Our backroom staff - or lack of them?

[Tooj 17]

This has been something that has been on my mind for a while.

 

How does our backroom staff compare to that of the rest of the Premier League? If anything to me we seem to be a bit light on the coaching front.

 

By my counts for the first team we seem to have Stone, Woodman and Carver doing the majority of the work.

 

Apart from being Ashley's public arse licker, is Beardsley now more involved with the youngsters or does he do first team work?

 

It just seems to me a lot of clubs these days tend to have a lot of coaches that all specialise in different areas. Whereas we have such a small bunch do we actually do this? We know this season we've struggled in matches to adapt to different situations. As I mentioned on here earlier on, we go and attack at Old Trafford and The Emirates and our defending is embarrassing. We go to Norwich yesterday and aim for defensive solidarity yet our attacking play suffers because of this.

 

There must be some coaches out there that we could hire to help improve things? Clive Allen apparently done a good job of the attacking coaching at Spurs and is out of work etc.

 

Or is this another case of Ashley's penny pinching that he won't let Pardew add to his staff? Maybe he had his fingers burnt by having to pay off all of Allardyce's henchmen back in the day? As of course he wouldn't let Hughton replace Calderwood and him and Keegan did not seem to have a large number of backroom staff too.

 

I'm not privy to club information so don't really know how does what on the training pitch so I will more than likely be wrong.

 

Then on the scouting front we have Carr and Norman Wooster. Not sure if we have anybody else?

[Monkeys Fist 43068]

It wouldn't surprise me in the least if it was entirely down to the Fatman refusing to pay for more/better coaches.

 

As with everything at the club, his approach will have been " what we've got is good enough".

 

 

Twat.

[PUGATRON1000 0]

It wouldn't surprise me in the least if it was entirely down to the Fatman refusing to pay for more/better coaches.

 

As with everything at the club, his approach will have been " what we've got is good enough".

 

 

Twat.

 

lol, agenda led speculation and conjecture at its best!!

[Christmas Tree 4827]

Not sure how it differs from club to club but when I used to run that Sunderland player around last year they were arriving for 9.00 - 9.30 and showered and away home by 12.30.

 

Doesnt leave a great deal of time for doing stuff. I would guess theres some routine where its gym, weights etc so how much time do they actually spend playing football / practising a day? Not much I would have thought.

 

Its also not as though these chaps are learning something new every week (Thats not trying to be a clever cunt btw), but a cross is a cross and a shot is a shot.

 

And as for fucking free kicks "Ok boys, you know the drill, Mikes going to........"

Edited January 13, 2013 by Christmas Tree

[Tom 14013]

I think there's a broad range of staff at the training ground/academy - no doubt there's other lads doing the sports science & strength & conditioning coaching but on the front there doesn't look to be a lot but I imagine a lot of them aren't documented in any official capacity.

 

I know a lad who works at the academy with the youth teams & occasionally reserves/first team & he's not listed anywhere so I imight ask him the crack next time I see him. We certainly seem to have a less crowded bench than most premier league teams but you never know - that might be Pardew's choice.

[Tom 14013]

Not sure how it differs from club to club but when I used to run that Sunderland player around last year they were arriving for 9.00 - 9.30 and showered and away home by 12.30.

 

Doesnt leave a great deal of time for doing stuff. I would guess theres some routine where its gym, weights etc so how much time do they actually spend playing football / practising a day? Not much I would have thought.

 

Its also not as though these chaps are learning something new every week (Thats not trying to be a clever cunt btw), but a cross is a cross and a shot is a shot.

 

And as for fucking free kicks "Ok boys, you know the drill, Mikes going to........"

 

Maybe not in Sunday league but professional footballers get taught a lot from an early age - everything is looked at. This has been the case for a long time. Obviously some countries have been more detailed than others.

 

You'd be amazed at the level of detail people have looked at football in for the last 50 or so years.

[Monkeys Fist 43068]

 

 

lol, agenda led speculation and conjecture at its best!!

Prove me wrong then.

[PUGATRON1000 0]

Prove me wrong then.

 

lets put it another way then.... everything you said there was conjecture/speculation...... prove ME wrong

[Christmas Tree 4827]

 

Maybe not in Sunday league but professional footballers get taught a lot from an early age - everything is looked at. This has been the case for a long time. Obviously some countries have been more detailed than others.

 

You'd be amazed at the level of detail people have looked at football in for the last 50 or so years.

 

I'm talking day in day out with the first team squad. Makes you wonder what they do do given the shite crosses and set pieces.

[Tom 14013]

So am I.

 

I'm amazed how bad we've been at set pieces recently.

[OTF 7489]

So am I.

 

I'm amazed how bad we've been at set pieces recently.

 

Need Stevie Taylor and handy Andy back in.

[sweetleftpeg 0]

I don't think I've ever hidden the fact I'm a right cynical twat when it comes to anything Ashley does, but I always thought the appointment of Carver and Stone and the promotion of Beardsley was more a patronising 'keep the locals happy' move rather than for the good of the club. Positive discrimination I think they call it.

[LoveTheBobby 1]

Carver's been worth his weight in gold to Padew as he was the one that advised him to tone down the bullshit/rhetoric . "trust me"

 

Pardew has acknowledged as much .

[Dr Gloom 22150]

I don't think I've ever hidden the fact I'm a right cynical twat when it comes to anything Ashley does, but I always thought the appointment of Carver and Stone and the promotion of Beardsley was more a patronising 'keep the locals happy' move rather than for the good of the club. Positive discrimination I think they call it.

 

plus they're all cheap hires. everyone's a winner

[ewerk 31204]

I've no idea what the training set up is like but if our intention is to buy young promising players and to develop their potential then we really need the training staff to match.

[Happy Face 29]

There's a barber in South Shields called Stoney's

 

Lad who owns it is Alan. Cousin of Steve. Go and get your haircut there, he'll talk Newcastle all day long.

 

Been to a few away games with him, and often have a drink with him before home games.

 

Never got a single piece of ITK from him whatsoever. And they are close. Went to each others weddings, he gets complimentary tickets all the time.

 

Either Steve Stone is the consummate professional or no-one sat on the bench has a clue what goes on.

 

I think it's the latter and they have no say on what roles they can create for new hires.

[Tooj 17]

Mr. Ashley can you please organise some form of a review of this.

[Tooj 17]

There's a barber in South Shields called Stoney's

 

Lad who owns it is Alan. Cousin of Steve. Go and get your haircut there, he'll talk Newcastle all day long.

 

Been to a few away games with him, and often have a drink with him before home games.

 

Never got a single piece of ITK from him whatsoever. And they are close. Went to each others weddings, he gets complimentary tickets all the time.

 

Either Steve Stone is the consummate professional or no-one sat on the bench has a clue what goes on.

 

I think it's the latter and they have no say on what roles they can create for new hires.

 

Just saw this actually. Is that the one next to Chi metro?

 

*bollocks*

 

Still can't tag.

[Tom 14013]

This definitely needs sorting out. We need some speciailists in.

[Christmas Tree 4827]

How many back room staff does it take to in still a team ethic that you harry the opposition when they have the ball. Loads of smaller teams do it well, we rarely do it yet its not rocket science?

[Monroe Transfer 0]

You know what, why aren't YOU in the backroom staff?

 

Why don't you email Llambias with your CV?

[Happy Face 29]

 

Just saw this actually. Is that the one next to Chi metro?

 

*bollocks*

 

Still can't tag.

 

Aye. Halfway from Chi to laygate.

[The Fish 10965]

How many back room staff does it take to in still a team ethic that you harry the opposition when they have the ball. Loads of smaller teams do it well, we rarely do it yet its not rocket science?

I don't think it's as simple as getting this team to work hard. The 1st team is better than that for a start. I want to see us control a game, not chase it.

 

I think we definitely need someone to sort our set pieces; not just attacking corners and freekicks, but setting ourselves up to counter after defending them.

 

I also would like to see a dedicated attacking coach brought in; when you've players with the vision and technique of Ben Arfa and Cabaye you need the players about them to be aware of the spaces that can be opened up by the two I mention.

[Happy Face 29]

I've watched games where I want I'd to pressure the opposition to win back possession as quickly and effectively as possible and I've been disappointed we haven't done that. But against man city, at their place, I think it's more important to keep your shape and just let them have the ball up to a certain point. They'll run you ragged otherwise.

 

They never had a shot on target for the first third of the game. We came closest via Cisse onto the post in that time. It wasnt good to watch, but for a patch work team it was effective.

 

Course once they break through that there's nothing we have to throw back and the floodgates open.

 

[PaddockLad 17654]

I don't think it's as simple as getting this team to work hard. The 1st team is better than that for a start. I want to see us control a game, not chase it.

 

I think we definitely need someone to sort our set pieces; not just attacking corners and freekicks, but setting ourselves up to counter after defending them.

 

I also would like to see a dedicated attacking coach brought in; when you've players with the vision and technique of Ben Arfa and Cabaye you need the players about them to be aware of the spaces that can be opened up by the two I mention.

All fair points, but how many clubs actually have "dedicated" coaches for specific areas?....does Steve Bould only do the defence at Arsenal?...doesn't reflect that well on him if he does tbh. What in effect you're saying here is Pardew isn't good enough in certain aspects of his work, and that's fair comment too. But then we'll go out and get good results at the likes of Anzhi and Metalist largely because of his tactics. He is overall ok, about as good as we'll get for the money. Complaints on a postcard to Mr. M Ashley of Hertfordshire.