Sky Sports is reporting this afternoon they believe Harry Redknapp is on a plane heading into Newcastle, to discuss the management position at Newcastle with Chris Mort.
Harry Redknapp - jetting into Newcastle?
We have no idea if this is true or not, but that’s the report . However, we find it hard to believe that Harry would leave the South of England, where he has managed all his life to take the stressful job at Newcastle.
His wife Louise, who is the sister of Frank Lampard Senior, wouldn’t want to live in the North East either, we’re almost sure of that. But there again, Harry may be jetting in to at least discuss what he may be missing. It’s hard to turn something down, until you know what it is.
Certainly the wages will be more than he is getting at Portsmouth, but so will the hassle and stress. We don’t think there’s much chance of Harry taking over at Newcastle United.
Since it seems that Mike Ashley wants an English manager it would seem that Blackburn manager Mark Hughes would be the more likely to take over the reigns at the club. But Mark is hardly a proven manager at the higher levels of the Premiership, and he would need time at Newcastle, just like Sam did - but didn’t get from owner Mike Ashley.What do you think?
Comments welcome.
190 responses so far ↓
1 Pete // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:19
LOL….
They are playing Sunderland on sunday. Sort it out Ed.
2 ToonKing // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:21
pls pls no
if it is indeed Harry i will be utterly disappointed and pissed with our new board. Sacking Sam for him is just daft.
3 Pete // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:23
Whats wrong with ‘Arry? The bungs? Sam had that past too.
He has done very well at portsmouth, they play good football, he has a great squad, gets bargains on the transfer market….
I don’t think it will be him anymore but I would love it if it were
4 ToonKing // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:24
Nothing’s wrong with ‘Arry but he’s no better than Sam.
5 Sven Goran Eriksson !!!!!!! // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:25
next time Mr Ashley he is out and about on the Toon he should stop off for a beer in the Pig and Whistle !!!!!!! ahahahahahahaha !!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScyRmiaEOUw
6 arren // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:26
bring on king kev !!!!!!!!
7 steve // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:27
this is our chanmce to go for a top manager, bollox to having an english manager, we’ve hardly got any english players anyway.
please don’t let it be Harry, he’s no better than fat sam
8 Steeley // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:28
ToonKing - I think you’re right. Can I just clarify with someone where this English manager mullarky has come from?? Is everyone still taking this from the Sky Sports “breaking news” this morning which also said that Shearer was almost the dead cert??
I’m not convinced that it will be an English manager at all…..and to be honest, there isnt one good enough (or not any better than Sam anyway!)
9 Gordon Benz // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:29
Could someboby name a succesful English manager who is active?
Mark Hughes is Welsh and crap.
Arry Rednose does not play attractive football just a lot of running and fighting. He is an older version of Sam.
I hope this report is wrong just like the reports of us wanting Shearer as manager now!
Please give us modern coach that can inspire us and the players. Someone like Jose Mourinho when he was at Porto!
10 Toon Al // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:30
here here steeley and everyone else who knows these managers simply arent good enough
11 ObaFan2 // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:32
Redknapp ain’t gonna improve his (MA) business cos I for one will not goto see them if he’s incharge.
12 nightfall // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:36
if any of you would be a billionare and an owner of NUFC…would anyone of you sign harry?
it’s gotta be someone better… ashley bought the club ‘cos he wants to win sth. and he know he won’s succed with such manager… harry’s ok…for an average PL club, but not enough to win the league (in a few years time)
13 Toon Barmy // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:42
Lets not blow this chance, is Arry better than Sam, well his tactics are and he likes attacking football, but lets get someone of real quality or it will be the same down the line & the last thing we want to do is sack another,, Hitsfeld / Klinsman / Shearer/king kev / o neil, but please please try and get JOSE that way the fans will be united.
14 Edd Case // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:42
1 Pete // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:19
LOL….
They are playing Sunderland on sunday. Sort it out Ed.
HAHA - PETE, you are absolutely SPOT ON!!!
Good little story this though!!
15 Tripp // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:43
Yeah, it really doesn’t make any sense to bring in ‘Arry. The lack of real new is a bit disconcerting. I bet it’ll be Wenger.
16 awc88 // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:44
keegan has come in from 33-1 to 7-1, and there has bee sightings of him in the area, cud be something in it?
17 Rich // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:44
I’d love to see louis van gaal in charge, but haven’t heard any reports to suggest it might happen. Mourinho of course is a fantastic idea but it’s so very unlikely. Worth a shot though.
Redknapp I feel is an improvement over Sam, but doubt he’ll be coming anyway. Whoever it is, even Hughes, will get time I think. Ashley wanted to fire Sam from the start, just because he hadn’t appointed him himself. He gave him a bit of time to impress and he didn’t, losing the support of the fans, making some questionable purchases and generally producing some performances worse than those under Roeder.
Ashley’s choice will be given a fair chance.
18 Callum // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:45
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/7180147.stm
19 Hadji // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:45
I think i’m gonna throw up cause this story about Harry being our new manager makes me sick.
20 Leo // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:47
shearer isnt going to be the man, tbh i dont know where the whole english british thing came from… i think it was sky sports news trying to manipulate the betting…
ed hughes isnt english he is welsh if i am not mistaken
21 Craig // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:47
Hughes is Welsh…not English
22 Edd Case // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:47
“I would be very excited if I was a Newcastle fan, as I know Mike will deliver for them. He wants to see good quality, attacking football and he wants to win games.”
OH YES OH YES!!!
Thats a quote from Mike’s best mate, former Tottenham vice-president Paul Kemsley, who is a close friend of Ashley. (not the oh yes oh yes part, obviously)
23 Punk Skunk // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:49
Please, please, please no one english Mike!..Howay the Lads!..in fact, no one british!..
24 carl // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:49
what utter bollocks!!!!!
25 Keep Oba // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:49
The only thing I would like from Redknapp…who I dont really want….is that he would probably use Oba very well as he shows with getting people like Utaka, Mwharhi (sp?), and Kanu…but eh…not that huge of a signing…I want a manager who can win and who HAS won.
26 ginkoh // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:49
Sign For SAck !!! No doubt about that
27 UTD111 // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:50
Frank Lampard Snr said on BBC Five Live that he didnt think Harry would be interested as he likes to walk his dogs along the beach. Frank Lampard Senior obviously hasn’t heard of NORTHUMBERLAND!!!!!
28 kelvin // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:50
isn’t mark hughes welsh? hardly what you call an english manager. it’s a bit limiting to only choose english, best to go foreign - look at england they’ve gone foreign so why can’t we?
what about deschamps, ive heard his name a few times, why isn’t he in the poll?
29 KevinHann // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:52
Can someone give me the link to the supposed “Harry met Sally on the Newcastle airport” story?
30 Aidan Finn // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:54
Harry… ye good manager but why sack sam for someone basically the same. If we want to move forward it has to be someone who is attacking and has a different playing style
31 KevinHann // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:54
I heard many dogs have occurred to have drowned at Northumberland in the recent years, UTD111, particularly such belonging to unpopular football managers.
32 Tom_Toon // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:55
Im willing to bet my left bollock that it is keegan or a foreign manager!
33 Reading Mag // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:56
It will not be Harry, He has had his fingers burnt before….remember Southampton. He knows were his bread is buttered.
King Kev. Alan as No. 2 and Bobby director of football.
34 scott9 // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:57
i dont think mark hughes play good quality attacking football though harry does but i dont think he will come and theres be no approach for either of them.
and surely ashley has already made an approach for someone cause its stupid sacking sam when u aint got a replacement lined up.
35 tommyy // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:57
id laff if it was Pearson! well id actualli cry but ya no…
36 KevinHann // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:57
Tom I’d say I take it but I’m in the same boat :S
37 trotter // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:59
Just seen otmar hitzfeld in Greggs on Northumberland street he was meeting ossie Ardiles and Mike Ashley in there for a business lunch. Sholas Mam told me hitzfeld was going to be the new manager yesterday!!!
38 the _lord // Jan 10, 2008 at 19:01
redknapp out. thought i’d get that in early
39 Tom_Toon // Jan 10, 2008 at 19:01
you ant got balls?
40 vEn // Jan 10, 2008 at 19:01
Why why why is Guus Hiddink not linked at all.
Teams he managed, did they not get unexpected results?
I would love either Hiddink, Solari, Mourinho.
Pls Chairman, we Fans have endured enough!
Bring in a winning manager.
Dream Management.
Hiddink(Manager)
Shearer(Asst. Manager)
Sir Bobby
Keegan
Plus I wouldnt mind BSA to stay in NUFC to oversee the technology and fitness of the team.
*I’m dreaming………sigh…
41 seb // Jan 10, 2008 at 19:29
NO to REDKNAPP!!
No english manager is good enough for the job! Got to look outside of great brittain!!
Redknapp is no good manager at all. Make a wise decission please…..
42 toonfan1 // Jan 10, 2008 at 19:59
http://www.newcastleutd-mad.co.uk/news/loadnews.asp?cid=TMNW&id=371714 this website thinks that alan shearer is defo guna be next newcastle manager even tho he has near enough ruled himself out. they also say that redknapp is the back up if it fails and that ashley already has his man lined up in the shape of shearer. utter bollocks in my opinion.
43 Rob // Jan 10, 2008 at 20:06
Why would Keegan want another Managers job? if he wanted to do football managment he would have been a manager in the past 5 years.
As for Shearer being someones No.2 which big manager is going to what that?
44 Marc Kobrin // Jan 10, 2008 at 20:09
if its Arry ill cry
45 ToonKing // Jan 10, 2008 at 20:09
this silence from the club is inadmissable. they need a new PR Direector, i’m volunteering!!!!
All this stress and waiting around is shortening my life FFS!!!!!
I want something to happen…..NOW!!!!!!!!!
46 marat18 // Jan 10, 2008 at 20:12
exactly ToonKing,
f00k, i’ve done nothing today! checking news every single minute!
47 rich // Jan 10, 2008 at 20:14
LOL.
thats some funniest bloggng ive read in a while.
Sunderland dont have an airport.. i dont think Mackems can afford to fly…
Everton Chairman now on Sky Sports TV saying he had a chat with Ashley.
He just said something like:
i asked Mike if he was interested in David Moyes at all, he replied that even if Moyes was the best manager in the world, which in your eyes and evertons he is i wouldnt make such an approach.
i paraphrase, but the Everton chairman made Mike AShley sound like he was being a real gentleman and not wanting to mess up Evertons fortune by offereing Moyes a big deal.
Im still hoping for a top-class manager, we have been linked to alot of the top class birttish and almost all have been dismissed in some way or another.
again, Ottmar Hitzfeld!
hes still not on your voting system, that un-democratic!!!!
48 ToonKing // Jan 10, 2008 at 20:18
bloddy hell………the batteries in my mouse died…. fook it i’ll just keep Alt-Tab-ing……….i can’t afford to leave the screen for a whole fookin minute’ ..might miss something……….
PS: My comp indicates that he has a core temperature of 80 degrees C and want’s to go on strike ………….is that bad ???????
49 GM // Jan 10, 2008 at 20:28
Just mailed sky to complain that they keep linking us with no-mark english managers coz they dont know fook..cockney journo twats see if they read that out on sky fooking news “u2us @sky my arse”
I bet no one is appointed till after the manu game..dont think I can cope anymore
50 KAGTHEMAG // Jan 10, 2008 at 20:31
Apparently Jose Mourhino is at the Marriott hotel in Newcastle tonight (from someone who works there)
51 GM // Jan 10, 2008 at 20:33
@Kagthemag : Is he having a pint with Keegan
God I hope ur right, maybe he’s in toon for a stag do at the weekend..?
52 Hadrian // Jan 10, 2008 at 20:34
keegan and shearer , keegans odd’s have dropped all night .
53 ObaFan2 // Jan 10, 2008 at 20:36
Having a game o snooker with KK and Terry Mac tonight, just like the old times lmao.
54 GM // Jan 10, 2008 at 20:37
Kagthemag: Is this true or are you just shittin us?
55 Jose Mourinho // Jan 10, 2008 at 20:40
naa we are having a swingers party tonight over in Jesmond, maybe ill bump into Big Mike.
peeace.
56 Savic Vladimir // Jan 10, 2008 at 20:41
I think that Kagthemag just shittin us!!!
57 KAGTHEMAG // Jan 10, 2008 at 20:42
no mate however it was from someone who works there. they have no reason to bullshit me
fingers x’d
58 GM // Jan 10, 2008 at 20:44
another web site is running news that Mort is still looking to tie up diarra signature “as a gift” for the new boss, didnt jose sign him for chelski? 2+2=7 jose for the toon
59 Midjew // Jan 10, 2008 at 20:45
wouldnt it be great if ALL the betting places were WRONG and NO one has a clue and 2morrow it is announced that we have just signed some WORLD CLASS MANAGER.
e.g. Murinho
60 Midjew // Jan 10, 2008 at 20:46
GM - which web site is that?
61 GM // Jan 10, 2008 at 20:48
if there is a god, and he’s a geordie, please let it be
62 GM // Jan 10, 2008 at 20:49
http://talkingsoccer.blogspot.com/2008/01/newcastle-hope-to-sign-arsenal-star-as.html
63 Savic Vladimir // Jan 10, 2008 at 20:50
about Diarra
http://talkingsoccer.blogspot.com/2008/01/newcastle-hope-to-sign-arsenal-star-as.html
64 Midjew // Jan 10, 2008 at 20:52
Thanks mate, interesting article i just hope he comes, i REALLY RATE HIM.
65 KAGTHEMAG // Jan 10, 2008 at 20:53
tell you life is never dull being a toon supporter eh?
66 Savic Vladimir // Jan 10, 2008 at 20:53
I really rate Mourinho !!!
67 GM // Jan 10, 2008 at 20:56
surely if jose was in a hotel in toon the press would have been all over this like a rash?? there are cameras n journos all over, plus at the airport just sitting around I saw loads of them there today.
68 KAGTHEMAG // Jan 10, 2008 at 20:59
not sure mate, im passing on a text i received from my mate that’s all. I for one would be happy if it’s true. I’ve asked for a photo to prove it. . . .cant see that happening.
lets hope that we’re talking about the unveiling of the special one in the next few days mate
69 Midjew // Jan 10, 2008 at 21:00
I would NOT hold out for Jose.
Sorry guys i cannot see it happening.
Not sure who it will be but i have a feeling it will just be some normal english guy. Shame really though was really looking forward to lots happening.
BUT… I really hope you all tell me i am wrong when it is announced.
70 Savic Vladimir // Jan 10, 2008 at 21:00
I thank that Jose wasn’t in that hotel,unfortenatly!
71 KAGTHEMAG // Jan 10, 2008 at 21:03
it is the marriott hotel @ gosforth park if anyone on the board knows it (i live around 10 miles away)
72 Savic Vladimir // Jan 10, 2008 at 21:03
I think that Jose wasn’t in that hotel,unfortenatly!
73 GM // Jan 10, 2008 at 21:05
kagthemag, pop along then n see if hes in the bar, or turn up with a pizza for Mr Mourinho n see if the receptionist lets you in
74 KAGTHEMAG // Jan 10, 2008 at 21:06
i right, lets see what turns up.
75 KevinHann // Jan 10, 2008 at 21:07
GM, they couldn’t recognise him because of his newborne mustache! All this has been plotted, mate, MA told Jose to cut his hair to bold and let the mustache grow, and also wear turtle rims glasses. Bet MI5 couldn’t recognise him either, let alone Roman’s KGB.
76 GM // Jan 10, 2008 at 21:10
KevinHann, oh I see how they might miss him now… bet he was carrying a red rose as well…code name “secret squirrel”
77 ObaFan2 // Jan 10, 2008 at 21:12
I’m only a couple of miles away but like I say got to play snooker tonight soz
lol
78 Midjew // Jan 10, 2008 at 21:15
I love all this, cloak and dagger stuff.
Lets just FACE IT, its gonna be Harry.
WOW we’re aimin high
79 big pea ov the weab // Jan 10, 2008 at 21:15
av just seen harry rednapp at the hilton hotel were i work i realy hope he is just here for the sunderland game becouse to sack sam for him is just plain CRAZY.
80 Midjew // Jan 10, 2008 at 21:18
big pea ov the weab - REALLY??? Are you joking??
But as said b4 how comes the photographers missed it?
So you sure u werent mistaken?
81 antz // Jan 10, 2008 at 21:19
jose left chelsea before the man utd game, could this be an omen and he’s about to carry on his tenure in the EPL by taking the reins before we play them on saturday
(and he wud luv to stuff Ar$ene Wenger twice in a week)
i know im clutching at straws but i thought it would be a canny off the wall bit of useless info to vheer us all up lol
82 big pea ov the weab // Jan 10, 2008 at 21:20
no i wasent mistakeing i work as a porter ther and am not being funny here but i no harry rednapp wen i lay eyes on him
83 ToonKing // Jan 10, 2008 at 21:21
Bloody hell i live only 6ooo Kilometers from the Marriott……..i’m getting dressed fookin’ right now!!!!!!!!!
84 ToonKing // Jan 10, 2008 at 21:22
big pea ov the weab………….that’s terrible news.
85 Pete // Jan 10, 2008 at 21:23
Spend a lot of time there, quite a few football teams stop there.
Made a dick of myself at the bar a few times - they don’t stop serving until the last person wants to go to bed… that was me
86 big pea ov the weab // Jan 10, 2008 at 21:23
tell me about it m8 i was hopeing it was going to be jose m
87 Greg B // Jan 10, 2008 at 21:24
Ive said it before and Ill say it again:
- needs experience
- needs to have won something
- needs to be popular
- needs to be passionate
- needs to be a nut case
Only one bloke ticks all the boxes, particularly the passionate and nut job boxes - KETSBAIA!!!
(ps: he’s managed in the Champions League
and won the Cipriot League and cup as manager :P)
Of course im being very tongue in cheek but it would have been nice if Ed had added him to his vote, at least he would have got a vote from me
and probably more than McClaren……….
88 Pete // Jan 10, 2008 at 21:29
He pretty much needs to add:
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/football-specials/next-newcastle-manager/next-permanent-manager
89 KAGTHEMAG // Jan 10, 2008 at 21:33
still im putting some money on & also king kev as that was my feeling prior to this text i received.
90 Pete // Jan 10, 2008 at 21:36
Layed ‘Array with a view to trade, backed Keegan, Venables and Hitzfeld
Should make a tidy profit as long as it isn’t our ‘Array.
As a fan I hope it is him, or El Tel
91 antz // Jan 10, 2008 at 21:38
check this link to when jose left chelsea, there is some interesting comments from him regarding ‘the atmosphere at his next club’
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/7006047.stm
92 Hadrian // Jan 10, 2008 at 21:39
isnt ashley the same guy who went whistle blower over fixed shirt prices ?
and people think he’d bring arry in ?
93 antz // Jan 10, 2008 at 21:43
this man was made for newcastle united (and the clause IS negotiable!!)
But last night Mourinho ruled out moving to another English club, adding that he “hoped to be surrounded by love” in his next job.
When asked if he would return to English football, he said: “Yes, for sure I want (to),” but added: “I don’t want it in my next step. I don’t want to leave Chelsea’s (door) and go immediately to another door.
“I think my next step must be another country, must be another experience, another football. But I am 44, I hope I have many years in front of me. I love English football and I don’t change a single word I’ve said before.”
The Spurs offer eclipsed the £4.5m-a-year that Levy was prepared to pay Sevilla coach Juande Ramos last month, and showed again that the north London club are determined to replace current boss Martin Jol.
Sportsmail can confirm that there is a clause in Mourinho’s £12.5m settlement with Chelsea which means he would be unable to take up a position with another Premier League club this season, but a Chelsea insider revealed that this remained negotiable.
Levy was so eager to bring in Mourinho for the beleaguered Jol that he was prepared to offer the Portuguese a contract length of his choosing, even a deal as short as just the rest of this season.
As speculation mounted last night as to Mourinho’s next move, he emphasised that he would not be returning to coach in his native Portugal and had no desire to take the national job currently held by under-pressure Brazilian Luiz Felipe Scolari.
“I don’t want the Portugal national team,” he said. “I want Portugal to succeed. There is no need for Scolari to look behind him. I do not want to work in Portuguese football.”
In a hint that he may move to Serie A in Italy or the German Bundesliga, he said: “I will study another language because I would like to learn one more.
“I have to choose between Italian or German because French is fine, so is Spanish and my English.
“I am ready for every country and every project. I just hope that in the next one I am surrounded by love so I can express everything I have to express in terms of my qualities as a manager.
“I’m not tired, I don’t need one, two, three, four months (to recover). Stress is not to have a football game to play.”
He admitted shedding tears with his players over his departure.
“I was crying. Everything I do is with a lot of passion and emotion. I create everything around the group ethic.
“You have a family at home and another one on the training ground.”
94 Midjew // Jan 10, 2008 at 21:48
Hmmmmm,
stumbled on something interesting…
i had saved in my favorites a link to skybet.com showing odds and bets for the next Newcastle Manager.
click on the same link and see what it says now:
http://www.skybet.com/skybet?action=GoEvEv&id=11082720
what do you think???????
95 Greg B // Jan 10, 2008 at 21:51
Latest from GBNews:
Former Newcastle favorite Temuri Ketsbaia has thrown his hat into the ring regarding the now vacant Newcastle Job, he has also thrown his shirt and boots in, aswell as kicking lumps out of several Northern Rock advertising hordings!!!
96 antz // Jan 10, 2008 at 21:52
midjew….. i think link not work :S
97 Midjew // Jan 10, 2008 at 21:54
antz - come on be positive they might know something
and if you think the link aint working just try and find it on there.
i have checked i CANNOT FIND IT!
98 ObaFan2 // Jan 10, 2008 at 21:55
Midjew it weent off 12 p.m. last night.
99 Callum // Jan 10, 2008 at 21:56
It means they’ve stopped taking bets on the new manager
100 marat18 // Jan 10, 2008 at 21:58
yeah, they have.
but anothers have not:
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/football-specials/next-newcastle-manager/next-permanent-manager
101 antz // Jan 10, 2008 at 22:02
mourinho is now down to 12/1 on bet365
102 Midjew // Jan 10, 2008 at 22:04
they have stopped taking bets thats good, cos they can sense it will end SOON all this speculation.
103 tommyy // Jan 10, 2008 at 22:04
This is so frustrating. we are going to get someone shit i can tell, otherwise they would have been confirmed by now.
104 ObaFan2 // Jan 10, 2008 at 22:04
Current odds (average)
Harry Redknapp Evens (God help us)
Mark Hughes 4-1
Kevin Keegan 8-1
Alan Shearer 10-1
Martin Jol 12-1
Gerard Houllier 16-1
Nigel Pearson 25-1
Jose Mourinho 25-1
rest 33-1 +
Still betting nothing sinister.
105 Midjew // Jan 10, 2008 at 22:05
ANTZ- where did u see them odds? got a link?
106 ObaFan2 // Jan 10, 2008 at 22:06
Jose’s also 43-1 with betfair
107 Obafan // Jan 10, 2008 at 22:06
I can’t follow anymore, but that makes it very interesting to read all the comments and more.
1. Harry is favourite!!!
2. Harry rules himself out
3. Harry flies to Newcastle!!!
4. Pompey is not being asked about Harry
BigPeav on the web - I’m sorry but I don’t know whether to believe you or not.
I just can’t see why they sacked Allardyce i his replacement is from the kind of Redknapp (who really is delivering good work for Pompey, but that’s that).
108 Witters // Jan 10, 2008 at 22:11
LOUIS VAN GAAL!!
109 Pete // Jan 10, 2008 at 22:16
Harry has previous for ruling himself out, when he is in fact lying…
110 ToonKing // Jan 10, 2008 at 22:17
http://football-corner.blogspot.com/2008/01/united-star-keen-on-milan-move.html
no no no no no no no
111 Midjew // Jan 10, 2008 at 22:19
toonking -
dont really matter, hopefully we’ll get some great manager who will get some great players and we wont think about emre
112 joey jailbird barton // Jan 10, 2008 at 22:21
the new manager is roy keane
113 joey jailbird barton // Jan 10, 2008 at 22:23
harry is flying into toon before his redknapper explodes …………….. twitchy
114 ObaFan2 // Jan 10, 2008 at 22:23
Spot the Maccum.
115 trotter // Jan 10, 2008 at 22:24
Steve McLaren is stopping at the central bar in Gateshead the cleaner told me.
116 Chris_Toon // Jan 10, 2008 at 22:28
i don’t think old arry will be the next manager he’s no better thn sam and i reckon jose will be too expensive to get wud be nice tho
117 joey jailbird barton // Jan 10, 2008 at 22:29
steven carr steven carr steven carr steven carr steven carr steven carr steven carr steven carr starvim carr
118 Obafan // Jan 10, 2008 at 22:31
Emre will wait who will be in charge and then he will decide whether to move on or not.
Did never had a fair cahnce under SA:-(
119 big pea ov the weab // Jan 10, 2008 at 22:35
oba fan i dont think harry will b a good thing either so y would i lie about it
120 big pea ov the weab // Jan 10, 2008 at 22:36
@oba fan can u not read my name clearly reads big pea ov the WEAB not web
121 graham // Jan 10, 2008 at 22:56
now I don’t really want to see this but… I’ve spent a few hours away from the pc and tv and have been thinking..
The silence from the club reminds me of the days before keegan returned as manager. The more I think about it the more it seems possible…!
122 cooldj // Jan 10, 2008 at 22:57
1) why are my comments always awaiting moderation? I left loads in the summer and now i’ve come back and i’m being treated like some unwanted piece of…
2) Ed, lets get Sam off the top of the website. i know it’s an advert but can you black his face out or something?
3) redknapp would be awful. lets get a foreinger in.
123 cooldj // Jan 10, 2008 at 22:58
would you look at that… as soon as i kick up a fuss the problem goes away. sod’s law!
ps alladyce is a sod too.
124 Josh // Jan 10, 2008 at 23:00
“Redknapp ain’t gonna improve his (MA) business cos I for one will not goto see them if he’s incharge.”
Gotta love this guys loyalty jesus christ obafan2, I am a season ticket owner at the moment, and I went to every home game despite how badly we were playing, I think you should go support chelsea or man utd, may aswell with that attitude.
125 Savic Vladimir // Jan 10, 2008 at 23:07
2) Ed, lets get Sam off the top of the website. i know it’s an advert but can you black his face out or something?
Very good spot,cooldj!!!
126 Tom_Toon // Jan 10, 2008 at 23:15
one man, van gaal!
127 Savic Vladimir // Jan 10, 2008 at 23:18
Yes , question mark on allardyce place!!!
Next question mark on Smith,Barton,Geremi,Cacapa,Enrique,Viduka,Rozehnal,Emre,…
128 tm // Jan 10, 2008 at 23:18
Paul Ince would be my choice - he’s done brilliantly in the lower divisions and has the drive and personality to become the next oustanding English manager. He wouldn’t waste any time seperating the wheat from the chaff.
129 keeganpleasecomeback // Jan 10, 2008 at 23:23
I cant see any other than Shearer….we been chanting his name from the stands for a month now and MA have heard it…No one and i mean no one gets a fair chance and time before we let the legend have a crack at it….and I for certain havent heard him come out and say: no im not interested..Hes reportedly on holiday in barbados but ill say he’s the one - and experience or not -St James park will be rockin
130 keeganpleasecomeback // Jan 10, 2008 at 23:25
cant we just put a pie on the board instead of Bs’ face
131 joey jailbird barton // Jan 10, 2008 at 23:48
trotter, steve mcclaren is the cleaner
132 joey jailbird barton // Jan 10, 2008 at 23:51
anyone seen this marek cech play
133 Tom_Toon // Jan 10, 2008 at 23:54
ive seen marek cech, nothing to write home about.
why do you mention him?
134 valle // Jan 10, 2008 at 23:54
Allot of good managers are being mentioned, tho allot of u ppl should sort out ur wishes… Ppl such as Mourinho, Lippi & Hitzfeld play in a rather DEFENSIVE calculated way, much like the one Sam tried to imprint… U guys want Hiddink if any, cause u can forget all about KK, 1st of all he has stated that he is FINISHED with football and 2nd Its different times than when he was here last, he wouldnt want to ruin his legendary status.
135 bob // Jan 10, 2008 at 23:55
jus wanderin every1 has heard the breaking news on sky sports that newcastle are to make an official approach for Redknapp in the morning
I AM GUTTED THE SAME AS SAM!!!
136 joey jailbird barton // Jan 10, 2008 at 23:55
it makes sense allardyce ireland job with his irish tactics
137 Tooner // Jan 10, 2008 at 23:58
No no no not another bunger
138 shirts // Jan 11, 2008 at 0:00
Great screaming Jesus, is it really true that they didn’t have the replacement lined up before giving Sam the whack in the middle of the transfer window?
Isn’t that a little like taking your jeans off and putting on a condom BEFORE your date even orders dinner?
Is Fat Mike Ashley just building up drama around the new super-star appointment, or is he just insane?
That could explain the Alan Smith jersey, I suppose.
139 Tom_Toon // Jan 11, 2008 at 0:00
It aint gonna be redknapp, its jol and for one im happy with that, especially over harry.
140 Pete // Jan 11, 2008 at 0:02
God help us…
141 Midjew // Jan 11, 2008 at 0:03
bob - where does it say we are making an approach in the morning?
142 StevieA // Jan 11, 2008 at 0:09
At least he will attack teams
Hopefully he will bring Sol Campbell with him eh?
It looks like being Harry Redknapp lads. Good manager, not won much to be fair but very positive and surprisingly very good at organizing defences. Might just get the best out of the team and bring the old atmosphere back to St James’s Park
I think we will sign players too. In face it’s probably already been talked about before Sam got the boot no doubt.
Might as well go for Anelka if we have a 30 million war chest!
143 joey jailbird barton // Jan 11, 2008 at 0:13
is everybody feelin a bit bunged up
144 Midjew // Jan 11, 2008 at 0:15
Just been watching Sky Sports TV, and yes in a few mins there gonna speak mroe about there breaking news that there will be an approach for harry rednapp in the morning.
Oh well!
I hope he shocks me and does well, it will be nice if they make a FEW big signings then i will be happy.
145 bob // Jan 11, 2008 at 0:15
it came on the breaking news bar on sky sports new bout half past 11 check out sky sports they keep running the story newspapers are saying it 4 year contract off with 4 mill a year and 20-30 mill kitty
146 Bev // Jan 11, 2008 at 0:18
I’m devastated. I’ve had enough. new board but same old toon.
147 Ross // Jan 11, 2008 at 0:19
slightly disappointing tbh.
i hope i’m wrong and he is a turn of fortune for us, but i still think a foreigner is the answer. hitzfeld would be brilliant.
if it turns out to be ‘arry, the talk of giving the fans exactly what they want can go to pot,haha.
148 Tom_Toon // Jan 11, 2008 at 0:22
Im really on the fence about this one, hes the middle ground between all out attack and all out defence.
I like all the players hes linked with, thats a positives, he has ambitions to bring huge player to pompey, so he can bring even bigger players to the toon.
149 Gooderz // Jan 11, 2008 at 0:23
£4m a year? We could easily try and tempt the likes of van Gaal for that and the compensation would be a similar level as well.
150 Jack // Jan 11, 2008 at 0:23
This is exactly the same situation as Big Sam, appointing a manager who has never won anything but is deemed a success for finishing in the top half of the table, and look how that turned out.
151 Greg B // Jan 11, 2008 at 0:26
Lets go for another star of the (in)famous Panorama program!!!
Great!
Thanks Miike, brilliant, just bloody brilliant.
He wears the shirt, he stands amongst us, but dont be fooled, he is after all a business man with a football club, not a fan. If he were he would at least go for one of the big names, ok he may not get them but at least go for them, he has the money and he is supposedy a fan who wants the club to be winning things.
152 Phil,Gosforth // Jan 11, 2008 at 0:26
Keegan HAS been seen around SJP,TODAY.
Someone posted that he wouldn’t want to ruin his legenday status,of course he wouldn’t.Just imagine though how legendary he would be to come back and do it all over again?Maybes even win something?He would get time,he would get money.He knows what to expect.It won’t phase him.
The possibility of becoming UBER-Legendary has got to be appealing.We all want to be seen as gods.
We will never really now how interfering Fat Freddy was but that’s not a problem for KK now ,is it.
Maybe he was just up here visiting or off out on the hoy.Maybe not.
153 StevieA // Jan 11, 2008 at 0:27
One bad story for Redknapp pretty much stopped him getting the England job if you remember.
Pretty well timed that wasn’t it?
154 Tom_Toon // Jan 11, 2008 at 0:27
I deny to believe it is possibly arry.
155 Stantos // Jan 11, 2008 at 0:28
Not the name I would have first come up with but……… you never know. But please lets not start ripping him to pieces before he’s arrived. I think he could do a job for us !!!!!
156 Tom_Toon // Jan 11, 2008 at 0:29
I want someone who will speak to match of the day!
157 david bulman // Jan 11, 2008 at 0:29
why restrict to an english manager,harry is good but i think hes a bit like sam and better whealing deeling for players at a smaller club.would like guss hiddink or ramos but unfortunately hes at spurs now.shearer is a legend but has no experience,not right time to take job.please not mourinho,hes arrogant and plays shit football and wouldnt have the money to spend he did at chelsea.need a new manager to be given time and for mike ashley to give money to buy some big decent signings.
158 Bev // Jan 11, 2008 at 0:30
i pray to god that this is all a smokescreen that ashley and mort have been feeding the press. where is the ambition? i don’t want to go to sleep incase its happened when i wake up
159 Tom_Toon // Jan 11, 2008 at 0:32
ive had a huge hunch its hiddink since sam got sacked, and im still btting for my corner.
160 Jack // Jan 11, 2008 at 0:33
Redknapp may still turn it down… hopefully
161 mo_nufc // Jan 11, 2008 at 0:35
redknapp resigns
162 mo_nufc // Jan 11, 2008 at 0:36
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4030000/newsid_4038800/4038813.stm
163 bob // Jan 11, 2008 at 0:38
cant see him turning down double pay a free private jet huge transfer budget and dans like us altho we dnt want him
164 Stantos // Jan 11, 2008 at 0:40
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=507528&in_page_id=1779&ito=1490
A very thought provoking article. Give him a chance I say !!!!!!!!!
165 Craig F // Jan 11, 2008 at 0:40
Just cos skysports says we’re gonna approach doesnt make it so - they make stuff up or believe what the Sun tells them either way its 90% bullshit! Anyway even if it’s true it doesn’t mean Redknapp wants to come - I don’t think it’ll be him!
I also don’t think it’ll be Shearer cos if MA intended to get him we’d have him by now surely. I think it would be a bad idea to give it to Al but at least eveyone would be behind him and it would be entertaining to say the least!
I think Benitez has had it with those soon-to-be-bankrupt American pensioners and he fancies working with a soon-to-be-bankrupt English dude (and Terry Mac - u can’t sack him) i reckon its him
166 shirts // Jan 11, 2008 at 0:41
in New York they’re reporting that the official approach will go to ‘Arry on the Sky Sports news broadcast–though i can’t tell if this is tape delayed or live.
I could understand if they had Mourinho or one of the other giant names lined up, but this?
here’s hoping it’s Sky headline grubbing.
I don’t know much about him to be honest–maybe he’ll be great, but…
167 Ross // Jan 11, 2008 at 0:49
well sky sports say they understand from a very reliable source that we’ll make a move for him in the morning.
Ashley is going to give him full use of his private jet..as not to disturb his dogs or something? who knows, it sounded pretty ridiculous anyway.
sky spors then went through the back pages of all the papers, the redknapp swoop dominating them all.
headlines such as “fly me to the toon”
168 Jack // Jan 11, 2008 at 0:51
After all the supposed planning by Mike Ashley, the best he could come up with was Redknapp…
169 Chris Bunton // Jan 11, 2008 at 0:55
Harry is a big improvement on Sam, his teams always play attractive football and thats good. enough for me
170 Craig F // Jan 11, 2008 at 1:01
I’d accept Harry to be fair. As long as he starts talking to the BBC again… and stops that wierd ass twitchy thing he does when he’s losing/under pressure.
Imagine that in transfer negotiations - “so, come to Newcastle Diego we have amazing fans, lots of money, Greggs.”
“Greggs u say?? Ok then where do i sign?” “Wait what the hell was that?”
“oh i twitch from time to time, u no, just for the sheer bizarness of it”
“oh ok, well f**k that i’m off to City at least he’ll just try to s**g my wife”
171 Greg B // Jan 11, 2008 at 1:02
I think with the majority of fans its nothing personal with Redknapp, he should be a vast improvement on the last manager, I think the disapointment stems from the fact we are run by a billionaire who supposedly says he wants to win things etc and the best we can expect is ‘Arry.
172 Edd Case // Jan 11, 2008 at 1:02
f_ck me. listen to some of you.
We’ve made NO APPROACH FOR REDKNAPP.
I very much doubt we will either…
Let’s not hit that red button just yet…
Remember, Mike’s best mate said he will give the fans what we want - I can’t see any fan asking for Redknapp.
173 Greg B // Jan 11, 2008 at 1:14
They also said Allardyce’s job was safe………..
174 Jason // Jan 11, 2008 at 1:32
My season ticket about to go in the bin.
One old ” small town team done ok”fart gone
According to every newspaper in the UK adn Sky Sports News
Another f***er on his way.
Sorry for the lingo but I have had it with these muppets.
Please Fat Fred come back all is forgiven.
Harry Redknapp. I was prepared to give Sam a chance but after this I thought we would go for a world class manager and stick it up the cockney press but low and behold we screw ourselves again.
Same old Newcastle………shite shite shite and shite.
2nd thought……..I’ll still be there on Sat eve listening to cokney Mank scum laughing at us………..singing my heat out for the lads.
Got one………. Tom Jones song if we get HR
Why, Why, why ohhhhh Ashley
175 Bigz // Jan 11, 2008 at 3:53
Bring Shearer! I’m sure we will play attacking football under him.
176 At-the-races // Jan 11, 2008 at 7:25
Shearer on holiday in Barbados. Didn’t MA recently come back from his hols? Where do they say he goes…………??
177 mark // Jan 11, 2008 at 8:04
With Shearer we would go down you bunch of dick heads
178 valle // Jan 11, 2008 at 8:51
Harry is swayed by the 20 mil transfer kitty… Wow, 20 mil huh?.. How much did Harry spend on his team in the summen again?… Sure he will leave the south for that, and go from a european team to mid table team.
179 melbourne mag // Jan 11, 2008 at 9:03
bring on monkey’s heeeed!!!
180 Toony // Jan 11, 2008 at 9:07
Ohh no. Just been reading a danish newspaper that says ashleys is spending about 50 million pounds on reedknap. For that kind of money he should use the money for either Mourinho, Hiddink, or hitzfeld……..
181 Jamie G // Jan 11, 2008 at 16:14
why not offer the job to mourinho? at least have a go. i agree, we should look to a foreign man who is used to winning things, like louis van gaal?
182 matt // Jan 11, 2008 at 16:24
has any one informed barton lol!
183 Captain Haddock // Jan 11, 2008 at 16:26
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIZBVGP8qIs
184 Chris // Jan 11, 2008 at 16:27
Ed - you are beginning to sound like a crappy tabloid journo.
“His wife Louise, who is the sister of Frank Lampard Senior, wouldn’t want to live in the North East either, we’re almost sure of that.”
What?? We’re “almost sure”? How much is almost? 80%? 90%? No real idea really but you thought it sounded good and made you sound like youknow what you’re talking about.
How the hell do you know what she may or may not think? Have you spoken to her? Do you know her? Do you even know what she looks like?
Of course you don’t - she called Sandra to start with!! Louise (Nurding), the singer, married his son.
And as for “We don’t think there’s much chance of Harry taking over at Newcastle United.” Who is we - and on what basis do you make the indepth assessment? I can think of a few reasons why he might.
1. £20m over 4 years is a fairly powerful argument.
2. Our genial benefactor may lend him his plane.
3. Shock horror - Northumberland has beaches - in fact some of them are the best in the country. As long he doesn’t want to go into the icy water he’ll be fine.
4. We allow peolpe to bring dogs with them when they move up here - he’ll not have to have them put down or put in quarantine.
5. Our average attandance is the 3rd highest in the Premiership. Pompey’s is the 2nd lowest. That’s more adulation (or the converse if things go tits up) and more cash to spend on players.
And finally …
6. All these buggers have an ego the size of Canada and the challenge of getting us back into the Top 5 and maybe getting closer to some silverware is too big a challenge for them to turn it down./ they all want to be THE ONE who will be remembered forever.
The fact he’s a cockney doesn’t help - but so was SuperMac, Rob Lee, and a host of others who we grew to love.
If he gets the job - and it looks likely - we simply give him a chance like all the others. and then we hopwe for the best. Nothing is guaranteed - especially when you follow The Lads.
185 joey barton // Jan 11, 2008 at 16:46
shit
186 joeyjailBirdbarton // Jan 11, 2008 at 16:54
harry redknapper
187 joeyjailbird barton // Jan 11, 2008 at 16:57
roy keane
188 Ed Harrison // Jan 11, 2008 at 17:27
Chris - I’m guilty as charged. I rate Harry and think he’d be excellent at the club.
189 yas // Jan 11, 2008 at 18:26
harry rednap is a flop all the english mangers are flops they play boring football for first and they don’t know how to manage a team, harry is able to mange pompy becasue he aint got nothing to lose there remember when he left them what did he do to his new club get em relegated. GET A F****N FOREIGN MANAGER!!!
190 Magpie2121 // Jan 12, 2008 at 11:01
All MA needs to do is hand out a list of potential newcastle managers to all toon fans / season ticket holders during the next home game.
This way the fans can vote who we want and obviously the manager with the most votes should be persued and MA should then fight tooth and nail to get him.
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