Shay Given, Newcastle’s top class goalkeeper, is quite happy with the two managers he is working under right now at Newcastle and Ireland.
Giovanni Trapattoni - Ireland manager
The 32-year-old Ireland star joined up with his Irish team-mates and Giovanni Trapattoni for their World Cup qualifying game against Cyprus on Wednesday.
And of course at his club side, Joe Kinnear has only just taken over the troubled Newcastle United club. Shay seems pleased and impressed by both his new managers, even though they both have very different backgrounds and styles.
Given said today:
“Joe can be judged on the Everton game – and we got a point.”
“It’s a turbulent time at the club and Joe is only in for a couple of months, so he wants to get as many points and results as possible.”
“We have got to give him credit for coming up to the club when it’s in a bit of turmoil at the minute to try to get us moving back up the League.”
And Given has also been equally impressed with Italian legend 69 year-old Trapattoni, who has managed Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich and the Italian National team, amongst others.
Given talked about Trapattoni:
“With his experience, the amount of stuff he’s done in the game, you have ultimate respect for him as soon he walks in that door,”
“What he’s done in the game is phenomenal, and it’s a great coup for us to have him as our manager.”
“It’s given the team a lift, and we have had a good start to the campaign as well.”
Shay is in action on Wednesday evening along with Damien Duff for Ireland at Croke Park, in Dublin, and should be able to register a win in that game against Cyprus.
We just hope both will be fit after that game, because they are both important players for Newcastle in our game next Monday against the tough Manchester City side.
Comments welcome.
66 responses so far ↓
1 beyethegreat // Oct 13, 2008 at 15:44
best keeper in the prem
2 beyethegreat // Oct 13, 2008 at 15:45
though he has had the most practice
3 Paul // Oct 13, 2008 at 15:46
Everyone who knows about football is impressed with Trappatoni. He is one of the greatest managers in the history of the game.
4 Marty-TOON RISING // Oct 13, 2008 at 15:56
all the managers in the PL know that shay is 1 of the best in europe.
Alex Ferguson and Wenger said it about him several times.
5 Marty-TOON RISING // Oct 13, 2008 at 15:57
Beye the great!!!
Thats so true ha ha,shay has had so much practise as a keeper with our defence.lol
6 figsdad // Oct 13, 2008 at 16:33
Trapattoni for the toon and keep joe k as a coach..
good times ahead
7 Joseph // Oct 13, 2008 at 16:34
I’m irish and i’m impressed with trap, nice to see a team thats decently organized for once compared with what things were under Stan.
8 Hobs // Oct 13, 2008 at 16:39
This may be an old vid, but I’ll post it for you anyways:
http://www.kontraband.com/videos/13946/Newcastle-Utds-Downfall/#show
Hitler doesn’t seem too happy about our club
9 beyethegreat // Oct 13, 2008 at 16:40
if you could pick any manager in the world to come to the toon and that means any 1 from wenger to ferguson who would it be my dream manager would be marcelo lippi
10 reillers // Oct 13, 2008 at 17:35
I’ve been more then a wee bit impressed by Trapa (with the exception, just a tiny exception of the decision with Andy Reid.)
I’m going on Weds night, so God help me it better not be another night like the last few times we’ve played Cyprus.
There’s been a massive improvement in the team, and holding on to the wee lad James McCarthy saying he’ll play for us and not Scotland. But then again anything is better then that dibacle of a “manager”. Delighted with Trapa though.
No more Stan thank mercy and hopefully nothing less then 3 points.
11 nate dawg // Oct 13, 2008 at 18:09
hmm dream manager, if health wasn’t an issue it would be bobby for sure he was made for the job but probably be either Wenger or mourhinio me thinks
12 beyethegreat // Oct 13, 2008 at 18:12
http://www.tribalfootball.com/?q=content/ex-newcastle-striker-kluviert-now-real-toon
13 beyethegreat // Oct 13, 2008 at 18:38
http://www.caughtoffside.com/2008/10/13/five-in-five-out-newcastle-uniteds-january-transfer-plans/
14 reillers // Oct 13, 2008 at 18:59
I still can’t believe we got Trap. LOL!!
15 beyethegreat // Oct 13, 2008 at 19:42
http://www.thespoiler.co.uk/index.php/2008/10/13/crazy-newcastle-rumour-of-the-day-ashleys-found-a-buyer
16 CLINT FLICK // Oct 13, 2008 at 19:43
Mmmmm, interesting?
17 beyethegreat // Oct 13, 2008 at 19:57
http://www.nufctube.net/index.php
18 CLINT FLICK // Oct 13, 2008 at 20:47
How Beye, have you checked out the Pedro vid on that site?
Class.
19 Big Dave // Oct 13, 2008 at 21:06
anyone see this he reckons we have no debt http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/7668378.stm
20 beyethegreat // Oct 13, 2008 at 21:15
yeah clint its mint its also got a clip of milburn talkin about gazza which is the first time i have heard milburn speak
21 Big Dave // Oct 13, 2008 at 21:19
anyone see this http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/7668378.stm
22 sweendog // Oct 13, 2008 at 21:21
beyethegreat .. pedro .. pure class … feels like a lifetime ago though..
23 beyethegreat // Oct 13, 2008 at 21:26
why has our academy stopped producing players like that
i mean gazza is easily the most talented english player of all time and we sold him to spuds
24 Big Dave // Oct 13, 2008 at 21:27
anyone see this the story on bbc’s web site i tried pasteing but doesnt seem to let me.
25 shearer9 // Oct 13, 2008 at 21:28
I tried to post it aswell Big Dave, it wouldn’t let me either.
26 beyethegreat // Oct 13, 2008 at 21:28
big dave is that the one where it says the sale is progressing well
27 beyethegreat // Oct 13, 2008 at 21:29
me aswell i couldnt post it
28 sweendog // Oct 13, 2008 at 21:32
yep just read it .. it just said before the end of the season .. hope its as speculated, this week ..
29 Big Dave // Oct 13, 2008 at 21:32
beyethegreat yeah mate but i noticed that keith harris said that we have no debt ( But he added: “In his time of owning it, Mike has cleaned up the balance sheets and Newcastle is one of the few clubs that has no debt whatsoever, so that makes it very attractive to an incoming owner.”
30 beyethegreat // Oct 13, 2008 at 21:35
true big dave
31 sweendog // Oct 13, 2008 at 21:37
Big Dave .. yep total lies .. the debt is underwritten, not debt free .. the greedy fat mess that is our owner has done diddly squat..
32 beyethegreat // Oct 13, 2008 at 21:38
could some one help me with my nufc dream team so far i have got
__________given_________
moncur
gazza lee
milburn shearer pedro
perhaps this is a task for one of the older fans
33 beyethegreat // Oct 13, 2008 at 21:39
ie pre keegans 1st stint as manager
34 Big Dave // Oct 13, 2008 at 21:46
here’s another one if it works from the times which isnt as bad as some other rags. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/newcastle/article4938325.ece .
35 Big Dave // Oct 13, 2008 at 21:48
there is another story from the times which seems as if things are looking up hopefully
36 sweendog // Oct 13, 2008 at 21:51
Beye in a 3 -5-2 formation
__________given_________
woodgate moncur albert
gazza lee pedro ginola
milburn
shearer Supermac
37 Big Dave // Oct 13, 2008 at 22:08
beyethegreat as sweendog said supermac for pre KK but i’m trying to think of more lol
38 beyethegreat // Oct 13, 2008 at 22:11
gd team sweendog and yeah i read that article from the times itreid posting it bt it kept coming up duplicate comment
any way its gettil late so ill cyas later
39 sweendog // Oct 13, 2008 at 22:19
beyethegreat .. cheers .. bit light on the right wing as I don’t see milburn or gazza tracking back .. but hell all out attack is the name of the game
.. does anyone have the link for the time article.. can’t find it..
40 Big Dave // Oct 13, 2008 at 22:33
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/newcastle/
41 Big Dave // Oct 13, 2008 at 22:34
.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/newcastle/
42 Big Dave // Oct 13, 2008 at 22:35
Sweendog just put www infront of that mate
43 CLINT FLICK // Oct 13, 2008 at 22:41
Wee Hughie gallagher (sp).
Goal machine until the 50’s, probably smaller than Owen but deadly.
Caused the biggest crowd ever at SJP when he came back to play for the chavs.
Not that i remember, it’s folklore.
44 sweendog // Oct 13, 2008 at 22:43
big dave ..cheers .. 7 interested .. all with funds .. the greedy mess gets his wish .. hopefully its sorted out quickly so we can concentrate on the football after nearly 2 months of torture..
45 ryan peacock // Oct 13, 2008 at 22:43
i think we will get taken over by the man city game!
46 sweendog // Oct 13, 2008 at 22:54
ryan peacock .. hope so .. can’t see it though .. as long as kinnear gets a few good results and we get bought over before christmas .. I’ll be happy
47 ryan peacock // Oct 13, 2008 at 23:00
yeah i reckon these will be the results of our next five games:
newcastle 1-1 man city
sunderland 1-1 newcastle
newcastle 2-1 west brom
newcastle 1-2 aston villa
fulham 1-2 newcastle
what you think?
48 Paul // Oct 13, 2008 at 23:05
Sweendog, you can’t have an all time Newcastle 11 without our greatest ever player, Hughie Gallacher, in the centre forward position!
49 Paul // Oct 13, 2008 at 23:06
You too beyethegreat!
50 CLINT FLICK // Oct 13, 2008 at 23:13
Telt ya.
51 Paul // Oct 13, 2008 at 23:22
.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughie_Gallacher
52 ryan peacock // Oct 13, 2008 at 23:23
well im off to bed, just hope we get taken over by city game! toon toon black and white army!
53 CLINT FLICK // Oct 13, 2008 at 23:27
I’ll be happy when we get new owners & management that we can all rip into again.
Can’t wait.
Oh, i might take 15 seconds off.
54 micknufc // Oct 13, 2008 at 23:57
best toon team
hardwick
stimson boumsong bramble malcolm brown
ian stewart,kevin dillon,fumaca,billy askew
rob mcdonald frank pingal
subs
tony cunningham
billy whitehurst
darren bradshaw
55 Paul // Oct 13, 2008 at 23:58
LOL Clint Flick!
56 Paul // Oct 14, 2008 at 0:07
micknufc, there’s definitely room for Alan Smith in that squad of yours, possibly as a lone striker?
57 micknufc // Oct 14, 2008 at 0:08
beat that,they’re just the ones that sprung to mind from my era….ahh to see ian stewart glide down the wing ..and hit nobody with a cross..those were the days…and rob mc,i actually seen him score down at hillsbrough boxing day 88…he knew nowt about it mind ..it boonced off his knee ..ah i love toon nostalgia
58 micknufc // Oct 14, 2008 at 0:11
give owa paul
al’s a world beater compared to that motley crew,i presume you are young of age and cant remember these stinkers
59 CLINT FLICK // Oct 14, 2008 at 0:15
thought you’d like that one Paul.
Keep the faith.
60 normski1930z // Oct 14, 2008 at 0:17
frank pingal was f**kin quality man i rememeber his first game as sub at sjp…came running on,jumped up for a header the centre half from bradford(i think) nutted him on the back of his head and he went doon like a sack of sh*t got takin off and came back on with a big bandage round his nut and ran around in a daze for the rest of the game…..class that mick havnt heard that name for years..
61 Paul // Oct 14, 2008 at 0:17
I remember some micknufc. Some of them like Rob McDonald and Pinguel only played a few games didn’t they?
62 normski1930z // Oct 14, 2008 at 0:24
remember this song mick???? before anyone starts nothing racial ” hes black hes brown hes playin for the toon howie gayle,howie gayle” ….god i was just a kid….btw my wife is asian so i am far from racist…
63 tom tomb // Oct 14, 2008 at 0:25
Mick NUFC are you kidding man! Why are Pat Heard and Glynn Hodges also Wayne Fereday nowhere near that squad! Apart from that total class mate Hardwick still makes me shiver yet!
64 tom tomb // Oct 14, 2008 at 0:32
Normski same vein mate no anti racists get on my case here. But v the stinking mackems when they had Gayle and Bennett , we had no black players -the geordies sang Hello hello Newcastle are white hello hello . Then Gayle was sent off then Bennett and the lads in the gallowgate sang Hello hello Sunderland are white hello hello. Still laugh yet as we wupped them 3-1.
65 normski1930z // Oct 14, 2008 at 0:34
the one that sticks in my mind more than anything song wise from the time tho is “whoa first division,first division,first division here we come”….memories from the scoreboard and the flag…
66 normski1930z // Oct 14, 2008 at 1:30
newcastle 1-1 man city
sunderland 1-1 newcastle
newcastle 2-1 west brom
newcastle 1-2 aston villa
fulham 1-2 newcastle
ryan if you think thats gonna happen put 20 bills on it at the bookies and it comes up,you will get a holiday out of it imo..
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