Geordie Ahmed
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Whoever edited this post may as well delete it as this comment in isolation makes no senseWe are a decent side now with hope for the future
Even though we aren't part of the Big Six I actually listen to this show and have done regularly for a while nowTalk Sport is basically Troll Sport. They always get angry fans on.
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It's not mysterious, he landed awkwardly and dislocated his shoulder but it just sums up the injury ravaged season we are havingNewcastle's troubles grow with Nick Pope's mysterious injury. Luke Edwards is puzzled, highlighting a streak of bad luck for the team. Manager Eddie Howe faces a tough challenge with key players sidelined.
Liverpool deserved to win but two odd penalties.
What's your thoughts @Geordie Ahmed on the penalties and the decision to stay on field calls?
Clear and obvious or subjective?
Reading your posts you seem a "football man".I can see why the first one was given, there was contact, it was a silly tackle to make, soft but made sense to stay with the on field decision
I thought the second penalty was just bizarre, there was slight contact but he takes 2 steps and then falls over, which meets the definition of a dive for me
Overall though, they absolutely battered us so even if the penalty decisions weren't correct I can't be too upset as they were the better team by some distance and deservedly won
We are on a horrid run at this moment, think the brutal fixtures as well as the injury crisis has well and truly caught up with this season. In the league we have City (H) and Villa (a) next so it isn't going to get easier, however on paper Feb onwards looks kinder to us so that's where Howe/players will need to really go on a run and try to see if we can scrape into a European spot
Before that though, we have Sunderland away from home in the Cup, I'm a lot more nervous about that game when the draw was made. Our form, combined with their form, plus all the pressure is on us means it's got possible defeat written all over it. Hopefully I'm wrong and we can get a comfortable win
I can see why the first one was given, there was contact, it was a silly tackle to make, soft but made sense to stay with the on field decision
I thought the second penalty was just bizarre, there was slight contact but he takes 2 steps and then falls over, which meets the definition of a dive for me
Overall though, they absolutely battered us so even if the penalty decisions weren't correct I can't be too upset as they were the better team by some distance and deservedly won
We are on a horrid run at this moment, think the brutal fixtures as well as the injury crisis has well and truly caught up with this season. In the league we have City (H) and Villa (a) next so it isn't going to get easier, however on paper Feb onwards looks kinder to us so that's where Howe/players will need to really go on a run and try to see if we can scrape into a European spot
Before that though, we have Sunderland away from home in the Cup, I'm a lot more nervous about that game when the draw was made. Our form, combined with their form, plus all the pressure is on us means it's got possible defeat written all over it. Hopefully I'm wrong and we can get a comfortable win
Reading your posts you seem a "football man".
Whats your take on Eddie Howe? Did really well to get you to where he did but not sure what the feeling is amongst NUFC fans.
I feel the media will be nice to him being English but the pressure seems to be mounting. Depending on how ambitious your owners are and whether they want to bring in a big name at some point.
I mean the injuries you guys have had have been mental but losing to Forest at home like you did was pretty low.
A win against the mackems will score a few points surely IF he is under any pressure of course.
Fair post. Jota was a pen as there was contact, it doesnt matter if he went down after, as players can try to continue after getting tagged but can fall if they feel the contact has caused poor balance,touch etc. But no point debating this Newcastle were taken apart the whole match.
My question to you as a Newcastle fan is ... why didnt the richest owners on the planet spend big in the summer? Howe did amazing to get into the CL league. Why no big marquee signings? I thought Newcastle would go out and buy a couple of 100 million world class players esp as over the years their spend has been very low, so no issue of breaking spending rules?
Newcastle United have rejected latest bid from Bayern Munich for Kieran Trippier. Proposal was for permanent transfer worth €15m. Newcastle United have been adamant right-back is staying + 33yo will respect their decision but FC Bayern keep pushing Athletic Club.
It's often said we have the richest owners in the world, whilst that may well be true but it doesn't make us the richest club in the world and that's a big difference
We are very much restricted by FFP, our revenue for years was pathetic and very low thanks to Mike Ashley. He did nothing to grow the revenue and we need to start building that up. The shirt sponsor, new Adidas deal as well as other sponsorships we've announce should drive that revenue but it takes time.
The owners could spend a billion and not bat an eyelid but we'd get caught by FFP and we've seen what's happened to Everton, so we need to follow the rules and the owners have shown a willingness to do that. Which means we can't just spend £200m on a couple of players, we need to be more sensible with our spending and we are a few years away from being able to even get close to competing with the "big 6" clubs
Also, in terms of revenue we haven't really made money by selling players. Saint-Maximum is the biggest sale we've done but the previous players we either sold/loan or got rid of were worth absolutely nothing because they were rubbish and brought in nothing in terms of revenue (Clark, Gayle, Darlow, Hayden, Hendrick, Shelvey etc etc).
Whilst I don't want to sell our key players but if we sold some players we could get a few quid for them, which also helps.
So in short, we aren't able to spend due to FFP and it's going to be a gradual process before we increase our revenue and in turn will be able to spend more.
Fortunately common sense prevailedBREAKING:Newcastle's Sandro Tonali handed two-month suspended ban for 50 breaches of FA's betting rules.
Been a tough season having to deal with injuries (a suspension) and brutal cup draws
All things considered 7th is pretty good, just having a decent keeper for the previous 3-4 months and I reckon we would be closer to top 4
Man U were the only side in the PL we have never finished above so it's nice to have done that
I'd love us to have European football next season so hopefully City can win the FA Cup final
Big summer ahead, if we can keep Isak/Bruno and improve the squad we can be in the mix for top 4/5 (hopefully PL sides fare better in Europe next season)
I think the Tonali suspension changed things . When Darwin scored the two late winners, it’s still the best win of Liverpool season, not only being down 1-0 with ten men but Newcastle were playing sublime football. Europe also took a lot out of the team but yes overall a good season .
What’s your view on these friendly fixtures at this time ?
Those Darwin goals were fairly pivotal but we managed to get our season in a good place but December was brutal
From a football perspective the friendlies are absurd, we've had a tough season and such a lengthy flight can't be helping
However FFP/PSR means we don't have the luxury of turning down revenue when it presents itself so I get why the club have done it
It's a necessary evil if you will
I'm not worried about Howe going, think the owners are more than happy with him and also he strikes me as someone that loves the day to day of football managementSure , Newcastle have huge ambitions, money coming in is key . They will with others change that rules in the coming years . But I’m not sure selling key performing players like Isak is sensible unless replaced with a huge name who sells shirts worldwide.
Wonder if they’ll keep Eddie Howe . I have a feeling England will want him after Southgate goes in the summer