NEWCASTLE UNITED ~ Great Kambek!!

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ShadowChaser · Post time 8-11-2010 02:08 PM

Newcastle hit top four with win at Arsenal

Sun, 07 Nov 16:38:00 2010

Arsenal suffered their second home defeat by a promoted side this season when they were beaten 1-0 by a Newcastle United team who climbed into the Premier League's top four on the back of their victory on Sunday.

Andy Carroll headed the only goal at the end of the first half to give Newcastle their third successive win.

Arsenal were upset 3-2 at The Emirates by West Bromwich Albion in September and, although they had most of the possession and hit the bar twice on Sunday, they lacked the killer instinct against a team they last lost at home to nine years ago.

Defeat was a real setback for Arsenal, who had hoped to gain ground on leaders Chelsea, who have a tough trip to Anfield later on Sunday (1600 GMT).

Chelsea have 25 points to the 23 of Manchester United, who beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 on Saturday. Arsenal have 20 with Newcastle and Manchester City, who visit West Brom later on Sunday, both on 17.

Arsenal, beaten by Shakhtar Donetsk in their midweek Champions League game, quickly imposed their usual dominance with some neat passing in midfield.

Cesc Fabregas hit the bar with a deflected free kick after 13 minutes while Newcastle keeper Tim Krul made a great one-handed save to keep out a Samir Nasri shot after 39.

DIFFERENT PROPOSITION

However, Newcastle, on a high after last week's 5-1 thrashing of Sunderland, were a very different proposition both in personnel and attitude than that on show when they were beaten 4-0 at home by Arsenal in the League Cup last month.

Arsenal goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski had been a virtual spectator but when he was called into action in the last minute of the first half he needlessly tried to punch a Kevin Nolan free kick box but was outjumped by Carroll whose header looped into the empty net.

Arsenal resumed their territorial control in the second half with Theo Walcott rattling the bar again soon after the restart.

However, Newcastle worked tirelessly to keep them at long range and the home threat gradually petered out.

Arsenal's bad day was completed when defender Laurent Koscielny was shown a straight red card for a last-man foul on substitute Nile Ranger in stoppage time.

"These are big weeks for us and what we have is a group of players who are all in this together fighting together, supporting each other and I think that showed in the performance," Newcastle manager Chris Hughton told Sky Sports.

Captain Nolan, who scored a hat-trick against Sunderland, added: "We were quite confident we would come here and get a result and I felt we could win," he said.

"It's just fantastic to come here against such a great footballing side and get a great result."

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katakpuruz · Post time 7-12-2010 01:22 PM

Chris Hughton fired..

ShadowChaser · Post time 7-12-2010 10:41 PM

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ShadowChaser · Post time 7-12-2010 10:42 PM

Ashley insulting Geordie intelligence
Tue Dec 07 08:44AM

As part of the infamous 'London media' (even if, in reality, this means working out of a rusting shed just off the end of Heathrow's south runway), Early Doors naturally has a voyeuristic desire to gawp at over-excitable Toon fans lining up in their thousands to celebrate the signing of some washed-up journeyman or, even better, declare King Kev as a returning messiah.
But a little-known fact about ED is that, while enjoying a touch of Magpie mockery, it actually holds flash, obese cockneys in far greater contempt, particularly those who show little regard for those who they are meant to serve.

Hot on the heels of striking tube drivers, Mike Ashley is the latest commuter belt native to incur the wrath of ED, and not for the first time.

Ashley's school of football administration may seem peculiar, but it is in keeping with many chairmen who use their business principles in their costly pastime of professional sport.

The Glazer family are ambitious but conservative, hedging massive debts against the promise of long-term gains and trusting in staff development and shrewd management; Roman Abramovich is dominant and cut-throat, preferring to spend more for ready-made acquisitions that yield instant results than to speculate on potential; Mohamed Al-Fayed is aggressively eccentric but clever and patient, researching his market but knowing when he has erred and quick to move on (in business terms, not conspiracy theories).

As a man who made his fortune flogging cheap sportswear to people on benefits, Ashley possibly thought a 'consumer-driven strategy' would placate the notoriously demanding and fickle Geordie fans. In other words, give the punters what they want.

Sam Allardyce was decidedly unpopular among Toon support so, despite a respectable league position for a side who had struggled since Sir Bobby was sacked, the man who took Bolton into Europe was tossed aside after less than half a season.

Kevin Keegan was popular among Toon support so he was the man and when he reverted to type and huffed off - and when Joe 'JFK' Kinnear ranted himself back into another coronary - the similarly idolised Alan Shearer was hailed as natural heir.

None of this worked so Ashley, it appeared, learned his lesson and did the sensible thing, the thing that any sporting organisation should do: he allowed a club man and a football man to coach the team to relative success.

So it seemed. What has become clear is that Ashley never wanted Chris Hughton in charge and only stuck with him last season for want of a better option, or one who would be prepared to muck it out in the Championship.

It has also become clear that, despite unprecedented success in dominating the second tier of English football, Ashley wanted Hughton out anyway, and only kept faith because it would have enraged the fans whose pulse he erroneously believes he monitors.

Spurs fan Ashley was waiting for a dodgy run of form, a poor performance and result to give sacking Hughton the credence that, he assumed, would placate support impassioned by last season.

But football is not budget retail with a demographic of teenage hoodies and overweight slackers who will literally wear anything elasticated.

They may be over-emotional but football fans are wise to their clubs' concerns and, given the way the game has changed, understandably cynical. The clowns who flock to St James' to speak to Sky Sports News at the drop of Carroll's fist might give fans a bad name, but the Geordies are not stupid.

They are also fiercely loyal to those they deem equally loyal - even if Newcastle finished 17th, above the drop zone on goals scored, the Black and White Army will treasure the 5-1 humping of Sunderland for generations.

The team that bossed its way to promotion last season was largely the same side that got relegated, minus higher-earning stars like Michael Owen, Obafemi Martins and Damien Duff. And much the same team beat Sunderland, Arsenal and Everton and drew with Chelsea. Testament to Hughton's man management and coaching ability.

Newcastle say they want a more experienced manager, but what, pray tell, does Ashley think such a man has to offer a side that a former England boss, a Toon legend and a seasoned old toad respectively could not do?

Ashley has made a Tyneside-sized rod for his own (admittedly mighty) back: he simply has to get a big, big name, someone who through force of personality and celebrity can attract top players to St James' Park and who can coach what he already has at his disposal into the top eight.

Martin Jol is the ready-made replacement after quitting Ajax, although he has already been burned by deluded executives once, sacked by Tottenham for finishing fifth.

If Jol does not join, Ashley must give Martin ONeill the assurances Aston Villa and Randy Lerner could not regarding control and budget. Fat chance (pun intended).

And if he cannot do that, he must convince Frank Rijkaard he can do a better job than Ruud Gullit for the Toon.

And as a cartoon in this morning's Times points out, any experienced manager will be experienced enough not to touch the job with a bargepole.

Should he fail there, then there may well be full-scale revolt in the North East.

Because Alan Pardew, the early favourite yesterday, would not cut the mustard at many Championship sides, let alone one that had - with the Prem in its current state - every chance of qualifying for the Europa League under the guidance of one of the few good men left in the English game.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY: Sol Campbell, whose dismal performance at West Brom helped earn Hughton his P45: "This will hit the players hard. The players admired him and liked him and won't be happy now he's gone like this. It makes no sense. Here is a guy who has done an unbelievable job. He got the club back into the Premier League and any manager would have been rewarded for that with a new contract, but Chris wasn't. The players are sure to be asking themselves, 'What the hell is going on?', that is only natural. When we left training this morning none of the players had a clue this was coming. Yes, it has come as a shock, and it will affect the dressing room - there is no doubt about that."

ShadowChaser · Post time 7-12-2010 11:13 PM

Premier League - Paper Round: Hughton's crazy life at Newcastle
Tue, 07 Dec 08:53:00 2010

The papers are full of Chris Hughton stories after his sacking on Monday but it is the Daily Mirror that really comes up with the juice about the behind-the-scenes goings-on at St James' Park.

An exclusive piece from Simon Bird lists a string of revelations as to just what Hughton had to put up with at the club.

According to Bird, Newcastle owner Mike Ashley and managing director Derek Llambias sacked Hughton because he was not "showbusiness" enough for them and they wanted a manager who would attract the Sky cameras to St James' Park more often - as each visit from the television station pockets the club ￡500,000.

Among the other nonsense that Hughton had to put up with was a duty to submit predictions for future games which he then had to discuss and compare with the Newcastle chiefs' own set of tips.

According to the paper, he also had to hold meetings with Ashley and Llambias before matches in order to listen to their football input as the pair considered themselves experts.

He was also accused of 'milking the crowd' after Newcastle beat Sunderland 5-1 in the Tyne-Wear derby when the fans chanted his name.

And finally, the paper claims that Hughton was furious that his policy of treating the players like adults was perceived as 'weakness' by the men in charge.

The Mirror, along with a number of other papers, speculate that Martin Jol, who left Ajax on Monday night, will be the next manager with Alan Pardew also linked in numerous papers.

The Independent meanwhile claims that Andy Carroll could now leave Newcastle in a ￡15 million deal as he was so close to his now former boss.