Football Season 2018/2019 - Page 23

denphone · 13-12-2018, 12:37

Lets hope this is the case Adzii as it would be a Christmas well worth celebrating for Newcastle's fans.

adzii_nufc · 13-12-2018, 16:42

I don't think we'll quite get there for Christmas but we're already seeing transfer targets pursued that we're unrealistic at any other point.

Mr K · 16-12-2018, 14:57

I love my non league football but I've never been as cold as yesterday. It was raining ice... The floodlights kept going out, icicles were forming on the railings and the ref played no injury time, even though there were plenty of stoppages, nobody complained !

denphone · 16-12-2018, 14:59

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I love my non league football but I've never been as cold as yesterday. It was raining ice... The floodlights kept going out, icicles were forming on the railings and the ref played no injury time, even though there were plenty of stoppages, nobody complained !

And being the wise man that you are you had your sparkling Christmas bobble hat on , your scarf and some decent winter gloves all to combat the cold.

Mr K · 16-12-2018, 15:02

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And being the wise man that you are you had your sparkling Christmas bobble hat on , your scarf and some decent winter gloves all to combat the cold.

I had a hip flask Den ,that was all that mattered (purely medicinal

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denphone · 16-12-2018, 15:04

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I had a hip flask Den ,that was all that mattered (purely medicinal

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And got a lovely reliable bus or train home l gather.

denphone · 16-12-2018, 17:52

A excellent three points today against Mourinho's mighty red devils.

Hom3r · 16-12-2018, 17:55

I'm gonna have fun with the gooners tomorrow COYS.

denphone · 16-12-2018, 17:57

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I'm gonna have fun with the gooners tomorrow COYS.

Julian our resident saint must be happy for once.

adzii_nufc · 16-12-2018, 18:19

Deserved win for Liverpool. Mourinho and Man United don't fit. I thought it would work. It isn't working. They're in desperate need of a Guardioala or a Klopp. Zidanes actual level remains to be seen but he could be in for a shout. I've tried to claim Pogba is out of sorts and maybe he is overall but surely he'd be a lot better when the entire team aren't playing negative football and he's sat around on a bench because of it. How Mourinho sets up Man United is how Benitez sets up Newcastle which is pretty disturbing with the amount of potential in the Mutd squad.

Possession of the ball, Liverpool 65% - 35% Man United
Liverpool Shots 36 - 6 Man United
Liverpool corners 13 - 2 Man United.

Is it actually worth keeping the guy another season to avoid paying him off? At this point it's worth remembering that they're no longer progressing anymore but rather going backwards.

denphone · 16-12-2018, 18:30

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Originally Posted by adzii_nufc

Deserved win for Liverpool. Mourinho and Man United don't fit. I thought it would work. It isn't working. They're in desperate need of a Guardioala or a Klopp. Zidanes actual level remains to be seen but he could be in for a shout.

Defensively l don't think United are good enough , Pogba obviously thinks he is bigger then he really is and Lukaku does not work hard enough for me and that is just for starters as Ed Woodward is too much of a stooge for the Glazer's IMO as well.

It will be interesting to hear Jim's thoughts as perhaps l am being over critical.

adzii_nufc · 16-12-2018, 18:35

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Defensively l don't think United are good enough , Pogba obviously thinks he is bigger then he really is and Lukaku does not work hard enough for me.

I don't think they've got the inspiration to work hard enough. I don't think they've got the setup to play to their best ability. Mourinho and his style hampers every single player on the pitch. These players thrive going forward with freedom and creativity and they're being told to camp out in their box and break away. You're never going to get consistent standout moments from Pogba if he's constantly having to play balls out from his own 18 yard line.

He's peaked at the club. Won two trophies and now the drop off has come. Happened at Chelsea and Madrid too. People caught onto this before I could be bothered to listen to it. As above rather than making a steady progression, they've built a squad and are now going backwards. Zidane has been the favourite for a while but I think it's too risky.

denphone · 16-12-2018, 18:58

The thing is why did United extend his contract in the summer and then fail to back him in the transfer market for two defenders as since then the rot has set in significantly.

adzii_nufc · 16-12-2018, 19:10

They extended his contract as a gesture for recent success. Something Gary Neville is now all too vocally angered about. I mean this is the same lot that hired David Moyes.

denphone · 16-12-2018, 19:16

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They extended his contract as a gesture for recent success. Something Gary Neville is now all too vocally angered about. I mean this is the same lot that hired David Moyes.

When Sir Alex and David Gill quit a lot of nous left the club and hence since then its been downhill since in the decisions being made high up at the club..