Comments on: N-O Panel: Post-Match Bolton (h)

By: Lincoln

Lincoln — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:19:40 +0000

i thought david rozehnal had a very good game he made a few mistakes but he played some quality balls and considering he was out of position i was well impressed with his contribution he was my man of the match!!!

By: Matthew

Matthew — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:34:55 +0000

I’d agree with Alex Russell’s Roeder comments.

His tenure was a failure not because of his lack of managerial / coaching skill. His tenure was a failure because Shephered is, in all fairness to him, an absolute arse head.

If Roeder was allowed to buy his own players instead of players Shephered forced him too, then I’m sure things would have been different. As they would have been for Souness and in the later stages of Bobby’s tenure.

Lets not forget Shephered is the man who famously turned round to Bobby and said something like “I don’t like the look of that Carrick you want, I’m going to buy Nicky Butt for 600K less instead”. Well Done Freddy. Smart move.

Back to Roeder - Just look at what he’s done with Norwich - Bottom and certainties for the drop when he took over, now comfortably a few places above relegation. Well played, Glenn.

By: Alex Russell

Alex Russell — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:01:19 +0000

I think people are a bit too critical of Roeder. I think he may have actually been our third best coach of recent years. Kev and Sir Bobby are better, but I think Roeder was better considering injuries than Sam, Souness, Dalglish and Gullit. The 2-2 against Man U being particularly memorable.

By: ChrisL

ChrisL — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:21:06 +0000

I’d like to see Milner have a go as AMC, we could put Duff on the right (till reinforcements arrive) and N’zog back on the left. We’re obviously a bit limited at the moment & I do think that he may be a better player there (he works very hard, is a decent player and wouldn’t have to try to cross so often). Call me crazy.
On the match, it’s one point closer to mid-table this season and watching Keegan succeed next season. That’s the way it’s going to be.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:35:53 +0000

PS - Under “Small Town Sam” we would certainly have lost this game. It would have been two teams fielding a 10-0-0 instead of just Bolton!

By: Matthew

Matthew — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:50:45 +0000

Despite the 0-0 I feel really positive after that game.

The same players who wanted to hide at Old Trafford the week before seemed to have a renewed passion to win for Newcastle. And we nearly managed it!

We just need a “lock picker”. A player who can get passed teams who park 11 men in their own goal mouth. I’m sure the original and only Super Kev is aware of this and is on the case though!

I actually feel positive about NUFC again!!!