Reply #16: Not sure how much Shepherd is to blame [View All]

[ikri]

I'd look more closely at Doug Hall. From what I heard about Bobby Robson's sacking, Shepherd wanted to give him another 3 months to get things right, i.e. up until Christmas and the new transfer window. It was Hall who pressed for his immediate dismissal.

Souness has had very good financial backing in his time here. Only Man USA and Chelsea have spent more money during his time in charge.

I just want to see a manager in charge whose ideas on thinking tactically involve how to win a game, not how to pin the blame on the referee, players, fans, etc.

This is my 22nd season watching Newcastle now, and my 13th as a season ticket holder. During all that time I have never seen such boring, tedious, unadventurous football as under Souness. Bring back Ardiles! His teams might lose as much as Souness, but they were a hell of a lot more interesting to watch.