Hughton backs players to be ready

Thu, 02 Jul 15:29:57 2009

Caretaker Newcastle boss Chris Hughton is backing his players to ignore the chaos off the pitch as they prepare for the new campaign.

The bulk of the squad returned for pre-season training on Wednesday and were put through their paces by Hughton and Colin Calderwood.

He said: "The day went well and there was no difference, in many ways, to any other pre-season.

"There's a job to be done and the mood was good. I was pleased.

"Whatever the situation at this club or any other club, one thing that doesn't change is that the players quite look forward to the first day.

"They are professional enough not to let what's happening outside affect them."

 

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  1. PS.
    Hutch will be on at me now for spelling mistakes­ and grammer.At least,i believe he does not use spell­ check.

    From farsical, on Fri 3 Jul 7:19AM

  2. john connolly.
    It's true to say that the wealth­ this club produces,in any other club would and should­ produce results.There are not many clubs that have this­ huge support.Unfortunately,the men at the top are not­ particulary interested,except for profit and cutting­ corners.Hence my remark"why should you spend the­ cash when the fans are happy to turn up and accept the­ dross dished out"I mean why bother to put out red­ sauce and mustard for your hotdogs when you know that­ you will sell out anyway.I hope you will understand­ that philosophy.Ashley is hugely wealthy,its­ unfortunate that the fans turned on him.He may well­ have put NUFC back at the top,considering he was and is­ a fan proper.Yet another missed oppurtunity.

    From farsical, on Fri 3 Jul 7:09AM

  3. john connolly.
    [edit] Honours
    For honours at reserve­ and academy level, see Newcastle United F.C. Reserves­ and Academy.
    Newcastle United's honours include­ the following:[62]

    Honour Number Years
    League­
    Football League First Division Champions 4 1904/05,­ 1906/07, 1908/09, 1926/27
    English Premier League­ Runners-up 2 1995/96, 1996/97
    Football League Second­ Division Champions 3 1964/65, 1983/84, 1992/93­
    Football League Second Division Runners-up 2 1897/98,­ 1947/48
    Northern League Champions 3 1902/03, 1903/04,­ 1904/05
    As you can see john.Our record in the­ premiership since 97 has been poor,with all the cash­ toon fans have ploughed into NUFC,yes,the fans cash,no­ results have been produced.My suggestion is that that­ cash has been wildly abused.

    From farsical, on Fri 3 Jul 6:40AM

  4. Cameron, signing off with a final thought. From my end­ I wish I shared your optimism. But we have a t**t for­ an owner, a t**t for a Chief Executive, and a big t**t­ for a manager so my hopes are not high. Still, you know­ how that feels right?
    Oops just seen you've got­ some Malaysians sniffing round. I hope for your sake­ it's not the Profitable Plots guys. I worked out­ there. They are crooks.

    From KEVIN P, on Thu 2 Jul 11:04PM

  5. Okey Dokey Cameron

    From KEVIN P, on Thu 2 Jul 10:45PM

  6. Clough was actually a modest man, he never said he was­ the best manager around, he merely said he was in the­ top one, and who could argue with that.

    From JOHN, on Thu 2 Jul 10:45PM

  7. Kevin, both our clubs will see top flight football­ again . . . trust me!
    Keep in touch throughout the­ season okay?

    From cameron w, on Thu 2 Jul 10:35PM

  8. Cameron, yeah they were the days. Never to be seen­ again I'm afraid. Still it was good to have been­ there at the time. Big 4 or 6 or whatever now eh?. Oh­ well. Still enjoy the games though. Even better this­ year with some good teams around. Hope you make it to­ the City Ground. Cheers mate.

    From KEVIN P, on Thu 2 Jul 10:30PM

  9. sunderland = 15 point relegation and plagiarised­ stadium name. NUFC. THE ENTERTAINERS TAG. FORAYS INTO­ THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE. HOME PRODUCED ENGLAND­ INTERNATIONALS. BEARDSLEY. GASCOIGNE. ENGLAND CAPTAIN -­ ALAN SHEARER. DODGY PARASITE CHAIRMEN WHO LINED THEIR­ OWN POCKETS AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CLUB. WE ARE DOWN.­ BUT WE'LL NEVER BE OUT......

    From SHAUN, on Thu 2 Jul 10:06PM

  10. My comment 19, all over the world

    From JOHN, on Thu 2 Jul 10:03PM

  11. Amber, tell your dad I'm offended that he thought­ could be anything else

    From JOHN, on Thu 2 Jul 10:01PM

  12. comment 21 you toon army?

    dean

    From AMBER, on Thu 2 Jul 9:56PM

  13. Dean, no bother mate, just gonna defend the honour and­ that but good man.

    From JOHN, on Thu 2 Jul 9:51PM

  14. comment 18 none taken mate its my daughters its her­ email address

    dean

    From AMBER, on Thu 2 Jul 9:47PM

  15. Anyone who loves good football, loved us from 1993-1997­ and fans from all over the country will cherish the­ memories (except SMB's but who cares about them)

    From JOHN, on Thu 2 Jul 9:39PM

  16. Amber, apologies dean, no offence intended about the­ girl thing, Amber and that

    From JOHN, on Thu 2 Jul 9:36PM

  17. Kevin, i actually like your club; have done since the­ glory days - what a team that was eh, and what a­ manager . . . the best!
    Kevin supports Forest by the­ way people!

    From cameron w, on Thu 2 Jul 9:28PM

  18. thanks for the reply im along time nufc supporter and­ have been for 30yrs and hate the macems with a passion­ but you have to face im right Newcastle were one of the­ greats hence the entertains they were famously know as­ they may not have won nowt for years but they deserve­ to be in the top flight third highest attendance and i­ can asure you that they will leave the rest behind in­ the championship this season. But the chuckle brothers­ Stan & Laural have destroyed a massive club

    Dean

    From AMBER, on Thu 2 Jul 9:28PM

  19. comment 10, impact, do you think Amber may be a girl,­ forgive me Amber if I'm mistaken.
    Anyway, you­ clearly think Sunderland have made the big time, you­ have said so often enough and gone to great lengths­ with the detail.
    So, since the premiership began, our­ record shows that we finished runners up twice (not to­ mention a few top four finishes), made two FA cup Final­ appearances and spent more than half of our reign in­ Europe including Champions league and a semi final in­ the UEFA cup.
    While we were signing players like­ Shearer, Ginola and Beardsley, Sunderland were­ splashing out on Nunez and Marcus­ Stewart.
    Sunderland's record is two finishes at 7th­ and relegation battles for the other couple of seasons­ they visited.
    They still haven't done anything­ better than that including the coming season though­ I'm sure you hope for some sort of success like 4th­ bottom.

    From JOHN, on Thu 2 Jul 9:14PM

  20. barrygroves.....you were the worst team in­ history......sorry 2nd worst!!!

    From newcastleian1, on Thu 2 Jul 9:02PM
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