The Official Newcastle United Thread

[andrewpandrew]

My gut feeling is that he won’t survive this season and will be sacked, or will resign. It wouldn’t surprise me if potential replacements aren’t being assessed already. I think it’s OK to love Eddie, but accept that a change of direction is needed. There is already the indication of a mass overhaul of the team, and I think the manager will be part of that. Hard to get excited about the names being touted around though.

[TameRacingDriver]

Well put it this way, if he stays, and our form carries on like it has, then we're likely to go down next season. That sounds a bit melodramatic, but the fact is, we've been utter ste since we won the Cup last year, so it's not impossible. I have a huge amount of respect for Eddie, but for me, I think he needs to go. Only concern I have is that, as usual, we're going to procrastinate and then be in competition with I don't know how many clubs for managers this summer - like a repeat of the player situation last summer, but with managers instead.

[andrewpandrew]

I’m hoping we have learnt our lesson with Isak and at least attempt to get stuff done early on. Certainly sounds like Gordon wants out, and if the rumours are to be believed he wants it sorted before the World Cup. Not sure I’ll be too sad when he goes tbh.

[TX1]

andrewpandrew said:

I m hoping we have learnt our lesson with Isak and at least attempt to get stuff done early on. Certainly sounds like Gordon wants out, and if the rumours are to be believed he wants it sorted before the World Cup. Not sure I ll be too sad when he goes tbh.

I won't be sad if he goes as he has not given 100% this season for sure, I think the world cup and possibly a transfer has been on his mind so his mindset is not to get injured.

[fathomfive]

Every club gets to a point where a refresh is needed.

What worries me is not the players who will leave but, how well we'll invest the fees generated, in both players and, potentially, manager.

It certainly feels like a watershed is coming.

[andrewpandrew]

Gordon not in the squad today. Injured, or left out for other reasons?

Good to see Bruno fit enough to be on the bench.

[andrewpandrew]

Rubbish. How can we be this flat at home?

[fathomfive]

Yep, bks is that. Just too easy.

[TX1]

Booing at half time, not a good sign, we are so predictable + their goal looked so easy and not sure how the same cross did not go in for a second.

[fathomfive]

We spend so much time going backwards, teams just regroup and know we've nothing to hurt them. That's been a pattern for a while now. Bournemouth don't look like they're exerting themselves too much but are so much more direct.

[andrewpandrew]

Think Bournemouth are overestimating us if they think they need to dick around time wasting

[Patrick Bateman]

Honestly VAR just fk off, what a total shambles and waste of time.

[andrewpandrew]

Well that could be the last time we see Tino in a NUFC shirt.

[fathomfive]

Osula looking much more effective this half and took that goal really well.

Bugger with losing Tino now.

[andrewpandrew]

Calamitous.

[fathomfive]

fking mental.

[andrewpandrew]

What’s actually happened to Botman? He’s starting to look like he’s never played football before.

[fathomfive]

There's so much wrong with their second goal, it's unfair to pick one player out.

We're ste.

[ellroy]

There something amiss for sure.

Feels like we need a reset of some sort & the end of the season can’t come soon enough frankly.

[Mannginger]

Er, we are safe, right...?!