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Would love to see him given a chance here should Harris go
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Available after being let go by Trabzonspor.
Would love to see him given a chance here should Harris go
Carried him off the pitch after his final gameQuote:
Originally Posted by Super Roger Gibbins
Not on my own , about 600 others
Bloke was a god
By 'God', you mean City had a player who could pass to another blue shirt and run about not aimlessly.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
I remember him getting carried off and the pleading for him to stay and thinking "Yeah, like **** he's considering that!" Shows how desperate we were at the time.
What did he play, a dozen games?
Always amazes me about Eddie - yes he was a great played in a Crap squad - god knows why he came here but I bet he was glad when he left - played 18 games.
Bright spot in a dour season, but a god?
sums it up perfectly. We had him on loan nearly 20 years ago, he played 7 or 8 games, had the ability to stay on his feet and make a pass, he could even control the ball-And he's still considered a bit of a legend.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jordi Culé
18 games, i didn't realise it was that many.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toadstool
You couldn't eat a salad without a crouton
Eddie Newton
You cannot wear a shirt without a suit on
Eddie Newton
Or something like that...
He was good mates with Nathan Blake thats why he came here
Superb player , a pleasure to watch
Great days
I've just read his Wiki page
I bet he's the first person to convert to Islam because of a knee injury.Quote:
He retired and converted to Islam due to a knee injury
Apparently he did well as a caretaker boss but lost a few key players and got one win in 7 this year. Seems a bit harsh.
Blakey has been touting him as a future Cardiff manager for years. The Bootroom might come back if that happens!Quote:
Originally Posted by Its been emotional
Nearly 30 years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
he's a crap manager, don't care that he had a short spell with us in the 90s, he isn't better than Harris
Why?Quote:
Originally Posted by Super Roger Gibbins
I don't think anyone knows what he's like as a manager. He's won something in Turkey and then got sacked after they sold his best player.Quote:
Originally Posted by Llandaff Blue
After he left us when his loan spell ended he went back to Chelsea and made his debut for them. And that summer played for England Under 21s. He was with Chelsea for years as a player and then on the coaching staff. He is highly regarded as a coach by many in the game. He would be a good shout for a manager of a Championship team, I;d rather hime than Allardyce, Pardew or the like.
Warnock saves our arse , gets us promoted , he's crap , off he goes
Harris , gets us to play offs , poor start to the season , he's crap , let's get rid of him
May as well give Eddie a go ff sake
Jesus wept
Hes crap , the keyboard managers know whats bestQuote:
Originally Posted by cardiff55
Leave it up to them
I remember that so clearly. It was really strange him being carried off, as if we had won something 🤷*♂️Quote:
Originally Posted by Jordi Culé
From memory he was chaired off because we were trying to show him some love and make him stay on loan for the rest of the season
What actually happened was Eddie Newton was a player of genuine quality , a cut above what most of us were used to seeing . And straight away he took to the fans and we took to him .
I remember the night we beat the Jack's in the Welsh cup with a Chris pike goal down at the vetch . Thousands of us were packed behind the goal and when the final whistle went he bombed over to the fences , climbed up them and was nearly diving in the mosh pit . He knew what it meant to us and it clearly meant a lot to him .
Quite rightly remembered by those who saw him grace the blue shirt , a genuine player of sheer class and I was glad I saw him in the short time he was with us .
You sound like an old man with slippersQuote:
Originally Posted by Bobby Dandruff
Scenes like Eddie Newton being chaired off the pitch are what football is all about
You just don't get it
Thank **** he was mates with blakey , Newton was superbQuote:
Originally Posted by Its been emotional
He seems to be held in unnecessary high esteem by some Cardiff fans. Similar to Gary ONeill in a way.
Yes they're decent players but hardly played enough games for us to be held in legendary status.
Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
Your usual dullard comment.
When was the last tome a loan player got carried off a pitch after a pitch invasion, when the club hadn't won anything (I think that it might have even been mid seasons)? Er, never.
You just don't get it. :facepalm:
Quote - he stood out as he was a good player and we were rubbish.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Bloop
Hardly a legend, making the pitch invasion send off even more bizarre. :shrug:
My first reaction when I saw this was that Harris had already gone to Sheffield Wednesday and Newton was probably a bit old to be playing nowadays.Quote:
Originally Posted by Super Roger Gibbins
Question,
We had another loan player who came at the same time. Who was also decent.
Can you name him?
Gerry Harrison.Quote:
Originally Posted by Armitage Shanks
My uncle called him George.
We chaired Newton off in the last home game of the season against Crewe. It was a night game, and we were not playing on the last weekend because Aldershot or Maidstone went bust. A win would/could have put us in the play-offs. Some thought a draw may have been enough, but Barnet thrashed York on the next Saturday and were already above us on goal difference.
We had won two of the last 3 games, beating Wrexham and Barnet, but losing to Burnley at Turf Moor.
Wright was talking about spending big, some thought we could have got Eddie Newton. He galvanised us when he joined, seemed to take pride in playing for us and was a touch of class in a squad that was still transitioning under Eddie May. The team were good to watch, and it was the last home game of the season so we were going on the pitch regardless. Blakey also got carried that day, and I think Pike did too. It wasn't just Eddie Newton, although most would have loved him to stay.
They were enigmatic with a touch of class , which we hardly ever sawQuote:
Originally Posted by The Bloop
Thus they got the praise and rightly so
Thats why you don't get itQuote:
Originally Posted by Bobby Dandruff
Its the very fact that hundreds of cardiff fans invaded the pitch to carry off Eddie Newton in a fourth division game that makes it such a magical moment
Robin Friday , Eddie Newton , Eddie Johnsons first goal
Either you understand the zany world of being a football fan or you watch sky TV
In a similar way to virtually the entire stadium singing Last Christmas to Sol Bamba! Zany things that just happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
Eddie Newton got chaired off on an afternoon game , Easter Monday I think , against HalifaxQuote:
Originally Posted by Allez Allez Allez
It was a bright sunny day
IndeedQuote:
Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee
We are cardiff city , we are crap
Who remembers the one man pitch invasion at Brentford by peg , the legless city fan ?
At one stage he was arguing with durban in the dug out
Legend