Alan Pardew held an inquest yesterday into the appalling 4-0 defeat at Wigan.
Alan Pardew – at his desk at the Benton training grounds
And as we reported earlier this morning, it seems Alan took most of the responsibility for the defeat, and that was because of his tactics, and how he had ill-prepared the players mentally for the game.
The two next games are against top teams in Chelsea and Manchester City, who seem to be in their very best form of the season (drat), so its not a particularly good time to meet either side.
But that’s the way things go during any season, and Alan Pardew knows the players have to go into the upcoming games, and try to win both of them:
“I’d have liked to have gone into this Chelsea game with a different feeling.” “But I know, having looked in the players’ eyes, there’s a determination to put it right.”
“Hopefully, we’ll take that on to the park, but even at our very best we could struggle to win at Chelsea.” “But we’ve got to believe we’ll get a break in the game, and that we’ll be at our very best.”
“When you look at the last seven games, and we’ve won six and lost one, it doesn’t sound so bad.” “The second half buoyed me a little bit. There was a bit of character shown on the pitch. We could’ve got a couple of goals.”
“It wasn’t like 90 minutes of failure – it was 45 minutes of madness, really.” “I think if we make sure that we start well, it’ll probably the key to the game.”
Newcastle slipped up on Saturday, that’s all, and we’ve slipped up before this year at both Fulham and at Tottenham.
But in both those cases Newcastle came back strongly and showed good character in their next games, and there’s no reason the lads cannot do the same thing in the next couple of games.
That’s what we are hoping for, and while it certainly will be tough – it’s not impossible to win both games.
Comments welcome.
118 comments so far
LEROI
May 1, 2012 at 2:51 PM
Comment #41This is what i think the chelsea team will be
cech
bosingwa/bertrand, ivan, terry, cole
mata, lamp, essien,
torres, drogba, sturridge
davybtoon
May 1, 2012 at 2:53 PM
Comment #42Check ya facts b4 u start making stuff up if u lose your champions league qualify u go into the Europa playoff round fact, so no u don’t drop out of Europe, why wud Ashly only want Europa anyway u only make about 2mill from compared to nearly 20mil in champions league
pbNcl
May 1, 2012 at 2:57 PM
Comment #43I don’t think anybodys makin stuff up, I for one just wasn’t sure. That’s one great thing about this blog, you can get the bigger picture of those more informed = D
CODARM (The poster formely known as Ibizatoon)
May 1, 2012 at 2:58 PM
Comment #44http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_UEFA_Europa_League
If you go to the “Distribution” section it gives a break down of which teams competing for CL get knocked in to Europa…Still not crystal clear for me and would appreciate y’all’s feedback 🙂
I’ve looked at the PL understanding of CL qualification and it says:
“The fourth-placed team enters the Champions League at the play-off round for non-champions and must win a two-legged knockout tie in order to enter the group stage”
In the Europa article under distribution it says:
“Group Stage (48 Teams): 31 winners from the play-off round and 10 losers from the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League play-off round”
which using my understanding would be an English 4th placed team?
So if you qualify for CL in the league (I.E 4th) and then lose the qualifier, you would go straight in to the Europa group stages
gaz 44
May 1, 2012 at 3:02 PM
Comment #45i don’t think anyone comes on here with the aim of mis informing people. they just relay the info they’ve been told.. pretty much like I’ve done with the cambiasso/ba story may be no foundation to it but 3 ppl have told me so i passed it on
lewytoon
May 1, 2012 at 3:04 PM
Comment #46im not making stuff up, whats the point in that, the commenst section is to share views and stories…. i have not claimed its true simply telling you it to see what you think… chill
davis_toons
May 1, 2012 at 3:07 PM
Comment #47anyone who is very disapointed with our campaign this year will be carzy with this current squad. Ofcourse it will be even better if we could do slightly better if we got the chance to benifit from any club that slip up again.
LEROI
May 1, 2012 at 3:08 PM
Comment #48my team for 1st game of next season
Krul
Santon Collo Saylor PIETERS
Cabaye Tiote Guti
Hba Cisse Ba
Bench= Forster, VERTONGEN, Tavernier
AMALFITANO, Marveaux, Best, RHODES,
davis_toons
May 1, 2012 at 3:09 PM
Comment #49e next most important now is to get our right targets any not let them slip away from us..
davybtoon
May 1, 2012 at 3:10 PM
Comment #50Yea I kno ppl jus say what there told like I did in the summer told everyone Nolan, Barton n Jose wud b gone bcoz they weren’t wanted n got mocked for it looked what happened
bob
May 1, 2012 at 3:13 PM
Comment #51You have to laugh at some of the drivel Pardew spouts his latest howler concerns HBA and Cabaye apparently he subbed them to save them for the Chelsea match this is the same Chelsea side that has played Barcelona,liverpool and Qpr inside a week while our pampered poodles got a thumping off lowly Wigan!
WWJBD
May 1, 2012 at 3:16 PM
Comment #52davy
U also said Vuckic was Nolans replacement….dont blow ur own trumpet too much mate 😉
pieceofpapiss
May 1, 2012 at 3:18 PM
Comment #53Bob @51
what drivel would that be? Makes sense to me lad. Doesnt matter how many games chelsea have played. not concerened about their fixture list.
Pardew done the right thing, even if were weren’t 4-0 at half time they would have still been subbed.
WWJBD
May 1, 2012 at 3:21 PM
Comment #54pieceofpapiss
Dont bother mate he is a WUM so u are wasting ur time
check the toastie
May 1, 2012 at 3:22 PM
Comment #55Nice one Cod – E-mail that to Chubbs, and he might fancy Champions league again.
bob
May 1, 2012 at 3:23 PM
Comment #56pieceofpapiss what makes sense that our two creative players can’t play for 90minutes in a game that could guarantee 4th spot?
bob
May 1, 2012 at 3:24 PM
Comment #57WWJBD your a muppet
CODARM (The poster formely known as Ibizatoon)
May 1, 2012 at 3:24 PM
Comment #58Check – I’m meeting him later to address this clear lack of ambition that he has. Perhaps I could raise Bob’s point regarding Pardew and him trying to give some players a rest for this upcoming crucial game…I mean what is he thinking???
pieceofpapiss
May 1, 2012 at 3:25 PM
Comment #59WWJBD im a blog noob, whats WUM?
bob
May 1, 2012 at 3:25 PM
Comment #60WWJBD in fact your a thick muppet!
Indian Magpie
May 1, 2012 at 3:26 PM
Comment #61Sometimes what Pardew says confuses me
pbNcl
May 1, 2012 at 3:26 PM
Comment #62Here we go
CODARM (The poster formely known as Ibizatoon)
May 1, 2012 at 3:26 PM
Comment #63Tbf…Hba and Cabaye we’re guaranteed to score 5 goals if they had been left on, which as Bob quite rightly points out would have kept us in the CL spot.
check the toastie
May 1, 2012 at 3:27 PM
Comment #64bob knows his stuff alright, cabaye might have grabbed 5 goals in that last 5 minutes, pardew is a right loser, protecting his best players, ridiculous concept.
As for Cambiasso, wud cream my pants if we pulled that one off, statistically i wud give it a 1.5% chance of happening.
bob
May 1, 2012 at 3:28 PM
Comment #65CODARM (The poster formely known as Ibizatoon) So these delicate flowers need a rest they’ll be sitting about like you in 2weeks you div!
pbNcl
May 1, 2012 at 3:29 PM
Comment #66You do yourself no favours bob, why bother. In WWJBD’s defence I’ve read many a relative post. You contribute nothing but a wind up. And you know it
bob
May 1, 2012 at 3:33 PM
Comment #67pbNcland what do you add to the debate?
CODARM (The poster formely known as Ibizatoon)
May 1, 2012 at 3:36 PM
Comment #68I’m a div? I was agreeing with you and was in no way being sarcastic Bob. I personally feel they should scrap the whole idea of a 25 man squad. Who needs that many players. You need 11 players with an allowance for injury only. Bob, have you considered starting your own blog? I would imagine it would be full of bright ideas on not only Newcastle United but how to improve the game of football worldwide. Who knows, given time you may be called up to be part of the FA panel
WWJBD
May 1, 2012 at 3:38 PM
Comment #69pieceofpapiss
Its a wind up merchant mate he comes on here and says thing in order to gain a rise from people. He runs about 4 screen names on here in order to do so normally small names without capitals
Do believe he showed up just before the mackem game
My advice is to avoid and ignore him if possible there is little sense to be had from talking to him
check the toastie
May 1, 2012 at 3:39 PM
Comment #70I luv Bob, he is a really fun guy and makes some excellent well thought out points, wish his mates were on the blog as well, miss eric he has a very similar witty sense of humour.
WWJBD
May 1, 2012 at 3:40 PM
Comment #71bob
Am a thick muppet? Not Kermit then….Gonzo?
pbNcl
May 1, 2012 at 3:40 PM
Comment #72I have better things to do than argue with a keyboard warrior, and its boring give it a rest
Try just being positive and stop calling our manager, players and other bloggers
Constructive critisism will get you respect but calling our hard working team pampered poodles makes you sound like a jealous mackem. Maybe I have got you wrong and if so I sincerely apologise. Back to the footy eh
magpie6699
May 1, 2012 at 3:43 PM
Comment #73bob – are you a fairly new poster, or a re-incarnation of one of the WUMs who used to make this blog so irritating that a lot of people gave up on it for a while?
check the toastie
May 1, 2012 at 3:45 PM
Comment #74pbNcl – you havent got bob wrong, he is a provocateur and a loner.
pieceofpapiss
May 1, 2012 at 3:45 PM
Comment #75Aaaah cheers lads, i’ve been following this a little and seen many a w*nk3r pulling stunts like this.
Probably a Mackem still bitter about being back in our shadow after their year in the sun!!
tonynufc
May 1, 2012 at 3:46 PM
Comment #76Luiz and cahill defo out 2norrow. Confirmed
bob
May 1, 2012 at 3:47 PM
Comment #77They had the chance to grab 4th spot but bottled it against a relegation team just the same way they bottled it against Brighton and Blackburn as soon as there’s anything to play for they go missing and the old excuses come out now its fatigue do me a favour its called a lack of bottle don’t be suprised if they don’t get another point this season.
bob
May 1, 2012 at 3:48 PM
Comment #78WWJBD Ha ha are you the long lost chuckle brother?
pieceofpapiss
May 1, 2012 at 3:51 PM
Comment #79Still doesnt matter Bob, European qualification is a damn sight more than your boys in 5underland. That being said your ladies team won the league. Overshadowed by the Toon and a bunch of girls. Gutted.
CODARM (The poster formely known as Ibizatoon)
May 1, 2012 at 3:52 PM
Comment #80pieceofpapiss…isn’t that because their women basically are men?