Steve McClaren sacked as Newcastle United 'Head Coach' (Manager)

[The Fish 10430]

The p.s. is less polite, mentions gutless french cunts and thumb headed moneymen with no idea about running a football club.

[Rayvin 5127]

Yeah that's a fair statement. A dignified response. Doesn't make me think he's a decent manager but at least it's ended with a modicum of professionalism on his side, which has been lacking on ours.

[Asprilla 96]

A win win all round by the looks of things

[Christmas Tree 4438]

Nice statement from a decent bloke.

Yup

[Jimbo 172]

welcome back jimbo

[Dr Gloom 21302]

Mcclaren's a good bloke isn't he? Classy parting comments.

 

Welcome back Jimbo, how your telly has been missed.

[Kitman 2204]

So farewell. A dignified departure from a decent bloke but Im glad hes gone. He may have been confident of staying up but nobody else was.

[Dr Gloom 21302]

Aye

[Christmas Tree 4438]

So farewell. A dignified departure from a decent bloke but Im glad hes gone. He may have been confident of staying up but nobody else was.

Cough cough The Fish cough cough

[Howay 12496]

Aye decent bloke but poor manager, much more dignified leaving words than that utter prick Pardew. Glad we finally have a proper manager for the first time in yonks.

[trophyshy 7058]

Cough cough The Fish cough cough

 

He can't be proven wrong now. I think that's good for us all.

[rogerbarton 24]

Well, it's all over now, and McClaren has to live with the fact he's the worst permanent NUFC manager in living history.

 

It's funny, I was wiling to give him a chance for a lot longer than I probably should have. I thought the style of football he was trying to impress on the players was encouraging in (some) home games. We just kept waiting for it to click. And waiting. And waiting.

 

He had a number of opportunities to press on and it never happened. You make your own luck and all that. Goes down as a worse appointment than Pardew in my book. Sorry.

[Holden McGroin 6241]

Echo all the previous comments. We gave him longer than should have been warranted really.

 

Starting Riviere in his last game was career suicide though.

[Dr Gloom 21302]

Well, it's all over now, and McClaren has to live with the fact he's the worst permanent NUFC manager in living history.

 

It's funny, I was wiling to give him a chance for a lot longer than I probably should have. I thought the style of football he was trying to impress on the players was encouraging in (some) home games. We just kept waiting for it to click. And waiting. And waiting.

 

He had a number of opportunities to press on and it never happened. You make your own luck and all that. Goes down as a worse appointment than Pardew in my book. Sorry.

 

yeah, i agree with that assessment. the football looked better, in patches, than it had for a while. i was quite patient with him and hoped he would come good. there were glimpses he might, but you can't be too surprised to be sacked when you're second bottom in march.

[adios 717]

Yeah he had to go after Bournemouth (and Rivière-gate), if not sooner, but I do think he had bad luck with things going against him. The horrendous run of fixtures at the start which snowballed with the underlying lack of confidence in the squad.

 

Could have made a decent mid-table side who played attractive football.

[Dr Gloom 21302]

starting riviere was his drop shearer to the bench moment. there was no coming back from that

[StoneColdStephenIreland 74]

He should have gone after Chelsea. He was so far out of his depth after that result. The performances preceding and after compounded that fact.

[The Fish 10430]

Yup, and that would have given Benitez 18 days in La Manga to prepare for 2 winnable games before this one and 12 games in total to get us to safety. 4 points from those two would have had us on 28pts, 3pts clear of sunderland.

[gpirlo68 0]

He should have gone after Chelsea. He was so far out of his depth after that result. The performances preceding and after compounded that fact.

Got a horrible feeling,this is what we are going to be saying in May

[StoneColdStephenIreland 74]

Yup, and that would have given Benitez 18 days in La Manga to prepare for 2 winnable games before this one and 12 games in total to get us to safety. 4 points from those two would have had us on 28pts, 3pts clear of sunderland.

Yup! If Benitez was in charge for both those games I think we'd have had a guaranteed 3 points against Bournemouth at least and I think if we go down then it's that 2 game period we'll be looking at come May.

[scoobos 297]

As much as I backed McClaren, it was the belief that people like Rafa were way out of our league.

With Rafa being interested, they should have moved McClaren within 5 minutes of the call.

[Howay 12496]

Yup! If Benitez was in charge for both those games I think we'd have had a guaranteed 3 points against Bournemouth at least and I think if we go down then it's that 2 game period we'll be looking at come May.

We would have been 2-4 points better off from those two games imo. The bloke is all positioning and putting the team through drills so 18 days of that and we would have seen a much improved side. I fear it's too late now.

There's a quote kicking around today where he says they've had Mitro doing finishing training, it wouldn't shock me if this is the first time he's done that sort of training since he got here.

[The Fish 10430]

We would have been 2-4 points better off from those two games imo. The bloke is all positioning and putting the team through drills so 18 days of that and we would have seen a much improved side. I fear it's too late now.

There's a quote kicking around today where he says they've had Mitro doing finishing training, it wouldn't shock me if this is the first time he's done that sort of training since he got here.

I've a daydream that the lunches that Rafa is apparently to have with Shearer is about convincing Large Alan to help our strikers with finishing training.

[scoobos 297]

No shit, I could swear that I've just seen him fucking about in the sea on Seven mile Beach here.

[Dickie 0]

Where's here? I saw something about him being on holiday in the Caribean at the minute