Coach Gives And Takes Abuse From Newcastle Fans

Written by Dr. Ed Harrison

11:16pm Saturday, April 25th, 2015

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Social media lit up after the game today as John Carver got into some altercations with fans during the game against Swansea, and fans were not happy (an understatement) that Newcastle were beaten for a 7th time in succession – the longest losing streak ever for Newcastle United in the Premier League – and passions were certainly running high, especially in the second half after Swansea came from behind and went 3-1 up after 71 minutes.

John Carver – at St. James’ Park today against Swansea There are claims that Carver continually swore at fans from the dugout, and the abuse seems to have gone in both directions.

The raw emotions just boiled over on both sides, as Newcastle dropped to a seventh straight loss and after looking OK in that first half we fell apart in those final 45 minutes.

A bright spot was the appearance of Siem de Jong as a substitute in the second half, and he wasted little time in scoring his first goal for Newcastle after 87 minutes.

If Siem is up to playing maybe even a full game soon, there’s some hope because of the Dutchman’s class and ability to put the ball in the net, and he’s a leader on and off the pitch.

Newcastle are now only four points above Hull City and Leicester City – who both won today and five points above Sunderland – who are 3rd bottom and took a good point at Stoke.

But all three teams have a game in hand on Newcastle – and only Sunderland have a worse goal difference than Newcastle, so we are now in a real relegation battle if those three teams win their games in hand.

If the powers that be at Newcastle are not worried we could be relegated this season – they should be.

66 comments so far

I’ve never been so appalled and disgusted by my beloved Newcastle United. Mr. Ashely, please explain to me why you chose to buy this once great football club? Was it simply for advertising purposes because I find it hard to believe that all the money you’ve spent on Newcastle wouldn’t have been better off sending a spacecraft to the moon and painting your God awful brand all over it. Mr. Carver, you say the team gave their all today? You’re either blind sir or a liar, our players look disinterested, lazy and frankly as fed up with the situation as we are, the key difference being they make more in a week what most of us make in a year. The thought of my club being treated and performing the way it currently is makes me sick to my stomach. I plead with ALL fans NOT to renew your season tickets, NOT to buy any Newcastle merchandise, NOT to buy anything on match days if you insist on going. We Are no longer Newcastle United but Newcastle Cast Adrift, DisUnited and an embarrassment to the league.

Whats the point of staying up and Carver or Brolly guy getting the job and spending peanuts? More misery for us and another 50 million for Mr Tubbs. Better to bite the bullet now and get relegated and stay relegated til the fat controller has gone. I welcome an extended tenure for Carver and relegation. I can see something massively positive coming out of a prolonged relegation. I see only continued misery staying in the Premiership.

The club needs to be relegated to start again. It can only rebuild when Mr Tubbs is gone. There can be no bouncing straight back up again. We stay down until he is fed up with making no money and sells up.

If the team was in any kind of good form none of this would have happened. We the fans have been blind & are lying to ourseleves. If we were not losing 7 games in a row nothing would have happened. No protests, boycotts, altercations, etc. I doubt relegation would do anything at all. The majority of supporters are comfortable with how things are…watching premier league football each week.

When we finished 5th, we still had this fat, wicked man as owner. The only thing that matters to the majority are…results. No one did anything then.

Only when things go sour on the pitch do they off it.

It’s too late, most will renew their tickets. Too many for it to matter. Why? Because they believe that next season we will have a go at the cups, spend money, when in reality our cup is the 40pts cup.

One thing I would like to point out that Ed mentioned: “these boycotts do not help the team.”

Don’t they? Then tell me what does, sir? Having the support of 52,000 fans & one of the largest away supports in the division week in & week out? That has certainly helped the team so far.

Carver definitely won’t be dismissed. Our 2 ‘biggest’ games are still to come. The Leciester & QPR matches. Ashley know’s if we get at least 4 pts from those, & with players coming back from injury by then, we will stay up.

About 4 games ago i reckoned we might get 2 more points from WBA and Leicester.

I was plainly delusional… we are gonna finish up with 35 points,

We are currently 18/1 to be relegated…well worth a punt.

jimily’s posts are always tinged with sarcasm…but he has been spot on over the last few years regarding Ashley’s intentions…and unfortunately he is right…the only way to get rid of Ashley is to get relegated and stay down.

I think back to the euphoria of Filbert Street May 2nd 1992 and the beginning of a bright future under Keegan etc…how ironic we go to Leicester on May 2nd 2015 needing a result of some sort…

It was for his style of football, also he wasn’t Ashley’s choice as Shepherd’s regime had signed him before the takeover was completed.

Ashley has done a lot of things, which I get. Even appointing Joe Kinnear. One thing I didn’t get is why he sacked Chris Hughton. It’s been 5 years. Still don’t get it. Our Goals For columns was amazing with him.

When this is all over and he is gone he’s going to find it so hard to watch a Newcastle game .

.It will bring it all back for him and his family ..We know his hands are tied ..we know he’s towing the party line for Ashley, and its not loosing games that is his biggest downfall.. Its the fact he stood up in front of fellow Geordies and told uz lies over the FA cup match ..

Ashley is a first class Basta*d he has hung Carver up in front of us all ..

Saying all that I really do feel sorry for John Carver the Man right now.

I do have a bit of sympathy for Carver. He should, like King Percy, never have been offered the job in the first place. Guilty parties are Tubbs and his cabin boy Penfold. Carver is taking the daily flack and not getting any support – they’ve hung him out to dry. Recall when there was a rumour about a £60 million transfer pot – they acted pretty quick then to deny it – faster than lightening. Fans forum questions last Monday – have not even been replied to. Tubbs model of how to run a club is coming off the rails.

Lucky, mate. I usually make a point of never betting against my own team (nor for) but I’m kind of pissed now considering how much I could have made these past 7 weeks for an outright win againt our opposing teams.

Too late to start cashing in? Surely this 7 loss run about to end, even with a draw.

I’m on with the United Nations at moment on 14.mhz ..I am handling messages for UN for aid to Nepal ..got link via Israel To Kathmandu ..Working with American UN op’s .. the only contact they have got right now is through our link ..Earthquake has killed normal comms .

Trying to organise VHF repeater for Nepal and get it flown out there .

Carver needs to chill out and people need to get off his back. It can’t help anyone getting on his back at the minute nor the team. He is there until the end of the season so if people do go to the game they should support him not apply more pressure. Protest against Ashley yes but the team and coach needs left out of it right now. We all know he isn’t a perfect NUFC manager but we are still in a tricky situation in the league, they need support right now by the supporters that are going.

What I’v read about the protest today seems decent but I cant find many good pictures like. Last week there was lots of pictures and video’s that had been sourced. Lee Charnley’s face was a picture on MOTD while it was going on. Brilliant.

Wonga has massive debts and huge losses Newcastle has Ashley and huge losses

Has not one single Journalist or TV Company attempted to locate and interview Ashley…is he hiding in a hole in the ground like Saddam Hussein ? Or has he left the Country as he certainly has switched the lights off

I don’t think relegation is the only scenario which could rid Ashley of our club. Although, it is the most probable.

But I do believe if the stories and coverage of the boycotts and protests continue and intensify to the point that football fans around the world know and fully understand that shopping at SD is supporting a force which is killing football, then Ashley will lose more money than he ever spent/earned at NUFC and will have no reason to stay owning the club.

However, until Newcastle fans can actually be united and consistently leave the majority of seats at SJP empty, and consistently get media coverage of the Ashley Out campaign game after game, I don’t see Newcastle United in the Premier League in 16/17 and for a long time beyond then.

Waking up to the headlines in the Sunday papers: Pardew reported to be after Cisse. Bournemouth could be next to win promotion after Watford and to replace Newcastle in premier League. Elton John pens new song to celebrate. Carver John pens new version of Elton’s classic ” pisssing in the wind” and shouts abuse at fans. Charley does nothing. Ashley has disappeared down a drain pipe, search continues Wonga has massive losses and writes off £220m loans Sports Direct exposed in Dispatches TV programme Japanese fan of Newcastle found hiding on Pacific Island since WW2 asks to be left alone Apollo 13 returns to moon, it’s safer there Cold pork pie nominated as winner of Britains Got Talent

Last fan switches off lights at St James Park and is awarded Freeman of the City

TV programme “Shameless ” to be made into blockbuster ( they went bust too ) film staring Mike Ashley , Lee Charnley and John Carver . Location shooting to be moved from Merseyside to Tyneside.

To be followed by remake of Teletubbies Dipsy ,La La , and Po

I wandered lonely as a cloud , surrounded by a host of complete and utter twats ruining the club and turning the City into a joke.

Ashley is invited onto the Jeremy Kyle show and allegedly could fail lie detector tests when asked “are you the right and responsible man to be running a Premier League football club”

North Korea flooded by asylum seekers from a football club in the north east of England in search of a better life disappointed to find that their Illustrious Leader is already living there.

health update

My latest checkup was yesteday and after a battery of tests the results show the cancer remains stabilized and has not spread further.

Some background - I was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer in February 2017 after being in remission for six years. and I completed four months of intense chemotherapy in late July.

The cancer metastasized through the bones and one treatment available I am undergoing is hormone treatment.

There is no cure for Stage 4 cancer and I will continue to have exhaustive blood tests about every three months and CAT-scans and bone-scans when necessary.

I will do my best under the circumstances and I take this as another challenge - a big one.

Ed Harrison

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