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Friday, June 01, 2007
Newcastle Update - End of 06/07 Season
Haven't blogged my Toon thoughts of late, there's certainly lots going on, lots to talk about...
06/07 Season Review - Blech... I'm glad it's over... I've downloaded the EPL Season Review & Goals of the Season vids via www.fbtz.com but I don't expect to find many highlights that include Newcastle, unless we're on the receiving end that is!
Goal of the Season - Ok, it's a strange, biased one, but I'd say David Edgar's equalizing goal against Man United... He's Canadian, it's his debut, and it's again Man United, it doesn't get much better than that! Ok, for skill there were certainly better goals, Martins scored some beautiful goals, and Emre's 3rd against Reading was sweet as well.
Player of the Season - That's tough to pick, so many players blew hot and cold, it would be easy to pick a dozen that didn't deserve it as opposed to one that did. You might have to say James Milner, or perhaps Stephen Taylor, Martins, Solano or Sibierski... All for different reasons of course.
Allardyce - He's never been one of my favorites, and like many others I wasn't wild about his long ball tactics, however, he's shown that he has the ability to get a team to perform ABOVE expectations, consistantly... Newcastle has underperformed for over a decade now, perhaps with the exception of the seasons under Sir Bobby when we finished 3rd and 4th. If Allardyce, given time, can build a side that exceeds expectations, we'll be challenging for the title and winning some cups.. I think it's good that the board made the move when they did. Allardyce has the summer to build the squad, chop & change, and prepare for a full season w/o a European distraction, hopefully we can consolidate our league position, get back to top 6, go on a decent cup run, I'd be more than happy with that.
Owen - If he's not committed, then f*ck him... He's played about what, 15 matches for us in 2 full seasons and he's going to bugger off now, whatever...
The Buyout - This is certainly encouraging... An English Ambromovich with deep pockets to come in and get Fat Freddie out... Hopefully this won't drag on and Ashley can take over the reigns ASAP, give Allardyce his kitty and let's move forward... ¶ Friday, June 01, 2007
06/07 Season Review - Blech... I'm glad it's over... I've downloaded the EPL Season Review & Goals of the Season vids via www.fbtz.com but I don't expect to find many highlights that include Newcastle, unless we're on the receiving end that is!
Goal of the Season - Ok, it's a strange, biased one, but I'd say David Edgar's equalizing goal against Man United... He's Canadian, it's his debut, and it's again Man United, it doesn't get much better than that! Ok, for skill there were certainly better goals, Martins scored some beautiful goals, and Emre's 3rd against Reading was sweet as well.
Player of the Season - That's tough to pick, so many players blew hot and cold, it would be easy to pick a dozen that didn't deserve it as opposed to one that did. You might have to say James Milner, or perhaps Stephen Taylor, Martins, Solano or Sibierski... All for different reasons of course.
Allardyce - He's never been one of my favorites, and like many others I wasn't wild about his long ball tactics, however, he's shown that he has the ability to get a team to perform ABOVE expectations, consistantly... Newcastle has underperformed for over a decade now, perhaps with the exception of the seasons under Sir Bobby when we finished 3rd and 4th. If Allardyce, given time, can build a side that exceeds expectations, we'll be challenging for the title and winning some cups.. I think it's good that the board made the move when they did. Allardyce has the summer to build the squad, chop & change, and prepare for a full season w/o a European distraction, hopefully we can consolidate our league position, get back to top 6, go on a decent cup run, I'd be more than happy with that.
Owen - If he's not committed, then f*ck him... He's played about what, 15 matches for us in 2 full seasons and he's going to bugger off now, whatever...
The Buyout - This is certainly encouraging... An English Ambromovich with deep pockets to come in and get Fat Freddie out... Hopefully this won't drag on and Ashley can take over the reigns ASAP, give Allardyce his kitty and let's move forward... ¶ Friday, June 01, 2007
