Newcastle United News 24/7Writer: 
Date:Monday September 25 2006
Time: 11:59AM
UK time is: 18:09:36
Choose your club
Other Sites
Network Navigation
Vital Partners
'If It's Football, It's Vital'
Look And Learn Shepherd
Everton boss David Moyes confirmed before the match on Sunday what the Toon fans have been shouting at Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd for years.
When Moyes was asked why he thought Everton had started the season so well, unbeaten so far, he replied: 'because the chairman allowed me to bring in new players early and I had the full close season to work with them.'
Why Shepherd insists on waiting until the final days of the transfer window has baffled me since the system came into place.
Both Michael Owen and Oba Martins were signed when the season had begun, and is it any surprise Martins is struggling when he's been thrown into a side with players he hardly knows.
Shepherd has this bizarre theory that signing a player in August keeps him off the pay-role during the summer. Which is fine, but when the player is given the usual three or four year contract, they end that contract picking up wages ... DURING the summer months.
So why not do what Moyes does ... and use up those months at the START of the contract to get the players bedded in before the season starts? Or is that too difficult for Freddy to understand?
Vital F1 Prediction League - Join now for Spain
Your Comments
how many newcastle fans would like too see shepard go???
green giant 12
Not me mate. Apart from the Chelski chairman there isnt one in the Prem who has come up with so much cash to back his managers in the transfer market. Pity the manager's judgement has been flawed and so much big money has been wasted.
UTD111
Have Your Say
Recent Articles
The Weight Of The Shirt (Friday May 17 2013)
Leading By Example (Thursday May 16 2013)
Is Football More Than Just A Game? (Monday May 13 2013)
The Next NUFC Manager (Monday May 13 2013)
Stats: QPR v Newcastle United (Sunday May 12 2013)
Win or Bust (Sunday May 12 2013)
The Blame Game. (Saturday May 11 2013)
Pardew's 'Clear The Air' Talks (Friday May 10 2013)
383 Premier League players sign up to Support Stan (Friday May 10 2013)
David Ginola Takes A Swipe (Thursday May 9 2013)
Archived Articles
Vital Members League (view all)
| 1. | Toon_NoMatterWot | 327 |
| 2. | Toon_Demon | 271 |
| 3. | Boomboomcheiktheroom | 248 |
| 4. | Rza | 223 |
| 5. | officemonkey | 189 |
| 6. | BLACKBOB | 176 |
| 7. | taffontyne | 172 |
| 8. | Rexn | 162 |
| 9. | vin1892 | 158 |
| 10. | steekiebrown | 155 |
League Results (view all)
| Latest Results | ||||
| Q.P.R. | 1 | - | 2 | Newcastle |
| West Ham | 0 | - | 0 | Newcastle |
| Newcastle | 0 | - | 6 | Liverpool |
| WBA | 1 | - | 1 | Newcastle |
| Newcastle | 0 | - | 3 | Sunderland |
| Newcastle | 1 | - | 0 | Fulham |
League Table (view table)
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
| 10. West Ham | 37 | 11 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 43 |
| 11. Stoke | 37 | 9 | 14 | 14 | -11 | 41 |
| 12. Norwich | 37 | 9 | 14 | 14 | -18 | 41 |
| 13. Newcastle | 37 | 11 | 8 | 18 | -22 | 41 |
| 14. Southampton | 37 | 9 | 13 | 15 | -11 | 40 |
| 15. Fulham | 37 | 10 | 10 | 17 | -13 | 40 |
| 16. Aston Villa | 37 | 10 | 10 | 17 | -22 | 40 |
Breaking League News
| Jay Relishing Stoke Challenge
» Southampton : 18/05/2013 17:00:00
|
| Barmpot Decision - I'm Not Frustrated - Honest
» Wigan : 18/05/2013 16:49:00
|
| Issues Resolved - Time To March On
» Southampton : 18/05/2013 15:22:00
|
| Shaun Maloney - Vital Latics POTS - The Video
» Wigan : 18/05/2013 14:46:00
|
| We Deserve To Finish Higher
» Aston Villa : 18/05/2013 14:31:00
|
| West Brom v United Preview
» Man Utd : 18/05/2013 13:37:00
|
| Chelsea v Everton Preview
» Chelsea : 18/05/2013 13:10:00
|
Current Site Poll (view all polls)
|
|