It isn't a surprise.
Souness took over after Boby Robson was sacked in a terrible manner, although he took Newcastle United from the ruins after Gullit departed to finish second, third and fifth in the English Premier League for three consecutive seasons. Newcastle finished 14th last season under Souness, and currently at the 15th position, just six points clear of the relegation zone, with Souness admitting that they are in the relegation battle. Newcastle collected only one point out of a possible 18 since their last win on December 17th 2005 against West Ham United...since then it was all downhill. Yes, Souness had lot of injuries in the team - Owen, Parker, Dyer, Emre, Solano, Taylor, Carr - all have been injured. But that's the job of a good manager - you improvise with the available players, inspire them, and go forward - or atleast try. Under Souness, Newcastle missed the passion, the urge to compete...with £50 million spent within 18 months, Newcastle only went backwards.
I do feel sorry for the man - he has been honest, but he hasn't been able to motivate. BBC paints a clear picture of his time at the helm of NUFC.
Sacking Sir Bobby was a blatant mistake, I just hope this isn't so - especially at this stage of the season.
And call it luck or just coincidence, both my favourite teams are undergoing the same problems...Mohun Bagan and NUFC...although in two different leagues...in two different parts of the world...
Souness took over after Boby Robson was sacked in a terrible manner, although he took Newcastle United from the ruins after Gullit departed to finish second, third and fifth in the English Premier League for three consecutive seasons. Newcastle finished 14th last season under Souness, and currently at the 15th position, just six points clear of the relegation zone, with Souness admitting that they are in the relegation battle. Newcastle collected only one point out of a possible 18 since their last win on December 17th 2005 against West Ham United...since then it was all downhill. Yes, Souness had lot of injuries in the team - Owen, Parker, Dyer, Emre, Solano, Taylor, Carr - all have been injured. But that's the job of a good manager - you improvise with the available players, inspire them, and go forward - or atleast try. Under Souness, Newcastle missed the passion, the urge to compete...with £50 million spent within 18 months, Newcastle only went backwards.
I do feel sorry for the man - he has been honest, but he hasn't been able to motivate. BBC paints a clear picture of his time at the helm of NUFC.
Sacking Sir Bobby was a blatant mistake, I just hope this isn't so - especially at this stage of the season.
And call it luck or just coincidence, both my favourite teams are undergoing the same problems...Mohun Bagan and NUFC...although in two different leagues...in two different parts of the world...
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The time to worry is when Mohun Bagan hire Souness...
:-)
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