Haha, so glad you said that, so did I. Thought I would be the only one.
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Rafael Benitez Resigns from Newcastle UTD
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Rafael Benitez has sensationally resigned as manager of Newcastle UTD. Despite only being appointed by owner Mike Ashley on Friday, the Spaniard leaves his post with immediate effect.
Benitez reportedly made the decision after touring the facilities and briefly seeing the Newcastle squad train.
Homework
“A shambles,” the former Liverpool manager told Soccer on Sunday. “This morning I opened the trophy cabinet and a badger jumped out and savaged my leg. A whole family of them live in there. Several generations.”
“Then I saw the squad training with a rugby ball,” he added. “Steven Taylor was wearing denim jeans. Andros Townsend seemed to be playing in loafers. If the club cannot provide round balls and training gear, then I think too much is broken. I am not Spanish Jesus.”
Ashley
Owner Mike Ashley has released a statement.
“On behalf of the club, I’d like to thank Rafael for all his hard work,” he said. “Everybody was impressed with Rafael’s dedication and professionalism. We wish him every success in the future.”
“The search begins now for our new manager,” he added. “Rafael has left some big shoes to fill, but we’ll leave no stone unturned.”
McClaren
Ashley confirmed that former manager Steve McClaren will take the position of caretaker until the end of the season.
“It’s great to be back,” McClaren told Soccer on Sunday. “The batteries are fully recharged, and I’m ready to roll up my sleeves and fight for this great club.”
Rumours that McClaren has already been summoned to crisis talks, have been strongly denied by the club.
Newcastle United striker Aleksandar Mitrovic has revealed he wants Tottenham Hotspur to win the league.
Mitrovic: "I am for Tottenham Hotspur to win the title. I like the principle of pushing their young players and the coach Mauricio Pochettino is excellent. We just played against Leicester City and were almost better than them"
Mitrovic: "I am for Tottenham Hotspur to win the title. I like the principle of pushing their young players and the coach Mauricio Pochettino is excellent. We just played against Leicester City and were almost better than them"
translation:
things spurs might be in the striker market in summer. butters up coach and club with a thinly disguised "ooooooo me, me, me"
If we buy Mitrovic then we can kiss goodbye to any notions of a Spurs golden age under Poch. It would be a grand statement defined by lack, rather than presence, of ambition.
Who would you look at as a Kane backup/competetion?
Gabriel Barbosa?
Bit of a gamble, but he is very highly rated from what I read.
Aye, definitely a big gamble but one would hope our scouts etc. Could do some due diligence.
Take a look at @paddypower's Tweet:
He's the bollocks on FM. That's good enough for me!
Hate them since they were thrashing us in the 90's and their twat supporters were taking the piss. Fuck Newcastle and the "best fans in the world"
Fucking despicable cunts that run that club.
Jonás Gutiérrez wins case against Newcastle over cancer treatment
Tribunal rules football club discriminated against midfielder by stopping his selection to avoid extending contract
The former Newcastle United midfielder Jonás Gutiérrez has won a disability discrimination claim against the club after being dropped as a result of his battle with testicular cancer.
Gutiérrez sued the Premier League club after managers told him he would no longer feature in the club’s future just two months after he had surgery.
The midfielder said the club did not play him after that so that he did not reach the 80 games needed to trigger a one-year extension of his contract. He was released by Newcastle last summer when his contract expired.
An employment tribunal has found in his favour in two of four claims and Gutiérrez could now receive up to £2m in compensation. In its ruling, the tribunal said: “We find as a fact therefore that the respondent was deliberately managing the claimant’s selection to prevent him triggering the option [of extension].
“We concluded that the reason why the respondent managed the claimant’s selection was because they had no longer wanted him at the club because of his cancer.”
Previously considered one of the most valuable players in the first team squad, Gutiérrez said he was shocked at the “sudden change of heart” towards him.
He told the Birmingham tribunal: “I think they feared that my illness would mean that I could no longer play at the highest level and they considered me to be a liability rather than an asset to the club.
“I got the impression that they thought I couldn’t be the same player again after such an illness or that I would be bound to have lingering effects [or] other episodes of illness off the back of it.
“This caused me a lot of distress given my hard work and commitment for the club in the preceding five and half years.”
During the tribunal, Gutiérrez, who now plays for the Spanish club Deportivo La Coruña and gave evidence via a Spanish interpreter, said he was still distressed by the club’s decision and was having weekly counselling sessions. In heated exchanges with Newcastle’s lawyer during cross-examination, he broke down in tears.
The midfielder was diagnosed with cancer in October 2013, about six months after he first noticed pain in his left testicle.
Worried at the length of time it had taken for his tumour to be diagnosed in the UK, Gutiérrez decided to have his treatment in his home country of Argentina, where he had his testicle removed before returning to play for Newcastle two weeks later in November 2013.
He has previously told how he paid for his own treatment and how he felt that the club had treated him poorly after his recovery.
He said: “It is notable that during my chemotherapy treatment, neither the manager, Alan Pardew, or any club directors contacted me to see how I was feeling or to congratulate me on my recovery.”
During the tribunal, it was revealed that Gutiérrez’s mother, who was his manager, had contemplated suicide after her son was “thrown out like a bad dog” following his cancer diagnosis.
Monica Montore said: “I was so distressed at what they had done to Jonás that I just wanted to take my own life at the club’s door. I was going to leave a letter to say what a terrible way they had treated Jonás.
“He returns from his operation to have lost a testicle – from a hit on Newcastle’s pitch … he returns from that operation and they throw him out like a bad dog.”
During cross-examination, Newcastle’s lawyer, Sean Jones, claimed Gutiérrez was “just in it for the money”. The player denied this and, amid increasingly heated exchanges, became visibly emotional before leaving the court crying.
“I am not here for the money,” he said. “I want to do this for all people who have problems with their employers.”
Gutiérrez launched his claim under the Equality Act 2010, which makes it unlawful to discriminate against workers because of mental or physical disability, and considers a cancer diagnosis to be a disability.
Further claims of unfavourable treatment and another of harassment related to disability were dismissed. A further hearing will decide the amount of compensation the player will receive.
Jonás Gutiérrez wins case against Newcastle over cancer treatment
Jonás Gutiérrez wins case against Newcastle over cancer treatment
Tribunal rules football club discriminated against midfielder by stopping his selection to avoid extending contract
The former Newcastle United midfielder Jonás Gutiérrez has won a disability discrimination claim against the club after being dropped as a result of his battle with testicular cancer.
Gutiérrez sued the Premier League club after managers told him he would no longer feature in the club’s future just two months after he had surgery.
The midfielder said the club did not play him after that so that he did not reach the 80 games needed to trigger a one-year extension of his contract. He was released by Newcastle last summer when his contract expired.
An employment tribunal has found in his favour in two of four claims and Gutiérrez could now receive up to £2m in compensation. In its ruling, the tribunal said: “We find as a fact therefore that the respondent was deliberately managing the claimant’s selection to prevent him triggering the option [of extension].
“We concluded that the reason why the respondent managed the claimant’s selection was because they had no longer wanted him at the club because of his cancer.”
Previously considered one of the most valuable players in the first team squad, Gutiérrez said he was shocked at the “sudden change of heart” towards him.
He told the Birmingham tribunal: “I think they feared that my illness would mean that I could no longer play at the highest level and they considered me to be a liability rather than an asset to the club.
“I got the impression that they thought I couldn’t be the same player again after such an illness or that I would be bound to have lingering effects [or] other episodes of illness off the back of it.
“This caused me a lot of distress given my hard work and commitment for the club in the preceding five and half years.”
During the tribunal, Gutiérrez, who now plays for the Spanish club Deportivo La Coruña and gave evidence via a Spanish interpreter, said he was still distressed by the club’s decision and was having weekly counselling sessions. In heated exchanges with Newcastle’s lawyer during cross-examination, he broke down in tears.
The midfielder was diagnosed with cancer in October 2013, about six months after he first noticed pain in his left testicle.
Worried at the length of time it had taken for his tumour to be diagnosed in the UK, Gutiérrez decided to have his treatment in his home country of Argentina, where he had his testicle removed before returning to play for Newcastle two weeks later in November 2013.
He has previously told how he paid for his own treatment and how he felt that the club had treated him poorly after his recovery.
He said: “It is notable that during my chemotherapy treatment, neither the manager, Alan Pardew, or any club directors contacted me to see how I was feeling or to congratulate me on my recovery.”
During the tribunal, it was revealed that Gutiérrez’s mother, who was his manager, had contemplated suicide after her son was “thrown out like a bad dog” following his cancer diagnosis.
Monica Montore said: “I was so distressed at what they had done to Jonás that I just wanted to take my own life at the club’s door. I was going to leave a letter to say what a terrible way they had treated Jonás.
“He returns from his operation to have lost a testicle – from a hit on Newcastle’s pitch … he returns from that operation and they throw him out like a bad dog.”
During cross-examination, Newcastle’s lawyer, Sean Jones, claimed Gutiérrez was “just in it for the money”. The player denied this and, amid increasingly heated exchanges, became visibly emotional before leaving the court crying.
“I am not here for the money,” he said. “I want to do this for all people who have problems with their employers.”
Gutiérrez launched his claim under the Equality Act 2010, which makes it unlawful to discriminate against workers because of mental or physical disability, and considers a cancer diagnosis to be a disability.
Further claims of unfavourable treatment and another of harassment related to disability were dismissed. A further hearing will decide the amount of compensation the player will receive.
Jonás Gutiérrez wins case against Newcastle over cancer treatment
Although Pardew has gone right up in my estimation. He's right up there now with a mound of dog shit.