Carver gets job at Newcastle

[Roca]

http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/11/01/18/SOCCER_Newcastle_Snap.html&TEAMHD=soccer

John Carver has returned to Newcastle as assistant manager to Alan Pardew.

The 46-year-old, who fulfilled the same role when the late Sir Bobby Robson was in charge of the Magpies, has signed a contract until the end of the season.

Pardew told the club's official website: "I'm delighted to be bringing John on board. He has an excellent track record as a coach and of course knows this club very well."

[FluSH]

Good to see Carver on his feet again.

[Red CB Toronto]

JC all the way, good to see !!!

[Oldtimer]

John Carver's black and white army!

[scooter]

great to see john back especially in the epl

[[NBF]]

Roca, thanx for the news and good to see I'm not the only person familiar with the movie "Eraserhead".

[Seen]

The picture of Carver on the BBC site looks like it's from his TFC days...

[__wowza]

The picture of Carver on the BBC site looks like it's from his TFC days...

why, is he arguing with a ref?

[billyfly]

Just like he always really wanted.

[Mark in Ottawa]

Not a surprise. He always was/is a geordie at heart!

[Pachuco]

Carver has an excellent track record as coach? Interesting...

[jabbronies]

John Carver's black and white army!

Johnny Carver's all chug army

[TFCRegina]

Carver has an excellent track record as coach? Interesting...

:P

Chris Cummins has a better track record.

Just saying! :D

[Waggy]

Carver has an excellent track record as coach? Interesting...

sigh, you know assistant coaches are coaches too right? and John was a very highly thought of 2nd man at Newcastle for years. Good luck John! Glad to see him back home where he belongs

[Pachuco]

sigh, you know assistant coaches are coaches too right? and John was a very highly thought of 2nd man at Newcastle for years. Good luck John! Glad to see him back home where he belongs

Well, as a manager, he's 13-21. I'm sorry, no matter what way you spin it, he doesn't have a great track record. Anyways, I wasn't questioning whether he was a highly though of 2nd man at Newcastle. I'm sure he was. Unfortunatley for him, he couldn't get it done in the MLS and he quit on his team mid-season. Doesn't say much about a person's track record if you ask me. But hey, that's just my opinion.

[s2cazz]

why, is he arguing with a ref?
Do you blame him for it. If MLS didn't get refs from the local house leagues he wouldn't have argued with them lol

Good on John. All the best to him.

[rocker]

Carver sure moves around a lot eh.

[BFin]

Johnny Carver's all chug army

YES! This will live on as my Columbus highlight. Outside of the beautiful real estate.

[__wowza]

Do you blame him for it. If MLS didn't get refs from the local house leagues he wouldn't have argued with them lol

Good on John. All the best to him.

i was just joking. i actually enjoyed him going at it with the officials. managers up in the prem do it, calling their quality into question.

so i could imagine it eats some alive when they get here.

[Brooker]

almost enough for me to hope Newcastle don't get relegated again..... almost....



The picture of Carver on the BBC site looks like it's from his TFC days...

He wore red with Sheffield United, too.

http://www.nufcblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/John-Carver.jpg

[TFCRegina]

almost enough for me to hope Newcastle don't get relegated again..... almost....




He wore red with Sheffield United, too.

http://www.nufcblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/John-Carver.jpg

Looks like it says BMO on the back lol

[BFin]

It does. lol

That is the third picture that shows up when you google image search "John Carver + Toronto FC"

[Oldtimer]

Do you blame him for it. If MLS didn't get refs from the local house leagues he wouldn't have argued with them lol

Good on John. All the best to him.

BBC had a sound bite a while ago of Carver complaining about Premiership reffing, so while MLS and CONCACAF have reffing issues, JC was just being JC.

[Shakes McQueen]

Glad to see Carver back where he belongs at Newcastle. At the same time, it has to be kind of depressing for him that he has basically come full circle in his career, back to the same position.

- Scott

[Oldtimer]

John Carver says spell in MLS mellowed him

http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/nechronical/jan2011/1/3/john-carver-and-craig-bellamy-had-a-row-in-an-airport-27891204.jpg



And while Carver’s passion for the Magpies can never be in question, he feels that his stint at faraway Toronto FC shaped his outlook on coaching and taught him how to deal with some of the game’s bigger characters.



http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/newcastle-united/nufc-news/2011/01/27/john-carver-says-spell-in-mls-mellowed-him-72703-28065286/

[Auzzy]

I guess because he did so well dealing with Robert. :D