Football 2021/2022

[thetime]

5 minutes ago, charlierc said:

I was keeping tabs with it only on BBC Sport text-blog but it was pretty extraordinary how rapidly it went against Man City from seemingly being in control.

Not that I'm expecting Newcastle to inflict similar misery on them this weekend.

How do you think Newcastle will go in the summer mate? Spend big on big players, or build slowly?

[kaosmark2]

4 hours ago, thetime said:

How do you think Newcastle will go in the summer mate? Spend big on big players, or build slowly?

Personally, and I could well be wrong, is that I think there'll be one fairly big signing and a bunch of squad improvements. A high-profile forward, a respectable LB, and a respectable CB signing seems likely.

[rock the clock]

9 hours ago, kaosmark2 said:

Personally, and I could well be wrong, is that I think there'll be one fairly big signing and a bunch of squad improvements. A high-profile forward, a respectable LB, and a respectable CB signing seems likely.

Lukaku 🤞

[DareToDibble]

17 hours ago, charlierc said:

Not that I'm expecting Newcastle to inflict similar misery on them this weekend.

Please? 😢

[Ryan1984]

14 hours ago, kaosmark2 said:

Personally, and I could well be wrong, is that I think there'll be one fairly big signing and a bunch of squad improvements. A high-profile forward, a respectable LB, and a respectable CB signing seems likely.

Maybe a keeper as well? Henderson?

[kaosmark2]

3 hours ago, Ryan1984 said:

Maybe a keeper as well? Henderson?

I rate Dubravka, question is what the target is next season. I'd have thought the aim should be top half, but if it's trying to get a Europa League spot, then maybe.

[rock the clock]

LA Dodgers folk for chelsea then. Seemed like it was always going to be them tbh.

Don't know much about baseball but Dodgers seem to be run well - hopefully it means we move to smarter scouting etc. rather than overspending on trash 

[charlierc]

On 5/5/2022 at 7:48 PM, thetime said:

How do you think Newcastle will go in the summer mate? Spend big on big players, or build slowly?

Good question. I'm not gonna lose sleep over daydreams that we're gonna sign Haaland or Mbappe, much as some others are stereotyped as such. I think we have the basis of a decent squad and that just upping the quality level is a starting point. A reliable striker who doesn't get injured a lot, maybe an extra winger as an upgrade on Fraser and Murphy and new CB/LB could work. So basically...

On 5/5/2022 at 11:53 PM, kaosmark2 said:

Personally, and I could well be wrong, is that I think there'll be one fairly big signing and a bunch of squad improvements. A high-profile forward, a respectable LB, and a respectable CB signing seems likely.

What was said here. Tbf I think this approach could work and I would assume work has already begun on identifying targets now that we know we're basically safe.

[charlierc]

22 hours ago, DareToDibble said:

Please? 😢

Our record against Manchester City in general is terrible. Last away league win at their place was in 2000 when Alan Shearer was playing, meaning we were putting in poor performances at the Etihad even before it became the Etihad.

But hey. I'd like to win and be the centre of attention. Or at least not to collapse like we did at Spurs.

[rock the clock]

9 minutes ago, charlierc said:

Our record against Manchester City in general is terrible. Last away league win at their place was in 2000 when Alan Shearer was playing, meaning we were putting in poor performances at the Etihad even before it became the Etihad.

But hey. I'd like to win and be the centre of attention. Or at least not to collapse like we did at Spurs.

Hard task when the self-appointed protagonists of football are having the season of their lives 

[charlierc]

Just now, rock the clock said:

Hard task when the self-appointed protagonists of football are having the season of their lives 

We did feel a bit like background NPCs from a video game in losing to Liverpool last weekend, hence why I wouldn't mind offering a bit more this time. Much as that's difficult away at Man City.

[rock the clock]

4 minutes ago, charlierc said:

We did feel a bit like background NPCs from a video game in losing to Liverpool last weekend, hence why I wouldn't mind offering a bit more this time. Much as that's difficult away at Man City.

It's very tiring, especially this thing where sky/Bt insist on having partial co-commentators. Carragher for the mersyside derby for example.

But they are having an amazing season. Just thinking how funny it would be if we won the fa cup, city won the league and real the ucl

[pink_triangle]

This Man U games is hilarious.

[Neil]

Well done to Bristol rovers and manutd play South Coast team South Coast team have record crowd. 

[charlierc]

14 hours ago, pink_triangle said:

This Man U games is hilarious.

Losing by a combined 9-0 to Liverpool wasn't enough of a humiliation for them huh

Edited May 8, 2022 by charlierc

[thetime]

Massive issues at united, get this summer window wrong and United are going one way. 

[Neil]

4 minutes ago, thetime said:

Massive issues at united, get this summer window wrong and United are going one way. 

bust.

[thetime]

18 minutes ago, Neil said:

bust.

United are not going bust, money making machine. 

[Neil]

7 minutes ago, thetime said:

United are not going bust, money making machine. 

without euope they'll be skint.

[The Nal]

1 hour ago, thetime said:

Massive issues at united, get this summer window wrong and United are going one way. 

The main issue is that half the team are shit. Cant hide from that. Can blame Woodward, Glazers etc but Matic, McTominay, Lindelof, Dalot, Telles, Maguire. All played yesterday. All shit.  

[thetime]

 

1 hour ago, Neil said:

without euope they'll be skint.

That is just short change for teams like united. How much do they make from the champions league? Ronaldo salary?

Edited May 8, 2022 by thetime

[thetime]

1 hour ago, The Nal said:

The main issue is that half the team are shit. Cant hide from that. Can blame Woodward, Glazers etc but Matic, McTominay, Lindelof, Dalot, Telles, Maguire. All played yesterday. All shit.  

I don't really blame the glazers to be honest, they have pumped enough money into the players. It is the managers that have recommended these players. 

[Dan R]

9 hours ago, thetime said:

I don't really blame the glazers to be honest, they have pumped enough money into the players. It is the managers that have recommended these players. 

The owners are responsible for running the club, and if they want all the decisions to rest on the manager then it up to them. City and Liverpool are doing so well because they have a great structure around the managers, and allow them to focus on coaching their team.

[charlierc]

In the last 10 years, our visits to Man City have included a pair of 4-0 defeats, a 6-1, and now a third 5-0, with this one paired with a 4-0 rout at St James' Park just before Christmas... thank fuck we don't have to play them every week.

[thetime]

9 hours ago, Dan R said:

The owners are responsible for running the club, and if they want all the decisions to rest on the manager then it up to them. City and Liverpool are doing so well because they have a great structure around the managers, and allow them to focus on coaching their team.

Well and you have the 2 best managers in world football helps. Utd should be looking at the transfer model of Liverpool that's for sure.