Alan Pardew has been backed down in the betting to be sacked, from 10-1 to 3-1.
Alan Pardew – too busy building a new Newcastle side
And that’s probably because Newcastle have lost Jose Enrique and Kevin Nolan this summer, both of whom are experienced players in the Premier League.
But Alan is not worried what the bookies think (good for him), and is simply concentrating on getting a good team together on Tyneside, and a decent point against Arsenal at St. James’ Park on Saturday was a solid start to the season.
Alan commented on his shortened odds:
“That is very much due to the nature of the players who have gone out the building.”
“There are people who think we will struggle and one or two pundits are predicting we will be relegated and I can see the logic in that because it is a new team.”
“The proof is going to be in 38 games time.” “I accepted the job in terms of the financial structure that they wanted to put in place. I can’t bleat and moan about it.”
“What I do have in my armory is experience. There was a period in my career where I lost some energy because I was disappointed with what had happened to me.”
“But that is back. My appetite is very strong.” “In periods of adversity is probably when I am at my strongest. This week and last week I have been very much resilient to the media and everything that has gone on.”
“And I feel that I have a fan base and a club that if I do it right over the next two or three years we can perhaps challenge the top group.”
“But we need to understand that there are financial restrictions that are going to harm us from time to time.”
If you look at the players who have left, you also have to look at which players have been brought in, and so far Newcastle have acquired five very good French-born players in Marveaux, Ba, Cabaye, Obertan and young Abeid.
While it will take a little time for them to acclimatize to the top English Premier League, the lads nevertheless made a good start on Saturday, and certainly Cabaye and Obertan both looked very good in the second half..
But Newcastle must also bring in a top striker, and that was apparent today, as Newcastle did not look at all dangerous up front until half way through the second half.
And a top left back is also required before September, now that Enrique has left, and we are assured by both Alan Pardew and Managing Director Derek Llambias that will happen.
We shall see, but there’s no reason for doom and gloom at Newcastle, especially after we take Sunderland apart next Saturday.
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180 responses so far ↓
1 ToonAndy // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:07 AM
I said from the start if we play 4-4-2 then we wont get a result… Watching the players today I reckon this should
be the team against the mackems baring in mind the likely signing…
——————————-KRUL—————————–
SIMPSON——SAYLOR——–COLLO——-PIETERS
——————–CABAYE—–TIOTE———————-
BARTON—————-OBERTAN—————-JONAS
—————————–AMEOBI (cringe)—————–
Also, Gosling MUST get playing time…. I’d also like to see Marveaux and Vuckic get 10-20 mins
2 Andy // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:07 AM
Jesus christ! Just finished reading the last article and commented and there is already a new one haha.
3 ToonDownSouth // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:09 AM
Pardew appears to have come out of his shell in the last week or so.
My respect for him has gone up ten fold after seeing the interview with him on Match of the Day.
4 AMEOBI // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:09 AM
Same Andy haha, go on Edd!!
5 ToonDownSouth // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:10 AM
ToonAndy
For the first time in 2 years we can actually have debates about team selection. Last year there was no room for discussion what so ever haha.
6 Andy // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:11 AM
would rather obertan on the wing and 3 man cm. Do to mackems what arsenal did to us first half. Shola will be up for it meaning wes brown will be in for a harder game than carroll gave him today!
7 Kris // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:13 AM
Think this is the team we should go for against the mackems: 442
Krul Simpson S.Taylor Coloccini Raylor/Pieters? Obertan Barton Tiote Gutierrez Ameobi Ba
Subs to make an impact: Ranger(hopes he will be getting a new chance) and Gosling.
8 AMEOBI // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:14 AM
Kris? Cabaye?!
9 nick_9 // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:15 AM
“But we need to understand that there are financial restrictions that are going to harm us from time to time.”
so you keep reminding us alan. still think we need 3 more players minimum and one or two deadwood players to leave. Im pleased we offered to pay 2/3 of smiths wages if leeds took him on loan, saving 20k a week is good when smith isnt going to play at all. we have like 5/6 players ahead of him now.
Just out of interest with people mentioning a 25 man sqaud, did we have more than 25 senior players last season because we’ve actually lost kuqi, nolan, jose, Campbell, Ireland and brought in cabaye, Ba, Marv and Obertan as senior players?
10 Special K // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:16 AM
If we get in Erik Pieters, they’ll say thats LB sorted but I reckon we need another, Raylor can’t be the understudy.
For strikers I honestly can’t think of a realistic target, little help? If we’re stuck with Shola and Ba for the season, I worry. Ba was brutal today but I still think he’ll come good.
11 Manx Magpie // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:19 AM
I too have a lot more respect for Pardew after the Match of the Day interview. He’s not taking crap from anyone anymore, backing every single player on the team, and genuinely showing a fair amount of passion for this club.
12 Kris // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:20 AM
I did knew that some will ask about cabaye. I think We should go for Barton and Tiote in that game cause, they both know how that game will be, it will be a fight. Want Obertan at the side to make some pace and challenging Richardson. Think Cabaye just need a little time to adapt to the english style
13 ronaldeano // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:20 AM
We NEED joey Barton to be here this season.
If not…
Were fcuked
14 nick_9 // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:20 AM
——————————-KRUL—————————–
SIMPSON——SAYLOR——–COLLO——-RAYLOR
—————BARTON—–CABAYE—–TIOTE————
OBERTAN———————————————JONAS
——————————— BA—————————–
Subs: Forster, Williamson, Ferguson, Gosling,Vuckic, Best, Marv/shola
15 Andy // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:20 AM
i’m glad the football is back. Puts the money questions on the backburner for the time being. A good result next week is essential. If we get beat things will be difficult for pardew and the new lads. If we win we can go on a bit of a run as the next few games are all winnable. Mackems away fulham home then qpr away
16 BelfastMagpie87 // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:21 AM
New striker.
New left back.
New left back cover.
Another centre back.
Would love another right back,
Being the greedy c@nt that I am.
17 Felipe // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:22 AM
It’s really embarasing being a newcastke supporter reading some of the comments on here tonight.
18 Andy // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:23 AM
nick_9 that is the team i’d go with unless we get some new guys in. Also possibly swap shola for ba as pardew pretty much said ameobi will be starting on saturday
19 ToonAndy // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:24 AM
I think Kris forgot about Cabaye.. If you purposely left him out then leave the blog IMMEDIATELY! haha
joke…
I agree ToonDownSouth … Our midfield is so strong its a shame we have to leave out some quality players!…
Marveaux
Cabaye
Barton
Gosling
Vuckic
Ben Arfa
Abeid
Jonas
Tiote
Obertan
Shame we didn’t have that much quality in depth in other areas!
20 nick_9 // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:25 AM
Felipe stop being so dramatical you big queen
21 Andy // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:26 AM
felipe are you going to clarify you’re comments or just leave a vague remark in the direction of no one in particular? What are you’re thoughts of the game?
22 shearermania // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:26 AM
im a big pardew fan and has been since 2 weeks into his reign…he constantly has to deal with the two duckheads in lamearsea and fatmike…….but i like what he says..to me he comes across very honest, hardworking and it seems the players dig him too….
come on all join the chorus: walking in a pardew wonderland……….yeah maybe later on this season when we’d picked up the fa trophy
23 nick_9 // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:26 AM
Toon Andy i dont really class Arfa as a midfielder myself but i guess most would. If he was fit and firing he would be perfect in the whole. Wouldnt mind seeing vuckic there against a lesser team.
24 BelfastMagpie87 // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:27 AM
Loads of pundits tipped us to go down last year.
I fancy Blackburn @ qpr to go down.
Undecided on the other team.
25 Andy // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:28 AM
wigan drawing at home to norwich has to be seen as a poor result for them. Still don’t think they’ve got enough to stay up. Blackburn defo in the battle but there’ll be a few odd ones in there. Always is
26 boater // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:28 AM
I think Simpson was good today, we also have raylor and perch – so three specialist RBs. LB – defo. But then we all know that.
We need a goalscorer – in all honesty- two more. Cabaye needs to offer more than today – we already have a water carrier in tiote – so we need something more dynamic from him.
I have a nagging feeling Ba may end up being a bit like Best – a cluster of goals – but hard to build an attack around him. We have three 6/10ers in shola, best and loven – we need an 8 big time,
27 nick_9 // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:28 AM
ToonAndy – then we still have Guthrie and Smith on the books before you even look at some other youngsters who play in midfield. I agree, it is such a shame we dont have that much quality in other areas
28 shearermania // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:29 AM
funny thing is i think most fans would have been happier we’d lost but played a lot better,…funny as hell..deluded fickled fans (myself included)
29 daffy // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:29 AM
Hope that little twat Barton is playing at the SOL next week , he wont last 5 mins , bring it on , Ha,way the Lads.
30 BelfastMagpie87 // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:29 AM
Felipe Is a wind up merchant….
31 shearermania // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:31 AM
ah daffy…..welcome back…did they accept the early release charge for raping your sister?
32 ToonDownSouth // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:32 AM
daffy
I bet you’re absolutely terrified, be honest.
The amount you guys have spent in two years, anywhere below Europe would be pathetic!
33 nick_9 // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:32 AM
shearermania // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:29 AM
funny thing is i think most fans would have been happier we’d lost but played a lot better,…funny as hell..deluded fickled fans (myself included)
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Aye, its surpising how much performance matters. We all say we would take winning ugly but we love entertaining games.
34 BelfastMagpie87 // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:33 AM
Loads of people tipping Swansea to go down.
I think they will do well.
Really good to watch as well.
35 boater // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:33 AM
nick 9 – @20 ha ha
36 ToonAndy // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:34 AM
nick-9 … When I knew I was going to use the word “quality” I decided to leave Guthrie and Smith out haha… Guthrie can do a decent job but he couldn’t tie the boots of most of our other midefielders… I wouldn’t mind selling him to lower premier league/chamionship team tbh…
Yeah… IF our defence and strikers had the same quality as our midfield we’d be talking of champions league football!
37 Andy // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:35 AM
Welcome back daffy. Been a while! What makes you think barton would not last 5 minutes? He seems to revel in the whole pantomine villain role he is painted as sometimes. Lee Clattermole and co should be worried
38 shearermania // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:35 AM
nick-9 the performance was just soo negative and the play was soo unambitious — it was like we were setout to defend from the start which i know whasnt the idea..but the lack of movement is a big concern…movement is a sign of trust….
thank god we have a bye in the next round.
39 daffy // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:35 AM
Nah TDS anywhere below yous would be pathetic , terrified ? Aey .
40 boater // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:36 AM
Guthrie is one of those players I always think is on the verge of stepping up his game at any minute… but never quite does. Very talented player.. lacks the swagger – got the rest though.
41 daffy // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:38 AM
Aey Andy had to make an appearance pre derby , Barton is a cock , Shearer knows it & you all know it , he gets away with it at home but if he starts that shite on Sat he,ll be off guaranteed.
42 shearermania // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:39 AM
boater – i thi nk the swagger is all guthrie has for him .-normslly he just lokk pure and simple drunk….hwhich would explain his crossing
43 ToonDownSouth // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:39 AM
daffy
We’ll see. You came on here prior to both derbies last year, and didn’t return. We’ll see if you show up in 8 days time ey
boater
I know what you mean. I think if he went to a lower half PL team he’d do a job. His range of passing is class, and he’s got aggression, which I like. Just a shame for him we bought Tiote. Then Gosling, then HBA, then Cabaye. :/
44 boater // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:39 AM
ToonAndy – Wasn’t much wrong with the defense today.
I know this goes against the party line but has anyone considered our midfield isn’t as good as we think? We have loads of players – but how many are a) match winners b) goalscorers c) specialists in their position/… just a thought.
45 shearermania // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:39 AM
shit i spell like a drunk…lol
46 Drona // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:40 AM
McDermott8 Greg McDermott
Gervinhos forehead hahaha #masssssive
LMAO
47 ToonDownSouth // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:40 AM
Did Barton play in the derbies last year? I can’t remember him doing anything stupid, which seems odd…
48 shearermania // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:41 AM
were 10th…midtable…ashley your demans have been met -now lets pend some cash
49 Andy // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:42 AM
Think most of the guthrie bashing comes from the games he played on the wing where he is absolutely attrocious. Can only remember him having 1 bad game as cm at wba last year but that was an off day for the whole side.
50 daffy // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:42 AM
TDS – get your facts right hinney , i was on here after the 5-1 game ( same day ) & have give you my wisdom often since
51 Andy // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:43 AM
TDS remember his challenge on etuhu? That was a shocker. Think he is past that rubbish now. Even if he is still a petulant div.
52 boater // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:45 AM
shearermania – ha, ashley will be dry humping the furniture tonight over our mid place position.
53 nick_9 // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:46 AM
36 Haha fair enough. its trick though isnt it. how on earth do you accommodate:
Marveaux
Cabaye
Barton
Gosling
Vuckic
Ben Arfa
Abeid
Jonas
Tiote
Obertan
Ferguson
Sameobi
Guthire
Smith
i think the latter two should leave and send sameobi out on loan.
Say if we had a good transfer kitty and signed a good first team striker to play with arfa leaving Ba and Best as third and fourth choice. Then signed A lb, lb cover. 3rd/4th choice cb and cover for rb we would have a really strong squad. Here’s hoping over the coming seasons we can continure eliminating the weaker players and improving as a whole
54 daffy // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:47 AM
Anyway lads off to kip – 6 more sleeps till we thrash ya at the SOL night lads.
55 soundoid // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:48 AM
boater,
Yes mate i think we think they are better than they are Benny is the only midfield player i can see scoring goals when fit…
Early days tho…
56 boater // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:49 AM
Guthrie played against Chelsea at home last season and had a cracking game… not a bad player at all, just fell foul of our flooding the squad with other flashier midfield players…
57 ToonAndy // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:52 AM
Gudnight Daffy… Try not to lie on your gills… Might smuther yourself
58 Andy // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:52 AM
played well v bolton at home last year as well. And wba at home first game he was quality first half. I’d keep him. Smith on the other hand do whatever we can to get rid of him. Would it be too much to ask deportivo to take him as well?
59 ToonDownSouth // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:52 AM
That seems highly unlikely daffy. And I haven’t seen you here in months :/
60 boater // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:55 AM
Nick 9 – that’s a long, impressive list but as I said – how many are goalscorers or match winners? lots of bodies is good where are the goals coming from? solano, robert, dyer, speed – as an example, that was good for 6-8 goals a season each….
61 ToonDownSouth // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:56 AM
Andy & Boater
To be honest, I reckon we’ll let him go in January. He could do a decent job for some teams, and I can’t see him being happy when he’s not getting on the bench for us.
But I do like him, was one of my favorites in the fizzy pop, and had a couple of cracking games at the end of last season. Best passer of the ball in our squad.
62 ToonDownSouth // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:57 AM
boater & soundoid
In the 09/10 season, Cabaye did score 15 and assist 11 at Lille. Guess he’s pretty versatile.
63 soundoid // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:57 AM
Yeah barton and Jonas aren’t the best at getting goals.
64 boater // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:59 AM
Smith is wallpaper… what does he do on matchday? hasn’t he seen the 10 midfielders in front of him and thought ‘let me leave to play football again’… even if it means dropping a division.. !?
65 Andy // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:59 AM
Did barton get 5 last year? how many pens? Jonas only got 2 which was a bit poor. Who knows who will score the goals. Going into this game i would have taken a point. After the first 10 mins i would have bitten your hand off for a point. We were a bit negative at times but a point against last seasons 4th best side (admittedly weakened) is still a good point
66 soundoid // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:59 AM
Too deep today tho ToonDoonSouth….
Early days like i said i bet his arse went when he saw 47.000 people in SJP,
and when Joey went mental…LOL!
67 Angryman the Angry fan // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:00 AM
Daffy!
I agree!
68 ToonDownSouth // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:02 AM
Angryman
Opinion on Joey’s heroics today?
Gervinho looks both a quality player & a spoilt brat mind you.
I wonder what his mate Cabaye thought when Barton went nuts haha
69 ToonAndy // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:03 AM
ToonDownSouth… If our Midfields all played regulary… I think this wud be a realistic score rate….
Marveaux – 5
Cabaye – 7
Barton – 3/4
Gosling – 7
Vuckic – 7/8
Ben Arfa – 10!
Abeid- ??
Jonas – 1/2
Tiote – 14 … joke… 0/1
Obertan – 6/7
70 nick_9 // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:03 AM
i know what youre saying boater, but at the end of the day whats the point in say hvaing one good striker if youve got four bad defenders. Not saying we have but most of us are in agreement we are still weak in areas. We may have good midfielders supplying the ammunition but we dont really have a striker im confident will slow them away, just like im not overly confident in our defensive options. With one or two additions i could be confident in them. I’d love proven match winners like Sturridge and Nzogbia and so on but i think our match winners will be the people we least expect ala saylor popping up with a header etc
71 boater // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:05 AM
True, Cabaye may well be more advanced upfield normally- as you say it’s arsenal, one of the best attacking sides in europe and we held our own for a good point-
Barton scored against Villa, Arsenal 2x pens, Stevenage, liverpool – that’s off the top of me nonce. He’s a provider though… lots of assists.
As much as I give people a hard time about overhyping the younguns – excited to see if Vuckic makes a go of that role whilst arfa’s oot,,,
72 nick_9 // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:05 AM
64 boater // Aug 14, 2011 at 12:59 AM
Smith is wallpaper… what does he do on matchday? hasn’t he seen the 10 midfielders in front of him and thought ‘let me leave to play football again’… even if it means dropping a division.. !?
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Wishful thinking that i have often thought many a time myself. He seems content to collect his 60k a week and then i suspect he will carry on for another few years collecting no doubt another 15k a week in the champ. Nolan had sense to drop a league where he will look better and get game time plus be on big money.
73 ToonDownSouth // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:06 AM
Was anyone else sh!tting whale sized bricks when Tiote went down injured??
If he got stretchered off I think I would have wept.
Speaking of which, seeing a certain fragile ex midfielder of ours getting stretchered off for QPR was a shame.
74 NathanH NUFC // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:07 AM
Righto lads, for the Sunderland game, ideal team for me would be;
——————————-KRUL—————————–
SIMPSON——SAYLOR——–COLLO——-PIETERS
——————–CABAYE—–TIOTE———————-
BARTON—————-GOSLING—————-JONAS
————————AMEOBI / BA———————–-
I say Ameobi, because he always scores against the mackems, Gosling, because in pre season, he was ridiculously good at linking up with Ba, 5 in midfield to prevent our unwashed friends from playing, ive also tried to go with derby experienced players here, but Marveaux and Obertan should definitely be brought on in the second half, as our soapless friends will have tired legs
Hope for another memorable derby day! HWTL!
75 Angryman the Angry fan // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:07 AM
I love my team with all my heart!
But today just proved paying peanuts buys you peanut eaters!
Not impressed with ba or cabaye! No better than what we have! 3 beat players on park, Taylor, Barton, collo! I would at least expect one of our new signings to be in top 3!!
Obatan looked as if he will make it! Cabaye and ba! Had nothing to impress me! Ba looked like a plodder, cabaye looked like ” Fek le moi, this is quick” !!
Marveaux! Great signing worth at least 10m according to the apologists!! Injured! Again!!
So there’s 30 m worth of signing according to otter, daveyb, ochy, dannyo, Stuart, Felipe, need I go on, all either withdrawn or didn’t play!
John anderson hit nail on head, to get quality in your team you have to pay the going rate!! We’re fkt!
76 nick_9 // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:12 AM
NathanH i like that team a lot. I would go with something like that if those players where available. Fairly strong defense with the new lb. Plenty of steel in midfield and a bit of power up top. Depending on how the game is going, possible subs could be Vuckic for Gosling, Ferguson on for Jonas, Ba or Best on for Shola and then Obertoon on for anyone once people are tired
77 Angryman the Angry fan // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:12 AM
Toon down south!
Joey was beat player in black n white, bar none!
He rolled once when slapped, if he had done that to any arsenal player they would have rolled three times and Joey would need a lifetime ban!!
Not saying he was right or wrong, but comes a time, can’t beat em, join em!!
Thought we looked crap today, as well as arsenal! Cabaye not up with pace! Ba terrible! Marveaux? Where was marveaux? Oh injured? Unusual for him!
Fed up, lack of investment will cost us!!
78 ross armstrong // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:13 AM
angry man get ya facts right mate!!! marveaux isnt injured!!! hes just not match fit!!!
you cant judge ba and cabaye on 1 game!!! it was a hard game and they just seem to lack match fitness!! stop moaning
79 soundoid // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:13 AM
Looking at the positives today clean sheet against a good side, bit of a link up problem in the middle.
And we showed Arsene Wanger what he’s lacking, Joey Barton….
Should have been sent off mind..
80 boater // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:14 AM
nick 9 – I think that’s true – we may rely on goals being spread out this season – colo’s goof for a couple. Or maybe one of the above will have a stormer – who knows? Marveaux man end up getting 10…
ToonAndy – I think that’s a tad optimistic mate,,, Obertan managed 1 for man united in 20 odd games.. yee never know though.
Most midfielders for the toon get around 3 to 6 – the emre’s the jenas’, speed, dyers,,, then you get the lees and nolans who somehow manage to broach double figures even though they are pretty slow with canny big guts..
81 Mystic Mikes' iron curtain // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:14 AM
Shurrit you faggot.
82 gorskino10 // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:16 AM
Rather see Sammy upfront, 6+ Goals in preseason, and with great pace he always looks dangerous on the ball.
Its clear Shola just wont score and struggled to even get close today, much like Ba too who looked very unfit.
We just offered NOTHING upfront, Play 4-5-1 with Obertan playing Second ST or AMC.
83 Angryman the Angry fan // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:16 AM
Ross
Not moaning son!
Was there! Saying what I see!
84 FloridaToon // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:16 AM
@75
Marveaux is not injured and I don’t know whether to laugh at you or curse at you. That has to be one of most ignorant posts I have ever read. We get a point from Arsenal and all you can do it cry and moan. You would have thought this was Jan. and not the first game of the year.
85 Angryman the Angry fan // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:18 AM
Oh and ross?
Marveaux not match fit? He’s had full pre season has he not! Aunt that what it’s for?
As for cabaye, ba? First game? Why okay them then? Obviously not match fit? Like marveaux!
86 ross armstrong // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:20 AM
i just think your being a little harsh 4 there debut , i think cabaye an d ba will shine at the toon but its not gna happen over night! ba didnt have any service and cabaye ran out of steam a bit!! i think u will see a hell of a difference in a few games like
87 soundoid // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:20 AM
This time last year 3-0 to man u at there gaff, better game tho Andy carrol was class, our holding mid was smith..
88 ross armstrong // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:21 AM
marveaux didnt play most of last season!! pardue has said he lacks match fitness , nothing to do with injury buddy!!
89 Andy // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:21 AM
Thought cabaye played well second half when he was put into a 3. Pretty difficult first half up against 3 which was a daft decision from pardew. At least he acted on this and put obertan on. Ba was a bit disapointing as him and shola were miles away from each other. Although ba did get in a few good positions and if shola had released the ball instead of taking an extra 2 or 3 touches he’d have been in
90 Andy // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:22 AM
soundoid carroll missed a sitter that night! At 0-0 as well! haha
91 boater // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:23 AM
It’s not moaning – Angry is saying what he thought about the performances of the players.. hell are we not even allowed to go there now?
He has a point about Marveaux – he is not match fit as he was injured for 14 months… plus he appeared in a couple of friendlies OK. It’s a decent point.
Fact is I barely noticed the newbies – krul, jonas, colo, barton all had excellent games… but we knew about them. I am hopeful they will improve and Arsenal is a tough first game to be judged on but still – they were pretty middling today n’that.
92 nick_9 // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:23 AM
Angryman the Angry fan // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:12 AM
Toon down south!
Joey was beat player in black n white, bar none!
He rolled once when slapped, if he had done that to any arsenal player they would have rolled three times and Joey would need a lifetime ban!!
Not saying he was right or wrong, but comes a time, can’t beat em, join em!!
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I hate seeing players roll around several times but i have to say i agree to an extent. Nothing more annoying when a player tries to stay on his feet after a challenge and wastes the chance because of it, barton going down worked in our favour. If it was an arsenal player i think we all know what would of occured after being touched.
Would have thought Marveaux would have been on the bench to get twenty minutes or so udner his belt.
93 ross armstrong // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:24 AM
there are alot of negative vibes after the match 2day mind!! weve just drew against the 3rd or 4th best team in england and we didnt play well!! im owa the moon with a point
94 soundoid // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:25 AM
Yeah he did but second half i can remember him tracking back getting smith out of trouble and then went on a fantastic run… i miss the shit head
95 FloridaToon // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:25 AM
Angryman
Just curious as to why you’re agreeing with daffy that the mackems will whip us????
Daffy(54)
Anyway lads off to kip – 6 more sleeps till we thrash ya at the SOL night lads
Angry(67)
Daffy!
I agree!
Maybe one in the same??? Daffy leaves Angry comes on spouting his normal NUFC sucks but I am such a big fan BS.
96 ross armstrong // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:26 AM
lol @ 95
97 Angryman the Angry fan // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:27 AM
Thanks lads!
Frig!
Can’t even have an opinion on here these days!
98 FloridaToon // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:28 AM
Ross
No LOL….serious. Never seen such a “devout” fan bash his supposed team as much. I’m really starting to believe he belongs to the unwashed.
99 ross armstrong // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:29 AM
you cant say the mackems are gna whip us on a newcastle blog!!! its against the law!!
100 boater // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:29 AM
soundoid – I agree – solid point earned today.. if there’s a criticism, the link up play was missing. Strikers didn’t have a chance – I mean not even a half, quarter chance – glimpse of goal.. they were making decoy runs to take pressure off the side and let them get their breath back.
101 Andy // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:30 AM
angry i agree at times people are too quick to shout down but you’re hyper negative at times. You didn’t once say it was a good result or out like that. Just the negatives of our performance. But surely if we can perform badly like you say and draw with arsenal we’re not doing too badly are we?
102 ross armstrong // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:30 AM
florida – he could be an unwashed spy??
103 Angryman the Angry fan // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:31 AM
Florida toon
Put your hand in your pocket and get to a match!
Say no more !
Tit
104 ross armstrong // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:31 AM
Andy // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:30 AM
angry i agree at times people are too quick to shout down but you’re hyper negative at times. You didn’t once say it was a good result or out like that. Just the negatives of our performance. But surely if we can perform badly like you say and draw with arsenal we’re not doing too badly are we?
exactly mate , to many negative vibes!! a draw anytime with arsenal is brilliant!!
105 FloridaToon // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:31 AM
Ross
daffy did! and he agreed! WTF????? Not one true fan would ever say that.
106 Mystic Mikes' iron curtain // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:32 AM
I’ve always thought Angry has an alterior motive. He’s definitely the scaly swamp sort, or a wuss.
107 FloridaToon // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:33 AM
Angry
Get a rope and get it over with. Why don’t you daffy hook up and bash NUFC together since that s all know how to do.
108 soundoid // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:33 AM
If we play 4-5-1 i’d have Best as the forward, not Ba or Shola
109 ross armstrong // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:33 AM
lmao @ 106
110 boater // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:34 AM
FloridaToon – who’s to say you’re not daffy – doing a double bluff to stir up the regulars? this is all going a bit agatha christie … we need a foolproof geordie test..
111 ross armstrong // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:34 AM
angry man
alot of people on here dont like your negative thoughts mate!! are you a mackem??
112 Angryman the Angry fan // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:35 AM
Andy
I fear that next week, we will get drubbed! Cabaye ba were terrible today! If we are reliant on them, we are frigged!
Next week, the scum will fly at us! Arsenal played reserves virtually and dominated us!
Not a good result today! I wanted a win. I wanted ba and cabaye to star! Instead, Joey collo n Taylor looked like stars of our team! And 2 of them may go!!
Worrying mate! Not feeling positive!
113 FloridaToon // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:37 AM
boater
You got me….i consistently talk about my love for the toon(as any good mackem does) and call out the idiotic
posts of so many on here.
114 Angryman the Angry fan // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:37 AM
Ross
I’m as much a mackem as you!
Dick
115 Andy // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:37 AM
boater what do you have in mind for this test like? haha
116 nick_9 // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:37 AM
Focusing on the negatives or aspiring for better? you decide
117 Angryman the Angry fan // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:38 AM
Florida
And I don’t!
Tit
118 boater // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:38 AM
soundoid – without wanting to be accused of being critical – can I say 4-5-1 and none of the current lot as the lone striker…
ba/shola/best/loven all following on – in a jazz hands type cha-cha formation.
119 FloridaToon // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:38 AM
boater
been reading this blog for about 3 monthes and posting quite a bit over the last month…..probably too late for most to see as I am 5 hours behind you.
120 soundoid // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:40 AM
I think most EPL teams are in the same boat as us trying out new players etc…
Man city Man U and Chelsea are the only ones that arn’t early days. The scum looked good 2nd half against a Liverpool side that had 7 new players in there.
Early days…
121 FloridaToon // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:41 AM
Angry
and you do…..show me 1, just 1 positive post you have written this week.
How old are you….as soon as someone disagrees or calls you out for sh@te attitude you go straight to name calling. Grow up.
122 Angryman the Angry fan // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:41 AM
Mikes iron curtain,
The name sums you up!
Your a chubby chaser!
Now is it fat wimmin or fat blokes! Dont tell me now…… I’ll guess? ……
123 boater // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:41 AM
Andy – dunno mate, first thought was pies, then stadium trivia, then baths/showers.. but they are all too easy for trojan mackems to cheat at.
124 soundoid // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:43 AM
boater,
LOL!!!! Jazz hands!!! True tho BEST of a bad bunch..
125 Angryman the Angry fan // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:43 AM
Florida
Don’t give me a reason to call you a tit!
Get to a match man!
Jeus!armchair fans! Not a clue!
126 Andy // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:44 AM
Haha you could do the ssn test for a newcastle fan. Ask them where they’ll finish in the league and if they say anything less than 1st they are clearly mackems! Hate all the knuckledraggers that david craig seems to have a radar for
127 Mystic Mikes' iron curtain // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:45 AM
There he goes, never takes him long to resort to homosexual insinuations. Telling, how much people reveal about themselves, if you just let them ramble.
128 Angryman the Angry fan // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:48 AM
Eh?
Mikeys boy!
My predictive made that mikeys bit! Even me phone Knows you so well!ha ha
129 ross armstrong // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:48 AM
angry man your arguing with every1 on here looking like a complete idiot!! no 1 likes you on here mate , see ya later
130 FloridaToon // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:48 AM
Angry
There are so many names I could call you…but this is supposed to be a discussion about Newcastle and not your lack of knowledge or support.
And going to a match doesn’t mean sh%t if you aren’t behind your team and obviously YOU ARE NOT as you agreed that the unwashed would whip us.
…..and I have been to a game.
131 Angryman the Angry fan // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:49 AM
Oh dear Ross,
Best go then since I’m not loved! Bye!!
132 FloridaToon // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:50 AM
Enjoy your beer with daffy you mackem
133 Angryman the Angry fan // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:50 AM
Ross = helmet!
134 ross armstrong // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:50 AM
cya later mackem
135 boater // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:50 AM
some proper dafties on SSN Andy- We could always upload our passports – bit like going through immigration and into the nation of geordietopia..
Howay lads – it’s like youtube comments pages on here some times.. spirals into epic arguments… and on that note.. I bid yee geordies (+ mackem imposters alike) adieu..
136 ross armstrong // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:51 AM
angry man = mackem ( cant get worst than that)
137 Mystic Mikes' iron curtain // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:51 AM
You clearly don’t even understand the ‘iron curtain’ reference. Noob.
138 ross armstrong // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:51 AM
FloridaToon // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:50 AM
Enjoy your beer with daffy you mackem
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA
139 Mystic Mikes' iron curtain // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:52 AM
Night Mackem spacker!
140 Turkish Magpie // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:53 AM
i’m sorry lads, but i was at the game today and yes we didn’t play as well as we could have and on another day we may have lost, however the brilliance of our defence completely outweighed the sheer ‘shiteness’ of our attack and that is why we got a VERY GOOD point against 1 of the best teams in the league. I cant believe the people on here slating Cabaye, him, Gosling and Krul were the stars of pre season for me (and Cabaye didn’t even go to America!) and today, although he had a quiet game, that was due to the fact most of the game we were on the back foot against what i believe Angryman quoted as “a reserve Arsenal side” yes, with Vermaelen, Sagna, Walcott, Gervinho, Van Persie, Rosicky, Arshavin they were at their strongest minus Fabregas and Nasri, THAT IS IT!
People are frustrated with our midfield because we didn’t create many chances, i’ll tell you something though, today I witnessed something I thought was impossible to see, Ameobi had his worst game EVER for us and every single time he got the ball it resulted in Arsenal getting the ball back, it’s clear now that with Nolan gone and younger, faster players brought in to midfield, our midfield now like to play a lot faster, people say Barton isn’t fast, but he worked his socks of to keep up with the tempo whilst others (Cabaye, Jonas) didn’t have to work so hard to keep up with the tempo and therefore were deemed to have had ‘poor’ games.
In 3 or 4 games time I think we will see a very good, fast tempo playing Newcastle team playing attacking football, but the key to that is a GOOD, FAST striker and that is what we lack, some1 big and fast preferably, in order to play 4-2-3-1 such as Odemwingie or Toivonen.
I cant believe the negativity on here after what is really a brilliant result, yes Arsenal had a lot of possesion, but how much did Krul have to do today? not a lot and that is down to a very hard working team that will only get better.
KEEP THE FAITH! HWTL!!
141 Angryman the Angry fan // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:54 AM
Florida!
Sorry, you have been to A a game!
I now understand that this makes you more of a supporter than me! Oh dear I best go!! Traar!
Shouldn’t stay on a blog that I know nothing bout eh?
Get to another match you f11cking sad little helmet, before you can dream bout calling me a mackem! Pube!
142 ross armstrong // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:55 AM
wey im off to bed mystic and floridatoon , if he comes back on just ignore the sad little mackem , hes obviously just on here to try and get friends bcsos the sunderland blog didnt want him !!!! night lads
HWTL
143 soundoid // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:55 AM
Hello is anyone talking about football or just slagging each other off….
We have a point….
Do you have one?
Examples of points 0-0 v the arse 1 point
Joey is a disgrace-1 point
Joey is the anti Elvis=1 point
Cabeye is a soft french geet who dosen’t understand how to play in the EPL..
Whats your point…
Thats mine anyway…=1 point
144 Mystic Mikes' iron curtain // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:57 AM
Aye, we’ve weeded him out, Ross. Night people!
145 Angryman the Angry fan // Aug 14, 2011 at 2:01 AM
10Angryman the Angry fan // Aug 14, 2011 at 1:58 AM
Not loved
I’m off!! Ross’ mam wants to stop sucking now, and floridas daughter keeps asking me to post lewd photos! Mikes iron curtain ? Well we all know who’s arse he is up! Traaar boys! Back tomorrow!!
Ross, pass yer mam her toothbrush! She’s got my puberty stuck !
Xxxx night big boys! Xxx
146 ross armstrong // Aug 14, 2011 at 2:02 AM
night mackem
147 Angryman the Angry fan // Aug 14, 2011 at 2:02 AM
Ross!
Fried eggs In morning but don’t wake me if I’m still in ua mam! Xx
148 Angryman the Angry fan // Aug 14, 2011 at 2:04 AM
Night mackem!
Insulted terribly!
Wait till I tell your mam when she hasn’t got her mouth full!
Mmmm
149 Angryman the Angry fan // Aug 14, 2011 at 2:06 AM
Frig Ross
Hope she’s clean!!!!!!
150 soundoid // Aug 14, 2011 at 2:07 AM
It’s getting a bit Dark on here….
151 Andy // Aug 14, 2011 at 2:08 AM
soundoid i agree! And on that note i am off. Good night you bunch of mackems you! haha
152 Mystic Mikes' iron curtain // Aug 14, 2011 at 2:28 AM
At least Daffy has the guts to tell us he’s a Mackem…….
153 soundoid // Aug 14, 2011 at 2:28 AM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14519709.stm
154 MacToon // Aug 14, 2011 at 2:29 AM
So let’s get this straight, a guy from the USA is calling a Geordie who’s been to the match today a makem…..
Priceless
Have you ever seen a makem btw?
155 MacToon // Aug 14, 2011 at 2:35 AM
and btw it was a good result today, thought it was a hard earned point and average team performance and Colo easily for me was motm and good to see I’m in agreement there with most from the poll.
but after reading through the comments from earlier I can’t believe I seen the same game as some people.
156 Jammydodger // Aug 14, 2011 at 2:39 AM
Standard Angrymans probably had a shandy, proceeds to come on here with his cheery views and get peoples backs up
157 soundoid // Aug 14, 2011 at 2:43 AM
And we think Barton has issues… Jesus…
158 ToonOz // Aug 14, 2011 at 2:52 AM
My thoughts on the game. We clearly bypassed playing through our midfield with stupid lobbed balls in the box to Ba and Ameobi.
For me Joey and Tiote were poor in midfield. Tiote over ran the ball in terrible spots, and got caught out a few times.
Joey, is very static. Passes but then doesn’t follow up play. Also, reverts to the long ball far too often. Way too many stray passes today.
Cabaye, although quieter than Barton, looked much better on the ball and hardly gave away possession. You could see he has a football mind, saw his hands lift in frustration when Simpson tried one of his long and numerous stupid balls, instead of playing short to Cabaye.
Ameobi, can he get any worse??
159 mattnufc // Aug 14, 2011 at 3:12 AM
The reason we lobbed the ball forward was because there was noone to pass to. Everyone was static. I don’t think I actually saw Shola break into a run.
160 ginkoh // Aug 14, 2011 at 3:21 AM
Real Striker is all we need.
161 soundoid // Aug 14, 2011 at 3:35 AM
ToonOz,
joey does break up play well and had a couple of cheeky balls put through, his set pieces were shite today TBH,
Early days tho..
Yeah and hold up striker…. Emile Heskey anyone..LOL!
162 kevymartins // Aug 14, 2011 at 4:37 AM
You know what
liverpool think were there selling club any good player we get can go to them if they want
i say fcuk them they may have the andy carroll’s and the jose enriques and we have are shola’s and taylors …but we also have pride and i cant w8 to see the look on the pool fans face’s when we become succesfull again..after watching the arsenal game after seeing walcott sprint the obertan sprint i realized we hada stop with this ashlee and shola slbering bla bla we hada form a unit that we will put are trust and faith into are NEWCASTLE UNITED …
HWTL
163 malcolm the awesome // Aug 14, 2011 at 4:51 AM
Wow that was a waste of 5 minutes of my life reading some of the sh*t on here!
First game of the season and yet some of you expect a world class performance.. Against arsenal! F’ing hell..
Cabeye was not brilliant today, but showed moments of what he can do. He comes from completely different league.
Joey needs to stay. Tiote looked a bit of his game, but never gave up and run all day..
I think some of you need to loosen up and just sit back and enjoy the game, and stop thinking you are experts!
Time for me, to give the comments on this blog a wide berth for awhile, to much negativity and short sightedness!
164 The Entertainers // Aug 14, 2011 at 5:47 AM
I am disappointed with the empty promises from Pards and board, but when all is said and done I really like the players brought in, as much as it pains me to say, I understand the Nolan sale too.
The real disappointments are the Jose sale, Something we could do nothing about, as he wanted CL football ( more lies ? ) plus the lack of
A striker.
Both areas will be adressed in comjng weeks and we should have a squad capable of surviving comfortably.
Is it stronger than last season? I’m not sure, but it certainly bodes better long term, as we are a lot younger and if Pards can keep the nucleus of the squad and Carr keeps picking up gems, like Obertan & Cabaye, plus or very healthy youth set up, we may just become that force in the PL we all want, shame it may take 2-3 seasons though!
165 BiffBaffBoff // Aug 14, 2011 at 5:53 AM
I thought the defence was solid today. R Taylor was a bit shaky in the first half but he grew into the game playing out of position and put in a solid performance in the second half. Simpson played well. S Taylor and Colo were immense, never heard RVP’s name, was so quiet.
Tiote was a bit off the pace but thats to be expected as he’s been out of the country for 2 weeks and hasn’t played since America. Cabaye showed glimpse’s of his class, the more games he play’s the more often we’ll see it. Barton also put in another solid performance and got around the pitch.
Obertan was great in the first 15-20 minutes after he came on but then faded, hopefully he can do that for longer periods of the game. Jonas was great, ran a lot and helped R Taylor in defence.
Ba was a bit quiet but he did make some good run’s, just the passes were always too late, under hit, over hit etc..
Ameobi had a good game, especially in the 2nd half. Won a lot of the balls but had no one around him to support, also held the ball up well but had a few mis-touches..
To sum it up: Solid performance from everyone, no one was spectacular but no one was poor. To be expected in the few game I think, especially against Arsenal.
166 JAMSHA // Aug 14, 2011 at 6:07 AM
Wat a game it was
had a gud sleep.
Any news hw many games ban did that diveng duck get?
167 arcarius // Aug 14, 2011 at 6:17 AM
ToonOz // Aug 14, 2011 at 2:52 AM 158
Cabaye, although quieter than Barton, looked much better on the ball and hardly gave away possession. You could see he has a football mind, saw his hands lift in frustration when Simpson tried one of his long and numerous stupid balls, instead of playing short to Cabaye.
Exactly my thoughts mate, Cabeye is going to be our MAIN playmaker, period.
168 DarloGeordie // Aug 14, 2011 at 7:01 AM
Arcarius
I noticed that as well, gone are the days where we played long balls hoofing it up to the big man, come on slick passing, one two’s and goals…
Cabeye definately looks the best of the buys this summer and Ba well just looks like the black sheep out the bunch he was absoulutely crap yesterday… saying that he will probs get a hatrick against the unwashed.
We are desperate for a striker and a new left back if we don’t get these then we are going to struggle to score and….. well we will have to play bloody James Perch ehhhh no thanks
169 alright on the black and white // Aug 14, 2011 at 8:00 AM
Toon Attack-Kill-Kill-Kill
—————KRUL—————
———COLO–TAYL(S)———
GOSL————————FERG
————–TIOTE—————-
MARV——CABAYE——-GUTI
—————-VUKIC————
————BEST——————
Subs: Barton, Ameobi the Elder, Simpson, Ameobi the Younger, Abeid, Obertan, Forster
Gosling and Ferguson bombing forward, Cabaye dictating pace, Vukic the provider and likely extra scorer, Best up front, hungry hungry Best = BEAST = hatrick = 7-1 to the toon.
HWTL
170 ~Obertoon~ // Aug 14, 2011 at 8:27 AM
Pardew wasnt joking when he said Obertan had pace…. Blimey… easily our fastest player on the pitch now!
and his link up with cabaye that could have led to a goal… dam. I was ready to break down the dining table if cabaye scored…
171 ~Obertoon~ // Aug 14, 2011 at 8:32 AM
MsiDouglas Mark Douglas
Sunday Sun tomorrow:Pardew’s striker target, Nile Ranger’s ultimatum, derby day tactics & Pardew’s promise of a triple boost this week #NUFC
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172 Scottishmag1 // Aug 14, 2011 at 8:51 AM
For what it’s worth, I didn’t see anything in Ameobi or Ba today that showed me that we have goals to come. I think some of you have been hard on Cabaye, I think he will showbas the season goes on that he will prove to be an asset. As we all know, need a goal scorer, right back and left back, a replacement for Jonas would also prove useful!!
173 Rotonda heights // Aug 14, 2011 at 9:10 AM
Angryman = abuse, crap, more abuse, more crap.
He has squirrels juggling knives in his head.
Obnoxious, self absorbed know it all.
174 tennentsspace // Aug 14, 2011 at 9:16 AM
Cabaye was good – composed on the ball, ran all game and almost got himself a goal. Add that to the fact it was his first game in the premership against a team that keep the ball very well and we have a decent player!
Have to agree with some though shola and ba didnt show anything up front and just highlighted the need for a striker HWTL!
175 davybtoon // Aug 14, 2011 at 9:25 AM
thought it was a very solid display yesterday colo n staylor were awsome, thought u cud see glimpses of how we wanna play when we hav the ball, lets face it the scum havin got the ability to keep the ball n pass it like arsenal hav, think we will get petiers n bendtner this week b4 the scum game aswell intresting bendtner not even on the bench yesterday
176 bentoon // Aug 14, 2011 at 9:27 AM
That BBC interview with Pardew was brilliant. Sort of reminded me of Sir Bobby and the way he conducted himself in interviews, not taking any crap about his players from the journo’s/pundits.
177 JAMSHA // Aug 14, 2011 at 9:29 AM
2 striker an a lb ,we are done
Lb-pieters
St-podolski
St-?
178 Angryman the Angry fan // Aug 14, 2011 at 9:33 AM
Rotunda
x
Nice of you to join us! And you know me Sooooo well!
Love the way you just come on Here to give me stick. Having people like you on here makes me feel wanted
179 BigKirky // Aug 14, 2011 at 10:05 AM
I didn’t get to see match of the day but did watch it again on ESPN when I got home (doesn’t everyone
after going to the game.
Just watched pardews interview on iPlayer… I for one quite like Pardew and if I was a player I think he’d be a good guy to man manage me. He seems down to earth and is as honest as he can be without the owner constantly changing the goalposts and it was a great interview I thought.
I can’t recall any players saying anything bad about him in the past. Not even Barton with all the club trouble.
It’s typical that Barton gets stamped on and ‘struck’ in the face, yet somehow it’s still his fault with the media. Pardew was genuinely annoyed at the biased interviewer’s questions and good on him for being a bit snappy. Rightly so.
Was listening to radio 5 live as I was driving back from the match (no phone in on radio Newcastle) and it was the same bias on there against Barton. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. A toon fan rang in and said what I thought was a great point. He said if it was England vs Germany and a German player dived and it was Gerrard or Beckham who was infuriated by the cheating and tried to pull him to his feet, the country would be backing him for showing passion against cheats, which i think he’s right. The show hosts still tried to twist it on barton.
One last thing. The amount of players who roll round holding their face without actually being touched in the face is ridiculous. Nani is disgusting at it and it’s standard that if they get facial connection so to speak they hit the deck… So what is new about Barton going to ground when he has actually been caught in the face? Nothing. It’s like writing a word in bold, the crime was there, he merely highlighted it.
180 Lee Dodd // Aug 14, 2011 at 10:13 AM
If we can Get Players Like Gabriel Obertan we should be fine – Talk about Lightening speed he was wicked in the Second Half.
For Us The result Was a Good One so 3 Points next Week and another win Against Fulham and we will have a Good Start. This Week we need to Get Pieters and also a New Striker But Not Bloody Bendtner from Arsenal he is Not the Guy For us. Yesterday Demba Ba was Not very Good at All ??? Looks Like Shola In Orange Boots !!!!! Hopefully He will get Better With Age …
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