Waiting for a new dawn?
Posted on June 21st, 2009 | 112 Comments |
If you can relate to any or all of those, then you’ll know what I mean when I feel like all of those sayings are fairly poignant in relation to the deafening silence that currently pervades the corridors at Barrack Road and in the remote offices controlling the future of our beloved club.
Newcastle fans don’t need to know how many teabags the tea-lady uses or which solution the cleaner prefers when swabbing the changing rooms. It’s quite likely by the natural obsession of some supporters that consumes their every day, that they’d probably find something interesting in the answers. However, the current regime has been consistent in only one thing, although cynics may suggest they have consistently made mistake after mistake. I’m of course referring to their appalling communication. Throughout the period since Chris Mort left the club, the board has been almost incommunicado in comparison to what the fans are used to up here. This has led to enthusiastic conspiracy theories and ultimately fans making their own minds up about the goings-on at St James’ Park.
Of course unfortunately, combined with his obvious mismanagement and because of the nature and finale of our season, that has led to widespread mistrust, animosity and in many cases, hatred. Did anyone really know what his intentions were? Will we ever know? The initial unnecessarily prolonged silence when things first went pear-shaped was interpreted as contempt and disrespect and he was doomed from that moment really.
And so the inevitable ending is tears and plenty of them and a new chapter must begin through the sale of our club. Mike Ashley will likely never be forgotten and certainly never forgiven for the calamity that has occurred under his ill-fated tenure.
Now we wait for a new leader. We await news of who will go and who will stay. We wait patiently for the arrival of new blood, fresh legs and honesty and professionalism. We wait for the pre-season games and no doubt they will sneak up on us, no matter how far off they seem in this barren football black-hole between the past and the future. We wait anxiously for that first game in the Midlands when our future should be clearer and the challenges ahead will come swiftly. Until then we wait.
Anybody else got sore eyes yet?
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Let’s hope we hear something by later this week. It would be a complete farce if the players turned up again for preseason training in 10 days time and we were still managerless and with complete uncertainty regarding the owner, players coming in/going out etc. The level of ineptitude is staggering. Lets just hope there is a lot more going on behind the scenes and a detailed plan will be implemented as soon as the green button is pushed. Won’t hold my breath though..