04 Sep 2013 00:51:06
Right well i'm off for awhile, i've got a week in Marbella then i'm moving to Newcastle when I return. So busy busy busy.

I'd just like to say that I know we're all feeling abit down and maybe disalusioned atm. But were bloody Manchester f**king United, what the hell have we got to be down about really?

Yes we all wanted to see a couple more signings, and yes there is an arguement for us needing them. But we've missed out on targets before. We all agree that we've needed a new midfielder for 5 years, yet we've still managed to win 4 league titles a champions league title and a couple of league cups in that time, 7 titles in 5 years with no midfield isn't too shabby.

And get this this summer for all our failings and the shambles it decended into, we actually signed a midfielder. And in fairness to him a pretty good one. Maybe we over paid and maybe we all had different targets in mind, but at least he's here.

I think he wilk make a bigger difference than most of us expect.

I try and look at things in a positive light, and as such I feel better about myself and life. Maybe that's a life lesson some on here could do with living by atm {Ed007's Note - Have a nice holiday Shappy.}

1.) 04 Sep 2013
Snappy I echo this 100%, well said, have a great holiday pal.

2.) 04 Sep 2013
Where in Newcastle are you moveing to shappy? I live in Fehnam!

3.) 04 Sep 2013
Indeed. It is Moyes first season with a big shoe to fill. Give him time to grow into that role. He needs to make mistakes to know how not to make future mistakes. Hopefully the mistakes are not too grave. There is a big difference in managing Everton and ManU. It will also take time for him to know the current team's strengths as we start to play. So this year may not be the best but I am confident we will be even better in subsequent years. As for Woody, I won't comment.

4.) 04 Sep 2013
A week in Marbs, with your TOWIE buddies, then off to join your Geordie shore mates, next will be a move to Chelsea for you ;)

Have fun

5.) 04 Sep 2013
It's not that we missed out on targets it's the way it was done.
The owners and CEO have let down our new manager at the first hurdle. Quote from one of many articles this morning.
"Woodward allowed him to be publicly rejected by Thiago Alcantara and Cesc Fabregas, then made matters worse by self-importantly heading off from the pre-season tour of Australia to conduct urgent transfer business, only for the club to announce signings involving Bulova, Apollo and Pepsico — unfortunately not a trio of tricky Brazilians but the manufacturers of watches, tyres, soft drinks and snacks."

We have become the laughing stock and right now it is hard to see us being taken seriously at the top end of the market. There again we shouldn't worry because we don't operate at the top end because the owners don't put that level of money in.

6.) 04 Sep 2013
That's far too much perspective for this time of the morning!

Have a good trip, lad.

7.) 04 Sep 2013
Have a good one. and Shappy's keyboard heaved a huge sigh of relief!

8.) 04 Sep 2013
Have a good One.

9.) 04 Sep 2013
Have a good 1 mate, I agree 100%

10.) 04 Sep 2013
04 Sep 2013 08:02:21
Cheers guys. Heaton Shaf mate.

11.) 04 Sep 2013
Not true to say we haven't had a midfield for 5 years. During that time we've had Scholes, Giggs, Fletcher and even Hargreaves.

12.) 04 Sep 2013
Have a good one and stay out of trouble :). I am down there every year for about 10 days of golf with some buddies, love the place.

13.) 04 Sep 2013
Your Bristol accent should fit in very well in Newcastle. Perhaps you could consider sign language ;)

Have a good holiday Shaps and cover up, god knows what you will catch in Newcastle ;)

14.) 04 Sep 2013
04 Sep 2013 09:47:47
I can remember that Mr Woodward flew home from the pre season tour (whatever he was doing there is beyond me when he should have been concentrating on signings) to make some important business and what happened here, nothing.We could have had Ozil and many other names but lost out and even with finally getting Fellaini, this should have been done and dusted in July at a cheaper value and the extra 4 million would pay a top class players wages for a year.Thats good business.Im disappointed at the way this has been done.
We used to get excited at the play being an attacking side, now I get frustrated as the ball is always going backwards giving time for the opposition teams to reorganise.Get back to attacking defences rather than pass back.
Serious times ahead I think.

15.) 04 Sep 2013
Kev, I hear Ed Woodward had to leave Australia urgently as he needed the toilet ;)