Jimbo 175 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Newcastle are preparing to sound out Fabio Capello as a possible replacement for under-fire Sam Allardyce. The Toon board are putting in a contingency plan in case the club's dismal form continues and they are forced to give Allardyce the axe. Club owner Mike Ashley is believed to be prepared to give the Newcastle boss until Christmas to turn things around. But with the January transfer window looming, reports in the Daily Star suggest Newcastle have targeted the Italian boss – who last year won the Spanish League with Real Madrid – as a potential successor. Although Allardyce has admitted his job is in jeopardy, tonight's result against Premier League leaders Arsenal will not have any impact on his future. But with one point from their last five games, the former Bolton boss knows he has to get some points on the board soon to save himself from the sack. Many Toon fans would like to see Alan Shearer as boss but Ashley plans to send a delegation to Italy to speak to Capello and see if he would be interested if the job does become vacant. Capello has made it clear he would love to manage in the Premier League, and has already voiced his interest in the England job. But a number of Toon legends rallied round Allardyce last night – and the clear message from Newcastle greats Les Ferdinand, Peter Beardsley and Chris Waddle to the Geordie nation was: "Lay off Sam." Ferdinand, a regular visitor to his old stamping ground as a Setanta Sports pundit, urges fans to put their grievances to one side and turn the stadium into a cauldron of noise. He said: "When I played there, the fans weren't like a 12th man, they were a 13th man too. No wonder we won so many games. "We had a great team under Kevin Keegan, but opponents were often beaten before kick-off because of the intimidating atmosphere. "After a bright start, things have fallen away a bit for Sam and it's understandable that the fans are frustrated but an atmosphere like that's needed even more now." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrossthepond 877 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Can we please be serious? Might as well say we'll have a three-man manager team of King Kevin, Jose Mourinho, and Jesus Christ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken 119 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 (edited) If this were to be true and Capello were to be installed as Newcastle manager then many Newcastle fans will be in for a very rude shock. While his pedigree cannot be questioned, his negative tactics will be a disappointment. And if you think Sam Allardyce loves playing players out of position, then just wait and see what Fabio Capello will do. Edited December 5, 2007 by Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest James_coDurham Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Can we please be serious? Might as well say we'll have a three-man manager team of King Kevin, Jose Mourinho, and Jesus Christ. Went downhill after he left here and Jesus would have no previous experience. Jose I'd accept though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddy 17 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Can we please be serious? Might as well say we'll have a three-man manager team of King Kevin, Jose Mourinho, and Jesus Christ. Went downhill after he left here and Jesus would have no previous experience. Jose I'd accept though... jesus could do the fitness work................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1245 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 If this were to be true and Capello were to be installed as Newcastle manager then many Newcastle fans will be in for a very rude shock. While his pedigree cannot be questioned, his negative tactics will be a disappointment.And if you think Sam Allardyce loves playing players out of position, then just wait and see what Fabio Capello will do. I predict he would last about ten games before his head was being called for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21960 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 agree with the above. his dour tactics and poor english would give him about 10 games before fans got restless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 No thanks.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 No thanks? Fucking hell Howay man, he's one of the best coaches in the world. And fans don't have a problem so much with Allardyce's tactics being negative. It's them not working that people are bothered about. Can't see him coming here though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 No thanks? Fucking hell Howay man, he's one of the best coaches in the world. And fans don't have a problem so much with Allardyce's tactics being negative. It's them not working that people are bothered about. Can't see him coming here though. The guy can't speak English. He wouldn't last five minutes before the numpties turned on him. He wouldn't come cheap either. I honestly think our options are: Stick with Sam until he turns it round. If he does, he could be here for years and very successful. Appoint Shearer to get it out of the papers once and for all. Appoint a manager with more charisma and a reputation for playing attacking football. Seriously, I don't think Cappelo would be the right choice here, even if he would come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 No thanks? Fucking hell Howay man, he's one of the best coaches in the world. And fans don't have a problem so much with Allardyce's tactics being negative. It's them not working that people are bothered about. Can't see him coming here though. The guy can't speak English. He wouldn't last five minutes before the numpties turned on him. He wouldn't come cheap either. I honestly think our options are: Stick with Sam until he turns it round. If he does, he could be here for years and very successful. Appoint Shearer to get it out of the papers once and for all. Appoint a manager with more charisma and a reputation for playing attacking football. Seriously, I don't think Cappelo would be the right choice here, even if he would come. Fair enough. I wouldn't sack Allardyce btw, but I'd be over the moon with Capello if Allardyce were to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 No thanks? Fucking hell Howay man, he's one of the best coaches in the world. And fans don't have a problem so much with Allardyce's tactics being negative. It's them not working that people are bothered about. Can't see him coming here though. The guy can't speak English. He wouldn't last five minutes before the numpties turned on him. He wouldn't come cheap either. I honestly think our options are: Stick with Sam until he turns it round. If he does, he could be here for years and very successful. Appoint Shearer to get it out of the papers once and for all. Appoint a manager with more charisma and a reputation for playing attacking football. Seriously, I don't think Cappelo would be the right choice here, even if he would come. Fair enough. I wouldn't sack Allardyce btw, but I'd be over the moon with Capello if Allardyce were to go. ..and in turn, I'd be sick as a parrot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I wonder what the origin of that phrase is btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30648 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I really don't think we're in a position to turn our noses up at Capello ffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I wonder what the origin of that phrase is btw. As I was typing it I was wondering that...does it predate the Monty Python "Sick Parrot" sketch? Or did they use the phrase as inspiration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Probably is from Python like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I really don't think we're in a position to turn our noses up at Capello ffs. You get more like Sima with every post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30648 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I really don't think we're in a position to turn our noses up at Capello ffs. You get more like Sima with every post. Is there anything wrong with what I said? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob toonpants 3997 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I wonder what the origin of that phrase is btw. As I was typing it I was wondering that...does it predate the Monty Python "Sick Parrot" sketch? Or did they use the phrase as inspiration? You mean you have never heard of The False Count, the comedy written in 1682 by Aphra Behn, in which the maid Jacinta says of her mistress Julia "Lord, Madam, you are as melancholy as a sick Parrot." The simile is particularly apt as Julia is herself a bright and beautiful creature deprived of her liberty by a jealously oppressive husband. It is for this reason that the phrase is used to expresses a feeling of disappointment rather than one of nausea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol 0 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Yeah, I wouldn't want one of the best managers in the world here either. Heard we were looking at signing Kaka. He can fuck off too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Can we please be serious? Might as well say we'll have a three-man manager team of King Kevin, Jose Mourinho, and Jesus Christ. If Keegan came back, he'd likely only have a season to win the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14012 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I wonder what the origin of that phrase is btw. As I was typing it I was wondering that...does it predate the Monty Python "Sick Parrot" sketch? Or did they use the phrase as inspiration? I think its from when they took Birds down the mines in cages to test for gas. I know they werent parrots but i reckon thats where it comes from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I wonder what the origin of that phrase is btw. As I was typing it I was wondering that...does it predate the Monty Python "Sick Parrot" sketch? Or did they use the phrase as inspiration? I think its from when they took Birds down the mines in cages to test for gas. I know they werent parrots but i reckon thats where it cmes from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14012 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I wonder what the origin of that phrase is btw. As I was typing it I was wondering that...does it predate the Monty Python "Sick Parrot" sketch? Or did they use the phrase as inspiration? I think its from when they took Birds down the mines in cages to test for gas. I know they werent parrots but i reckon thats where it cmes from Serious man They were probably similar to parrots, wings, beaks etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I wonder what the origin of that phrase is btw. As I was typing it I was wondering that...does it predate the Monty Python "Sick Parrot" sketch? Or did they use the phrase as inspiration? I think its from when they took Birds down the mines in cages to test for gas. I know they werent parrots but i reckon thats where it cmes from Serious man They were probably similar to parrots, wings, beaks etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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