Comments on: Newcastle Fixture List – 14 points From First 6 Games http://www.nufcblog.com/2007/06/14/newcastle-fixture-list-14-points-from-first-6-games/ News, Views and Comment On Newcastle United Football Club By Ed Harrison, A Proud Geordie And Lifelong Fan Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:33:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: steve http://www.nufcblog.com/2007/06/14/newcastle-fixture-list-14-points-from-first-6-games/comment-page-1/#comment-6789 steve Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:09:55 +0000 http://nufcblog.com/newcastle-fixture-list-14-points-from-first-6-games/#comment-6789 Even if we only get five points from the first ten matches i hope fans dont start hammering Sam. At some point we have to give amanager enough time to get it right or we will continue to be a laughing stock. Sam is our manager get behind him. Even if we only get five points from the first ten matches i hope fans dont start hammering Sam. At some point we have to give amanager enough time to get it right or we will continue to be a laughing stock. Sam is our manager get behind him.

]]> By: Ed Harrison http://www.nufcblog.com/2007/06/14/newcastle-fixture-list-14-points-from-first-6-games/comment-page-1/#comment-3091 Ed Harrison Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:56:05 +0000 http://nufcblog.com/newcastle-fixture-list-14-points-from-first-6-games/#comment-3091 John - don't want to get ahead of myself here. The deal about the 4 points from the 15 teams is just a methodology to see how we are doing in the season on reaching 60 points - nothing more - and the extrapolation of 11 points was just that - don't want to be too serious about this. You're right - we don't want to overplay these things now. Definitely need to give Sam time - and hope Ashley will too - Sam's a very good manager for Newcastle - and we'll just need to be patient and see how we do next season. If we can do top six - that would be a very successful season. John – don’t want to get ahead of myself here.
The deal about the 4 points from the 15 teams is just a methodology to see how we are doing in the season on reaching 60 points – nothing more – and the extrapolation of 11 points was just that – don’t want to be too serious about this. You’re right – we don’t want to overplay these things now. Definitely need to give Sam time – and hope Ashley will too – Sam’s a very good manager for Newcastle – and we’ll just need to be patient and see how we do next season. If we can do top six – that would be a very successful season.

]]> By: AndyT http://www.nufcblog.com/2007/06/14/newcastle-fixture-list-14-points-from-first-6-games/comment-page-1/#comment-3090 AndyT Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:56:36 +0000 http://nufcblog.com/newcastle-fixture-list-14-points-from-first-6-games/#comment-3090 I think the Bolton game will be a really tough one. The Bolton players will be really fired up against their old gaffer and out to show him that they're better than his new crew. Although I think Sam will get our players fired up for it - they will be benifitiing from a couple of months of his tutolage and not a couple of years. If we heve 3 new players in the back 4 (effectively an entire new unit) and a striking partnership playing competitively for the first time ever, then I'm not so certain we'll be winning that one. Personally I'd take a draw and a win would be bonus. I think Sam will be looking for a gutsy deffensive performance at the Rebok not bagging a load of goals. The one thing that could play really well in our favour however is that Sam will know inside and out the weeknesses of the Bolton Squad. I think the Bolton game will be a really tough one.
The Bolton players will be really fired up against their old gaffer and out to show him that they’re better than his new crew.
Although I think Sam will get our players fired up for it – they will be benifitiing from a couple of months of his tutolage and not a couple of years. If we heve 3 new players in the back 4 (effectively an entire new unit) and a striking partnership playing competitively for the first time ever, then I’m not so certain we’ll be winning that one. Personally I’d take a draw and a win would be bonus. I think Sam will be looking for a gutsy deffensive performance at the Rebok not bagging a load of goals.
The one thing that could play really well in our favour however is that Sam will know inside and out the weeknesses of the Bolton Squad.

]]> By: John http://www.nufcblog.com/2007/06/14/newcastle-fixture-list-14-points-from-first-6-games/comment-page-1/#comment-3088 John Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:56:54 +0000 http://nufcblog.com/newcastle-fixture-list-14-points-from-first-6-games/#comment-3088 If we are simply talking about "aims" then fine I aim that Newcastle win every game next season, everone happy? - No because we know it won't happen and nor will us winning every home game and drawing every away that is not against a top for team! Nor is it a good idea to start extrapolating final points totals based on the first six games. We could have also carried our form from the end of the 05/06 season when Roeder was caretaker into the next season and assumed that we would have qualified for the champions league in 06/07, but it didn't happen did it? All I am saying is that expectation have to be realistic, especialy in the early, transisitional phase of the new regime, it is our unrealistic expectations which could get Alladyce the boot prematurely. In reality we have no idea how next season will pan out as we have a small squad right now, and some of the failures are still in it (carr, babayaro, dyer, luque). Let's at least wait to see what happens here and in the first few matches before predicting final points totals. If we are simply talking about “aims” then fine I aim that Newcastle win every game next season, everone happy? – No because we know it won’t happen and nor will us winning every home game and drawing every away that is not against a top for team!

Nor is it a good idea to start extrapolating final points totals based on the first six games. We could have also carried our form from the end of the 05/06 season when Roeder was caretaker into the next season and assumed that we would have qualified for the champions league in 06/07, but it didn’t happen did it?

All I am saying is that expectation have to be realistic, especialy in the early, transisitional phase of the new regime, it is our unrealistic expectations which could get Alladyce the boot prematurely.

In reality we have no idea how next season will pan out as we have a small squad right now, and some of the failures are still in it (carr, babayaro, dyer, luque). Let’s at least wait to see what happens here and in the first few matches before predicting final points totals.

]]> By: Cathal http://www.nufcblog.com/2007/06/14/newcastle-fixture-list-14-points-from-first-6-games/comment-page-1/#comment-3087 Cathal Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:54:16 +0000 http://nufcblog.com/newcastle-fixture-list-14-points-from-first-6-games/#comment-3087 well beat derby no bother, but i reckon wel lose against arsenal and the game against villa cud b a draw! lets remember that in the last few seasons, we hav got less than 5 or six points from our opening month of matches, hopefully this will change! well beat derby no bother, but i reckon wel lose against arsenal and the game against villa cud b a draw! lets remember that in the last few seasons, we hav got less than 5 or six points from our opening month of matches, hopefully this will change!

]]> By: Premiership 2007/2008 Fixtures Released | Soccerlens - Football News Blog http://www.nufcblog.com/2007/06/14/newcastle-fixture-list-14-points-from-first-6-games/comment-page-1/#comment-3078 Premiership 2007/2008 Fixtures Released | Soccerlens - Football News Blog Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:29:26 +0000 http://nufcblog.com/newcastle-fixture-list-14-points-from-first-6-games/#comment-3078 [...] Ranter over at redrants.com has the Man Utd fixtures list, and Ed over at nufcblog.com thinks that Newcastle United can get 14 points from their first 6 [...] [...] Ranter over at redrants.com has the Man Utd fixtures list, and Ed over at nufcblog.com thinks that Newcastle United can get 14 points from their first 6 [...]

]]> By: Ed Harrison http://www.nufcblog.com/2007/06/14/newcastle-fixture-list-14-points-from-first-6-games/comment-page-1/#comment-3074 Ed Harrison Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:19:43 +0000 http://nufcblog.com/newcastle-fixture-list-14-points-from-first-6-games/#comment-3074 John - 3 wins in first 6 games isn't too bad and 11 points from 6 games will average out to 70 points for the season :D John – 3 wins in first 6 games isn’t too bad and 11 points from 6 games will average out to 70 points for the season :D

]]> By: chris http://www.nufcblog.com/2007/06/14/newcastle-fixture-list-14-points-from-first-6-games/comment-page-1/#comment-3073 chris Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:18:43 +0000 http://nufcblog.com/newcastle-fixture-list-14-points-from-first-6-games/#comment-3073 Thanks Ed, appreciated. Thanks Ed, appreciated.

]]> By: Ed Harrison http://www.nufcblog.com/2007/06/14/newcastle-fixture-list-14-points-from-first-6-games/comment-page-1/#comment-3072 Ed Harrison Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:17:57 +0000 http://nufcblog.com/newcastle-fixture-list-14-points-from-first-6-games/#comment-3072 John - it's something to aim for - but it's not totally unrealistic - and you cannot really say it's a tough 6 games - heck Arsenal - by Wenger's own admission are happy to get a point at St. James'. John – it’s something to aim for – but it’s not totally unrealistic – and you cannot really say it’s a tough 6 games – heck Arsenal – by Wenger’s own admission are happy to get a point at St. James’.

]]> By: Ed Harrison http://www.nufcblog.com/2007/06/14/newcastle-fixture-list-14-points-from-first-6-games/comment-page-1/#comment-3071 Ed Harrison Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:15:59 +0000 http://nufcblog.com/newcastle-fixture-list-14-points-from-first-6-games/#comment-3071 chris - i put something up on the major news stories on Rosehnal and Hyypia. This these two would be good but we probably need to look at some others. Curtis Davis is available from WBA for 10M - he would be good. http://nufcblog.com/major-newcastle-news-stories-june-14th-2007/ chris – i put something up on the major news stories on Rosehnal and Hyypia. This these two would be good but we probably need to look at some others. Curtis Davis is available from WBA for 10M – he would be good.
http://nufcblog.com/major-newcastle-news-stories-june-14th-2007/

]]> By: Major Newcastle News Stories - June 14th - 2007 | Newcastle United Blog http://www.nufcblog.com/2007/06/14/newcastle-fixture-list-14-points-from-first-6-games/comment-page-1/#comment-3068 Major Newcastle News Stories - June 14th - 2007 | Newcastle United Blog Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:04:46 +0000 http://nufcblog.com/newcastle-fixture-list-14-points-from-first-6-games/#comment-3068 [...] RSS ← Newcastle Fixture List - 14 points From First 6 Games [...] [...] RSS ← Newcastle Fixture List – 14 points From First 6 Games [...]

]]> By: John http://www.nufcblog.com/2007/06/14/newcastle-fixture-list-14-points-from-first-6-games/comment-page-1/#comment-3067 John Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:54:15 +0000 http://nufcblog.com/newcastle-fixture-list-14-points-from-first-6-games/#comment-3067 That is totally unrealisitic, we never start a season that well and I susepect we will have only 1 point on the board from the first two games, I think allardyce will do well for us overall but I wouldn't expect too much from the first few games, the team will need to get used to the new style of play and the first two games are tough games. I think a realistic target would be 11 pts: Win against Villa, Wigan & Derby, Draw against Arsenal & Boro, Lose to Bolton That is totally unrealisitic, we never start a season that well and I susepect we will have only 1 point on the board from the first two games, I think allardyce will do well for us overall but I wouldn’t expect too much from the first few games, the team will need to get used to the new style of play and the first two games are tough games. I think a realistic target would be 11 pts:

Win against Villa, Wigan & Derby,
Draw against Arsenal & Boro,
Lose to Bolton

]]> By: Chris Burn http://www.nufcblog.com/2007/06/14/newcastle-fixture-list-14-points-from-first-6-games/comment-page-1/#comment-3066 Chris Burn Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:52:05 +0000 http://nufcblog.com/newcastle-fixture-list-14-points-from-first-6-games/#comment-3066 Interesting theory! Great if it were to occur. Can't see us beating Bolton away mind you!! Interesting theory! Great if it were to occur.

Can’t see us beating Bolton away mind you!!

]]> By: chris http://www.nufcblog.com/2007/06/14/newcastle-fixture-list-14-points-from-first-6-games/comment-page-1/#comment-3065 chris Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:51:35 +0000 http://nufcblog.com/newcastle-fixture-list-14-points-from-first-6-games/#comment-3065 hey, offsubject but...have you put anything up about any new defenders? looks like ben haim is going chelsea. and rozehnal is proven in prem so who els would be in the frame? hey, offsubject but…have you put anything up about any new defenders? looks like ben haim is going chelsea.
and rozehnal is proven in prem so who els would be in the frame?

]]> By: Neil http://www.nufcblog.com/2007/06/14/newcastle-fixture-list-14-points-from-first-6-games/comment-page-1/#comment-3064 Neil Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:38:54 +0000 http://nufcblog.com/newcastle-fixture-list-14-points-from-first-6-games/#comment-3064 The Arsenal game has already been moved - I admire your optimism though it all depends on who we can get in and if the manager can rid us of the dead wood - Carr, Babayaro possibly Dyer The Arsenal game has already been moved – I admire your optimism though it all depends on who we can get in and if the manager can rid us of the dead wood – Carr, Babayaro possibly Dyer

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