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Poll who is to blame?

Discussion in 'Newcastle United' started by Toonitus, Dec 13, 2021.

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Who is to blame?

  1. Eddie Howe

    12.5%
  2. The players are not good enough

    33.3%
  3. Steve Bruce

    41.7%
  4. It was never Bruce's fault, the players fault or Howe's fault

    33.3%
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  1. Magdad

    Magdad cult leader

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    Or we could try a new philosophy, one that seems to work the world over and actually have some players to begin with
     
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  2. ToonArmy1892

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    Ashley.
     
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  3. Prince Isak (GG)

    Prince Isak (GG) Well-Known Member

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    I agree with most of what you say.

    But no one plays 4-4-2 anymore mate. It’s just not done.
     
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  4. Magdad

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    Apart from when people do play it and it is done. :emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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  5. Prince Isak (GG)

    Prince Isak (GG) Well-Known Member

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    Ok. I accept it’s worked for Burnley a couple of times over the last decade.
     
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  6. Prince Isak (GG)

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    https://www.premierleague.com/news/2165778

    Anyways for it to work you need wingers who cross the ball.

    We don’t have that.

    You need strikers who are good in the air. We don’t have that either.

    You need two solid cm who are mobile and technically good and positionally. We don’t have that either.

    So 4-4-2 doesn’t work for us.
     
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  7. Roland Deschain

    Roland Deschain Well-Known Member

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    Ashley. Without him, there's better everything.

    There'd never have been a Bruce, which meant when a takeover happened we'd be dining at the top table and talking to Conte, Poch, Rose, etc. Without Ashley, we'd have been taken over years ago. I mean, it's impossible to understate just how bad an owner that bloke was.
     
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  8. Darren Peacock’s Ponytail

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    To blame for what?
     
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  9. Toonitus

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    Being crap
     
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  10. Darren Peacock’s Ponytail

    Darren Peacock’s Ponytail Well-Known Member

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    Mike Ashley is to blame for lack of investment
    Steve Bruce is to blame for dismantling the decent defence set up by Rafa
    The players are to blame for their lazy half assed performances
    The fans are to blame for being negative noo noos.

    Cracking combo
     
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  11. Prince Isak (GG)

    Prince Isak (GG) Well-Known Member

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    Who sold Yedlin? Honest question! Was it Bruce.
     
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  12. Darren Peacock’s Ponytail

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    I think so yes
     
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  13. Prince Isak (GG)

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    I still think that was a mistake he wasn’t brilliant but he was better than Krafth.
     
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  14. Magdad

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    Yeah was Bruce in Jan this year I think.
     
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  15. Magdad

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    Was Bruce, 1st of Feb to Galatasary. On March 19th he scored his first goal, then give away a penalty and then got sent off in the same game. Useless ****wit
     
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    Who isn’t better than Krafth??
     
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  17. Magdad

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    Murphy <whistle>

    Remember when everyone was making out he was a mint rwb last year :emoticon-0102-bigsm:emoticon-0102-bigsm:emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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    Lol at least Murphy can play ok elsewhere although I’d sell both tbh
     
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    Graham Poll
     
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    You have given us the option to vote for all of them so I have done that. Let me know if you add any additional options so I can vote for those as well.

    I would also like to blame:
    1) supporters like yourself who are too quick to try and assign blame for the problems we are having, instead of getting behind the manager and players and supporting them
    2) opposition teams for being better than us
    3) Ashley for a lack of investment in every aspect of the club
    4) Chippy for wearing mustard Chino's on Matchdays
    5) the new owners for not finding an underhand way to bring top players in before the transfer window
    6) our shirt sponsors for not giving outrageously good odds on Newcastle wins so that opposition teams would be tempted to bet on us and throw games when we are playing against them
    7) Hatem Ben Arfa, for eating the three best members of our Academy team, when he was at the club
     
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