Monkeys Fist 39164 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 This was so nailed on it makes the word inevitable look unpredictable. Up there with death and taxes, wasn't it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaMoUsE 0 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 hmmm seems strange that on saturday ashley said moat had a week to offer the 80m or go away, now this news of hughton being offered the job however theyre waiting til after the home donny match to have talks (this is also the 7 day deadline up) me trying to be optimistic but it wudnt suprise me if ashley was using this as a threat to all the potential buyers to either finalize funds or stop wasting time. feel free to shoot me down now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 hmmm seems strange that on saturday ashley said moat had a week to offer the 80m or go away, now this news of hughton being offered the job however theyre waiting til after the home donny match to have talks (this is also the 7 day deadline up) me trying to be optimistic but it wudnt suprise me if ashley was using this as a threat to all the potential buyers to either finalize funds or stop wasting time. feel free to shoot me down now Threats must be something else he's not very good at then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Why not just offer him the job till the end of the season? It'll save having to sack him further down the track. Too sensible?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 8941 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 hmmm seems strange that on saturday ashley said moat had a week to offer the 80m or go away, now this news of hughton being offered the job however theyre waiting til after the home donny match to have talks (this is also the 7 day deadline up) me trying to be optimistic but it wudnt suprise me if ashley was using this as a threat to all the potential buyers to either finalize funds or stop wasting time. feel free to shoot me down now Threats must be something else he's not very good at then. He can publicly drown a pint though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinofbeans 87 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 hmmm seems strange that on saturday ashley said moat had a week to offer the 80m or go away, now this news of hughton being offered the job however theyre waiting til after the home donny match to have talks (this is also the 7 day deadline up) me trying to be optimistic but it wudnt suprise me if ashley was using this as a threat to all the potential buyers to either finalize funds or stop wasting time. feel free to shoot me down now Threats must be something else he's not very good at then. He can publicly drown himself hopefully. fyp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12895 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Not a surprise at all and Hughton has even himself acknowledged that he can't turn things around when we're deep in the mire, which we could be if we don't get decent results in the next two games. So, he's been offered the job full-time. Bravo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackandwhiteboy 0 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 I'm not suprised in the slightest that he's been offered the job full time - keep costs down etc - but the timing doesn't make any sense at all. Why not offer him it at the start of the season, thus providing the team with a slightly more solid foundation from which to build. Also, purely in terms of results, why offer him the job now, when we're just starting to stutter? Why not give it a few more weeks and wait and see if he's good enough to halt a poor run of form? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Why has Ashley made so many bad decisions? Is he just taking the piss now? Maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4002 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Also, purely in terms of results, why offer him the job now, when we're just starting to stutter? Why not give it a few more weeks and wait and see if he's good enough to halt a poor run of form? I would guess he's just looking at the table - remember his comment that Kinnear had us "safe" when his heart went because we were 12th when in reality we were 2 points off 3rd bottom and playing absolutely shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMoog 0 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 To be honest we all know Ashley isn't just clueless but in fact ingrained with a hatred of all things Newcastle so I'm sure it's all part and parcel of his big view to fuck us up even further. All credit to Chris, but why now? It'll make no difference overall to the playing staff. There's been some bad owners of football clubs in the past but nobody this bad owning a club as big as us that I can think of - fucking turd of a Spuds fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelie 103 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Well now it's 2 points out of 12. Hughton is a shoo in for permanent manager isn't he? Granted he seems like a nice bloke but I don't really want a nice bloke in charge unless his niceness is coupled with the ability to grind out results when you're playing well or playing badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2188 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Ashley hasn't a clue - appointing Hughton is saying that our ambition is to be mediocre at best, as if this is something to aim for. Sadly I can't see Hughton amounting to much, even if we win promotion this season it seems obvious to me he's a coach not a manager and therefore not a long term appointment at all. This should have been settled a long time ago, with a man in place who has the potential to last beyond one season and with the talent to progress both the team and himself. Not necessarily Shearer. However for the umpteenth time we are paying for the short termism, indecision and bullshit that has characterised the current owner from the very outset. The only thing that's missing is reappointing Joe Kinnear. Nothing will improve until Ashley goes, if we have a messiah complex then he's the Great Satan. In a fair and just world we'd tar and feather him, stick a corner flag up his backside and run him out of town permanently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 39164 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Ashley hasn't a clue - appointing Hughton is saying that our ambition is to be mediocre at best, as if this is something to aim for. Sadly I can't see Hughton amounting to much, even if we win promotion this season it seems obvious to me he's a coach not a manager and therefore not a long term appointment at all. This should have been settled a long time ago, with a man in place who has the potential to last beyond one season and with the talent to progress both the team and himself. Not necessarily Shearer. However for the umpteenth time we are paying for the short termism, indecision and bullshit that has characterised the current owner from the very outset. The only thing that's missing is reappointing Joe Kinnear. Nothing will improve until Ashley goes, if we have a messiah complex then he's the Great Satan. In a fair and just world we'd tar and feather him, stick a corner flag up his backside and run him out of town permanently. don't, not even as a joke.......... just don't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Let's be honest here, it's only someone like Hughton or Kinnear, i.e. people who, in the case of Hughton aren't likely to get a managerial post elsewhere, or, in the case of Kinnear, people who aren't likely to ever be employed in football ever again, who would even consider working for Ashley. I think I'll settle for Hughton for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Houghton has got on with it in a good way imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12895 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 (edited) Houghton has got on with it in a good way imo. Nobody is doubting that; he's just not the man to kick these players up the arse and correct the wrongs. What's even worse is that there's nobody out there who would take the job that could. Edited October 21, 2009 by Stiva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 Houghton has got on with it in a good way imo. Hughton.* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6321 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 They start on about him becoming permanent manager and the wheels are starting to come off. Keep his as caretaker I'd say... BTW, did anyone watch SSN last night? They had Iain Dowie at the Blackpool v Sheff Utd game as a summariser. Didn't exactly put him in the best place in the stadium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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