Allardyce Named as Toon Boss

Tsunami · 15-05-2007, 10:30 AM

BS has signed a 3 year deal. What do you think?

Personally, I am hopeful he can take the club forward although in the short term it may be a little painful. I expect to see an awful lot of turnover with the players.

rio1981 · 15-05-2007, 10:58 AM

I'm shocked! I honestly didn't see it coming!

DJT75 · 15-05-2007, 11:02 AM

I think it's a sensible appointment, there really is no-one else out there available who given the financial backing could actually end the 52 years of nowt. It may not be the best to what but I think the toon now have to start thinking about achieving something instead. Good luck to him & good luck to the toon I say.

Tsunami · 15-05-2007, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by rio1981

I'm shocked! I honestly didn't see it coming!

You been living in a shed?

I asked the question as we all thought it would happen but now it is official. We are serial under-achievers & have a history of bad decisions on managers. Sam is a bit of a shot in the dark & for once we have gone for ambition from someone who hasn't won anything as opposed to a manager who was won things (Roeder is an exception) but did so with clubs that were used to winning things & where things had since gone wrong for them.

Sam seems to want to win things & I expect he will soon give the hook to those players who don't share his ambition & are simply there for the ££££££'s. We have more than our fair share of those.

hunkychunky1 · 15-05-2007, 11:45 AM

Ok ! so Allardice is now back in work. Thats funny as i distincly heard him say that he was taking time out to spend with his family and was going to have a rest. Smells fishy to me as i recon he had been poached and was told to keep quiet untill his official appointment.

Who is going to be the new manchester city boss ? Paul Jewel , Sven ?????

rio1981 · 15-05-2007, 12:03 PM

Nah, was only joking, seemed only a matter of time and a natural appointment - a good day for the Toon I feel (as much as I personally dislike Sam...)

**Greg** · 15-05-2007, 12:11 PM

Hopefully he will be given the time to rebuild the squad and turn them back into the team they should be. It won't happen next year or maybe even the one after, but the board need to keep that in mind and not sack him next season if they are stuggling mid table.

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Originally Posted by hunkychunky1

Ok ! so Allardyce is now back in work. Thats funny as i distincly heard him say that he was taking time out to spend with his family and was going to have a rest. Smells fishy to me as i recon he had been poached and was told to keep quiet untill his official appointment.

He did have time off, about two weeks!

BrianC · 15-05-2007, 2:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg

Hopefully he will be given the time to rebuild the squad and turn them back into the team they should be. It won't happen next year or maybe even the one after, but the board need to keep that in mind and not sack him next season if they are stuggling mid table.

He did have time off, about two weeks!

Will the board or the fans give him the time though? Especially if he has plenty of cash to spend in the summer?

**Greg** · 15-05-2007, 2:39 PM

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Originally Posted by BrianC

Will the board or the fans give him the time though? Especially if he has plenty of cash to spend in the summer?

Well hopefully they will have the intelligence to realise that Sam isn't going to suddenly turn Newcastle into a top 6 side overnight. Plus I don't think Newcastle have loads of cash to splash about either. But if the fans and board want instant results then we will be seeing another manager not last a season at Newcastle, because it won't happen. You can't polish a turd.

sdb123 · 15-05-2007, 2:55 PM

I agree with the comments above. IMO the problem will be meeting Freddy Shepherd's (unrealistic) expectations...

Steve_R · 15-05-2007, 3:22 PM

Wouldn't have been top of my list but now he's here I guess I've got to hope for the best. If nowt else he should improve our backroom set-up - by all accounts it is a bit limited.

overkill · 15-05-2007, 4:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg

Well hopefully they will have the intelligence to realise that Sam isn't going to suddenly turn Newcastle into a top 6 side overnight. Plus I don't think Newcastle have loads of cash to splash about either. But if the fans and board want instant results then we will be seeing another manager not last a season at Newcastle, because it won't happen. You can't polish a turd.

Can't argue with that. This has been the problem, over optimistic, over expectant fans, and an under achieving, lacking in ambition team - and board. A very bad combination.

Hopefully Sam will be (for a change on Tyneside) given time and room to build a Newcastle side that can win things. Would be about time!

sunderland · 15-05-2007, 4:11 PM

glad he has got it,6 points for us next season now

sleepyone · 15-05-2007, 4:48 PM

It's going to take 2 or 3 years to turn that team around.

Unless he's given silly money can't see more than 3 or 4 playeres moving on this summer and the same number coming back in, too much disruption to the team otherwise. That's as long as he can keep the good players he has, the strikers especially if he can get a fit Owen playing again.

Same again after next season 3 or 4 players in/out.

The 'castle fans arn't stupid, if they see any improvment next season they will support him. Once it gets into the 2nd season with him in charge it might be differnet story if they are still squabiling over mid-table with the 'smaller' teams.

Priorty for this summer wil be defenders though, wonder what his first thought was when he looked down the current squad list and saw Bramble