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u1bd2005As a toon fan, how do you feel about Dennis Wise coming in as, well, whatever he has come in as?
To me, he is a 2nd rate league one manager (the main man behind Leeds great start to the season was Gus Poyet...when he went, the results went with him), Dennis was starting to get found out, and jumped ship at the first opportunity.
So, how do toon fans see his arrival? As a great idea to have a football person in the boardroom? Or do they see it the way Leeds fans see it? ie as a bit of old boys back scratching (Bates is a good friend of Wise).
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u1bd2005
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I still have no idea what his job as "Director of football" or whatever it is entails.
He does know his football though so it has to be a good thing that we have him, right?
I guess only time will tell.
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| u1bd2005 wrote: | | I guess only time will tell. |
You are right, though I do think he has run away, and you are where he ran to.
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u1bd2005
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you can't really call coming to newcastle at this current time running away from anything, it is the hardest job ever to come to newcastle at the moment with expectations so high and results so poor.
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Bravo
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From someone 'in the know' at Elland Road:
| Quote: | Since Poyet left no work on fitness has been done. The players are really unfit and were keeling over under Macca's new training regime.
Wisey's training sessions often finished really early and they wouldn't train in the afternoon because Wisey wanted to get to London.
Wisey would not train on Sunday's something Macca wants to do and very little afternoon sessions were used.
Wisey would often meet the players at games and not travel on the team coach.
Basically the training schedule was based around Wisey getting to and from London in time. |
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u1bd2005
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But he's Executive Director of football at Newcastle, he's not a coach.
I have done a bit of researching and his job is basically advising the board on football matters (mainly transfers, scouting and youth development.)
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Well I hope he turns out ok.
Newcastle is one of those teams I like to see doing well, but at the moment, they are reminding me of the season before the one where Leeds went down.
I think Keegan is a 'heart' appointment and not a 'head' appointment. Though I think they were suprised that a lot of top managers didn't want to touch the job with a bargepole.
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Bravo
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Alan Smith said the other day that Newcastle need to acknowledge that they are now fighting a relegation battle.
I think he is right to say this, it will give the players a bit of a wake up call. No club is too big to go down, and Newcastles current form is definitely relegation form.
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u1bd2005
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| Bravo wrote: | Alan Smith said the other day that Newcastle need to acknowledge that they are now fighting a relegation battle.
I think he is right to say this, it will give the players a bit of a wake up call. No club is too big to go down, and Newcastles current form is definitely relegation form. |
Yep, newcastle are defintly struggling, with liverpool coming up its not gonna get any easier, but we only need one win to regain some confidence and birmingham and fulham could be our chance to turn our recent performances around.
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Bravo
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At least they have been playing well, Keegans magic will kick in, it just needs to kick in quick!
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