Your Shout: Toon Fans’ Reaction To 1-0 Blackburn Rovers Loss
By N.O On Wed 25 Jan 2006 |
Another defeat, another poor performance, booes, protests, just another day in Toon world… All your post-match reaction to the 1-0 defeat against Blackburn Rovers at St. James’ Park.
Souness is one lucky bastard, I bet he can’t keep a straight face the next time he uses lady luck as an excuse, he must have something on FS because I was certain he was a goner. Now that it looks like he’s staying (WHY?????), FS should stipulate in his contract, that if he mentions injuries or luck once more as an excuse, he resigns. - Paul
Well, I stayed up all night, and still no sacking, the opposite - he’s staying! I think I’ll go and top myself now… - Martin
I can understand people and Graeme himself pointing out that he has half a squad and none of his signings available but what matters is results. I don’t think he was ever the right man for Newcastle United even in a perfect situation for getting results. I’m worried as I can’t see the situation changing. Regardless of the £50 million he has spent, the Toon needs a manager of men and who leads with passion. Chris Coleman has managed similar results of a fraction of the budget, expects a great deal from his team and is up for every match. - Alex Watts
The scenes on Sky show Freddy we are seriously unhappy and he must change things or things will really get nasty. The mood of fans has changed and we are no longer prepared to accept this shambles. I don’t care what others think of me, I was there chanting and showing my discontent. I wouldn’t do it inside SJP because I believe we have to get behind the team during the match, but outside we got ourselves on Sky and Freddy can’t hide from those faces, those voices. Act before it’s too late! - Sean Marshall
What ever this greedy twat wants give him it, he is absolutely destroying our club. The man must have no dignity at all. - Dave B
For the first time in a long time people in the Gallowgate end are beginning to snap at each other due to the another piss-poor performance! - Martin Robinson
I see he’s still here, like teflon that man, nowt sticks. How much longer must we put up with this joker as one fan put it so eloquently to a Sky reporter? - Marcus D
I was one of those that protested, along with my brother, our uncle and a few pals, I didn’t see any “charvs” - we are all over 20, I saw just supporters sick to their back teeth of Souness, Freddie, Shearer, the lot of them. Where were you? There was more than a “few hundred” too, walking down the steps, coming out of the stands, underneath the Milburn and around the ground, many were chanting. Yeah there were a few kids but they did themselves and the fans proud, unlike those that are only too happy to let this happen. Mugs. - Stevie
Well how long must we endure this incompetent manager and school yard tactics is it time to call on all Newcastle supporters to start protesting against the board? I know it’s all got to do with economics wanting to save 5 million in compensation, to me that’s a short term problem, what will the financial situation be if we are relegated - even worse, which is the likely scenario at the moment. I think the only reason he is still there apart from the money is he still has Alan Shearer’s backing and my question is why? Is it because Souness is a yes man to Shearer? Where as other managers have never been, that’s why they never survived that long. Has it come time for Shearer to go also? Just some food for thought. - Garth Hope
Souness has to go! The back end of a pantomime horse would do a better job of coaching the players than Souness and his mates. I have never seen a Newcastle side throw the towel in as they did after Blackburn scored. If Souness stays we will be relegated on this form. - Graham Clayton
I was at the game and to be honest I’ve seen worse performances this season. But we just continue to look clueless and lacking direction. I have no idea what the coaches are doing, I understand we have injuries, but other teams with worse players than we had playing manage to form a stubborn, hard to beat unit and work on set pieces to nick a goal. We were inept and clueless, no shape or idea, at one point in the 1st half we gave the ball away 4 times on the bounce trying to lump it to Shearer. Souness gave no direction to his players and sat in the dugout doing nothing. I think he has done a good job removing disruptive influences and think he has made some good signings. The team just lacks any sort of coaching, direction or tactical idea, all of which comes from the manager. I think he’s a limited manager and has done all he can. He must go. - Steve Mills
After yesterdays game it is now even more obvious that behind the supportive comments and general bullshit that comes out of Fat Fred and the players’ mouths is a team and boardroom that have totally lost confidence and belief in the current manager. This kind of lack of belief can only be rivaled by the end of Gullit’s reign as manager of the Toon. As I’m sure you are all aware there was thousands of people outside the ground and walking through our city all singing the same song literally”SOUNESS OUT”. He has to go and has to go now, in my opinion we have to do one of two things, either 1) sack Souness and appoint Glen Roeder until the end of the season at which point we can evaluate the situations and see who is available to replace him. OR 2) like many fans were singing yesterday, offer the job to good old Kevin Keegan and see if the messiah will return! Either way if it was up to me or 50,000 thousand other people I shared a dismal couple of hours with yesterday, SOUNESS MUST GO NOW! Please Freddy make it the first thing you do on Monday morning! - Pete
I don’t think I can sleep tonight in anticipation of Souness getting the sack. Please let there be a god… - Martin
I believe Souness has had his day, but beg the board to not rush into getting a new manager and most of all NOT Sam Allardyce, has anyone ever watched them play??? I literally fall asleep, it’s negative… that is not what Newcastle need. We should wait until the end of the season and use the next few months to find the right man for the job. PS Give Luque a chance, he looked a quality player for the first 10 minutes until the crowd started having a go and his head dropped, lets get behind him and lets give him a chance. Peter Crouch was pants after his move to Liverpool but the Scousers gave him a chance and now he looks the business. - Jay Foggin
The match was poor but the protests were a laugh, well done to each and everyone who made their presence felt and heard, now lets hope Freddy listens. - Toon Tony
Get off Luque’s back, why are the crowd so impatient with players coming back from an injury? - Clare Watson
Thanks to everyone who wrote in, keep them coming.
