Time for Ashley to build a bridge?

Good luck Chris!
Just over six months ago Mike Ashley surprisingly sacked manager Chris Hughton, a move which angered many supporters as they felt that Chris was doing as good a job as possible in his first season back in the Premier League.

Anyway that was then, this is now. Newcastle have moved on now and finally Chris has been given the chance to move on at his new club Birmingham City and I’m sure all supporters would love to wish Chris all the best in his new role.

I will be giving Chris some support as, living in Birmingham, I’ll be going to watch a few of the friendlies at St Andrews and show some respect to a man who held us together during rather turbulent times. It will also of course relieve my withdrawal symptoms that I’ve suffered since the end of last season and I can’t wait to watch some football again!

Many of us Newcastle supporters felt that Mike Ashley was rather disgraceful in his treatment of Chris Hughton, but maybe now that Chris has a new job Mike could help out the man that done such a great job for him?

Birmingham City find themselves in the Championship after a mixed season in which they won the League Cup but ended up relegated on the final day of the season. Many of their better players are rumoured to be moving on to pastures new which will leave them with a thin squad and I personally would like to see our club help out the man who got us out of the Championship at the first time of asking.

I think it would be a great move for all concerned if we were to send some of our fringe players on loan to gain some valuable first team experience. If players like Haris Vuckic, Shane Ferguson and Phil Airey go on loan to Birmingham, I’m sure they will get a lot of playing time at quite a competitive level and who knows, they may even be able to gain some European experience.

I still think that Mike Ashley owes Chris Hughton big time, but will his ego allow him to help his former manager who showed nothing but respect to the club and its supporters through some miserable times?

Personally I would love to see Chris Hughton do a great job at Birmingham City and get them back into the Premier League at the first time of asking. And if some of our young players can help them achieve this, I think it will be smiles all around.

So is this a plan with no drawbacks? It certainly looks like one too me, as these young players will not get much playing time at our club yet, but maybe after a good season and plenty of time on the pitch, we might get to see what these players are really capable of and is young Haris as good as what we are lead to believe? Only time will tell.

Good luck Hooters!

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339 thoughts on “Time for Ashley to build a bridge?

  1. @66 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆

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  2. While it would be sentimentally nice if we loaned some youngins to hughton, I would agree with some that it would be a very bad idea. Chrissy showed time and time again that he simply doesn’t trust playing the kids, even if we’re up by 3 goals or have secured first place in the league. Hughton just doesn’t play the kids.

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  3. Ice @ 73 a few times mate I like the peace and quiet the 1st night but after that I get bored to tears rattling about on me own.
    Andrew as much as I dont like Gibson I would still say he is good enough 😉 your right @ 77

    Spence 😉

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  4. Dave- I saw that argument the otherday, didnt want to jump in, looked like batty was handling himself 😆

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  5. Yeah this is jays thread. I ballsed up the prep by the look of it 😆

    I don’t see the point in loaning our kids to whoton? He never played them when he was here, although to be fair he was always under pressure in one way or another. It’ll be no different at brum mind. Their objective has been set – promotion at least.

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  6. Ice I have had 2 clutch’s of dead in shell again of my Macaws and a pr of Amazons laid of the perch 👿 but I have a pr cockatoos on eggs atm, oh and Dedes pennants have 4 chicks which are starting to leave the nest
    So up to now its been a bit of a **** start

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  7. Toonsy @ 86 spot on lad 😉 I was surprised when I 1st read it thinking it was yours and did you get my apology for saying you were soft 😆

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  8. Alright sy mate, hows the form ?

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    Id send vukic on loan for 3 months,, see how he gets on

    Obviously put a recall clause in the contract

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  9. DAVE you know how to stop them being dead in shell m8,maybe you know the old way and didnt work,i was lucky never had any dead in shell
    😕

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  10. Ice the macaws laid in the inside where they get fed this year I dont normally have much bother when they use their box, so I dont know what was up with them but they were like pitbulls when I had to feed them 👿 both clutch’s died a couple of days before they were due

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  11. Seriously I think its time to move on from Hooton now.
    He did a good job for us and yes he was badly tret,at the end, but thats football thru and thru. I’m sure he was well compensated for his hardship.
    No place for sympathy, if he wants to buy/loan any of our players, he just has to go down the normal channels just like anyone else.
    We certainly dont owe him owt,and NO WAY would i be going to give brum any support, thats just plain WRONG.

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  12. DAVE put 1 teaspoon to 4 pint drinker of aquedus iodine(from chemist) a couple of weeks before you expect them to lay,a couple of times a week,stops dead in shell chicks,some guys use blocks but there not worth two bob m8.
    did you know theres a bird product that you can only get at your place not in uk 😉

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  13. Ice my birds wont drink from smallish drinkers inside they only drick from big drinkers in the aviary about a gallon of water and they can go for days without drinking, I use to try that way for worming but never really worked for me so the all get done with crop syringe now

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  14. Oi boys, watch out. you’ve got a fight on your hands like, Jay Jay,Batty and Dave beware…. 😆 😆 😆

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  15. Army where are ye you fuking ****** ! LOL do I know who you are ?? yeah I do, your a right fuking Tool that thinks the’re an internet warrior

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  16. @BigDave15 @stevewraith @toondm F@ck you bummer.
    4 minutes ago via web in reply to BigDave15

    @Jobey07 @morale_officer And him ,there bumming each other .
    8 minutes ago via web in reply to Jobey07

    @Jobey07 @morale_officer Jobey lad that big dave and batty are c@nts.
    9 minutes ago via web in reply to Jobey07

    @morale_officer @bigdave15 @andrewhunter9 @joey7barton Oh you f@ck off as well .
    12 minutes ago via web in reply to morale_officer

    @BigDave15 @toondm Pair off tw@ts together .
    16 minutes ago via web in reply to BigDave15

    @BigDave15 @AndrewHunter9 @Joey7Barton Bigdave you are such a *****.
    25 minutes ago via web in reply to BigDave15

    @BigDave15 @stevewraith @toondm Bigdave ,lay off me on the blog ,you dont know who your messing with Army .

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    tweets from Army

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  17. Jobey I would never say owt to anyone on here that I wouldn’t say to their face, but I dont think Army 69 would be the same he is more of an internet hardman 😉

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  18. @124: what’s happened with him? I’ve not seen him on here for a while. but i haven’t been on that much, has there been a fall out? 😯

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  19. Ice I might give it a try mate 😉

    Jobey ‘you dont know who your messing with Army ‘ is one of the best ones I have heard in a while.

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  20. Jobey him and batts were having a bit of banter on fri night because the 1st thing he says is ‘have we signed anyone yet or who have we signed’ but I havn’t had words with him I joked with him tonight and asked if we signed anyone 😉 but thats it

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  21. BATTY went into corals wanted to have bet on toon finishing above scum,the dummys couldnt give me any odds on it,what kind of bookies are they 😈

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  22. BATTY aye thought that,was hopeing to sneak a little 3/1-4/1 a t this early date only wanted a ton on,useless gits 🙁

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  23. maybe the armycadet has been sniffing boot polish and now thinks he is a real hard hitter, but when he comes down from his high he will realise that he is just a muppet with a big mouth 😆

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