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Everything posted by OTF
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Yep, very well said. I will say though that in isolation, to be rid of him for £8M is the best possible spend of the money that the new owners could make. It will bring about a net improvement in the entire squad as well as delight from supporters who have endured his inept reign of destruction on the solid foundation left by the incumbent. With financial investment and a stable platform to begin, versus Rafa starting with a wreck of a team essentially already relegated, Bruce managed to be inferior to Benitez in every aspect - Bruce's sides conceded substantially more goals (1.655 per game compared to 1.244 for Benitez), scored fewer (1.119 vs 1.128) picked up fewer points per game (1.095 vs 1.174) had less possession and were unquestionably worse to watch. The steady march backwards of the players who were here under Benitez tracks through Bruce's statistics with more and more goals conceded season on season with the current season on track for 90 goals conceded. His previous season tallies were 58 and then 62. Benitez's highest conceded tally was 48.
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Exactly, he's been absolutely dying to have a retaliatory jab at the supporters for ages. The best he could come up with is acting like we're mean because we didn't like him because we thought he was tactically inept, which he then went on to confirm many times over. Honestly, he should have kept quiet on it, having a sook now is only going to endear him to those already in his corner, to the rest he just looks like a sore loser.
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Newcastle United: Club Sold To PCP - Official
OTF replied to The Mighty Hog's topic in Newcastle Forum
Ah yes, IBM (Ibrahim Bin Muhammad). -
I'd say it's not working cheers
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Newcastle United: Club Sold To PCP - Official
OTF replied to The Mighty Hog's topic in Newcastle Forum
I'd say this has legs - it's been a dream of his to join his boyhood club AS Poissy. -
Newcastle United: Club Sold To PCP - Official
OTF replied to The Mighty Hog's topic in Newcastle Forum
Why stop at sponsorships? Why not bring it in for player transactions and the like? In my esteemed legal opinion I can't see this having any legs long term. -
Someone needs to have a good honest chat to our Jamaal to let him know that he's not nearly as good as he thinks he is, especially given he seems to have a propensity to blame everyone but himself. Hopefully that's what Hayden was doing. Can't play the ball out, loses his man constantly, is lazy and doesn't close down. He's occassionally a threat from set pieces in attack and is reasonable at winning balls in the air but I'd have Fernandez, Schar and Clark ahead of him as far as being more rounded footballers (in that order). He works in a back 5 only because marking a man isn't as essential. I think Bruce favours him and Clark over Fernandez and Schar simply because they're native english speakers.
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Aye, but remember where you heard it first: listening to any casual fan ever since the beginning of time.
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If he was to come in for the remainder of the season there would be worse things we could do. He knows the league and the players and frankly the first hurdle is a vastly different ask to the mid-long term job that starts proper once premier league status is maintained. Big bonus for keeping us up, doesn't hurt his prospects for getting a job elsewhere. With our roster if we can rack up a few points by January with a bit of focused strenthening he should be more than capable. As a clean slate with Premier League status assured and a summer of spending you'd have to think we open up our options substantially.
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"We're leaking from the back, well past our prime, so first thing we need you to do is come in and plug the gaps" (On the) Wayne: "I'm in"
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Exactly, if he's done as good a job with us as many in the media attest then he'll have no problem getting work elsewhere.
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Newcastle United: Club Sold To PCP - Official
OTF replied to The Mighty Hog's topic in Newcastle Forum
It's honestly hilarious how they are behaving, shameless tramps. -
Burned into her brain.
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This looks suspiciously like fact, there's no room for any of that around here! Postulation and speculation only!