General NUFC stuff

When I grow up I want to be Laurent Robert. His life seems to be a combination of playing tennis, playing golf, hosting barbecues and he’s now sunning it up in a luxury hotel in Monte Carlo around the pool with his family. Coolest 40 something bloke in the world.

 

Just had a quick look on his insta and yes he’s pretty much living the dream. Good on him.

Day of golf with Sonny Anderson yesterday. Legend.

Still my favourite player I've ever watched for us, like. Deserves all the golf and fishy bbqs in the world just for that game against spurs.

Could be a sliding doors moment this close season (however long/short it is). Takeover or not, there should be a number of player changes that take place as can easily see between 5 - 10 players leaving including Yedlin, Atsu with some loans not made permanent such as Bentaleb and Lazaro. Hopefully it's an exciting summer!

I read The Athletic article that quote is from and I don't think Fernandez comes across well at all. Sounds like an entitled little arsehole.

Looks like a bairn in his dads kit.

Peter Ramage is quite literally going to be in charge of us for 2 or 3 games over Xmas when Bruce gets the bullet and Charnley is trying to persuade Mark Hughes to take over.

What's his coaching pedigree like? Hasn't he been over in the US?

If he's proven himself, fair enough but there's another whiff of jobs for the old boys about it...

He was an assistant a second division club over in Phoenix for a year or two. I think that's it.

I like Ramage but not sure I am into the appointment. Agree on the whiff of jobs for the boys.

He was an assistant a second division club over in Phoenix for a year or two. I think that's it.

Fits in with our standard level of appointment 

I like Ramage but not sure I am into the appointment. Agree on the whiff of jobs for the boys.

Well he wasn't a very good player so not confident he will be able to coach properly players coming through. Hey ho that's the Ashley era for you.

I like Ramage but not sure I am into the appointment. Agree on the whiff of jobs for the boys.

 

Well he wasn't a very good player so not confident he will be able to coach properly players coming through. Hey ho that's the Ashley era for you.

That makes very little sense as plenty of poor players have become good coaches. Like Rafa and Mourinho etc.

I like Ramage but not sure I am into the appointment. Agree on the whiff of jobs for the boys.

 

Well he wasn't a very good player so not confident he will be able to coach properly players coming through. Hey ho that's the Ashley era for you.

 

 

That makes very little sense as plenty of poor players have become good coaches. Like Rafa and Mourinho etc.

Makes perfect sense when you have seen Ramage play 

To be fair to him I don't remember anyone hyping him up at any point of his career, certainly not himself. Filled a hole when we were too cheap to fill it and always gave his best. He wasn't hyped like Remi Streete, Huntington and others. Contributed more in the end though.

Found his level in the Championship. Journeyman that knew his role. Coaching, who knows. I have seen his name pop up over the past couple of years, which I was surprised about so he is doing something right. Could just be speaking shite and blowing smoke up people arses but if so he will fit in with this club perfectly.

At least we'll be able to see actual results to find out over time whether he was deserving of the role. Unlike Shola and his oh-so-integral loan director role.

At least he’s done a similar coaching role elsewhere and not just been given a job like Shola without any previous experience.

I remember he had an absolute nightmare against Birmingham (?) in the FA cup when we lost 5-1 back in the day.

Newcastle: Given, Solano, Taylor, Ramage, Huntington, Milner, Dyer, Butt, Pattison (O'Brien 57), Sibierski (Carroll 80), Martins.

Subs Not Used: Harper, Edgar, LuaLua.

Sent Off: Taylor (58).

True shocker for everyone that day.

Was that the one where Milner scored an absolute screamer? One of the worst games I've ever seen us play.

Laurent Robert’s Instagram is the greatest thing in the world. Guy is fucking living it up.

A friend of mine is a good friend of Ramage, he’s a top bloke apparently and has wanted to get into coaching way back when he was an Academy graduate. Me, I want people with skill and qualities with a bit of a proven record, that’s who I’d hire, but you won’t find out if someone had skills and qualities unless you give them a chance. The cynic in me and the judgemental to be honest, just thinks jobs for the boys, cheap, not what you know but who you know and you don’t exactly inspire confidence in terms of what you achieved or didn’t and your own articulation. Lee Clark. A boyhood hero of mine, lots to give, lots to offer, but without wanting to sound harsh or snobby is thick as mince and hasn’t the vocabulary nor ability to articulate himself at all. Might work on an average 17 year old apprentice at Blue Star, but a would be elite player? Nah. That’s where football is a closed shop and you have to wonder how damaging the likes of Clark, Beardsley, Bruce even are to the future players who need more than just work hard, don’t give up etc. To get where they are the majority have a high standard of technical ability and have passed so many tests of their ability to reach a point where they are on the precipice of making it, and then along comes a Bruce who you could be HBA and... well!

Some nice replies from their fans and some nice Tweets from their players.