Big Sam leaves Newcastle

Bit of a shock for me for this to happen right now. Even if they do say it mutual, everyone still knows he got the push.

Allardyce has been under huge pressure all season, but he seemed to have ridden out the storm and was ready to be given time by owner Mike Ashley.

Ashley only took charge at St James' Park in the summer, but he arrived just a matter of months after Allardyce was appointed by his predecessor Freddy Shepherd.


I think the fact that the previous chairman made the appointment may be the major factor here. Usually when a new chairman comes in they do bring there own manager and i'm guessing thats what has happened here. Plus most fans will be happy as they brought on the change once again. Funny how the fans can get a man in a job then get him out again so soon. IMO i don't think newcastle deserve much success with the amount of times they change the manager. You have got to give a man more than 6 months in charge. If you look at the problems before he took over, he and to build a totally new side.

[jacz22]

yup we need stability

but like you say big sam was fat freds appointment and ashley wants his own man

who in there right minds will take the fucker though

the fans want instant success but IMO they not gonna get it

[prie$t]

Its been the same for awhile, no immediate success your out the door and in the last few years we've gone through more managers than strips. I hope whoever gets appointed is given time and genuine support from the new guy stairs.

[thebigguy]

Bad thing is newcastle fans want instant success and its never going to happen takes a year minimum to do that and then u need laods off money to buy the best players.

going to be hard to get a manager that will want to manage at newcastle as they get stick striaght away from the fans if goes fuked up

[snoopafly]

whos the next manager?????? Shearer????Redknapp???????

[jacz22]

on the local radio they are saying redknapp

£20 million and he can still live down south and commute

i fucking hope they are wrong

i'd deffo have redknapp if i was a newcastle fan. It's either him or bring in a foriegn manager and struggle like liverpool with a big rotation policy that the foriegn managers tend to do these days

[jacz22]

but for £20 million and to commute lol

suppose it the radio bullshitting

been on all day saying it tho

oh i thought it was £4m to get him and they were giving him £20m spending money in January

[jacz22]

Originally Posted by Dava

oh i thought it was £4m to get him and they were giving him £20m spending money in January

that sounds better than what i said

i must of heard wrong

they deffo said the commuting thing though

[prie$t]

Looks like Mike Ashley wants Redknapp at almost any cost. In the Daily Star it stated he's been offered:

*Double his Dosh
*Private Plane
*£30m War chest


At least Ashley seems to have Newcastles best interests and he's just not changing things for the sake of changing.

[Jontydog]

Todays Sunday Star reckons Keegan and Shearer as a dream team. Keegan director of football and Shearer as manager. Think thats what the fans would want too.

well Mark Hughes is now favourite

So keep your bloody hands off. Who the hell are we gonna get to replace him if he goes?

[snoopafly]

I have the support from the chairman (John Williams) and the board," explained Hughes. "That is something you do not give up lightly. "The fact is I have continuity here and a good situation. Things are in place and I am very conscious of that.
"All I am trying to do is my job to the best of my ability with the help of my staff. I am Blackburn manager and have a job to do here.
"In football you need time and I have been given that. I am proud to be manager of this club."

so ok you copied that from bbc or sky sports cos i've read it, but what's your opinion?

[jacz22]

What about these

http://boards.footymad.net/mboard/fm...mid=2130880442

lol

reckon shearer as main man and keegan as his assistant could work imo

[Jontydog]

Hughes is being lined up as Taggarts replacement over at OT Dava

[snoopafly]

reports the club is interested in Gerard Houllier now ! just have to wait and see who gets the job .

yup by the looks it's gonna be houllier now

[snoopafly]

just read today that Jose Antonio Camacho is linked for the job lmao who next?

god knows who the next manager is gonna be.
But imo it serves them right that nobody really wants it cos it's a hopeless task trying to please the fans. The want a team as good as the best inside 2-3 month. Well i'm sorry to say but no chance. You've got to be far more patient than that. It's taken Mark Hughes 3 year to get Blackburn where they are now, so why do they think other managers can do better at Newcastle?

well i've just written a comment above and have just heard on sky that newcastle have confirmed that Kevin Keegan will take over as the new Manager

[snoopafly]

Keegan in shock Newcastle return....Newcastle have confirmed that Kevin Keegan will make a dramatic return to manage the club. The 56-year-old former Manchester City boss managed the Magpies from 1992 to 1997 and will return to St James' Park as Sam Allardyce's successor.