Ruud Gullit's talks sense for a change. Former Newcastle manager Ruud Gullit has wished Allardyce well in his new job. He told BBC Sport: "I hope he will succeed because Newcastle is like a big giant that wants to wake up. "The fans are great, the people are great there and I hope they can do it. "The difficulty for them is to get the right players there because most players who want to come to England want to play for Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United or Liverpool - the big clubs. So for them it is difficult to get the right players. "Sometimes players go there who maybe didn't want to but had no other choice. "There are some outstanding players there but it hasn't been a team, for one reason or another, so I hope he will make a team. Team spirit will be the most important thing." What he says about players is exactly right!!
I just don't get this sleeping giant talk, why are Newcastle a sleeping giant? Because of their stadium size? Definatly not due to the size of the city, as Newcastle is a pretty small city to be honest
fan base i guess, they can fill a decent sized stadium. theres a few clubs who call themselves 'big' (everton, villa) but i firmly believe consistent success is the hallmark of a big club, fan base, stadium, money is mostly down to circumstance. that said there are 4 big clubs in england, the rest are fighting for the crumbs. spurs are the only club i can see breaking into the top 4 anytime soon, and thats only if they keep berbatov.
