Newcastle United finds themselves yet again looking for another manager after the departure of Sam Allardyce on Wednesday. This is not a rare thing for the Toon Army who has seen the likes of Glenn Roeder, Ruud Gullit, Graeme Souness and Kenny Dalglish come and go. Since the more successful periods of Kevin Keegan and Sir Bobby Robson Newcastle have not stuck with stability.
Big Sam was given just eight months in the job, a job he and the rest of the country considered a long term plan. When he was appointed the idea was to get Newcastle back up the table and fighting for a European place over two or three years. Eight months is not long enough for a manager who spent eight years building Bolton into a respected Premier League side and recently a UEFA Cup team.
What is Mike Ashley playing at? Rumour has it that Ashley wants his “own” man and that Sam Allardyce was appointed before he took over the club. Fair enough, but why wait so long with Sam in the job? Backing him throughout the start of the season, why not get rid of him straight away if he wasn’t the “right” man? The question remains who is the man for the job? Alan Shearer is the fans favourite, he has distanced himself from the job and too right too. He has no experience and seems more suited to sitting alongside the likes of Hansen, Lawro and Linekar on Match of the Day.
Of course Jose Mourinho was a name on the tip of every Newcastle United fan’s tongue, but why would he want it? With the likes of Madrid, Barcelona and AC Milan after him, why choose Newcastle? The answer is, he won’t. Martin Jol might fancy the job, Tottenham were in a similar position to what Newcastle find themselves in now when Jol took over a few years back. The bookies favourite is Harry Redknapp, but Harry loves life on the coast and Portsmouth are flying high with a strong squad, money to spend and a new stadium on its way.
Sadly the Newcastle United job has now become one of the most unwanted jobs in football. Maybe Steve McClaren fancies it?
Big Sam was given just eight months in the job, a job he and the rest of the country considered a long term plan. When he was appointed the idea was to get Newcastle back up the table and fighting for a European place over two or three years. Eight months is not long enough for a manager who spent eight years building Bolton into a respected Premier League side and recently a UEFA Cup team.
What is Mike Ashley playing at? Rumour has it that Ashley wants his “own” man and that Sam Allardyce was appointed before he took over the club. Fair enough, but why wait so long with Sam in the job? Backing him throughout the start of the season, why not get rid of him straight away if he wasn’t the “right” man? The question remains who is the man for the job? Alan Shearer is the fans favourite, he has distanced himself from the job and too right too. He has no experience and seems more suited to sitting alongside the likes of Hansen, Lawro and Linekar on Match of the Day.
Of course Jose Mourinho was a name on the tip of every Newcastle United fan’s tongue, but why would he want it? With the likes of Madrid, Barcelona and AC Milan after him, why choose Newcastle? The answer is, he won’t. Martin Jol might fancy the job, Tottenham were in a similar position to what Newcastle find themselves in now when Jol took over a few years back. The bookies favourite is Harry Redknapp, but Harry loves life on the coast and Portsmouth are flying high with a strong squad, money to spend and a new stadium on its way.
Sadly the Newcastle United job has now become one of the most unwanted jobs in football. Maybe Steve McClaren fancies it?
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