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Takeover (Covid-19/20)

Discussion in 'Newcastle United' started by RobEllious, Mar 30, 2020.

  1. Toonitus

    Toonitus Well-Known Member

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    It's just amazing that the only thing they can't invest in is nufc.. It's unfathomable
     
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  2. Toonitus

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    One of them allotments...
     
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  3. Albert's Chip Shop

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    It’s not the Earl is it?
     
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  4. Rum & Black for 2

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    Send Chippy in as your negotiator and you’ll get kerplunk and not kerching.
     
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  5. Darren Peacock’s Ponytail

    Darren Peacock’s Ponytail Well-Known Member

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    You won't get much for a tent.


    Also, small? That's like 5 houses. Maybe if that's small you should be the one with Pouchy's lass not chippyolate
     
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  6. Rafman

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    Dalian finished 9th and got to the Semi finals of the Chinese FA Cup in his first half a season, which was above and beyond where they were expected to be. This season in the new format due to the pandemic and new restrictive rules in China, they finished 12th which is about where they were expected to finish and they lost Carrasco and have one of, if not the youngest side in the league. He hasn't done incredible, but he hasn't done poor either.

    Rafa himself said on TV that he had offers from top sides in England as well as Europe.

    No one counts Real Madrid in terms of being on a CV, as barely any manager gets any time there. He was hounded out by Ronaldo after Rafa refused to call him the best player in the world and massage his ego. Rafa was also told by the Chairman which players he had to play, Inc. In that infamous match against Barcelona, in which Rafa wanted to play Casemeiro and go more defensive, but was forced to field an imbalanced attacking side, which left them wide open, which Rafa was furious about as he felt he was stitched up, I believe they were unbeaten in the Champions league under him and achieved their biggest ever win domestically and in Europe.

    Solskjaer will be sacked soon, Arteta won't last long, Lampard is living life on the edge. Tuchel keeps just about surviving and has been a failure in Europe. So what.
     
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  7. Warmir Pouchov

    Warmir Pouchov Better than JPF

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    For all the bluster:

    Unexpected relegation battle at Dalian - poor performance

    Disaster at Real Madrid - poor performance (white flags out)

    The managers not being successful - I think you miss the point. The point is they aren't appointing negative managers like Rafa. If they do they go a rung up for Jose.

    He's just not of the required style or standard for those types of jobs. Hence he's managing Newcastle's and Dalian's.
     
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  8. Hung Drawn and Quartered

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    they have just built a 26 storey apartment block opposite on less land <ok>
     
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  9. Rafman

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    He hasn't had an unexpected relegation battle at Dalian, they're not a top side.

    He wasn't a disaster at Real Madrid, they are just fickle and change managers at the drop of a hat.

    Rafa isn't a negative manager, he does what he has to do to get the job done, if the squad is poor, he's going to play more defensive, then when he starts to mould the side in his style of play, they start playing more expansively. Hence why we started to do so once we had attacking talent like Almiron in the side, just like we played attacking when he first got here when we had a better quality of players. I think you actually need to look in to his attacking history.
     
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  10. Warmir Pouchov

    Warmir Pouchov Better than JPF

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    Nah he's a massively defensive manager, as borne out by his career.
     
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  11. Rum & Black for 2

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    So will yours be 52 storeys?

    :)
     
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  12. Toonitus

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    Probably just aswel I never did slag *****
     
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  13. Hung Drawn and Quartered

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    the fact that the council have allowed this to be built
    means they cannot stop other developments of the same ilk
     
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  14. Schlem Boogerman

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    No, he has a 12/1 for Atletico, 20/1 for PSG and 33/1 for Man Utd.
     
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  15. Schlem Boogerman

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    Really, that daft **** will play the same way until they get relegated.
    They don't have the quality of footballer to play the way they do and not get relegated.
    Top notch in the championship though.
     
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  16. Toonitus

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    So it's not happening
     
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  17. Schlem Boogerman

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    No, the chance of it happening is in those odds. You never backed a long shot? Lottery ticket for example?
     
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  18. Toonitus

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    I have no chance of winning the lottery and I buy tickets...
     
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  19. Schlem Boogerman

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    Can't make my mind up if you're muggin me off. No chance of winning the lottery <laugh>
     
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  20. Darren Peacock’s Ponytail

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    He does not understand maths
     
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