![]() Gary Neville gets to grips with Laurent Robert The atmosphere was shocking between the manager at times, the players, the owner. "We were going up there for 12 years and I'm not going to say it was heartbreaking, but it was rancid up there, wasn't it? It was terrible for the fans. The football project that has been put in place has been pretty good and sensible. "They have not gone for that ridiculous approach that sometimes we have seen in the past where you go for these star players that are probably a little bit over the hill and, all of a sudden, it just looks a little bit messy and it looks like it's an owner in a sweet shop in some ways. "Eddie Howe is doing a good job and the type of players they have signed are the right types to get them on that next level. "Newcastle have improved enormously," Neville told his self-titled podcast. That blend of strategies has been at the heart of Newcastle's turnaround under Eddie Howe - the Magpies are currently flying in sixth - and Neville has seen the club's change of fortunes at St James' with his own eyes. The trio were identified as players aged 24 or under who could grow with the club as Newcastle bid to upset the established order in the years to come. READ MORE: Newcastle's 'difficult' stadium change Chelsea, Aston Villa and Everton will absolutely dreadĪs well as this core group of players, Newcastle have signed three elite talents from overseas in Sven Botman, Bruno Guimaraes and Alexander Isak who, unsurprisingly, commanded the biggest transfer fees. In fact, combined, Nick Pope, Loris Karius, Matt Targett, Kieran Trippier, Dan Burn and Chris Wood had made 640 top-flight appearances before they even moved to St James' Park. Rather than getting side-tracked by proposals from intermediaries abroad, two-thirds of the signings Newcastle have made in 2022 previously played in the Premier League. As well as implementing a strict wage structure, Newcastle have carried out extensive background checks on targets and prioritised signing good characters rather than selfish players who could upset the dressing room even if they are admittedly gifted footballers. Newcastle were linked with some of the biggest names in the world after the takeover was completed a year ago, but the Magpies have made sure players want to join the club for the right reasons. Hurray for NYC Hardcore! Alright, we need to go lie down now.Gary Neville has paid tribute to Newcastle United's 'sensible project' after the club's owners opted against the 'ridiculous' approach of targeting star players who are 'over the hill'. Sick of It All, on the other hand, well, you reminded us why hardcore was once one of the most vital–and testosterone-addled–subcultures around. Apparently, Rancid is one of those rights-of-passage bands you have to hear to be considered ‘punk’ these days. Rather than ruin any surprises for the Rancid shows to come, we’ll simply say the boys are in fine form, clearly happy to be playing together once again and finding fans both old ( many faded and torn Rancid shirts were on display tonight) and new (pockets of spiky-haired teens too young to remember any of Rancid’s records, really). That was then and this is now, the first night of an impressive sold-out residency at New York’s Irving Plaza. ![]() Too bad they regressed a bit after a raucous self-titled 2000 LP, as side projects ( The Transplants, Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards) and Tim Armstrong’s on-again/off-again drug abuse derailed Rancid for many months at a time. In mimicking the Clash circa 1980, Rancid have found the perfect template for growing up as a punk band.” It’s an exhilarating punk-rock record, one that delves into ska, blues and reggae. Or as Rolling Stone put it in a four-star review, “More than anything else, Life Won’t Wait evokes the Clash’s Sandinista!–but for all the right reasons. Rancid’s true shining moment came three years later, with the eclectic, dare-we-say-epic Life Won’t Wait, the closest the quartet’s ever come to fulfilling its Clash-caliber dreams. We’re not here to revisit those gutter punk jams, however. Remember that one? “Time Bomb”? “Destination unknown/ruby ruby ruby Soho”? Of course you do. ![]() self-titled‘s staff is more of the mid-20’s, early-30’s sort, which means we were all teenagers around the time of Rancid‘s one hit record, 1995’s …And Out Come the Wolves. ![]() “Rancid?” asked a close friend, clearly confused. ![]()
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