'Sup Footies nuts?
Let's think back to the start of the 2008/2009 Barclays Premier league shall we? Kevin Keegan took his Newcastle side to Old Trafford and got a brilliant result.The scorelines level at 1-1 after the 90.
Things were looking up. Denis Wise was part of the technical team, Kevin Keegan was in charge again and Newcastle were looking like a decent footballing side! This was going to be Newcastle's season to break into Europe...so we thought. However, a bid came in from Aston Villa for (The now overpaid) James Milner close to the transfer deadline, which Newcastle accepted! It was a baffling scenario as, at that time, Milner was a star in the making. Someone touted to be the next best thing. Why on earth would Kevin Keegan accept the offer. Well it wasn't him after all who accepted the offer. It was in fact Denis Wise. Who was only acting on behalf of big fat Ashley. Who was REALLY acting on behalf of his pocket. Are you still following me? If so, Good. If not, get someone else to explain to you.
Everything started getting silly after then. Joe "My-hearts-no-so-good" Kinnear took over on a permanent basis for 20+ games, then it was the turn of Alan "can-I-actually-coach" Shearer. All of this, with Fat Ashley trying his BEST to destroy the club he supported (well that's what I gathered anyway)
To cut a long story short, at the end of the season, Newcastle got relegated to the Championship. The only thing GOOD to come out of this situation was, everyone who follows football now knew that Fat Ashley is a tw*t. The following 2 months following their relegation, Newcastle fans were distraught. Newcastle were in the Championship, Ashley was still owner (albeit trying his best to sell the club) and there was no decent enough candidate to take them back up to the Premier League.
When The announcement was made that Chris Houghton would take care of Newcastle, Magpies fans weren't exactly thrilled. Fast forward a season, Newcastle were Championship Champs. And back in the premier league. And the man to bring them there was a man who was at the club when all this turmoil was happening, an under rated man, Chris Houghton. It started looking good again. Newcastle were looking decent. Joey Barton, Kevin Nolan were pulling the strings. They were solid. 11th in the premier league. And looking like they will survive the season.
Then, disaster! Ashley struck again! Firing Houghton for no reason whatsoever. At that time, the 1st thing that came to mind was "Down they go again." But they actually hired someone with some sort of premier league experience. Alan Pardew. His record didn't exactly read that great. FA Cup Final with West Ham, relegated the next season. But Ashley the tw*t thought that he would be the best bet.
They managed to survive that season. And they started this season off brilliantly. They made (in my mind) some of the best bit of business in the transfer marker. Ben Arfa, Sandtone, Marveaux, Tiote, Krul and Demba Ba, to name but a few. The latter is the front runner for buy of the season. Why Newcastle were the only club after him when The Hammers got relegated is beyond me. Coloccini is fast becoming a world class Centre Half. Danny Simpson is starting to look every bit as capable of a Right back as Kyle Walker from Spurs. But the best sale they could have made was getting rid of the rotten apple that is Joey Barton. NEVER before has a man poisoned a dressing room as much as him.
So where has it gone right for Newcastle? Well firstly, Denis Wise is no longer at the club. Fat Ashley is poking his nose less and less in the running and transfers OUT of the team. They sold the old guard/trouble makers (Barton, Nolan, Carroll) and they bought players who compliment each other. With Cisse the new addition to their forward line, they really look more and more likely to get into Europe next season. And I think that (without injuries to key players) getting anything less that a top eight would be considered a failure.
But what will happen next season though?Pardew is not known to be a 2 season type of manager. Will Fat Ashley lose the plot again? And sell his assets? Will we see the return of a former player?*cough Carroll* All I know is, that I'm just glad they will be up there in the Premier League for us to figure this out. Or to rather see it unravel...
Howay the Magpies!
Let's think back to the start of the 2008/2009 Barclays Premier league shall we? Kevin Keegan took his Newcastle side to Old Trafford and got a brilliant result.The scorelines level at 1-1 after the 90.
Things were looking up. Denis Wise was part of the technical team, Kevin Keegan was in charge again and Newcastle were looking like a decent footballing side! This was going to be Newcastle's season to break into Europe...so we thought. However, a bid came in from Aston Villa for (The now overpaid) James Milner close to the transfer deadline, which Newcastle accepted! It was a baffling scenario as, at that time, Milner was a star in the making. Someone touted to be the next best thing. Why on earth would Kevin Keegan accept the offer. Well it wasn't him after all who accepted the offer. It was in fact Denis Wise. Who was only acting on behalf of big fat Ashley. Who was REALLY acting on behalf of his pocket. Are you still following me? If so, Good. If not, get someone else to explain to you.
Everything started getting silly after then. Joe "My-hearts-no-so-good" Kinnear took over on a permanent basis for 20+ games, then it was the turn of Alan "can-I-actually-coach" Shearer. All of this, with Fat Ashley trying his BEST to destroy the club he supported (well that's what I gathered anyway)
To cut a long story short, at the end of the season, Newcastle got relegated to the Championship. The only thing GOOD to come out of this situation was, everyone who follows football now knew that Fat Ashley is a tw*t. The following 2 months following their relegation, Newcastle fans were distraught. Newcastle were in the Championship, Ashley was still owner (albeit trying his best to sell the club) and there was no decent enough candidate to take them back up to the Premier League.
When The announcement was made that Chris Houghton would take care of Newcastle, Magpies fans weren't exactly thrilled. Fast forward a season, Newcastle were Championship Champs. And back in the premier league. And the man to bring them there was a man who was at the club when all this turmoil was happening, an under rated man, Chris Houghton. It started looking good again. Newcastle were looking decent. Joey Barton, Kevin Nolan were pulling the strings. They were solid. 11th in the premier league. And looking like they will survive the season.
Then, disaster! Ashley struck again! Firing Houghton for no reason whatsoever. At that time, the 1st thing that came to mind was "Down they go again." But they actually hired someone with some sort of premier league experience. Alan Pardew. His record didn't exactly read that great. FA Cup Final with West Ham, relegated the next season. But Ashley the tw*t thought that he would be the best bet.
They managed to survive that season. And they started this season off brilliantly. They made (in my mind) some of the best bit of business in the transfer marker. Ben Arfa, Sandtone, Marveaux, Tiote, Krul and Demba Ba, to name but a few. The latter is the front runner for buy of the season. Why Newcastle were the only club after him when The Hammers got relegated is beyond me. Coloccini is fast becoming a world class Centre Half. Danny Simpson is starting to look every bit as capable of a Right back as Kyle Walker from Spurs. But the best sale they could have made was getting rid of the rotten apple that is Joey Barton. NEVER before has a man poisoned a dressing room as much as him.
So where has it gone right for Newcastle? Well firstly, Denis Wise is no longer at the club. Fat Ashley is poking his nose less and less in the running and transfers OUT of the team. They sold the old guard/trouble makers (Barton, Nolan, Carroll) and they bought players who compliment each other. With Cisse the new addition to their forward line, they really look more and more likely to get into Europe next season. And I think that (without injuries to key players) getting anything less that a top eight would be considered a failure.
But what will happen next season though?Pardew is not known to be a 2 season type of manager. Will Fat Ashley lose the plot again? And sell his assets? Will we see the return of a former player?*cough Carroll* All I know is, that I'm just glad they will be up there in the Premier League for us to figure this out. Or to rather see it unravel...
Howay the Magpies!
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