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• 1 George // Jan 12, 2008 at 11:44 AM

  Bless there cotton socks. Let them love Harry more.
  Lets get on with todays problem, Manchester United at Old Trafford.
  I have a sneaking feeling that we may win this one. (They also said man would not step on the moon)

• 2 geordiejayne13 // Jan 12, 2008 at 11:44 AM

  NUFC release a statement saying they did speak to Harry and he turned the job down this morning

  GRRRRRRr thought they had bigger men in the pipeline

• 3 carl // Jan 12, 2008 at 11:46 AM

  who cares??? move on, next!

• 4 iain // Jan 12, 2008 at 11:49 AM

  never thought he was the right man.

  but he is a better manager than allardyce thats for sure and we all would of enjoyed his football more.

  questions have to be asked of mort/ashley as to why we went after a guy who turned down the spurs job. if he wouldnt go back to london why would he ever of come to newcastle.

• 5 ToonKing // Jan 12, 2008 at 11:52 AM

  geordiejayne13, no they didn’t. stop speaking shite.

• 6 AdamCF // Jan 12, 2008 at 11:52 AM

  Portsmouth fans aren’t the only happy ones..

• 7 geordiejayne13 // Jan 12, 2008 at 11:53 AM

  its just been read out on setanta sports toonking

• 8 ToonKing // Jan 12, 2008 at 11:55 AM

  well it’s not on the official site………yet anyways.

• 9 Tommy // Jan 12, 2008 at 11:56 AM

  I don’t mind ‘arry, but it would’ve been a bit of a sideways move imo..

  I think I would die of heart failure if we managed to get Jose though…

• 10 Graeme // Jan 12, 2008 at 11:58 AM

  All I can say is that if ‘Arry “on bail for fraud” Redcrapp is the pinacle of Mike Ashley’s ambition for the club, we are in for a rough ride.

  Thats not ambition, its stagnation. It shows no interest in achieving anything.

  To Mike Ashley; if this is the best you can do for our club, PLEASE, sell up and get the hell out of here. Huge disapointment.

• 11 geordiejayne13 // Jan 12, 2008 at 11:58 AM

  so next time find out before you say people are talking shite. I did not think they had spoken to him until they read the statement out

• 12 tommyy // Jan 12, 2008 at 11:59 AM

  Its gna be Pearson, we are gna play well against Man u. Then on sunday morning he will be announced as Manager, until a more suitable candidate is available

• 13 IN THE KNOW !!!!!! // Jan 12, 2008 at 12:01 PM

  never believed it !!! good PR stunt for Arry.The only managers to understand what Newcastle need were Keegan and Bobby people with roots from Tyneside,there is only one man for the job Shearer will be the new manager

• 14 ToonKing // Jan 12, 2008 at 12:03 PM

  I don’t believe any of this shite until it’s posted on the official site.

  But if that happens i will be HUGELY disappointed in Mike. I really though he can make things happen.
  Now we will be stuck with a second Souness and the fans will be even more angrier.

  fook it.

• 15 coolsmurf // Jan 12, 2008 at 12:04 PM

  we are left with egg on our face again, wat a joke!

• 16 Hammy // Jan 12, 2008 at 12:04 PM

  I wish Sky would pick some better examples of Newcastle fans when they are doing interviews…Heaven forbid what our posh southern fans think..

  Ya kna wat a mean like!!!!!

• 17 bennit3b // Jan 12, 2008 at 12:05 PM

  keep the ugle used car salesman!

• 18 AdamCF // Jan 12, 2008 at 12:06 PM

  What about a Shears, Bobby and KK love triangle?

• 19 geordiejayne13 // Jan 12, 2008 at 12:11 PM

  To tell the truth I am a bit Pished off at the moment. I was arguing in Mikes favour saying he was way better than Fat Fred as he would have a plan and not been anywhere like the old regime, but looks like I am wrong

• 20 Steeley // Jan 12, 2008 at 12:14 PM

  Dont know if Edd Case is looking on here, but if he is, sorry mate….looks like your certainty that the club wouldnt go for HR was wrong….it’s down to him that he’s not our manager now as the club obviously had him as first choice.

  I’m happy it’s not him, but worried that if the nationality of the manager (british) is the overwhelming factor to the owner, then I’m worried about what’s left to be honest! If it must be a British man, then – although they’re not my first choice – it MUST either be Keegan or Shearer…..anyon else would be a sideways step from Allardyce! And nobody wants that.

  Oh, and Ed, “Those of us who wanted Harry at the Newcastle club”….did you REALLY want him to be boss…..surely not?? If so, do you not have any expectations of the club???

• 21 Dragoner // Jan 12, 2008 at 12:17 PM

  ToonKing the reason you aint seeing nothing on the official site is because the board have tried to keep this humiliation under wraps, but to their disappointment the whole thing has gone public. Redknapp has been seen and heard in interviews confirming this. Mort and Ashley are in hiding due to the sheer embarrassment of the situation.

• 22 Punk Skunk // Jan 12, 2008 at 12:19 PM

  Igor knew he wasn’t wanted, that’s why he didn’t come (nowt to do with loyalty), YEY!..Ha, now portsmouth are stuck with him ’til he gets sent to jail!..NOT SHEARER THANX!..at least not for about 5 years, after coaching Darlo or someone!..Aim higher!..
  …Howay the Lads!..

• 23 nightfall // Jan 12, 2008 at 12:19 PM

  i bet we already signed mourinho… harry rejected newcastle? you really think he was offered a contract? ashely’s no idiot…he made BILLIONS…he’s a winner and the same goes for mourinho…ashley has a chance to create history with newcastle (one of the biggest clubs who can’t exploit it’s potential)…the same goes for mourinho!!! who would buy such club if he hadn’t had BIG plan with it??? …to be one of the best in the world…

• 24 Murvar // Jan 12, 2008 at 12:20 PM

  I wouldn’t have chosen Harry but I do think he’s got more passion for Keegan and Robson’s style of football – pace, skill, and width – than Dalgleish, Allardyce, and Souness ever had. I’m just worried that we are now stuck again and the gamblwe has failed – yet another notch down on the credibility rating. That’s not what top managers want to be associated with. No – it’s another Roeder scenario I fear. Unless the Local Hero responds to the call………

• 25 Dragoner // Jan 12, 2008 at 12:21 PM

  i find it amusing that even though there is no escaping the truth, people still try.

• 26 ObaFan2 // Jan 12, 2008 at 12:22 PM

  I love the dodgy second hand car sales man ‘Arry so much….. cos he’s at the other end of the country

• 27 goalcentre.com // Jan 12, 2008 at 12:25 PM

  I love you too Arry! Stay where you belong … Make my day!

• 28 RAHUL // Jan 12, 2008 at 12:31 PM

  hold on its on the official site its just said that harry was one of the many candidates spoken to no clue of him being offered anything concrete

• 29 Graeme // Jan 12, 2008 at 12:31 PM

  A good article in the times today :-

  http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/article3174854.ece?openComment=true

• 30 geordiejayne13 // Jan 12, 2008 at 12:34 PM

  I like that statement on the NUFC site a bit better knowing that they are speaking to a number of managers Phewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. A bit happier now

• 31 B3v // Jan 12, 2008 at 12:35 PM

  Official Newcastle United statement from Chairman Chris Mort:

  “In the process of appointing a new manager at Newcastle United, we have identified and spoken to a number of potential candidates.

  “This is a very important appointment – our first since taking control of the Club – and we will take as long as required to make sure we bring the right person.

  “That person will be someone we believe will be able to deliver successful results and performances to accompany that.

  “We can confirm that Harry Redknapp is one of the people the Club has spoken to. However, Harry made it clear he is happy with life on the South Coast and we wish him well for the future.

  “We will continue to devote our time to the very important task of selecting the right person to manage Newcastle United and we will make a further announcement when appropriate.”

• 32 Ginkoh // Jan 12, 2008 at 12:36 PM

  Very Good For Pompey and Magnificent for us !! Yess !!!

• 33 Graeme // Jan 12, 2008 at 12:39 PM

  B3v, thanks for posting that, I actually feel a hell of a lot happier having read it.

• 34 Soren // Jan 12, 2008 at 12:42 PM

  Official Statement from NUFC

  Official Newcastle United statement from Chairman Chris Mort:

  “In the process of appointing a new manager at Newcastle United, we have identified and spoken to a number of potential candidates.

  “This is a very important appointment – our first since taking control of the Club – and we will take as long as required to make sure we bring the right person.

  “That person will be someone we believe will be able to deliver successful results and performances to accompany that.

  “We can confirm that Harry Redknapp is one of the people the Club has spoken to. However, Harry made it clear he is happy with life on the South Coast and we wish him well for the future.

  “We will continue to devote our time to the very important task of selecting the right person to manage Newcastle United and we will make a further announcement when appropriate.”

  http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1213270,00.html

• 35 ObaFan2 // Jan 12, 2008 at 12:49 PM

  SJP have atleast said something but again it’s possibly just cover.
  We’re gonna have to wait and see, if it’s a winner then it’s been a smoke screen, if it’s a noob then MA is clueless.

• 36 Murvar // Jan 12, 2008 at 12:59 PM

  The club statement is damage limitation. It’s standard industry practice. Now that they have ballsed up the ‘Arry business they have to try to create the impression that all the others they now want to court have been in their thinking all along. Don’t be fooled. They pay people a lot of money to manage this kind of media manipulation. I know – I’ve been part of it in other spheres.

• 37 ToonKing // Jan 12, 2008 at 1:04 PM

  That’s it i lost all hope. Let’s face it, we can talk all day about proffesionals and discretion and PR stunt and billions and damage control and standard practice an so on……….in my eyes it has become painfully obvious with the release of this statement:

  MIKE AND CHRIS ARE CLUELESS. end of.

  “In the process of appointing a new manager at Newcastle United, we have identified and spoken to a number of potential candidates” – why did you sack Sam then ??? he could have been left in charge until you find someone.

  Were gonna get some idiot championship manager now or Shearer, either way were doomed.

  feck you Mike!

• 38 Obafan // Jan 12, 2008 at 1:09 PM

  Well, I was really amazed that Redknapp rejected the job. I don’t know what to think now;

  1. Maybe it is good and there will be indeed a big name, then it is okay that Harry rejected it…

  2. If MA really wants a British manager, then I’m disappointed cause I think Harry is one of the best in the EPL ATM. Let’s hope no one like Hughes or O’Leary will end up as our manager. What a disppointment that would be.

  I think Hary deserves lots of credits after today, he doesn’t want to quit the players which he bought for Pompey.

• 39 valle // Jan 12, 2008 at 1:18 PM

  Toonking… Yah, remember how we tried to tell all the whiners that this would happen?… Some ppl just never learn, and our new board seems to be clueless and soft shelled… Not a good combo with all the boo boys we have

• 40 carl // Jan 12, 2008 at 1:25 PM

  mort has just released a statement on the toon job-http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11678_3041608,00.html

  seems as if theyve contacted a few people.and all of them cant be british.let our thoughts known at the game tonight

• 41 carl // Jan 12, 2008 at 1:26 PM

  it surely cant be hughes, or anyone in a job for that fact as mort has said he has contacted all targets, and that would be tapping up wouldnt it

• 42 Hadrian // Jan 12, 2008 at 1:27 PM

  thought it was some kind of sick joke .
  new board can get stuffed as far as im concerned .

• 43 Gallacher_the_Horse // Jan 12, 2008 at 1:40 PM

  ToonKing, it seems unlikely any owner/chairman would come out and directly say “Of course, we’ve been looking for a new manager for weeks even though we said we were backing the old one” as in our case Allardyce’s pay-off would’ve been even bigger as a result! The statement is just words – look at any club that’s been in this situation and you’ll see the same. And anyway, it doesn’t say they haven’t been looking for a while, which, seeing as they appear to be a canny pair when it comes to business, is possibly what they have been doing.

  Why introduce someone for this game and run the risk of having the press say “New manager starts with a defeat” when a first game against either Stoke or Bolton, both at home so with a full crowd roaring whoever it is and the team on, should give us a win and different headlines.

  On the other hand you could be right and the paddle is floating up the creek in a different direction to the boat as I type!

  Howay the lads!

• 44 tommyy // Jan 12, 2008 at 1:49 PM

  Gallacher, thats a very good point. It does seem like the clever thing to do – not to announce the managerial position until after the Man u game, as its highly likely that we will lose. I think you may be onto something there! lets hope you are right

• 45 Edd Case // Jan 12, 2008 at 2:01 PM

  steeley, been out and about but just read your post…

  i smell a smoke screen again. I still believe Mort and Ashley are two clever men and know what they’re after.

  mind you, noen the less, i was still right – i told you HR wouldn’t be oour next manager!

• 46 valle // Jan 12, 2008 at 2:30 PM

  lol… Yah, Mort makes the official statement as a smokescreen… Redknapp was in on the whole deal and the official rejection was just a smokescreen, and santa DO indead live and he will bring us eternal glory next x-mas… How old are u guys anyway to beleive such nonsense?

• 47 pompey in oz // Jan 12, 2008 at 2:39 PM

  Toons 1 Pompey 4

  nah u dont need harry…..

• 48 Bryan // Jan 12, 2008 at 3:21 PM

  Yesturday I really thought all the speculation about HR was just a smokescreen so as to distract from the fact MA and CM were actually finalising a deal to bring in the big,big name we all so badly want and need.
  How wrong was I
  If HR was our number 1 choice then all NUFC fans should be very worried today. It appears these guys are no different then the previous fool who choose, Souness, Roeder & Allerdyce as our manager.
  What has HR done or won. He has`nt even managed a team in Europe for gods sake, and this was the man MA & CM wanted to pay a kings ranson to be our manager and take us to the next level. The egg must still be running from their faces considering this nobody in football terms has turned them down to stay at, not Real Madrid, AC Milan or Man Utd but Portsmouth of all clubs. What impression does that give about our club and owners?
  If they really are intent on making NUFC the best then they need to be going after the best. But I am afraid they will turn to there 2nd and 3rd choices which proberbly will be Mark Hughes and Joe Bloggs.
  Its a sad sad day for all of us.