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haha loved reading this

Hype continues:
Plotting a course
for success


Pre-season preparations are in full swing


From The Sun, Saturday, Sam Allardyce quoted about the construction of a planning centre for him and his staff at the club's Darsley Park training ground:

"The war room we had at Bolton was where we worked out all our strategies and planning.

“There would be a staff of 22 in there, comprising coaches, physios, psychologists, masseurs, even the kit man.

“Everyone made a contribution and everyone was equal. We could be there three hours sometimes and no one else was allowed in.

“We would talk about our players’ strengths and weaknesses, their mental toughness or lack of it, the lot.

"We would look at videos, stats and anything relevant. We would also discuss the opposition and examine their players as well.

“We would write our objectives for the short and long term on the wall and go back to them at various points of the season to see what we had achieved, where we had gone wrong and what we needed to do. Nothing was left to chance.

“Professional football is a huge industry, very important to thousands of people’s lives — particularly in a football-crazy city like Newcastle.

“You must not leave any stone unturned if you are going to be successful.

“The war room was where we worked it all out and it will be a fundamental part of making Newcastle a team to be reckoned with.

“To achieve what I need for Newcastle, we have to do it my way or there’s no point me being here.

“I’m used to people laughing and mocking me and then proving them wrong.

“At Bolton I was accused of buying mercenaries. But if they had been, they would not have been so committed to the club.

“I was criticised for signing old men past their best. Yet those saying that didn’t know what they were talking about.

“We signed a World Cup winner in Youri Djorkaeff and he was magnificent for us when no one else was prepared to gamble on him. I brought in Jay-Jay Okocha, Ivan Campo, Kevin Davies and Bruno N’Gotty, all of whom were under 30, and the only one who cost us a fee was N’Gotty at £500,000.

“That lot together nowadays would cost you more than £20m and they could all play.

“But any manager will tell you the pool of top-class players is getting smaller. Football just is not developing the way it used to.

"They used to roll off a production line in Holland. Not any more. Germany is suffering the same as we are in England.

“Portugal is the best place for young talent now but we’re all like piranhas trying to get in there.

"Africa turns out some phenomenal players, yet they cost a fortune. It means you have to work even harder to get the right players. But I must make Newcastle the place everyone wants to be.
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i hate it when things get stupid names,

the war room !
a war chest !

WTF is that all about ! bloody hell its a sport not a war campaign.
 
big sam takes football as seriously as war, you shouldnt complain, you need a manager like him, especially after souness..
 
I think it isnt a Worried Thread anymore??

maybe just Newcastle United, Official Thread..?

can this be done by anychance?

Well i say not worried... who knows.. but this summer feels good for newcastle...who knows
 
lemonkettaz said:
I think it isnt a Worried Thread anymore??

maybe just Newcastle United, Official Thread..?

can this be done by anychance?

Well i say not worried... who knows.. but this summer feels good for newcastle...who knows
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Start a whole new thread I say, new beginning and all that.
 
lemonkettaz said:
I think it isnt a Worried Thread anymore??

maybe just Newcastle United, Official Thread..?

can this be done by anychance?

Well i say not worried... who knows.. but this summer feels good for newcastle...who knows
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I'll change it back at the end of September :p
 
I much prefer this thread title! For the first time in a while I feel like the club is going forward.

Thanks for the title change JG :)

Paul

EDIT: Looks like Geremi has signed from Chelsea. Should be a good squad player I think.

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Wayhey! Im not worried anymore! thanks for the thread title change.

Well yes i hope it isnt the old story of a false sense of optimism. But i have a true feeling that this season can be a good one...

Great signing in Geremi...Always knew Sam would get the right players... We dont need superstars.

Rumours of Bridge and Gudjohnsen...well that would be awesome if we got both them players.. but i cant see Bridge being allowed to leave...

Great transfer window for us.. surely top6 is possible now?

What would be a nice boost though is Martins and Owen stating they are staying...dont think we could afford to buy 2 new strikers and the way the prices are
 
To be honest, I don't think there are many better strikers out there than what we have. Well, none that would sign for us without European football anyway. So I agree it would be nice and courteous of Owen and Oba to say that they want to stay.

I'm impressed with the quality of player Sam has bought, for not a lot of money which is a bonus. We seem to be building a capable squad of players, and thats what I feel we missed last season- quality players to cover for injuries.

I'm very optimistic for the new season, but I try not to get carried away. It is the Toon we're talking about here! ;)

Paul
 
Hi im a boro fan and don't wanna **** on your chips but just have a little query.

Right this guy that bought your club is well known for being a bit of a recluse, he has no links to Newcastle that i could find and was just wondering why hes bought the club ? Is the land that St James is on worth that much ? Do you think Big Fat Sam is the right man for the job or will he just play is long ball game ? Do you think the managers job is cursed ? You've had some good managers in the past who've not been able to break it.

These are serious questions i hope you guys do well next season obviously you won't beat us but you could never hope to ever again could ya :p

No swearing
 
Nzyme said:
Hi im a boro fan and don't wanna **** on your chips but just have a little query.

Right this guy that bought your club is well known for being a bit of a recluse, he has no links to Newcastle that i could find and was just wondering why hes bought the club ? Is the land that St James is on worth that much ? Do you think Big Fat Sam is the right man for the job or will he just play is long ball game ? Do you think the managers job is cursed ? You've had some good managers in the past who've not been able to break it.

These are serious questions i hope you guys do well next season obviously you won't beat us but you could never hope to ever again could ya :p

No swearing
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:eek: A Smoggie in the Toon thread! :)

Well my view is that Mike Ashley is a business man. And thats it. He has 1.9 Billion in the bank, and I reckon he wants to make more. The way for him to make more money is to get NUFC into the Champions League again and obviously be pushing for the top of the Premier League. I personally can't think of any other reason he would take over the club, but if it brings success, you won't get any complaints from me. And at least he's English!

Sam Allardyce. I was initially disappointed when he was given the job. Since then he has impressed me with everything he has said in the media and with the signings he has made on the cheap. I now think he can take us forward to better things. With regards to the long ball, Sam analyses the opposition in great depth and uses tactics to prevent the other team winning. Whether that means long ball tactics, we will see.

Sam seems to have the ideas to take us forward, but whether he is the right man only time will tell. He wants five years to bring success, but I don't think Mike Ashley will allow him that long.

Is the managers job cursed? No, but the choices have never been great in all honesty. I also think many of us Mags expect to much to quick, which creates the sort of pressure on our managers that you don't get at many clubs.

Anyway, for the first time in years I feel like the club is going forward.

Paul
 
nice to here a jawdie sounding like hes talking sense for once ;)

To be completly honest i hope all 3 NE teams do well next season i just hope we don't get pushed out the market by all these big money take over bids as Sir Steve Gibson is a truely fantastic chairman
 
Nzyme said:
i hope all 3 NE teams do well next season
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I've got to agree there.

I'm not sure what to make of all the takeovers really. I realise theres money to be made from football, but the distance is really growing between the top few and the rest. Our takeover was completely needed, and I genuinely think without it we would be facing relegation next season.

It's as if you need to be taken over to even have a chance of competing these days. As you say, Steve Gibson has done a good job at Boro, and it would be a shame for you guys to lose him. The difference is, had Mike Ashley taken over Boro he would have had a decent board to start with. At our place, he had to get rid of all the idiots on the board as a starting point. :)

Paul
 
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