You cannot accuse John Carver of not talking a good game, and he’s also quite adept at blowing his own trumpet, and we had more of that in the lead-up to the Sunderland derby today.
But we suppose that’s what John should be talking about, because our results have been hopeless this year with just two wins in twelve total games.
John Carver – there’s nothing about interim in my contract
Newcastle have dropped four positions down the league table, since Alan Pardew rapidly left the club via the back door early this year.
The way Mike Ashley will look at our drop down the table is that’s about £8M is the payout from the Premier League next month – so we assume the Newcastle owner is not too pleased with it – although that’s an assumption.
This is what John Carver said yesterday:
“If I keep worrying about everything that’s going on, if I keep worrying about everybody who has been linked with the job, then I won’t be giving 100%, so I don’t even think about ‘permanent’.”
“In my eyes, I am permanent, with the contract I signed. There was nothing about ‘short-term’, there was nothing about ‘interim’.”
“I am the permanent manager and that’s my mindset, so I don’t even think about the summer.”
“I go into the game thinking I’m the manager of this club and I will remain the manager until I’m told I am not the manager anymore.”
The odds now are that current Derby County manager Steve McClaren will become the new head coach, and the coaching staff will remain in place, and John will remain as the assistant manager at the club.
If that happens not much will change at Newcastle, and it will be the third stint for John Carver as assistant manager after he served in that position with Sir Bobby Robson (1999-2004) and Alan Pardew (2011 – 2015).
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58 comments so far
optimistic prime
Apr 5, 2015 at 10:02 AM
Comment #1JC you’re the head coach not the manager, if you can’t get your job title right how can we expect you’ll get the coaching right?
Pokat
Apr 5, 2015 at 10:05 AM
Comment #2I am the one and only Chesney hawks haha. Anyway, do we actually have a coshing staff I mean is that our speciality like? Is it using lead shot in a sock or what? Good idea though
Average_Contents
Apr 5, 2015 at 10:06 AM
Comment #3I’m wondering, rather worryingly if he thought he conducted himself in the right manner when he offered fans to meet him at the training ground after we’d been trounced away at Southampton.
Good times.
I’m also wondering if he’s a geordie and worked with Sir Bob.
Anyone know?
Mister Tuff
Apr 5, 2015 at 10:06 AM
Comment #4ash1001 – come on give us a little bit of low down on the Fans Forum – were your emails vetted, any evidence of not receiving emails, did the minutes always reflect the actual meeting, were all the FF members contactable between themselves, did you all ever organise joint points to put to “the board”.
Average_Contents
Apr 5, 2015 at 10:10 AM
Comment #5Unfortunately for us and I’m quite confident in saying this, there’s also nothing between your ears johnny boy.
ash1001
Apr 5, 2015 at 10:18 AM
Comment #6Hi Mister Tuff
In my honest opinion the Fans Forum achieves very little if anything, we do not get E Mails direct from the fans – they go through the club, at the end of last season we spent as fans a lot of time putting a review of the season together covering many points, we asked for that to be included in the published minutes – it was side stepped and placed on “Newcastle Fans United” web site.
Could go on but it would just be more of the same, nothing happens that is going to make the fans feel any better, we love our club but not the way it is been run from top to bottom, the only thing that I see that appears to be well run is the academy under Joe Joyce.
hadthetshirt
Apr 5, 2015 at 10:22 AM
Comment #7Oh Rocky I wish you would just shut up,every time you open your mouth your digging a deeper hole.Mind with initials like JC he only needs a B on the end.The hole is getting that big
jesperfuglsang - capt'n awesome of the lemon crew
Apr 5, 2015 at 10:27 AM
Comment #8Please God someone tell him quickly he’s not the manager anymore!
toonbrother
Apr 5, 2015 at 10:39 AM
Comment #9carver thinks gouffran is a defensive midfielder
nuff said
Roger
Apr 5, 2015 at 10:52 AM
Comment #10Carver is an idiot. He is not able to be a leader of this
club. And if today, we loose by the Mackems, he
can go to hell.
Hope the players know what`s happened if they loose.
Fight for your lives.
firebug666
Apr 5, 2015 at 10:54 AM
Comment #11John Carver the village idiot!
Average @3
Point 1. He was on his best behaviour that day mate. Of cause he had to be smuggled out of the training ground in the boot of the inept one’s car after that.
Point 2. I have no idea 😀
beermonkey
Apr 5, 2015 at 10:55 AM
Comment #12sadly I think he has the job on a permanent basis
been a few articles in about the Ashley buying and spending big before the prices go up
with most clubs 30-40 mill better of at the start of this season we could have started then but we didn’t
were not even bringing in quality kids ok we didn’t get ali who went to spurs but I think that was more location than us, what happened to the 2 Spanish kids we looking at
Reyantoon
Apr 5, 2015 at 10:56 AM
Comment #13Still don’t get the difference between McLaren and Pard ?
And why they preparing to hire McLaren.
whatever the reason is,it’s gonna be big challenge for SM as we never saw him managing other premiere league clubs outside Middlesbrough.He is not that bad and I like to see him how he does after boro but still not my favorite and do not expect any changes in our playing style and the place we finish in the PL.
However,he is perfect man for Mike and Lee the way he collaborates with them and the way he recruits and sells.If like they say in the interview they want tactically astute man who able to improve the players and develops youngsters, why the hell they are going British then?
McLaren as head coach and John carver as his assistant very much on the card!
beermonkey
Apr 5, 2015 at 10:58 AM
Comment #14toonbrother
I don’t think goofy knows what he is anymore from striker to winger to fullback to holding mid
maybe this is why he mooches about with his hands in his pockets looking quite disinterested
lochinvar
Apr 5, 2015 at 11:05 AM
Comment #15“The best way to predict your future is to create it”
? Abraham Lincoln
“The best way to try to hang onto my job is to talk drivel ”
– John Carver
Please stop the dribbling John. We’re not unreasonable folk . I’m happy enough for you to have the chance to do a good job but please do it professionally and competently. The old adage is “keep your powder dry” and get on with it. Otherwise when the bomb drops bend down , put your head between your legs and kiss your ass goodbye”
Jeff from Benwell
Apr 5, 2015 at 11:05 AM
Comment #16http://www.voetbalnieuws.be/news/176409/Mitrovic_een_stapje_dichter_naar_de_exit_bij_Anderlecht
jesperfuglsang - capt'n awesome of the lemon crew
Apr 5, 2015 at 11:05 AM
Comment #17Reyan…there has been absolutely no indecation that we are looking at McClaren!
…the news outlet are trying to build a story based on absolutely no empirical evidence. Basically this is called guessing or someone is in the know. But since both journos and even some bloggers on here won’t name their source (they always say someone at the club…like we haven’t heard that one before) then this is just static or noise!
jesperfuglsang - capt'n awesome of the lemon crew
Apr 5, 2015 at 11:07 AM
Comment #18It looks like the drivel is landing him the job 😉 lol
jesperfuglsang - capt'n awesome of the lemon crew
Apr 5, 2015 at 11:08 AM
Comment #19Beer…how’s Brighton these days?
…still work at that bar?
Have you been out to the new Brighton training academy?
hibbit
Apr 5, 2015 at 11:12 AM
Comment #20op we don’t know if he is head coach or manager
toonbrother
Apr 5, 2015 at 11:13 AM
Comment #21@15 lochinvar
very well said. the most off-putting thing about carver is his nonstop bluster. The silly tough guy routine. impresses noone,
By the way Mclaren is much better than Pardew. They arent even in the same universe in terms of tactical acumen
jesperfuglsang - capt'n awesome of the lemon crew
Apr 5, 2015 at 11:13 AM
Comment #22Jeff…are you really from Benwell, Newcastle and is your name Jeff?
…how many names have you had on here and are any of them still activity?
What is your relationship with Welshy and do you think there’s a connection between Ian, John Irving and new frinklster?
optimistic prime
Apr 5, 2015 at 11:14 AM
Comment #23Hibbit
Fair point, do you think he does? 😉
jesperfuglsang - capt'n awesome of the lemon crew
Apr 5, 2015 at 11:14 AM
Comment #24*active
toonbrother
Apr 5, 2015 at 11:15 AM
Comment #25@14 beermonkey
not holding brief for Gouffran but its a bit harsh to blame a player for playing the role he has been given
Blame Pardew for converting him to winger and carver for converting him into a DM
Poor lad made his name playing as a striker and has barely played any games for us in the his natural preferred role. Thats not his fault
jesperfuglsang - capt'n awesome of the lemon crew
Apr 5, 2015 at 11:15 AM
Comment #26Jeff…speak up or forever bite your tongue!
optimistic prime
Apr 5, 2015 at 11:16 AM
Comment #27Jesper
You expecting a answer from Jeff?
You’re asking a bit much fella, it’ll be easier getting the winning Euromillions numbers.
beermonkey
Apr 5, 2015 at 11:16 AM
Comment #28jesper
pub is now a block of flats as the way of many pubs
gave up working in bars a while ago I prefer the other side
not been to the training complex I do goto the amex on occasions just to cheer on lua lua lol
hibbit
Apr 5, 2015 at 11:19 AM
Comment #29op i think he is manager till the end of the season
beermonkey
Apr 5, 2015 at 11:19 AM
Comment #30toonbrother
I don’t blame any player with us
there is doing ur bit to help out the team then there is what we have done to Jonas and goofy
its not just them we play players out of position all the time
jesperfuglsang - capt'n awesome of the lemon crew
Apr 5, 2015 at 11:20 AM
Comment #31Beer…if you ever get around to visit the complex could you be a pal and tells us what you think (is it a £20M complex and all) – it would be great to compare when we get our …don’t know what to call it since the pictures don’t really sell the idea 😉
jesperfuglsang - capt'n awesome of the lemon crew
Apr 5, 2015 at 11:21 AM
Comment #32….by the way I prefer the other side of the bar as well either with a Stout or a Dark Lager 😀
Belfast
Apr 5, 2015 at 11:24 AM
Comment #33Put a sock in it Jesper
jesperfuglsang - capt'n awesome of the lemon crew
Apr 5, 2015 at 11:26 AM
Comment #34A sock in what Belfast?
…are you sure this is blog material 😉
jesperfuglsang - capt'n awesome of the lemon crew
Apr 5, 2015 at 11:27 AM
Comment #35Are you talking about Carver?
jesperfuglsang - capt'n awesome of the lemon crew
Apr 5, 2015 at 11:28 AM
Comment #36Someone should sock him! Good call Belfast!
jesperfuglsang - capt'n awesome of the lemon crew
Apr 5, 2015 at 11:29 AM
Comment #37Now go apologize to Skunki and bring him back!
Belfast
Apr 5, 2015 at 11:31 AM
Comment #38Did you ever get my emails during your exile ? Somebody gave me an email address for you.
Belfast
Apr 5, 2015 at 11:33 AM
Comment #39I had nothing to do with wor skunkis disappearance. Butch Cassidy needs the Sundance kid.
AncientC
Apr 5, 2015 at 11:33 AM
Comment #40The Sunderland fans will be missing their old friend Pardew today. I am certain they are hoping Carver is as tactically inept at Pardew, going the same route of trying to win the kicking battles in midfield whilst forgetting about trying to attack.
Carver naming a 4-2-3-1 would hand the incentive to Sunderland, we get bogged down in midfield with only 1 man in the box when the ball eventually breaks lose our way.
I am hoping for a 4-4-2. Carver is unpredictable with his formations, so I am reserving judgement until 3pm.