Magpies consider Roeder help

[kennethlindheim]

Newcastle United life president Sir John Hall has come out in full support of Glenn Roeder, but the former Magpies chairman says the club are now considering bringing in a director of football to assist their current manager.

The North East side are just two points above the Premiership relegation zone having lost six of their last eight games, with a 1-0 derby day to defeat to Middlesbrough at the weekend fully compounding their woes.

Their form this season is in marked contrast to the improvement Roeder instigated when taking over from Graeme Souness last season, initially in a caretaker capacity, but the pressure is now on the former West Ham boss to deliver and drag The Magpies up the table.

Hall has now thrown his backing firmly behind Roeder but, whilst doing so, also revealed that the club are considering the appointment of a director of football in order to help relieve the pressure on the man in the top job.

"Glenn is one of the most honest and sincere men I have met in football and I have the highest regard for him," said Hall.

"He has got Newcastle United in his heart and he feels the anguish the same as the supporters when results are not going our way.

"I am sure Glenn will get it right, but he needs the strength of the fans to get him through.

"We have also got to look at ourselves and may appoint a director of football to take some pressure off the manager and make sure we take advantage of modern technology."

I have to say, it's about time. This would be a major step forward for this football club. One big problem though, the director of football still has to be appointed by Shepherd

[MUMUFMUFCOK!]

Yawn. I can already tell you exactly what's going to happen. Newcastle will make a ridiculous appointment (I'm thinking Bobby Robson, Fat Ron, or Kevin Keegan) and the new wave of optimism around the club will carry the team to a great streak of results over the following 8-10 games. Slowly this will begin to disintegrate, and, following five consecutive defeats in March, the pressure will again mount on Shepard and Roeder. A very fat man in a replica shirt will appear on Sky Sports News saying "Roeder cannae hack it in the Premiership, he gotta go, mon." Around this time, there will be a double page spread in the sun, under the headline "TOON IN CRISIS", complete with picture of the club badge breaking in half and a grimacing Roeder with his arms folded. Shepard will fire Roeder and appoint the Director of Football as permanent manager, with Alan Shearer as his assistant. Buoyed by this appointment, the team will finish the season strongly and make it in to the top half, securing a place in the Intertoto Cup. Half the squad will get injured over the summer and Newcastle will have another shite start to next season, eventually culminating in a very fat, topless man with the nickname 'Animal' declaring "Shee-ra is the only mon for the job, like." Shearer will get the manager's job full-time, Newcastle will do good for 10 games, and then it'll all come apart again.

[andy villa]

thats brilliant mufcok!

couldnt have put it better muself...

although a few curse words would have beefed it up a little..

[kennethlindheim]

I just hope you're not a fortune-teller, mufcock!

[kyan]

Originally Posted by MUMUFMUFCOK!

Yawn. I can already tell you exactly what's going to happen. Newcastle will make a ridiculous appointment (I'm thinking Bobby Robson, Fat Ron, or Kevin Keegan) and the new wave of optimism around the club will carry the team to a great streak of results over the following 8-10 games. Slowly this will begin to disintegrate, and, following five consecutive defeats in March, the pressure will again mount on Shepard and Roeder. A very fat man in a replica shirt will appear on Sky Sports News saying "Roeder cannae hack it in the Premiership, he gotta go, mon." Around this time, there will be a double page spread in the sun, under the headline "TOON IN CRISIS", complete with picture of the club badge breaking in half and a grimacing Roeder with his arms folded. Shepard will fire Roeder and appoint the Director of Football as permanent manager, with Alan Shearer as his assistant. Buoyed by this appointment, the team will finish the season strongly and make it in to the top half, securing a place in the Intertoto Cup. Half the squad will get injured over the summer and Newcastle will have another shite start to next season, eventually culminating in a very fat, topless man with the nickname 'Animal' declaring "Shee-ra is the only mon for the job, like." Shearer will get the manager's job full-time, Newcastle will do good for 10 games, and then it'll all come apart again.

there should be a separate thread for appreciating quotes like that