Rafa Benitez has explained today how with so many defeats in our first few games his players lost their confidence.
That’s not at all surprising, but at least the lads fought in each game and were close to getting points in every game apart from the poor showing at home to Leicester City.
But that was the exception, and we have now broken through with our first win of the season against Watford last Saturday.
This is what Rafa has said in the Chronicle today, and he again calls for the support of Newcastle fans:
“We played against five of the top six in the first 10 games.””The confidence was low.”
“When you play the teams like Brighton that are around our level, it is difficult when you don’t have the confidence.”
“You make more mistakes and you have that anxiety – our fans understand.”
“I will explain again.”
“In the Championship when we weren’t playing well, some fans were not happy with some players.”
“But they knew booing or doing something negative won’t change the performance of the player.”
“What do our fans expect from our players?” “That they give everything.” “We have players that care.”
“We have praised this group of players because they care.”
“Now we have to support them so they have the confidence and can play at that level.”
“We have to get the best from this team. We have to be positive.”
Rafa Benitez has a difficult situation coming since the newly-formed Magpie Group have organized protests against the owner and have called for a boycott for the home game against Wolves in early December.
That’s a winnable game, and if the boycott is “successful,” it will almost certainly affect the players.negatively.
But what is a boycott supposed to achieve and what is the definition of success; an empty stadium?
Does that hurt Ashley?
It looks like it hurts the club and the team.
But personal opinions aside, it’s going to be interesting to see how the manager handles this upcoming situation.
Rafa doesn’t want to go against the fans – but he also knows he needs the points this season.
The manager also goes out to win every single game, and he has always asked for the support of the fans to do that, which has always been one of Newcastle’s significant strengths.
It’s a difficult situation for everybody.
What do you think?
Comments welcome.
131 comments so far
Ron Knee
Nov 7, 2018 at 9:07 PM
Comment #8113
beermonkey
Nov 7, 2018 at 9:09 PM
Comment #82🙂
beermonkey
Nov 7, 2018 at 9:09 PM
Comment #83thank ron
Ron Knee
Nov 7, 2018 at 9:14 PM
Comment #84Don’t mention it, beer.
Just a fan
Nov 7, 2018 at 9:22 PM
Comment #85I bet online guy is a great bloke but he does naralf does my head in
Online Guy
Nov 7, 2018 at 9:33 PM
Comment #86Tsunki
More recently a fellow ham that lives in the north east took a call from a radio ham in the Himalayas at the foot of Mount Everest… The chap putting out the call had one hf transceiver with 2 solar panels for power . Every time cloud cover was overhead my mate lost his transmission.. It was 3 in the morning.. Base Camp one, foot of Everest .. Reported Earthquake and avalanche he relayed to the Global responce team at the foreign office in London for two days, no sleep.. Global responce team said all the phone lines and sats were down because of catastrophic event conditions Kathmandu and to keep the information coming. He did via phone and radio. Forighn office were not hearing anything on the airwaves and my mate was the only one in UK picking anything up ..down to Geography and propagation.
There had been an Earthquake , estimated 1000 people in the village foot of Everest.. people buried .. Mate was able to liason with the United Nations on the Air on 14.250-300 mhz and US air force at same time on air with him one united nations officer in Denver the Other near LA california they could not get any info but my mate was hearing the bloke at base camp one and pass on vital messages..team of 30 medics could not get in as no landing place for the plane carrying them . Message came from Ham operator in himalayas that they needed VHF and UHF handheld transceivers and repeater stations to hell in search and rescue ..he was live on air from here near Newcastle and asked the USA air force to fly them out actually on channel with US air force no phones no Internet just signals from antennas through the night sky ..they did ..8 next morning . Medical supplies were asked for and flown over ..they cleared a landing strip and mate passed on the coordinates.. Medical team (from Bangladesh ! Who he spoke to were able to get in and land . Mate passed messages on to Forighn office foreign office all night and kept un guys up to speed also US air force .. there’s more to the story
Now all this was just a couple of years back so all recent ..
And guess what Tsunki ? The little bloke at the foot of Everest at Base Camp one with his low power transceiver and 2 solar panels ..one thousand people trapped because of an earthquake and an avalanche and the local Newcastle based radio ham were able to save many lives and all because of Ham radio .
Bloke at the foot of Mount Everest just couldn’t get his what’s app to work .
Online Guy
Nov 7, 2018 at 9:36 PM
Comment #87Jail You really fkd this blog up
Online Guy
Nov 7, 2018 at 9:38 PM
Comment #88Trying to type and screen jumping all over ..tiny fonts , massive fonts and can’t even get in to correct spelling ..also overlays of text from Ed’s side wall …
Flower power !
beermonkey
Nov 7, 2018 at 9:50 PM
Comment #89online
i think it was jib
but now we have a new page mine is fine
Online Guy
Nov 7, 2018 at 9:51 PM
Comment #90Just a Fan
Thanks for that .
Your too kind.
Online Guy
Nov 7, 2018 at 9:54 PM
Comment #91Aye Beer . Able to type now in a line ..linear fashion .
Moonraker15
Nov 7, 2018 at 9:57 PM
Comment #92Lucky lucky Mancs yet again and Mourinho makes a tw@t of himself once again with his crowd incitement!
Online Guy
Nov 7, 2018 at 9:59 PM
Comment #93TSUNKI
“Doesn’t WhatsApp sorta make it all a bit redundant?”
Read the above and you will have an answer to your question ..Sorta
Jail for Ashley
Nov 7, 2018 at 10:00 PM
Comment #94Warra dork!!!
Online Guy
Nov 7, 2018 at 10:07 PM
Comment #95Enter.
The grey man.
Online Guy
Nov 7, 2018 at 10:09 PM
Comment #96Jail, are you referring to me sunshine ?
If you are I have an answer for you .
Average_Contents
Nov 7, 2018 at 10:29 PM
Comment #97Are you going to keep it until midnight….
Online Guy
Nov 7, 2018 at 10:30 PM
Comment #98Aye
Charlie in the Gallowgate
Nov 7, 2018 at 10:33 PM
Comment #99Did anyone see Man Shiteees pen tonight – If You think refereeing is bad in this country take a look
Mind you Ronaldo’s goal for Juve one hell of a strike
beermonkey
Nov 7, 2018 at 10:35 PM
Comment #100charlie
ronaldo couldnt have asked for a better pass
Average_Contents
Nov 7, 2018 at 10:39 PM
Comment #101Thank fcuk for that.
I bet Essex, chicousa and nymag await with baited breath.
Can you imagine expatmag listening to this? He’d tell you where to go in no uncertain terms if he was still with us lol (RIP)
Hwtl
Hwtf
ra ra fat cnut out ra ra
Charlie in the Gallowgate
Nov 7, 2018 at 10:44 PM
Comment #102Beer
Just wait till Joselu gets a pass like that!!!!
beermonkey
Nov 7, 2018 at 10:50 PM
Comment #103charlie
the only way joselu will score from a pass like that is if he trips over his feet and it goes in off his arse
Essex Geordie Bill
Nov 7, 2018 at 11:03 PM
Comment #104Average
I take it that Jails very interesting posts on flowers don’t rock your boat.
NY Mag
Nov 7, 2018 at 11:25 PM
Comment #105Average,
I did chuckle at your post @101
Even though I don’t mind what topics are discussed here…..there’s nothing I can contribute to a discussion on ham radio
NY Mag
Nov 7, 2018 at 11:27 PM
Comment #106Although best post of the day has to go to Jail asking Veltman about chomping a new strain of khat 🙂
I was crying at that one (sorry, no offense to Veltman)
Essex Geordie Bill
Nov 7, 2018 at 11:42 PM
Comment #107NY Mag
Evening mate, are you recovering from yesterdays excitement?
Essex Geordie Bill
Nov 7, 2018 at 11:44 PM
Comment #108I asked chicousa what he thought about Valeri and Geovinca but he said he doesn’t follow the MSL, do you and if so, any tips for Rafa re. signings.
Online Guy
Nov 7, 2018 at 11:48 PM
Comment #109Average was that post at 101 addressed to me ? Yes? No ?
Tsunki
Nov 7, 2018 at 11:50 PM
Comment #110Thing about the guy at the base of Everest is he might have done all that but if they asked him for a pic of his breakfast he would have been knacked. WhatsApp 1-0 Ham Radio.
Thanks for biting Online but I was only twanging your antenna. 😀
Just FYI and this is absolutely true, my dad was a WO2 Royal Signaller who listened in regularly on SW and consistently offered me his critique on how good coders were and could tell the language in less than 5 seconds.
Online Guy
Nov 7, 2018 at 11:58 PM
Comment #111Many lives saved Tsunki ..shame the pic didn’t get through.
Your Father would understand . Well done . Ham radio , a few, What’s app 1
NY Mag
Nov 7, 2018 at 11:58 PM
Comment #112Bill,
I don’t really follow politics (on either side of the pond)
Online Guy
Nov 8, 2018 at 12:02 AM
Comment #113Tsunki Joe Walsh gets on 20 metre band regular. There’s a few USA and UK stations/people you will know of .
Chris Tarrant has A class licence . Same tech as me . It’s interesting.
Online Guy
Nov 8, 2018 at 12:03 AM
Comment #114Average contents
Come hither .
NY Mag
Nov 8, 2018 at 12:06 AM
Comment #115Bill,
Unfortunately I don’t follow the MLS either (not much use, I know)
Online Guy
Nov 8, 2018 at 12:29 AM
Comment #116I laugh and mock the grown men who rush home from work to play on their playstations..sitting eating pizza and playing little childish games online , what a bunch of hopeless knackers.
Get a fkg life.
Don’t knock me for bieng involved in science and doing something usefull in the community and you playing on your playstations.
Those who do mock a branch of science need to use my name here when addressing me .
Line out. Next ?
Online Guy
Nov 8, 2018 at 12:33 AM
Comment #117If that was addressed to me Average c ? come out and play .
Essex Geordie Bill
Nov 8, 2018 at 1:02 AM
Comment #118Not sure if I was just moderated, all I was doing was asking OLG what’s wrong with Pizza?
Essex Geordie Bill
Nov 8, 2018 at 1:04 AM
Comment #119Time for bed, g’dnight all.
NY Mag
Nov 8, 2018 at 1:09 AM
Comment #120Goodnight Bill