Time to test the smoke detectors: We need a new manager!

[Dirt McGirt]

I'm sick of talking about Big Sam. Time to figure out who is next to sip the poison chalice.

Mark Hughes
Harry Redknapp
Steve McClaren
Martin Jol
Alan Shearer
Kevin Keegan
Chris Colman
Bruce Arena

If you see your name above it means I don't want to see you as the next manager of Newcastle United (and you may be a complete ********tard).

[Toon³]

No British managers

Other than that I have no idea, Jose preferably

[mplsTOON]

Sam Allardyce is SO 2007...

What we beed is a brand new whipping boy who can take it like a man...

go get The Gimp.

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/9867/gimpwz1.jpg

(But The Gimp's sleeping....)

Well, I guess you're gonna have to go wake him up now, won't you?

[JayRockers!]

I think we can rule out

Jose
Klinsmann
Hitzfeld
Lippi
Soueness
Dalglish

Is there any reason to think 'Arry wants to leave Pompey, or Hughes (Sir Alex in Waiting) wants to leave Blackburn? They both have the support of their owners and the fans. Both are competing for Europe. Harry's nearing retirement and Hughes will be in the mix for all the Top Four jobs that come open. Especially the next time Chelski and when ManU come open.

Thx,

Jay!

ps. Fat Mike Ashley needs to pack up his act and take it from the stands to the boardroom. He doesn't need to be on TV proving that he's a True Newcastle Supporter any longer. By firing the manager he's made his bones in that arena.

[Dirt McGirt]

No British managers

Other than that I have no idea, Jose preferablyI like Jose but he can't come according to the papers and why would he?

the Special One
Steve Coppell
Gus Hiddink
Scolari
Lippi
That one guy that won that one cup back then
Hitzfeld
Klinsmann
Jesus H. Christ

I really have no idea but whoever it is needs to have a scouting network and relationships with agents in place to bring in some quality players this summer.

[JaredSS07]

I don't think Ashley will stick with an British manager. That mentality is a holdover of Freddy's final few choices.

You heard it here first:

Didier Deschamps

He is foreign, has a decent CV, and said he want's an English job. Even Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didier_Deschamps)thinks he could be the next manager and they are never wrong... about anything.

[Dirt McGirt]

Newcastle chairman Mike Ashley Ashley has confirmed on Sky Sports News that he knows who he wants, he is in employment, he is English, and they will go through the proper channels

It will be interesting to see whether the Fratton Park telephone rings first thing in the morning...

From some random Pompey site.

Can anyone confirm the Sky report because if he said English that's huge? I hope it's Steve Coppell if that's the case.

[tigerdave]

From some random Pompey site.

Can anyone confirm the Sky report because if he said English that's huge? I hope it's Steve Coppell if that's the case.

Eh. Reading haven't had the best record of defending...

If the target's English and currently employed, that rules out over half of the Premier League so it may well be a Championship manager. :confused:

Current English managers in the Premier League:
Southgate - Ha. No.
Redknapp - Perhaps an idea solution if the criteria is accurate
Bruce - Already took a job this season, so no.
Jewell - See Bruce.
Hodgson - See Bruce, Jewell
Coppell - Eh. Not sure. Would provide attacking football but what about Reading's defense?
Megson - See Bruce, Jewell, Hodgson.
Curbishley - Probably option two on this list, if we're restricting it to currently employed Englishmen.

[tino11]

No-one think it's wierd how Hitzfeld announces he's gonna leave Bayern, and BSA get the boot within a week?

Pearson till end of season.

[JayRockers!]

So this poll (http://www.skysports.com/poll/results/0,19911,12782_2433,00.html) on SkySports has Shearer, Mourinho and Jol in the lead followed by McLaren (eek), O'Leary, (eek, eek) and then Lippi. Rounding out the numbers are Moyes (who is probably the best Brit choice) Hughes and Fat 'Arry with 0%.

Thx,

Jay!

[JaredSS07]

The fans' choice would clearly be former Newcastle striker Alan Shearer, but he has no managerial experience and has publicly distanced himself from the role.

Another former Magpies player, Kevin Gallacher, said the board would face a big challenge matching the fans' levels of expectation if they could not get the popular choice.

"If Alan's not going to be there the board will have to go high to excite the crowd and get them going," he said.

"For the last month or so, they've been chanting his name, so they'll have to go for someone bigger than him in the market to get them going again."

Sounds like journalistic bullshit.

[penubly]

I'm sick of talking about Big Sam. Time to figure out who is next to sip the poison chalice.

The vessel with the pestle holds the brew that is true!

http://www.josephcoaler.com/Pics/courtjester59.jpg

Or is it the chalice from the palace?

Sorry. Couldn't resist a laugh this morning. And I am getting old, so get off my lawn.

The Court Jester (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS75NtlH3gI) for you youngsters.

[Dirt McGirt]

No-one think it's wierd how Hitzfeld announces he's gonna leave Bayern, and BSA get the boot within a week?

Pearson till end of season.
I thought he's taking the Swiss at the end of the season.

Jol, Hiddink in frame for Newcastle job
tribalfooball.com - January 10, 2008

Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley could go Dutch to replace Sam Allardyce as manager.

De Telegraaf says former Tottenham boss Martin Jol and Russia coach Guus Hiddink are both in the frame for the Toon post.

Jol turned down the job at Birmingham City, though is keen to continue in England. He has interest from PSV and Feyenoord, but wants a big Premiership job.

[Crazy Man Michael]

Gotta love rumors. From NUFC.com -

"Day two of big bother in Toon and money is being placed on Kevin Keegan amid claims of sightings in the region. Meanwhile the name of David Moyes was mentioned by several callers to Merseyside phone ins on Wednesday."

There is no way Moyes comes from Everton and I can't imagine Keegan coming back after all of this time, although there is American precedent for this kind of thing. Before my Eagles signed Andy Reid they interviewed Dick Vermeil who hadn't coached in about 20 years at that point. When the Eagles didn't sign Vermeil he went on to renewed success with the Rams. Could Keegan come back? That would certainly make the fans happy but would he do it and, in today's game, would he be any good? Still, gotta love rumors....

[Dirt McGirt]

Supposedly Redknapp is flying to Newcastle right now and is due to land shortly.:mad:

[tigerdave]

Supposedly Redknapp is flying to Newcastle right now and is due to land shortly.:mad:

Source? Every website I visit says he's not interested or hasn't been contacted, or Pompey won't let him go.

[Dirt McGirt]

Source? Every website I visit says he's not interested or hasn't been contacted, or Pompey won't let him go.
Sky and NUFCblog.com

[tigerdave]

Footy-MAD reckons Ashley's got his man in the bag.. (http://www.newcastleutd-mad.co.uk/news/loadnews.asp?cid=TMNW&id=371714)

We believe it is Alan Shearer, and red-hot favourite Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp is a smoke screen.

[Dirt McGirt]

Footy-MAD reckons Ashley's got his man in the bag.. (http://www.newcastleutd-mad.co.uk/news/loadnews.asp?cid=TMNW&id=371714)
How frigging stupid is Ashley?

[mplsTOON]

FWIW Pompey play S*nderland this weekend....

in the NE.