The opinions continue to flow into The Mag, as Newcastle United fans debate the various issues regarding our club..
Always plenty to talk about with NUFC.
Newcastle United fans with the latest collection of opinions below.
On this occasion, specifically following on from the derby match on Sunday.
Contributions are sometimes too brief to make up into a full article and/or sometimes a lot of varying views coming in on the same subject…
So we have gathered up a number of recent views sent in, (if you would like to send anything in, long or short, regarding Newcastle United, then contribute@themag.co.uk is the place):
Dear Mag,
I have read with interest some of the articles regarding our current situation.
In defence of Eddie Howe, may I point out that…
At the end of the season, we will have played 18 MORE matches than Manchester United.
The last 14 NUFC matches have been played across only 47 days.
During this season we experienced a number of injuries that a football commentator described highest % in the PL.
I believe that most of our players are mentally and physically worn out. They did not deserve that appalling end of match reaction. Thiaw for example has played in 46 matches already this season.
Love Rafa but neither he nor Mourinho etc could have achieved what Eddie Howe has done at Newcastle United.
Eddie has led us to 4th and 5th place in the PL.
League Cup victory, which was our first trophy SINCE 1969, one of two finals.
Two qualifications for the Champion League.
All tickets, home and away, for Newcastle United fans sold out every match.
An atmosphere, from 12,000 miles away, in 76 years as a supporter, including 30+ years as a season ticket holder. The best ever.
This season has been a major disappointment, I agree. But frankly we have not had the depth and or quality of squad to cope with the number of matches we have played. Check out the quality and depth of squad of other major clubs.
Isak “played us” like a violinist in the New York Philharmonic Orchestra over his prolonged transfer to Liverpool, and as a result our summer signings were I believe panic buys. Lack of positive investment in our squad.
We were taken over four and a half years ago, and still for example, no decision on if to stay at SJP or move.
THE FUTURE.
Give Eddie one more season to include-
A working relationship with our CEO and Sporting Director.
A top to bottom review of every aspect of our club.
A major clear-out of players in the summer and suitable replacements brought in.
Now is the time for our supporters worldwide, and we have so many in the numerous countries that I have visited, to get behind our club and give them nothing less than 101%.
TURN BOOS INTO CHEERS, NOW IS THE TIME FOR US ALL TO STICK TOGETHER.
In the seven remaining matches give the opposition HELL.
Andrew
Australia
Dear Mag,
Eddie Howe has been the best manager in my lifetime.
His attacking football, coupled with his exceptional man-management skills, puts him just above Bobby and King Kev.
Unfortunately, every manager has a use by date. Only truly exceptional managers last more than five years, he’s taken the club as far as he can, and been given full control over the club, seeing off two directors of football.
Our last decent transfer window was summer 2023 and this ridiculous notion that Wissa could replace Isak is bewildering. £50mil spent on someone with no resale value, that can’t get into our team, is a joke.
Trying to turn that disinterested beanpole Woltemade into a dynamic midfielder is misguided at best.
Are the youth at the club so bad that not one of the attacking players we have deserves to be given a chance? Why don’t Seung-soo Park or the lad Ferriera get a chance in front of Elanga, who can trap a ball further than I can kick it?
Thanks for the trophy Eddie, these last games should be your farewell tour, onto the next manager to take over at the beginning of the summer. I don’t think Eddie should be given the chance to screw up another tranfer window.
Jimbo
Dear Mag,
This is the moment to remind supporters where we have came from and what has been achieved in less than five years .
1. A team that was on its knees
2. Improvements made to players through the current manager
3 Relegation avoided
4 Continued improvement through the years
5 Winning a trophy
6 City and Fans celebrating
7 New Training Facilities
8 New and Old players loving the Fans and City
9 Other teams fearing coming to St. James’ Park
10 A top class Coach who has made all this happen
11 Providing 17% of Players for the Current England Squad.
12 At a minimum 16th best team in Europe
Probably far more positives more than listed.
On the Negative side
1 Transfer window – FFP/PSR and teams that twist the rules have continually hindered this to a maximum.
2 Probably 3-4 Front men signed for other teams because of FFP/PSR on transfer Fees and more significantly wages .
3 After Sunday, the defeat has probably caused the greatest problem.
Sunderland have had 2 objectives
1 Stay in the Premier League
2 Beat Newcastle
Achieved both by reducing Cup Runs and playing a minimum amount of games.
Summary
Football players are athletes and are trained to perform, you can only reach this maximum on a certain number of occasions, unless you have a squad of players with similar levels of skill etc. that are happy to sit and watch a game.
We are not at that stage yet with very bad injuries hindering us.
But we will be with Eddie Howe guiding us (there is no one better).
Please support the man and remember where he has taken us from.
Ian Aitken
Dear Mag,
What does Howe have to do to get sacked?
Week after week same rinse repeat .
Take lead.. Play a bit. Drop back. Concede. Whole defence goes missing. Concede.
Sky favourite statistics, most points lost from winning positions….
Pif wake up, help.
Anthony Stafford
Dear Mag,
Sunderland couldn’t find Europe with a map and a compass.
We could be here in 50 yrs and they still won’t have played in Europe lol.
David Todd