Already the last roll of the Dyce ?

[Jimbo 175]

NEVER have Newcastle fans turned on a boss as quickly as they have Sam Allardyce.

 

 

Big Sam is in big trouble — and it’s difficult to see where he goes from here.

 

 

He originally said it would take three years to turn the club round but, in football these days, you simply don’t get that sort of time. Everywhere you look there are massive problems.

 

 

He’s a manager who likes to build from the back and yet all the defenders he has bought in — with the possible exception of David Rozehnal — have, so far, failed to adapt.

 

 

It’s the same with Joey Barton and Alan Smith, who cost £12million between them.

 

 

There are just too many similar players in midfield, all one-paced and without the legs to get round the pitch.

 

 

It also seems there is a communication breakdown between the manager and Michael Owen.

 

 

A newspaper with which Owen has close links claimed on Saturday there was “unease in the dressing room” and that senior players were “at odds with the manager.”

 

 

Yet it will be a little difficult to flog your star striker in the transfer window — probably the best outcome for both parties — when there are so many doubts about his fitness.

 

 

Then you come to the board. Mike Ashley may have a few bob but he’s still only released about £10m — £23m spent on new players and £13m recouped on Kieron Dyer and Scott Parker.

 

 

And just how hands-on is he? When is he actually seen, apart from in his black and white shirt on matchdays?

 

 

Then there’s the “chairman”, the deathlike-sounding Chris Mort. He’s another absent landlord, doing little more than providing a couple of soundbites every month.

 

 

It’s all enough to give Freddy Shepherd a good name.

 

 

The fans have already had quite enough, their only comfort coming from the fact both Middlesbrough and Sunderland are in an even worse state of repair.

 

Yet that’s not the point. Expecting to see the new boss cement a place in the top six they have, instead, watched in horror as Newcastle have managed just one point out of a possible 12 — and that was a lucky draw at the Stadium of Light.

 

 

They have scored just three in four games — two of them own goals and the other a fluke from James Milner.

 

 

Now they face a trip to Blackburn followed by the visit of Premier League leaders Arsenal.

 

 

Should they stretch their recent run to one point from 18, Allardyce’s position could well be untenable.

 

 

Yes, there have been injuries but that cannot explain the type of football served up.

 

 

Following the 4-1 home thrashing by Portsmouth, Geordie fans turned on Allardyce again on Saturday as Liverpool cruised to a 3-0 win that could easily have been 6-0.

 

 

They couldn’t understand his team selection — why, for a start, was Milner omitted? And they were further dumfounded by some of his substitutions.

 

 

The trouble with Allardyce is that so much was expected of him. Linked with the club for the last two or three years, Newcastle fans were hoping for a quick fix. This just hasn’t materialised.

 

 

Then there’s his contract — £9m over three years. Plus he also has a huge back-up staff. They’d also have to go.

 

 

There have been tough times up on Tyneside in the last few seasons. Incredibly, they could be getting even worse.

[Tom 14011]

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[Jimbo 175]

www.letstakethetoonapart.com/nationalscapegoats

 

 

Aye it really is a shocking piece isn't it.

[Tom 14011]

www.letstakethetoonapart.com/nationalscapegoats

 

 

Aye it really is a shocking piece isn't it.

 

Well some bits are fair.

 

But having a go at Mort and Ashley?

 

Cacapa - has looked as good as any CB weve had in a while - apart from against Pompey.

 

Enrique has one of the best footballing minds in the club.

 

A newspaper with which Owen has close links claimed on Saturday there was “unease in the dressing room” and that senior players were “at odds with the manager.”

Fabrication

 

 

 

 

It’s the same with Joey Barton and Alan Smith, who cost £12million between them.

 

One has barely played and one has been played out of position all season.

 

RE : Ashley

And just how hands-on is he? When is he actually seen, apart from in his black and white shirt on matchdays?

 

He's the owner. For the chairman (whom runs the club see? come on sun catch up..) He writes a decent article every home game in the program and can often be found via a multitude of media sources expressing his views.

 

It’s all enough to give Freddy Shepherd a good name.

 

If thats the case i dont know what the fuck it would take for The S*n?!!?

 

The rest isnt that bad.

[Jimbo 175]

www.letstakethetoonapart.com/nationalscapegoats

 

 

Aye it really is a shocking piece isn't it.

 

Well some bits are fair.

 

But having a go at Mort and Ashley?

 

Cacapa - has looked as good as any CB weve had in a while - apart from against Pompey.

 

Enrique has one of the best footballing minds in the club.

 

A newspaper with which Owen has close links claimed on Saturday there was “unease in the dressing room” and that senior players were “at odds with the manager.”

Fabrication

 

 

 

 

It’s the same with Joey Barton and Alan Smith, who cost £12million between them.

 

One has barely played and one has been played out of position all season.

 

RE : Ashley

And just how hands-on is he? When is he actually seen, apart from in his black and white shirt on matchdays?

 

He's the owner. For the chairman (whom runs the club see? come on sun catch up..) He writes a decent article every home game in the program and can often be found via a multitude of media sources expressing his views.

 

It’s all enough to give Freddy Shepherd a good name.

 

If thats the case i dont know what the fuck it would take for The S*n?!!?

 

The rest isnt that bad.

 

My thoughts exactly.

 

Clearly writen by someone who's experiences of Newcastle this season is the 3.5mins of airtime on Match of The Day.

[Tom 14011]

www.letstakethetoonapart.com/nationalscapegoats

 

 

Aye it really is a shocking piece isn't it.

 

Well some bits are fair.

 

But having a go at Mort and Ashley?

 

Cacapa - has looked as good as any CB weve had in a while - apart from against Pompey.

 

Enrique has one of the best footballing minds in the club.

 

A newspaper with which Owen has close links claimed on Saturday there was “unease in the dressing room” and that senior players were “at odds with the manager.”

Fabrication

 

 

 

 

It’s the same with Joey Barton and Alan Smith, who cost £12million between them.

 

One has barely played and one has been played out of position all season.

 

RE : Ashley

And just how hands-on is he? When is he actually seen, apart from in his black and white shirt on matchdays?

 

He's the owner. For the chairman (whom runs the club see? come on sun catch up..) He writes a decent article every home game in the program and can often be found via a multitude of media sources expressing his views.

 

It’s all enough to give Freddy Shepherd a good name.

 

If thats the case i dont know what the fuck it would take for The S*n?!!?

 

The rest isnt that bad.

 

My thoughts exactly.

 

Clearly writen by someone who's experiences of Newcastle this season is the 3.5mins of airtime on Match of The Day.

 

 

or a Sheff Wed fan who's first game was away at SJP for the 8-0 after they thought theyd gone 1-0 up after 15 minutes

[acrossthepond 877]

acrossthepond's official predictions:

We draw away to Blackburn. The big man sends out another pathetic team and we go 1-0 down by halftime but recover on the break and equalize to hold on to the point.

We get pummelled, maybe 3-0 by Arsenal. Sam is promptly shown the door.

We appoint Nigel as caretaker, he plays a couple of games, we end up with Coppell or someone like him and finish another season of midtable mediocrity with near to no action in the Jan. transfer window.

[Ken 119]

acrossthepond's official predictions:

We draw away to Blackburn. The big man sends out another pathetic team and we go 1-0 down by halftime but recover on the break and equalize to hold on to the point.

We get pummelled, maybe 3-0 by Arsenal. Sam is promptly shown the door.

We appoint Nigel as caretaker, he plays a couple of games, we end up with Coppell or someone like him and finish another season of midtable mediocrity with near to no action in the Jan. transfer window.

That's the spirit!

 

Anyway in regards to the article, I think it's a pile of from the usual suspects.

[Guest alex]

The papers smell blood and are hoping to add to the pressure on Allardyce. It's the way they work. Simple as.