Shearergol 0 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Former Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri says he could be interested in the vacant manager's position at Newcastle. The Italian has emerged as one of the favourites to replace Graeme Souness at St James' Park. He told BBC Sport: "Newcastle is one of the best clubs in England. They are a good, ambitious team and that is very important for me." But Ranieri, who has been out of management since last February, said he had not yet been contacted by the club. He said: "I came from Italy yesterday and at the moment there is nothing." Ranieri, 53, was sacked by Chelsea at the end of the 2003/2004 season after leading the Blues to second place in the Premiership and the semi-finals of the Champions League. He then succeeded Rafael Benitez at Spanish champions Valencia but was sacked after just eight months in the job. The Italian is now eager to return to manage in the Premiership. "I've worked in Italy, in Spain and in England, but at the top I put England," he said. "I love England because of the atmosphere and the fans. If possible, I would like to return to work in England." He added: "I am looking for another good job with a club who has ambition. "Newcastle is a good team, an ambitious team. It is one of the best clubs in England." Bless him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 The special needs one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 47490 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 That gibbering idiot is the last thing we need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 He would give us comedy value, but maybe not trophies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut 303 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 We could do a helluva lot worse tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Would he be a success? Leazes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 10042 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 We could do a helluva lot worse tbh. 95164[/snapback] We also can do a helluva lot better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 47490 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 We could do a helluva lot worse tbh. 95164[/snapback] Not really the basis the decision should be made on though is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 I'll never forget the classic: "Why did you bring Crespo off when you were winning comfortably?" "Because I am the tinkerman!" Or something like that ...well it seems i HAVE forgotten it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 10042 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 If it is the case that you need just a first 11 and three or four more players, then why did Christopher Columbus sail to India to discover America?" - Why indeed? "Football managers are like a parachutist. At times it doesn't open. Here, it is an umbrella. You understand, Mary Poppins?" - Nope. No. Not at all. Sorry Dick. "Damien is Damien. When I don't put him in the squad my mother, who's 84, asks 'why isn't Damien playing?' She kills me about it and that's true" - Mrs Ranieri has a thing for little Irish men. "My only technical adviser is my mother. When I told her that Damien had injured his shoulder again, she said 'oh no!' Who should replace him? I will call her before the game to ask." - This is getting worrying. "He's a crazy man" - Ranieri on Ranieri. "They showed good stamina and good vitamins" - The Arsenal win explained. "Before you kill me, you call me the 'dead man walking'. I must buy you an espresso. But only a little one - I am Scottish!" "Two years ago I watched Carlton play for the reserves and I saw two animals in him - one was a rabbit and the other a lion. I want to see that lion come out in him more often" - Ranieri on Carlton Cole. "He is my new little lion. And I like lions" - Ranieri on Hernan Crespo. "He is like a shark, like Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink" - Ranieri on Mutu. But then... "I once said Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is like a shark and Carlton Cole like a lion. Well, Adrian Mutu is another born predator. In fact, Mutu is like a snake" - Ranieri changes his mind and completes his zoo. "I am happy when our fans are happy, when our players are happy and our chairman is on the moon" - Well, when your chairman's Ken Bates... "One coach was training a player's hair, and another was training another part of his body" - Now that's what we call the personal touch. "One beautiful day, a radiant day, Mr Abramovich introduced himself to me and said I should put a shopping list together" - Claudio Ranieri. Poet. "When I talk to the players I speak first of all in English, then I say 'sorry, now I will speak in Spanish, or Italian. Then on the touchline I speak another language so the other manager doesn't understand what I am saying!" - Explaining it all. "When are you coming, Sven?" - Ranieri's words of greeting to Sven when the two met at Highbury last season. "I can't change now. I'm like Frank Sinatra - I always do it my way. I told the players everything I did in the Monaco game was wrong. I changed things to win the match - but we lost and I was thinking "Oh f*** Claudio, why, why? Bad Tinkerman!" "I think Veron is the best midfielder in the world" - The funniest of the lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 47490 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 I changed things to win the match - but we lost and I was thinking "Oh f*** Claudio, why, why? Bad Tinkerman!" He would be quality entertainment like, and he would drive Alan Oliver up the wall by giving him total nonsense instead of exclusives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut 303 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 (edited) He's actually a good manager though. He took Cagliari from Serie C to Serie A, won two Italian Cups with Fiorentina, made Valencia the team they were late 90s, and did pretty well with Chelsea. Plus he speaks Italian, English, and broken Spanish, which you can see in his dossier on www.wewantthetinkerman.com. Edited February 15, 2006 by Optimistic Nut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 He's actually a good manager though. He took Cagliari from Serie C to Serie A, won two Italian Cups with Fiorentina, made Valencia the team they were late 90s, and did pretty well with Chelsea. Plus he speaks Italian, English, and broken Spanish, which you can see in his dossier on www.wewantthetinkerman.com. 95218[/snapback] Agreed, he's a better manager than he's given credit for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 47490 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 The reason he doesn't get the credit is because he comes across as a basket case though. It's impossible to get any sense out of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottish Mag 3 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 The reason he doesn't get the credit is because he comes across as a basket case though. It's impossible to get any sense out of him. 95225[/snapback] The same could be said about Bobby Robson to be fair and he done alright.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22747 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 i can imagine him being like sir bobby if he took over. entertaining and charismatic off the field but not quite good enough to win us that elusive trophy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 £ 100 million certainly helped him at Chelski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wor Al 0 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 No thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Please no....for the love of God and thrice nay Freddie....not THAT guy, the GERMAN guy we all like.....OTTMAR...HITZFELD If he says no then someone else but no more jokers....I beg thee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7354 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 il win 50quid if hes our manager, every cloud an all that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombadil 0 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 I've said this before, but I wouldn't be unhappy with Ranieri. He doesn't get enough credit for his time at Chelsea, especially when you think that he did well with them pre-Abramovich. Not my first choice (not even my third choice), but a hell of a lot better than all the usual British suspects combined (O'Neill and Allardyce excluded). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zico martin 95 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 well he always seems to get the job after souness gets sacked in FM 06 so it's bound to happen isnt it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sima Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 We're not getting Hitzfeld, Ranieri is the one to go for. I'd much rather have him that O'Neill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 7006 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 He's a gash manager imo. FACTAZOID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 He's a gash manager imo. FACTAZOID. 95280[/snapback] Gash ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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