Newcastle United Discussion

[DNA]

Dalian is a beautiful city, sure he'd love life there, nice beach resort, great seafood, clean fresh air.

[Honey Honey]

Back from holiday and in two weeks we've gone from takeover will be done by the end of the month to takeover off and Rafa will leave as Ashley won't give him want he wants for the club. 

Players back in training on July 4th, probably without a manager or a centre forward.

[CaaC (John)+]

Rafa Benitez's Toon time is over: Manager poised to leave Newcastle with the contract set to expire next week

Rafa Benitez's three-year reign at Newcastle will draw to a close this week when his contract runs out next weekend, with no sign of any rapprochement between owner Mike Ashley and his manager.

There has been minimal progress in discussions at the end of the season and Benitez is resigned to the fact that his time at the club is over given the longstanding inability to agree on how best to approach in the transfer market.

Barring a dramatic turnaround in relations, there is unlikely even to be talks this week and Benitez's contract will simply expire at the end of the month.

At present, the Newcastle manager has a lucrative offer from Dalian Yifang but is more likely simply to stay in England with his family and see how the coming months unfold.

Benitez, Champions League winner with Liverpool in 2005, won the Championship trophy with Newcastle in 2017, which, whilst not a top-flight trophy maintained his run of winning a cup at all the clubs he has worked since he joined Valencia, where he won two La Liga titles and the UEFA Cup.

He will doubtless be in demand globally though he has always valued working in England and being close to his family. 

He was considered alongside Brendan Rodgers as Leicester's replacement for Claude Puel, but wouldn't leave Newcastle mid-season.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7170717/Rafa-Benitez-poised-leave-Newcastle-contract-set-expire.html

[Honey Honey]

 

[CaaC (John)+]

Newcastle United are set to hold last-ditch talks in an attempt to persuade Rafael Benitez to extend his contract as manager. The 59-year-old, whose contract expires at the end of June, has reportedly been offered a job in China. (Evening Chronicle)

[CaaC (John)+]

'If the objective of the team is to finish ninth, that's not for me': Jose Mourinho all-but rules himself out of Newcastle job as he talks about his next role

Jose Mourinho appears to have ruled himself out of the Newcastle job, claiming he would not join a club that doesn't share the same lofty ambitions.

Rafa Benitez walked away from Newcastle after it was revealed he had not signed a new contract and Mourinho since emerged as a candidate for the vacant position. 

The Spaniard, who had been in talks over a contract extension at Newcastle but became frustrated with progress, wanted the promise of more investment, greater control and an improvement on his £6million-per-year salary.

Mourinho is still looking for a new challenge after he was sacked by Manchester United last December.

But the Portuguese manager, while not referring specifically to Newcastle, has claimed he would never manage a club that doesn't 'play to win'. 

In a video recorded before Benitez's shock departure on Tuesday, Mourinho told The Coaches' voice: 'The only thing that I know is what I don't want: I am quite pathological in the sense of I have to play to win.  

'Then, if I don't win, then that's my problem and the players and the club and the structure but I need a project where the feeling is I play to win.

'If somebody gives me a wonderful 10-year contract and the objective of the team is to stay in the first half of the table and if you finish seventh, eighth or ninth, it's perfect, then that's not for me. That's my nature. My next (goal) is to fight to win.'

Benitez's departure comes as a huge blow to Newcastle fans, who witnessed promotion back to the Premier League in 2017 under the Spaniard. 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7181187/Jose-Mourinho-rules-Newcastle-job-talks-role.html

[Dr. Gonzo]

Did anyone seriously think Mourinho would go to Newcastle? Especially if there isn't new ownership at Newcastle?

Thought it was a weird rumour before any takeover was confirmed. Now that a takeover looks unlikely... I'm not surprised he's basically ruled it out.

[Honey Honey]

9th? The objective is to finish in the top 20 under this regime.

[JoshBRFC+]

So who's the next manager then? Dyche anyone?? Would love it just to piss the Dingles off. I'd say Dyche or Martinez would be the realistic best options for Newcastle.

Edited July 4, 2019 by JOSHBRFC

[Honey Honey]

4 hours ago, JOSHBRFC said:

So who's the next manager then? Dyche anyone?? Would love it just to piss the Dingles off. I'd say Dyche or Martinez would be the realistic best options for Newcastle.

Martinez said a couple of months ago he won't leave Belgium until after the euros. He'd have to be desperate to swap that for this.

Think it'll be either someone desperate who has no experience or is out of work or someone from overseas who has no idea about what is going on.

[Honey Honey]

Local paper saying Jack Colback back in training and given a clean slate to start his career again 

 

[Dan+]

Absolute certs for the drop this year I think.

[Honey Honey]

Still time to do some loan deals yet to be fair.

[Honey Honey]

Season ticket renewal deadline passed the other day. Rumours last night that 10,000 didn't renew, or at least "massively significant" according to a "source" with most others probably on auto renewal.

[Stan]

Would be good if this ended up having the desired effect on the day or in the long term of getting Ashley out. Would be a big statement to see an empty SJP on opening day of the season (and matches thereafter).

 

[Honey Honey]

How big it is all depends on what happens before then.

 

Karl Darlow has been playing outfield in training due to a lack of players 

[CaaC (John)+]

One of the best.

 

[Honey Honey]

Doesn't mean much but I always found it a bit gutting that his last memory of the club was relegation and Ashley destruction.

Meanwhile, the boycott seems to only be 7-8k which isn't really enough. Maybe some season ticket holders will boycott the Arsenal game only.

Unfortunately the away end at Hibs was reasonable size all things considered. Should have been close to 0. A sign that the boycott is only a twitter bubble.

[SirBalon]

I'll just leave this here because it DOES belong here. There are some people you just wished would live forever because everything about them was that good.

 

[CaaC (John)+]

@Harvsky, this guy is really taking the piss 

 

Mike Ashley nears deal to buy struggling fashion retailer Jack Wills

Money Man Ashley 

Edited August 5, 2019 by CaaC (John)

[Stan]

Andy Carroll re-signs for Newcastle. Pay as you play deal apparently. 

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, Stan said:

Andy Carroll re-signs for Newcastle. Pay as you play deal apparently. 

I think he will play well. Think he is so happy to be back. Thoughts @Harvsky

[Honey Honey]

5 hours ago, Gunnersauraus said:

I think he will play well. Think he is so happy to be back. Thoughts @Harvsky

Deep down it's exciting in a funny way.

Still, I won't be there. I think the team will actually do well, at least for this year. Rafa's defence plus new attack has some potential.

[RandoEFC+]

 

Edited August 13, 2019 by RandoEFC

[Mel81x+]

34 minutes ago, RandoEFC said:

 

The piece Rafa wrote and what they did to him and his staff is shocking.