he has shown a bit of loyalty to Pompey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablopicasso Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 for the moment at least.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 He also ruled himself out of the pompey job, only to change his mind. Nearly a million pound traded at less than 2/1 on on betfair, including (apparently) one punter laying 100k at 3/1 on - He'll be having a pleasant weekend now that the price is trading around 30/1 against. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 for the moment at least.... Yes I think there's a turn or two left in the story! (or should that be storrie :winkold:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablopicasso Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 i might wait for the odds to lengthen a little and then stick a tenner on the a twitching cockerney barra boy/mary poppins combo.... then laugh as they get booed within 2 weeks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahamaad Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Redknapp changing his mind, strange betting patterns... Hmmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villab0y Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Redknapp changing his mind, strange betting patterns... Hmmm... Wait for the bookies to drop the odds on him...then there will be some activity... Then he'll move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Ive been reading on some Newcastle forums now and its quite amazing. Seriously do it. Go have a read now. Read the posts about their expectations, new manager, new players and where they actually should be on the table. Jesus **** christ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 14, 2008 VT Supporter Share Posted January 14, 2008 It just gets funnier: Former Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan has refused to rule himself out of the running to become the new Magpies boss. The 56-year-old, who quit his last job as Manchester City boss in March 2005, told BBC Sport in October that he was unlikely to manage a team again. But following Sam Allardyce's exit last week, he has been linked with a return to the club he managed from 1992-97. He told Sky Sports News: "I'm not ruling myself out or in. It's a club I love, everyone knows that." Former England coach Keegan is currently running his "Soccer Circus" in Glasgow and has been linked with a return to management alongside fellow Newcastle legend Alan Shearer. He was also linked with a return to the club last summer as director of football following Mike Ashley's takeover. But Keegan ruled out that possibility and has since been coaching youngsters in Scotland. When asked if he would manage again he said in October: "I don't think it will happen. I think my life has gone in a different direction. "You never know, I mean I do get offers to go back into football, but I made a decision that I would come and do something different with my life." Keegan took the Magpies to within four points of their first title in nearly 70 years in 1996, when they finished runners-up to Manchester United. BBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahamaad Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Please let it be Keegan! Hasn't he walked out on every club he has managed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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