Pardew – We Must Get Good Players In During January

9:18 pm, Saturday, January 5th, 2013 by Ed Harrison · 317 Comments

Alan Pardew – a distraught Alan Pardew – has come out after the game and said what most fans have been saying for some weeks now – that we must spend in the January transfer window, if we are going to maintain our Premier League status.

Mathieu Debuchy – he’s a great signing – but we need more

And we suppose one good thing about going on another four game losing streak, is that it may cause Mike Ashley and Derek LLambias to loosen the purse strings at the club.

We didn’t bring enough players in during the summer, and it will be daft to wait until this summer – because we could be relegated by then and selling some of our best players – so let’s buy say four players this January.

This is what Alan Pardew said after the game today:

“Not once this season have I had my best side out. We’re not too big to go down,” “I think it is important to spend. We lost Cheick and Demba, one to African Nations and one to a transfer. The most important thing for us is our Premier League status now because we’ve put ourselves at risk with all the injuries and the run we’re on.”

“We need to make sure we’re a Premier League side next season. We’re not hiding from that. We need our best players back.” “I’m a bit aggrieved I can’t put out a stronger team than that because there are young players who gave everything.” “Unfortunately they shouldn’t be playing for Newcastle in the third round, they should be in our development team.”

“But that’s where we’re at. We didn’t have enough good players on the pitch. That team is a shadow of the team we can put out. We never thought we’d be in this position. We should have brought in one or two more. We’re paying the price.”

Shola Ameobi, who was captain for the day managed yo add to our woes, as he was sent off for the second yellow card he received in the second half, but in truth they were both very soft yellow cards.

We’d like to see Douglas, Loic Remy and Moussa Sissoko brought in before February rolls around – then we could be in business - with Yohan Cabaye and Steven Taylor back within a week or two – and Mathieu Debuchy now at the club.

There’s six top class players right there.

What do you think?

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Tags: Newcastle News · Recruitment · Transfer News and Rumours

317 responses so far ↓

1 AmericanMagpie // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:21 PM

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2 toon1707 // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:21 PM

It’s all good and well saying we need players we all know that just shut up and get them in
3 Dannyo // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:21 PM

Paying the price indeed.
But the paying will stop, it will for sure.
Starting at Norwich.
4 WWYCD // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:21 PM

Damn fing right we should of and I doubt this is a new revelation to our manager
5 JTOONJ // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:22 PM

how about you take some action and bring us a decent CB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
6 BelfastMagpie // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:23 PM

Tell Batman & Robin that.

Infact scrape that statement into Llambias’s car bonnet with your house keys.
7 two steps forward one step back // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:23 PM

and let’s face it some are not even good enough for our development team
8 Beattie25 // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:24 PM

Pay the price for fcuking players in the Summer or even at the start of Jan. It’s now the 6th and we have got 1 player.

Should have been tied up early December.
9 Novocastrian66 // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:24 PM

What we saw today was what we will be left with if we get relegated. Not very pleasant. I have not slagged Ashley before, ever, but the club has definitely gone backwards in his stewardship.
When we last got relegated the squad was far stronger than the current one.
If / when we get relegated our top players will be off; Krul, Cabaye, Debuchy, Santon, Cisse, Tiote, will be gone. Possibly followed by; Collocini, Marveuax, Obertan, Jonas. What price loyalty? Not what we’re prepared to pay.
The future is bleak. The future is black and white.
10 Dannyo // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:25 PM

@WWYCD
Our manager is of the diplomatic kind.
But i do miss the Kinnear kind at times.
11 Spreadthetoon // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:26 PM

talk is cheap….action and results on the pitch is where it counts! Loosing patience.
12 Marzy // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:26 PM

Shameful performance today, really shows that we lack depth in our squad!, desperately need new CB’s as Williamson was definitely are weak link tonight amongst others granted!
13 Toon1978 // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:26 PM

Stop the talking Pards and do something about this situation.
14 toonarmydownsouth // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:27 PM

JTOON
Probably because pardew doesnt buy the players
I know ppl are sick of hearing him say the same line but tbf all he’s doing is putting more and more pressure on the board to pull there finger out and get some buisness done
Over to you mr ashley…..
15 Beattie25 // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:27 PM

Don’t forget 2013-14 (next season) is a world cup year.

All internationals or bordering internationals will want to leave.

It will be like Birmingham, but even worse!
16 Big Pappa Cissé // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:27 PM

Am I the only one that thinks we won’t have another signing before the Norwich game ?
17 TorqToon // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:27 PM

1892 – I think I got called an ITK a whole back as I work closely with the some of the medical teams in Ligue 1, 2 and a handful of top flight English clubs. However I WISH I was ITK!

All I will say is I’m in France now and everybody is very hush hush about the possibility of an NUFC contingent being in the country. Normally everything is so open around here. But it’s all a bit cloak and dagger.
18 King Arfa // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:27 PM

pardew must be desperate to come out and actually speak the truth and say we need bods now lol hope ur listening u fat cockney oxygen thief!
19 WWYCD // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:29 PM

Dannyo
Time to stick the diplomacy as far as am concerned. He’s going to lose his job either way at this rate either he openly show the world what’s going on or he’s painted as a puppet who can’t manage a PL team

I firmly believe he wanted more in the summer (clearly when Raylor went down) and was told no chance make do
20 BelfastMagpie // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:29 PM

They need to be all loaned out ffs.

Just bring in established players for a while & stop signing kids that shouldn’t be anywhere near the first team.

And when I say established players, I dont mean Joe Cole etc etc on crazy wages.
21 Beattie25 // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:29 PM

A manager should always be on the side of the fans, we can see clearly where his loyalties lie.
22 Novocastrian66 // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:29 PM

Shola is shit. The only positive out of today’s game for me is he will not be available next week. Harsh? Maybe, but he was not a captain today. He is a joke.
23 Dannyo // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:30 PM

@BPC
Not imperative that we do tho is it?
One more body will come on anyways. At the least imo.
24 Kyo // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:30 PM

We’re not beating Norwich. They’re a tough nut to crack at home. Manure and Arsenal couldn’t do it.
25 Kyo // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:31 PM

We’re going down. What I said would happen is happening right now.

Dannyo you can call me a Mackem again if you’d like. Maybe it will help you feel better knowing you were wrong.
26 1892 // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:31 PM

Torq
Answered in the previous post.
I wish you were right though, i need hope
27 Dannyo // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:32 PM

@WWYCD
Ye, it’s clear he wanted more. But AP aint the type to give public stick.
We’ll just have to hope he pressures the board as much as possible, and that they actually realise the danger here atm.
28 thai-mag // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:34 PM

we are another Leeds, if we manage to get 4th bottom thats all we are good for, but I think we are going down again, Norwich, Reading and Villa up next, all must win games, 3 or 4 new signings wont help us this season
29 1892 // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:34 PM

Dannyo, Forren hasnt been picked up yet.
Do you believe he would suit Newcastle?
What I like about him is that he`s good in both boxes and seldom hoof the ball away? Never loses his calm either.
30 DanRo // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:34 PM

Firstly, I am not Pardew’s biggest fan but Pardew can’t win with some people. He is criticised for NOT saying ‘we need more players,’ and then he is criticised again for saying the same thing!

Injuries has had a massive impact on our season.
The board not investing in the summer has caused issues throughout the season.
The players and the manager have to also take some of the responsibility as to where we’re currently positioned.

However, keep the manager, keep the continuity, keep believing – more likely to bring success.
31 yorkymag // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:34 PM

I think that’s harsh on Shola
He is an impact sub definetly not shit
32 Mister Tuff // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:34 PM

With the potential new arrivals rumours, reports of a Toon delegation on the Continent, Percy stating we need new players in public (as if hes just released the fact) -to me it’s obvious Ashley has authorised a big spend.
33 RonVanDam // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:36 PM

If we get a MF this window, i’d like to see a creative one
34 WWYCD // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:36 PM

Dannyo
Am sure the board realize it just whether they care enough to push us up the table or they are happy to fight relegation am sure everyones contract is sorted this time so tubs doesn’t have to cover us in the championship again.

Suppose we could get Best back though, boy do I miss him
35 spitfire_ // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:37 PM

When this pr!ck will stop to tell us what they must do and just do it?
36 LenDixon // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:38 PM

Time for Di matteo or solskjaer to come in
37 89Norcal // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:38 PM

DanRo

Was just going to say the same thing..lol.

We have a fickle bunch here, is all.
38 toonfan_Ew // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:38 PM

Pardew, all talk no action. I just hope come the end of January we look back and are happy with the acquisitions we make. Talking of our next three games, with the form we are on at the moment, I can see us getting 4-5 points. We keep saying how important the next game is and its a must win, I’d rather see us keep to our word and win them as opposed to just talking about them. God, I’m pessimistic. On a happier note, I like what you’ve done with the page header Ed; Debuchy, Debuchy!
39 yorkymag // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:39 PM

Mister tuff
I would love yo to be right but not a hope
Remy heavily tipped to go to QPR £110 k a week we simply can’t compete it’s not even close
Our pay structures the problem and ashley is not going to introduce the salary cap unilaterally
40 bettyswallocks // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:39 PM

So sick of Pardew and his predictable spin on what was a fcuking pathetic display.

The interview on ESPN posted by Turkish Mag when Pardew was first appointed was 100% accurate,

Pardew tries to pretend to be a modern thinking coach but has no idea how to implement a consistent pass and move system.

As he did today when the team runs out of creativity he reverts to route one hope to get a lucky bounce football.

He is a conman as was stated on ESPN when he signed .

No idea how to manage skillful technical players .

HE HAS TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
41 Novocastrian66 // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:39 PM

Williamson looked like he was running in treacle with lead boots on. He is the Shola of the centre half world…..Shola is the Williamson of the centre forward world. I think?
Either way they’re both shit.
42 Ben3arfa // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:40 PM

Shit Owner
Shit Manager
Shit “fit” Players

=

Relegation
43 Toon1978 // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:41 PM

We will bring in two magicians and a double decker bus to save our season.
44 LenDixon // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:41 PM

We need a continental manager, enough second rate British managers
45 1892 // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:41 PM

Can`t believe Remy would consider QPR, the man has ambitions. Got to be Newcastle…..oh, thats right….nevermind
46 NUFC_LEAZES END // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:41 PM

Time to sign up shearer as a player/manager role.
47 gorgonzola ( former Pecorino former to gorgonzola) // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:41 PM

Here you go lads

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/newcastle-united/9778747/Newcastle-United-manager-Alan-Pardew-warns-owner-Mike-Ashley-they-could-go-down-unless-they-spend-big.html

“Pardew, who met Llambias on Thursday to discuss his budget, has already landed France international right-back Mathieu Debuchy from Lille for £5.5 million, but he wants around £15 million more to spend on a forward and a centre-back.”

15??~?~?~? that is peanuts who is he trying to kid.

a ST and a CB….we need 2 CBs!!!! and a LW!

THis is it…we will never hear the end of it
48 Novocastrian66 // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:44 PM

Yorkymag. Shola is shit.
49 Beattie25 // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:45 PM

Why wouldn’t Remy sign for NUFC?

Think about it logically. For 6 months he will get paid more there than he would at NUFC. They will give him a better get out clause and if he impresses then he is likelier to be able to leave QPR at the end of the season than NUFC.

Why should he come to us?

It is Demba Ba to West Ham all over again!!
50 Beattie25 // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:48 PM

That should have read would not wouldn’t.
51 Novocastrian66 // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:49 PM

Beatie; if I was Remy I’d sign for QPR.
52 1892 // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:50 PM

Beattie25

I would actually not be surprised if he went there, just pissed. Newcastle can put some idiotic clauses in his contract too, I`m sure they can. Our french contigent can be the difference if it boiles down to us or them
53 JTOONJ // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:52 PM

It is frustrating, but i’ve read in many newspapers about our success last year, that Derek Llambias is in charge of budgets and transfers so if anyone he is to blame!
54 wynsleap // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:53 PM

Pardew – “We should have brought one or two more in – we’re paying the price”.
What intellect. What insight. What a load of c**p.
It didn’t take rocket science at the end of the last transfer window to realise we had missed the boat with signings at a time when we could work from a position of strength. He should have been in there giving it straight to Ashley – but the man has no balls.
…and it’s going to cost him his job anyway.
55 MUTINYbyLEMONS // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:54 PM

Novo

Good thing you are not Remy
56 Beattie25 // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:54 PM

But again NUFC are no longer a big club that all players aspire too.

We are a stepping stone. With relegation looming for both clubs QPR are the better option as we know they will invest massively and have a half decent manager.

Remy might come out of loyalty to his French mates but QPR are (from an objctive point of view) the better option for him.
57 Slatymag // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:54 PM

£15m!! Well we can forget about Remy and Sakho. One or the other maybe at best with some cheapies thrown in from Ligue 1 probably. Who am I kidding – when can you ever believe anything Pardew says about transfers?
58 Kyo // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:55 PM

You guys reckon we’ll lose the Double DreamBoat if we go down?
59 Toon1978 // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:55 PM

wynsleap

Spot on. Remy and Debuchy type players should have been bought 6 months ago. NUFC are paying for their inept decisions now.
60 gorgonzola ( former Pecorino former to gorgonzola) // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:56 PM

wyn agreed 100%

its so obvious its hilarious. Also All this delegation going to france. God sakes there is the rest of europe to go to. Germany, Spain, Italy whatever.

If they dont seal a player within a day or two and start to bargain again which I can assure you they will it would just be too much to bare…
61 JackButler // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:57 PM

Ashley needs to pay the price for players and not haggle to the point where we miss out for the sake of a million pounds like we’ve done with Debuchy.
Either back your manager or sack him and bring in Dynamo as we need a magician with this wafer thin squad
62 Toon1978 // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:58 PM

KYO

Bloody hell mannnn Debuchy ain’t played for us yet lad!!
63 Nufc-83 // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:58 PM

Listen lads we Will do well to bring in good quality cb and a st. That is it!!! Those of you who think we will bring in anymore are kidding yourselves.
64 Selbymag // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:59 PM

Ok crap result evenworsperfrmance I get it. But at the end of the day the league is all that counts. I don’t, often
post on here anymore for various reasons but.
We played a reserve side today so the result was expected, we will not go down as we are too strong when every one back.
Stop Pissing your knickers about things as most of you lot know nothing, until you have witnessesd a geogre riley
Tony Cunningham partnership up front
65 Mister Tuff // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:00 PM

york @39 -did a post yesterday to the effect that I did not think Remy would be after some extra pieces of silver from the Chicken Farmers -as he is trying to resurrect his career/regain his form -he will realise the potential that the Chicken Farmers face the higher potential of the drop. also I think Taarabt is the only French speaker there whereas we have loads and Benny knows him well. Seems more reason for him to come to SJP.
66 Spuggy // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:01 PM

Why oh why didn’t we bring in Debuchy, a CB and a striker in the summer when we were flying high and had the momentum.

I don’t think Ashley realises how great the core of this team is.

Another 20 million and we could have gone to the next level. That’s peanuts these days.

Such a massive shame.
67 Novocastrian66 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:03 PM

Wyn. He might of thought that as he is such a good manager that he could get any shower in the top half of the division. That may be why he did not demand signings.
Good players make good teams. Good managers buy good players and mould them into a team. Like Clough, Paisley, Ferguson.
68 Toon1978 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:04 PM

HBA and Debuchy down that right hand side will be awesome.
69 GeordieAnt // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:05 PM

You know what I find highly annoying? The fact that the same people who were up Pardew’s a**e last season saying he was the best manager we’d had since SBR, are now the ones slagging him off and calling for him to be sacked. It’s just showing how fickle some of our fans are, and it’s tiring to read. Yes Pardew isn’t ever going to be one of the top 5 best managers in the world, but he’s what we have, and while we do have him as a manager we should be backing him. After all…it’s just like the whole MA situation, when people had the “Ashley out” chants at our games, why the hell would he want to help the club out by investing when everyone is giving him abuse? Well start abusing Pardew and he’s probably going to adopt the same attitude. End of the day…we have a team of which 75% would probably walk into a top 5 club with ease, we have a manager who won 2 managerial awards last season, we have balanced books. We’re going through a major blip that could be occuring due to many reasons, but until we get relegated, why don’t you guys just get behind the damn team, and support them. Try acting like the fans most of the world thinks we are. Thank god they don’t read this blog and see just how negative and fickle a lot of the fans are. I for one am a proud Geordie, and I will continue to support our team, and our manager no matter what, even if we get relegated. No I’m not saying I’d be happy about us being relegated or that I’m willing to accept mediocre positions in the PL, I’m simply saying that this is OUR club, and we should start acting like the rest of the world thinks we do, and show our pride to be Geordies. The fickle fans that some of you appear to be make me a little sick to be honest. What the hell do you think complaining is going to do? You seem to think that MA/DL/AP are going to read the blog and suddenly think “Well damn…they seem pretty upset, maybe we should do something about it” and suddenly invest 100 million on players. It’s just not going to happen, so rather than being so f**king negative, why don’t you start backing our team, and believe that we can still turn our season round. Rant over
70 Beattie25 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:05 PM

Mr T

Chicken Farmers are owners of Blackburn.

Samba Diakite, Armand Traore, Djbril Cisse, Adel Taarabt & Stephane Mbia all speak French.
71 eaststandgeordie1982 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:05 PM

Would anyone have di canio?????

He would kick shite out of a player if he diesnt try very passionate man
72 thespecialone-ameobi // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:05 PM

Why are people panicking. We have shola ameobi playing for us so everyone relax he had a great game today.
73 yorkymag // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:06 PM

Ben arfa will be sold in this window to the arsenal
You heard it hear first
74 Beattie25 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:07 PM

Geordie Ant

Cock
75 thespecialone-ameobi // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:07 PM

Why would Ben arfa leave us when he can play with ameobi
76 Novocastrian66 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:07 PM

Mutiny; No I’m not, but he would be mad to come to us. I’d go where the money is that was my point and Beaties, with whom I agreed.
77 dalton7675 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:07 PM

I think we missed a big oppertunity in signing Joe cole, if he would of took a pay cut he would of been a quality signing it was at least worth an enquiry.

If the board dont want to spend then we can loan i.e guiddeta (city) tom huddlestone (spurs) lescott (city) livermore (spurs)

We also need to get rid of this stupid transfer policy of no over 26 yo’s because frankley with all our injurys its a team of kids!! we need some experiance i.e cheap experianced signings- upson, lambett,

and i really hope we dont sign that miaga from west ham!!!!
78 catchy in norway // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:08 PM

there in france talking to 1 Mr L Blank,,

i hope so any way

all those french players hmmmm a french manager next
79 tappy lappy // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:08 PM

No excuses we should be able to put out a team to beat Brighton. We have players who are simply not good enough. i was listening on Radio 5 and the i think it was Craig Burley who said Obertan was not premiership quality. Shola has been there years and is not going to turn into a world star now although his impact as a sub is worth having. Sammy was terrible and even santon looked poor today. I think the tactics are questionable to say the least. So another year without even the sniff of a trophy. I feel let down as a supporter. When SAF said we are a small team in the North East, I thought at the time it was a over the top insult. Todays game confirmed his opinion and it hurts
80 nick_9 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:08 PM

Players who participated in our relegation season:
Given, colo, Enrique, Nolan, Cacapa, Guthrie, martins, Owen, duff, bassong, harper, zog, Gonzales, Milner, Taylor R, smith, guti, Xisco, geremy, beye, butt, shola, lovenkrands, Taylor S, Edgar, Viduka, Carroll, kazenga,

We sold Milner after a couple of games and signed Nolan in January.

Spending: £26 mill
Income from transfers out: £32.8 mill

Looks an ok squad for numbers but had no real midfield. Can see why the wage bill was high.
81 JackButler // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:09 PM

Calling for Pardew to be sacked is plain stupid as Ashley would refuse to back any manager we have.
We all new that we were desperate for a center half, right back and striker as Ba was always going to leave when the right offer came in. but we did nothing about it and now we are paying for it big time
82 GeordieAnt // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:09 PM

@Beattie

A “cock” who will continue to support his team through thick and thin, maybe some people should follow the example of this “cock” and start acting like true supporters rather than fickle fans
83 yorkymag // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:09 PM

Joe cole only interested in London ie west ham or qpr
84 sirtoongospel // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:09 PM

When Pards praises the players he gets told to get real and tell them straight. When he says players aren’t good enough he gets jumped on for making excuses. He can’t win.

Do any of you really think he was happy with our transfer business this summer? He was gutted.

Now he has publicly put the onus on Ashley. If players don’t arrive it isn’t Pards fault. If they do, and our better players get fit also, then lets judge him. But the situation is down to the owner. No one else.

But lads, we have good players. And with another good defender we can kick on.
85 I-Love-Ameobi // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:09 PM

Yorkmag

Are you mad? Ben arfa leave us? No way, he has the oppuruinity to be playing with on his day one of the best strikers in the world who is so commited to our cause and loyal…Amoebi
86 thespecialone-ameobi // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:10 PM

Novo you are an idiot my friend why would you go qpr a club who are fighting relagtion more then us and don’t even work as a team! And plus who would remy would rather play with ameobi up front or Zamora
87 Slatymag // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:10 PM

“We must get good player in during January”. It’s this kind of statement which has made Pardew one of the foremost thinkers of his generation. Personally I liked his earlier work better though – “Tuesday follows Monday”. So sublime, and yet so obvious when you think about it!
88 JackButler // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:11 PM

catchy

Even if we had Laurent Blanc as our manager it would only take two or three bad results before you turned on him
89 Slatymag // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:12 PM

Blanc out!!
90 thespecialone-ameobi // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:12 PM

Ameobi I agree with you. Ben arfa would never leave us. When he can play with ameobi
91 Beattie25 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:13 PM

Geordie Ant

A real supporter sticks with the team through thick and thin and always wants the best for the club that he loves.

Whats the difference between you and me?
92 King Arfa // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:13 PM

Geordie ant

its a blog for a reason mate ppl air there views its the whole point of it you dont like it dont read it pal
93 I-Love-Ameobi // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:14 PM

Just wait till Ameobi comes back from his suspension and see how rips apart the premier league single handedly. If Ameobi had stayed on the pitch and he should have stayed on the pitch as he didn’t deserve two yellows, we would have won the match easily
94 dalton7675 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:14 PM

List of replacements.
Mark hughes-the draw king
di matteo-would he come???!!!!
Shearer-cant see it!
in my opion we should of never sacked hughton
95 catchy in norway // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:14 PM

JB

just shows how well you know me,,

i never turned on most of our managers,
dogleash and JFK are the only ones

i think you will find from day one i said it was not a step up from CH, but a step backwards

i think you will find im right
96 croftus5678 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:14 PM

i still think we have a great team esp when fit.
and imo a cb is more important than the striker even though if cisse is out we are kinda knackered with only ranger and campbell behind shola who in fairness is not a 90 mins man.
stupid thing to say but we miss saylors goals from fk’s/corners as we have only recently started to do anything with them since raylor and cabaye got injured.
i’m really hopeing saylor comes back a new man now and not the shadow of a player he was after his injury because at one stage he was my future toon captain that we desperatly need right now.
97 mattyNUFC // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:15 PM

every sentence was an excuse

sack up, son, and admit FOR ONCE when you get something wrong. ffs
98 Novocastrian66 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:15 PM

Thespecialone-Ameobi; I hope you had your tongue firmly in your cheek when you posted that. If not, read it again and you will realise who the idiot is.
99 Sawbuck // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:15 PM

Hoots will wants to bet back at Ashley and Llambias next week and teach them a lesson. It would be a sweet victory for him.

Good point Beattie about the World Cup
100 Beattie25 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:16 PM

JB

I don’t agree. If we had a manager who was brought to the club under decent circumstances and he had a track record of decent football and marginal to good success then I think we’d unite behind him and through thick and thin support him unless the situation was looking perilous.

Alan ticks none of the above boxes apart from the situation being perilous.

I certainly think a Laurent Blanc, Alain Casanova or a Rudi Garcia would get this team playing good football. Would it be too late for them to turn it around?!
101 GeordieAnt // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:16 PM

@Beattie

I want the best for our club too, however my point is regardless of what happens I’ll still back the club, the players and the manager, because moaning about it really doesn’t do anything other than create an air of negativity which really doesn’t help the team. What do you think is better for the players on the pitch? 50000 Geordies creating the atmosphere that we’re capable of creating, or 50000 Geordies moaning, complaining and booing creating a negative atmosphere that wouldn’t spur on any player.

@King Arfa

Not biting back mate, and no disrespect intended but surely given your reasoning of it being a blog, and people airing their views…surely that means I’m allowed to air my views on their views?
102 I-Love-Ameobi // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:17 PM

If the unthnkable happens and Cisse is preferred to Shola as the lone striker, what does everyone think of playing Shola as CB? He is big and strong and his anticipation and tacking is good too and he is a LEADER
103 Sawbuck // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:17 PM

Dalton you’re right we never should got shed of Hoots.
104 Selbymag // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:17 PM

Yorkymag for me if we can make good money on HBA good., whilst gifted he is a liability and loses possession almost as often as tiote. I realise this is sacrilegious on here but he is yover rated.
Selfish and not a team player which is what we need at the minute.
I fully expect the HBA worship mob to call me every name under the sun. However its a game of opinions and mine is HBA is not all that.
105 mattyNUFC // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:17 PM

just out of curiosity (not necessarily saying i’d want him)….

would any of you prefer Ian Holloway?
106 Slatymag // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:17 PM

Chris Hughton’s hair looks like it wants the job back, virtually turning into black and white stripes. If we were living a few hundred year ago that would be proof enough to burn Pardew at the stake and re-instate Hughton. But we’re not.
107 nick_9 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:18 PM

Geordie Ant is one of those fans who obviously sees any form of criticism as anti-Nufc and exaggerates figures with numbers such as 100m to make his point.

Ant – we all want what’s best or Nufc, some fans have different opinions on what the is. You seem far to worked up but are aiming t at the wrong people. It’s not our fault we lost today mate
108 yorkymag // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:19 PM

Catchy
I am with you
It was interesting on Wednesday night that most of the guys around me turned n pardew for the first time ,I do think if we do not get a result at Norwich he is going to feel the heat of the crowd
I think the st park crowd have been brilliant and very generous I senseed on Wednesday time is up
109 thespecialone-ameobi // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:19 PM

Novo me and idiot what player in the world would not wanna play with ameobi
110 @lukehodge_ // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:20 PM

i dont think douglas is even good enough from what ive seen.. sakho or miwaba for me!!
111 King Arfa // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:20 PM

Geordie ant

that is a very valid point ill shup up ha!
112 OneAlanShearer // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:20 PM

Do people seriously think if Pardew was sacked we’d get Di Matteo or anyone else allegedly better than Pardew for that matter. Ridiculous. This is a budget enterprise run on a shoe string. Pardew is right. He asked for more players and the regime thought they new better and prefer to be hard nosed thinking it somehow clever. Well they are right it is clever if such a thing as injuries and fatigue didnt exist.
113 Pabz // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:21 PM

this was so pathetic…
114 I-Love-Ameobi // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:21 PM

SlatyMag

That is blasphemy. Pardew is the best thing that has happened to this club in the last few years. We are signing full international players and players who want to come to us and we finished 5th last season, this season is a bit of disaster but we will be saved by Ameobi and next season hopefully when our full first team is fit we will be fighting amongs top 6
115 Sawbuck // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:22 PM

No point in taking Pard’s scalp if we lose against Norwich. That ship sailed. We’re all baked in together till May.
116 Novocastrian66 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:23 PM

Thespecialone-Ameobi = Sad Mackem Bastard. Now go forth and multiply.
117 yorkymag // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:23 PM

Selby
I thinkbyoubare wrong
He is brilliant and will finish up at Barcelona or real he is that good
I think that is what winger sees and he a pretty good judge
118 nick_9 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:23 PM

Selby couldn’t disagree more as I’m firmly in the prohba mob. He is a game changer and an excellent one at that. He gives the ball away as he is a chancer and tries to make stuff happen. I really don’t see how he can be seen as a liability due to the positive play he brings. He should be played in the middle where he has a DM next to him and a Defense behind, not on the wing with just Simmo behind. Each to their own like, no name calling from me.
119 GeordieAnt // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:23 PM

@nick_9

I simply picked 100 million out of the air mate, it wasn’t an exaggeration, but more of a “Well City and Chelski spend a fortune on players and they’re almost always in the top 5.” I wasn’t trying to make any kind of point with the number at all, and as for seeing criticism as “Anti-NUFC criticism,” obviously I do seeing as we’re on a NUFC blog and criticising NUFC…am I incorrect?

I also want the best for the club, and I’d love us to be one of the big hitters season after season, nothing would make me happier. Again as I’ve already said, I simply don’t see what moaning and complaining does other than create an air of negativity, which lets be honest none of us need at the minute because plenty of things are already going against us.
120 Mister Tuff // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:23 PM

beattie @70 I stand corrected – been on here too long today getting punch drunk.
121 JackButler // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:24 PM

Beattie25

To an extent it doesn’t matter who the manager is as when you get passed our best 11 we have a very, very poor squad.
A manager who isn’t backed by the chairman and owner is a manager who is always going to fail at some point.
Do you honestly think that the like of Perch, Willo and Simpson would be playing every week if he had better players at his disposal?
I agree that he isn’t the best manager in the game but he’s been shafted at every turn by Ashley and co by failing to back him in the transfer marker and strengthen the squad.
We have one of the best scouts in the game in Graham Carr but is talent is hardly used. For an investment of lets say 30 million we could bring in 4/5 quality players who would make a massive difference to this squad but we all now that’ll never happen
122 ToonDownSouth // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:24 PM

matty

Hell no, I cannot stand him as a person. He’s Pardew-esque, constantly making excuses, blaming referees, blaming other managers. A right royal cock.
123 bettyswallocks // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:24 PM

Pardew is a terrible judge of a player as well as his pre historic tactics.

To have a scouting system looking to find modern skilfull players and then allowing Pardew to play them in his negative outdated system is sacrilege.

To have Ameobi as your favourite player says it all!
124 Alan Pas-de-clue // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:25 PM

Unfortubately anyone that has followed Pardew through west ham and charlton knows this situation all too well. one good season then the next relegation. heck he got west ham to a cup final signed tevez and mascherano, and still mucked it up!

on the other side of the coin, look at moyes second year in charge of everton- 17th

SAF didnt win anything with man u for 8 years, long term management pays…if we dont go down
125 Beattie25 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:25 PM

Geordie Ant

Well then your a fool. To blindly follow and never ask questions makes you a weak person and an even weaker fan.

If a player isn’t good enough you should say it. If the team isn’t performing you should shout it. If the manager is not good enough you should scream it and if the board is playing you, your fellow fans and every article of goodness that makes up NUFC you should do something about it.

NUFC will be around long after we are dead and whilst I am alive I will do my best to ensure the next generation of fans can feel the same love and devotion I feel.

Alan Pardew isnt NUFC, Ben Arfa isnt NUFC, Ashley isnt NUFC, even Shearer wasnt NUFC.

You, me, him, her, them and us, we are NUFC and we deserve the best.

This is not good enough for us so I will never be quiet venting my frustrations for I am not a blind follower like yourself lost and adrift in a sea of stupidity.
126 wynsleap // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:25 PM

selbymag @64 – I go back a helluva lot of years before the George Reilly/Tony Cunningham combo. Believe me they were no worse than the two Ameobi clowns today.
And they weren’t being paid a fortune to play either.
Just because we have had crap players over the years doesn’t mean we have to quietly put up with and accept the rubbish we’ve got now. And we didn’t have an ultra rich owner then either so there was a little excuse for having to watch sub-standard performers at that time.
127 Novocastrian66 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:26 PM

I-Love-Ameobi. Do one also. Sad twat.
128 I-Love-Ameobi // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:26 PM

Novo

You are a bit out of order there mate. Calling someone a mackem bastard, come on! just because he rightly estimates and sees Ameobi to be an amazing player that he is and amazing quality he is capable of. No man deserves to be called such foul words. Shame on you little tiny silly boy. I wish you would meet Ameobi and spend an hour with him, he would teach you so much you need to know
129 two steps forward one step back // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:27 PM

Beattie25 // Jan 5, 2013 at 9:29 PM

A manager should always be on the side of the fans, we can see clearly where his loyalties lie.

Like you and the rest of the posters on here calling for his head on a platter ?
Now who’s a cock ?
130 Selbymag // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:28 PM

Yorky and Nick 9 ok if he is the world class player you think he is why is he still with us.
Try my seat at the match and watch him lose possession 9 times out of ten.
For every bit of genius I.e 4 so far he has caused more chances for the opposition.
He is not the messiah he is a very naughty boy.
131 nick_9 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:29 PM

Ant – indeed we are on a Nufc blog and are criticising Newcastle but it i personally don’t see it as anti-constructive, everyone is main suggestions as they see it as constructive and a way for Nufc to move forward. Everyone’s opinions differ and not everyone can be right. I want us to go out and spend whatever it takes to get a cb and a st because I believe that is for the best. 100 million is a massive exaggeration, I must have missed the posters asking for that much. A couple of signings in the summer would have seen us right.
132 I-Love-Ameobi // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:29 PM

Beattie

Ameobi is also NUFC
133 mattyNUFC // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:29 PM

bettyswallocks

hearhear
134 two steps forward one step back // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:31 PM

Beattie25 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:25 PM

Geordie Ant

Well then your a fool. To blindly follow and never ask questions makes you a weak person and an even weaker fan.

If a player isn’t good enough you should say it. If the team isn’t performing you should shout it. If the manager is not good enough you should scream it and if the board is playing you, your fellow fans and every article of goodness that makes up NUFC you should do something about it.

NUFC will be around long after we are dead and whilst I am alive I will do my best to ensure the next generation of fans can feel the same love and devotion I feel.

Alan Pardew isnt NUFC, Ben Arfa isnt NUFC, Ashley isnt NUFC, even Shearer wasnt NUFC.

You, me, him, her, them and us, we are NUFC and we deserve the best.

This is not good enough for us so I will never be quiet venting my frustrations for I am not a blind follower like yourself lost and adrift in a sea of stupidity.

Fingers down throats everyone

Sorry Beattie I take it back

you’re a sanctimonious self righteous COCK
135 Beattie25 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:31 PM

JB

If anyone but Pardew was here would the like of Wlllo, Perch and Simmo still be on the books?

Don’t forget he has had a say in retaining their services and he felt that the youth were up for it this season.

A better manager wouldn’t have let this happen

For me he is desperately looking for Ashley to get him out of trouble (like we all are). That doesn’t sound convincing, confident or like he has faith in his own ability to get the best out of the players he wanted to keep here.

One thing is for sure, these players were not struck by lightning during one match, injuring them at the same time. This poor run of form hasn’t happened over night, it’s been like this since August and we haven’t played decent football under Pardew other than the odd glimpse.

We cannot sack him now, but come the Summer, if we are in a position to do so, he should be fired immediately.
136 eaststandgeordie1982 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:32 PM

Beattie

Well said mate (loud clap)
137 thespecialone-ameobi // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:32 PM

Are there some under cover mackems on here who do not like ameobi go support Sunderland
138 croftus5678 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:32 PM

ok off topic and not to be negative but anyone else think offloading tiote at the end of the season and replacing him with someone in the sissoko mould would be good business as i think even bigi is a better player to have in the team atm with the silly fouls and bookings ect ect.
139 nick_9 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:32 PM

Selby your seat at the SJP is no different from mine pal so I hope your not being on your high horse because you have a pass and you suspect we don’t. I watch the same game you do and see the same performance. Arfa was one of our shining lights in the first half of the season, he does give the ball away but who doesn’t.

Ant – I see your point on negativity breeding however I will say I don’t boo at the ground and I do need to air my frustration. I choose to do so on here.
140 GeordieAnt // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:33 PM

@Beattie

Pass on love and devotion to the next generation of supporters? You believe being negative and not getting behind the team and manager we have shows love and devotion to the club. If it is in fact us fans that make the club, and yes I believe to a large extent we do….then our club is incredibly negative, fickle and to an extent quite pathetic given the lack of support people show towards the team when we start playing badly. Of course you can sit and call me stupid and every other name you choose to pull out of your massive range of insults that I’ve read way too many times on this blog. End of the day I have never attacked you personally, I was simply airing my views on what I feel would be better for the club, and that is getting behind them during a tough time, rather than being negative about it. Relegation severely scarred a lot of Newcastle fans, because before that we thought we would always be good enough to not be relegated, and now we know different, therefore I do understand the negativity to an extent, but the level of negativity is getting out of control, do you not agree? Feel free to continue hurling insults at me…water off a ducks back mate, or before this turns into an all night slagging match you could choose to call a truce and agree that we both just have different opinions on how we should support the club
141 Novocastrian66 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:34 PM

I-Love-Ameobi. I Would never go onto a 5unde1and blog pretending to be an Albanian tramp. You may, deep down, wish you were a Newcastle supporter, but you’re not. Go and play the banjo with your sister/mother.
142 yorkymag // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:35 PM

Selby
There have been only a few good moments so far this season
Benny has been involved in nearly al
I agree with you as to why is he at Newcastle
That is why he is going to arsenals
So it will be my lose and your gain as we both sit on the edge of our seats watching obertan
143 Beattie25 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:35 PM

Two steps

Not even going to take your bait fella.
144 wreker16 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:37 PM

Pardew should stay till the summer….. And then be sacked and replaced
145 geordielad880 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:38 PM

I cant believe anyone is calling for pardews head, he has got so many players injured, has had no continuity all season, we will be fine, we need a CB and a striker, and we will be fine, I would take a CB as main priority, when we have cabaye, taylor, etc back we will be ok, we need a settled team, we cant sack pardew, he has gone a great job, and we need stability
146 Sir Braveheart // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:38 PM

Get a CB and a striker in, Cabaye and Staylor back and suddenly the picture looks very different. I have every faith we will start picking up points in the next 5 games. 10th -12th place finish and semi final of Europa League. Id put your money on it.
147 Selbymag // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:39 PM

Nick_9 no offence personally I regard HBA as hugely over rated.

Whilst I agree he has the occasional touch of genius this is outweighed by his inability to retain possession and his work rate.

Should be made to watch videos of Peter Beardsley and learn what really gifted players do.
148 two steps forward one step back // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:39 PM

Beattie

You’ve dished it out for a good twelve months to all and sundry pretty much relentlessly on occasion.

You’ve lost your wit and now we just have the bile, half thought out arguments and the self righteous crap.
149 JackButler // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:39 PM

Beattie25

Are you blind???

The likes of Willo Perch and co were retained as Ashley would not pay to have them replaced by quality so what the hell is Pardew to do???
Let them leave with only the ids to come in and replace them, kids by the way that are no where near being ready for the first team!

If you sack Pardew in the summer and lets say put someone like Laurent Blanc in charge, he’s still going to be in charge of a shyte squad and working for a man that WILL NOT BACK HIM.

Trust me the likes of Perch, Willo and co will not get any better under another manager.

It’s the mentality of the owner that we need to change, and change it quickly and invest in this squad
150 Alan Pas-de-clue // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:40 PM

Pardew hasnt had much opportunity, but the times he has he has got it wrong, i.e. playing to the inevitably leaving ba, putting cisse on the right, persisting with 442 for too long
151 I-Love-Ameobi // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:44 PM

Novo
What makes you think this is pretence? Just beacause I am passianote about my club and it’s players that you do no think highly of? Ameobi would be so heart broken if he was reading these comments tonight. What have the fans of the great NUFC come to? Calling each other names, who stoops to that level?
152 croftus5678 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:45 PM

i say we have a great first team now with debuchy coming in
and we have got all the great players on low wages for very cheap prices ! even the youngsters have quality for money (but not near 1st team lvl yet)
if we had the same value for money as squad members we would have a euro challenging team as it was with few injuries last season.
he’s not been in charge too long atm and he’s allready built half of it so reguardless of where we are now lets see if he can build a squad in the next year.
the only thing i think thats been done wrong was letting nolan go as he was a true leader for us and no one has replaced him imo.
153 JTOONJ // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:46 PM

All of you lot complaining need to get real, and stop calling for him to get the sack it isn’t going to happen! 8 year contract would cost to much to pay off. i personally think he is capable but has been unlucky with injuries, also who would replace him realistically? i think we will stay up, although im rather P***** today as i travelled to brighton and to the emirates the other week…. ha ha
154 two steps forward one step back // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:47 PM

For all those wanting a certain Norwegian manager with only minor success – Solskjaer – you can now improve on that and have a Norwegian with major success – six championships won in Norway and Denmark.

Yes Solbakken has become available at just the right time.
155 tannerabag // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:49 PM

It would surprise me if AP didn’t have some sort of minimum performance requirement in his contract together with an annual review and that failure to achieve certain targets, such as top ten in the league for example, would trigger grounds for termination – hence the one year salary compensation clause. This can be the only reason that I can think of that would explain his recent team selections and choice of substitutes which seem more of a desperate gamble than any sort of coherent strategy.
156 two steps forward one step back // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:49 PM

jtoonj

Thanx for the sensible comments from one who might have good reason to be very very P-d off
157 Nufc-83 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:50 PM

lol people who keep saying it will cost too much to get rid of Pardew dont know what there talking about. Its widely reported that in pardews contract was a termination clause that would mean he would only receive 1 years salary as compensation. Knowing Ashley i think this is definately the case.
158 Beattie25 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:52 PM

Geordie Ant

You’re either very young or seriously daft as you just don’t get it.

Get me into a stadium with any other fan and I will sing as loud, I will cheer and scream and be passionate with every fiber of my being. I will support every player that puts on that top as they represent me and my love for NUFC.

But after the game if I believe the professionals paid to play the game I love for the team that I love haven’t put in enough effort, I will certainly say something about it.

The same goes for Pardew, Ashley, Llambias and every other half hearted twat, who lacks quality, passion and the ability our club deserves.

The bare minimum we deserve is 100% effort from the players. Would you call that 100% today? I wouldn’t!

So it is my right as a fan to state my anger.

We live in a footballing democracy and that is what makes NUFC so great to support. Yes there are polarizing views but without them how do we grow?

If everyone was like you we’d be financially raped for the next 20 years under Ashley. We will not though as the anger leads to movement leads to action.

I want the future NUFC fans to be able to voice their opinions no matter what for the good of the club and hopefully in time it can lead to glory.

If you are happy with shite players, managers and chairmen making a living from the backbone of honest hard working men and women then you are not a true fan.
159 nufc_eire // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:53 PM

If the price for Remy is around the 10-12m mark then we could maybe get Sinclair + Guidetti from Man City for around that mark

So who would you prefer? Remy or Guidetti + Sinclair
160 ONLINE GUY // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:53 PM

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161 psutty80 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:53 PM

Redknapp is apparantley travelling tomorrow to tie up one or two players, in his words.
I hope he’s not going anywhere near marseilles…
162 JTOONJ // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:53 PM

two steps forward one step back

im an optimist! its the only thing that keeps me going this season especially being a season ticket holder! going to norwich next week! hopefully see debuchy put in a good shift and help us win!
163 Nufc-83 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:54 PM

Selbymag thats the stupidest comment i have heard all day. HBA overated well the fact the supporters from other teams think he is decent when in fact if he was playing for the likes of Chelsea united or City he would be up there with the best in the premiership i would put my life on it.
164 Selbymag // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:55 PM

Online guy justify your list. And then state why in not allowed my opinion in your facist state.
165 Novocastrian66 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:56 PM

I-Love-Ameobi. I can tell you’re an Albanian, you cannot spell.
How is Tirana these days? Do they still switch the electricity off at night?
166 Nufc-83 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:56 PM

well said beattie
167 psutty80 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:58 PM

A bit worrying as talk on twatter is that qpr have jumped ahead of us to get Remy…Also that spurs are wathing Remy too. Doesn’t look good, but keeping positive!
Anyone heard of Proud today?
168 JackButler // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:58 PM

nufc_eire

John Guidetti scored 20 goals in 23 games for Feyenoord, him and
sinclair would be a lot more than 10-12 million
169 Selbymag // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:58 PM

Apologies for not thinking HBA is the worlds greatest player. Been around a long time and don’t think he is all that.
Seem to remember I’m allowed my own opinion.
170 ober the line // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:58 PM

It’s all well and good getting these cheap players from abroad but still feel as if we need some English grit and determination.
171 psutty80 // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:59 PM

Keeping positive that we get him (remy)!
172 lesh // Jan 5, 2013 at 10:59 PM

The way I read Pardew’s public call for signings is that we’re seeing the politics being played out in public.

I don’t believe for a minute that this is the first time he’s banged this drum, the need for signings. Remember last summer, when he was publicly saying we expect to sign this player and that player and what happened? They didn’t sign!

Rembember when, near the close of the window and out of exasperation, he went public with the news that he’d told MA and Llambias that the dressing room were beginning to get restless, wondering whether the sqaud was to be strengthened. And lo and behold, we signed a token player in Anita!!

Let’s remind ourselves that Pardew’s an experienced manager and he’ll have advised on the shortcoings in the squad on a number of occasions and when the signings didn’t arrive, he quite understandably and professionally, stuck with the party line that the decisons were collective, that he had agreed with them. That is the business-like way to go on when in management – don’t illustrate any discord among the club’s senior management.

I’ve suggested before that he had been stuffed, kippered and hung out to dry, take the flak by Llambias and believe that he’s the man responsible for the current plight of the club. Unfortunately, Ashley’s clearly supported the cash-conscious, short sighted oaf!

Sad to say, I’l apply the old saying that $hit doesn’t run down hill and if anybody’s to carry the can, it’ll be Pardew.

So, where are we now? Fans are clearly dissillusioned with Pardew and clearly inadequate performances from players who available and are either not up to the standard we require or thoroughlydemotivated. Pardew can only do so much – you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear!

Let’s get behind the manager as the last thing he and the players need to hear are cries for his head.

With Ashley’s support and some sizeable funds for transfers and sensible and urgent, serious and targetted negotiations, we should be able to get some quality players in and extricate the club from the mire it’s currently in.

We need and Managing Director with football experience or a Director of Football who has Ashley’s ear as well as supporting the manager and taking the club forward.

For the sake of Newcastle United, disgruntled fans should resist being sucked into the trap of calling for Pardew’s head as is beginning to happern. They shpuld get behind Pardew and the players to show Ashley that the fans’ll not accept him being scapegoated.
173 ONLINE GUY // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:00 PM

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174 Beattie25 // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:01 PM

JB

I agree with you, the mentality of the owner has to change but Pardew still doesn’t pick the team based on quality, form or ability. He picks whomever fits into his rigid and shit formation.

He likes decent, hardworking players but with that comes a price.

Like Shearer said, decent and hard working isn’t enough. If you want that go into Newcastle city center on a Saturday afternoon,

Pardew should have forced Ashley into a position where had to replace the crap we have, a better manager would have.

Maybe that is what he is doing now.

Are you telling me that our manager has no say in what happens on the transfer front? Whether that is ins or outs. If that is the case then we a fooked forever. Leon Best was moved on so why not a Willo or a Simmo?!

Maybe the majority of it was the owner but I believe Pardew had a say in it too.
175 psutty80 // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:01 PM

Now on the Metro that we are in advanced talks with Remy.. this was the news that we heard yesterday.. Confused!?!
176 I-Love-Ameobi // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:01 PM

Novo
U no u r in a bad pozishun wen u av 2 koment on oder peopl’s spelling to make yourself rite
177 JackButler // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:03 PM

psutty80

It depends on what you read as to where Remy will end up.
lee charnley is said to be in france now trying to tie up two deals with Remy and Sakho being touted as the two players.

We’ll just have to wait and see
178 norwegian magpie // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:03 PM

Get remy in and then get Vegard Forren in! I live in Molde and watch ever Molde FK games, and have seen Forren develop from a cashier at a grocery store to an international footballer. and i truly believe he would be perfect for us. strong both mentally and physically, calm on the ball, beats pretty much everyone in the air. He would be a steal for 2-3 mill
179 Jamesthefirst // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:03 PM

All this talk about sacking Pardew, you need to accept who the replacement will be: twice Ashley has tried to hire Mark Hughes in the past, and now he is free he will be able to get him.

If Pardew goes, Mark Hughes will be the replacement.
180 ONLINE GUY // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:04 PM

Selby , the way I look at a player is to look at what effect he has on opposing defences..and I do notice that anyone facing Hatem Ben Arfa are usually fully occupied and having kittens .He is world class man .. Defender’s hate facing him.
181 Nufc-83 // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:04 PM

Selby if you have been around for years i would maybe think about getting your eyes checked as HBA rarely loses possesion and even when he does its normally because he is trying to be positive which not many of our players do. Teams also will double mark him becuase we have nothing else on the pitch to cause problems and also an terrible RB alongside offering no support on overlaps etc. If he was at Chelsea for instance he would not be asked to track back (shackled) anywere near as much and also teams could not mark him so tightly as the players around him like Mata would kill them if they concentrated on HBA. I 100% believe if he was at a top team he would set the league alight and would not look out of place in a Barca team.
182 Novocastrian66 // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:04 PM

Lesh- shit doesn’t run uphill. Got your drift anyway.
183 Graeme // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:04 PM

Beatie 25 at 125 – spot on mate

WE are NUFC and in my case, have been for almost 50 years!! My son follows the toon and no doubt my grandkids will. Just like my father, both gransfathers and Greatgrandfathers.

Is there a choice??
184 lesh // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:04 PM

Correction…. $hit DOES run down hill…..

I makes all the difference to the point I was trying to make
185 lesh // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:05 PM

You beat me to it Novocastrian66! Well spotted.
186 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:06 PM

Norwegian….And he could work the tills at sports direct. Ashley would go for that
187 norwegian magpie // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:06 PM

oh, and instead of pissing money out the window firing AP, just give him the funds. We all know that he knows how to work the transfer window, just look at his time here and at west ham.
188 two steps forward one step back // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:06 PM

before we rush to get rid of AP here’s a reminder of what some old pros think about Batman and Robin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ifpb55bXkrg
189 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:07 PM

This blog needs a new ITK to pop up and take some abuse. Get us all united again…any takers?
190 Selbymag // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:07 PM

Online guy my bite is much worse than my bark.
191 nufc786 // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:07 PM

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2257764/Sir-Alex-Ferguson-breaks-silence-Newcastle-wee-club-comment.html
192 psutty80 // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:07 PM

jackbutler

Cheers, just read that article from the metro, someone on twatter had just posted it, it was from thursday.. muppet!
Fingers crossed, after today MA,DL should realise that we need to strenghen the team, wisely, but strenghen it no questions asked.
Some positive news would be nice.
193 ToonDownSouth // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:07 PM

Given the list of managers that Ashley has hired to date, I really do fear what would come next.

Keegan was the only one that the fans were on side with, and clearly that was just too good for us. Can’t have the fans being happy now, can we.
194 lesh // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:07 PM

Jack B, how you know Charnley in France?
195 ONLINE GUY // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:08 PM

James the first ..(stupid name by the way)

When did Ashley go for Mark Hughes?

Are you not just making that up ?
196 croftus5678 // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:08 PM

well i remember all that time ago (about a week) when the fans where saying when ba goes the team will be a lot better as he was selfish and bad for the team…so….lets hope so shall we.
197 ONLINE GUY // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:09 PM

Selby , Here’s a bone.
198 BelfastMagpie // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:09 PM

Well said lesh. Summed up my thoughts all in one post.

Infact have you been reading my mind by any chance?
199 Toon1978 // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:10 PM

two steps forward one step back

Haill KK with them words regarding the board. Being saying this to people all day wanting Pardew sacked.
200 Toon1978 // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:11 PM

There is a delegation in France according to the Cronicle and the Gaazette.
201 Beattie25 // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:11 PM

Real NUFC fans don’t chose NUFC, it chooses you.

Like the love of family or the true love you feel for someone else, you cannot chose it.

We don’t get on with our family or sometimes think the other person isn’t giving their all in a relationship. We argue, we fight, we bicker but we do it not because we don’t care, but because we care so much.

Anyway who tries to see the positives great, equally so to those that see the negative.

But anyway who will ask others not to input their opinions because it isn’t the same as theirs is a complete and utter dick and should be told they’re a cock.

Geordie Ant you are a cock.
202 lesh // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:11 PM

Ibizatoon…..speaking of needing a new ITK, anybody know what ever happened to Stardust, Sawdust or whatever his name?
203 JTOONJ // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:12 PM

have to say Keegan annoyed me a lot how he just spat the dummy out the first time as newcastle manager, then kenny daglish came in and ruined our team by selling everyone!
204 Novocastrian66 // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:12 PM

I-Love-Ameobi; glad to see you put the spell check on your last post. Dimwit. You must be on holiday at the moment. Anywhere nice?
205 lesh // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:13 PM

Cheers BelfastMagpie….. Funny you mention it but I had tried reading your mind but couldn’t get past page 3!
206 Beattie25 // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:13 PM

anyway *anyone
207 nufc786 // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:14 PM

Sir Alex Ferguson claims he has received backing from many Toon Army members following his controversial comment that Newcastle United is a ‘wee club in the North East’.
The Manchester United manager revealed that, among many emails he received about the issue from fans of the Tyneside club, several welcomed what he said.
Ferguson has sought to exclude Newcastle supporters from his observations last week, insisting that they were directed only at the club’s lack of success over the years – a failure compounded by their 2-0 defeat at Championship side Brighton in the third round of the FA Cup.
The Scot, who celebrated his 71st birthday on New Year’s Eve, clashed with Alan Pardew after the Newcastle manager commented that Ferguson had been fortunate to escape FA censure following his confrontation with Mike Dean and his assistant Jake Colin, after the referee reversed a decision to disallow a Newcastle goal during the fiery 4-3 battle at Old Trafford on Boxing Day.
The FA chose to take no action because Dean did not include the incidents in his referee’s report on the game.

‘Among the criticism there were also messages from people who feel they have been let down by the club and that it has not matched their own ambitions for success,’ he said.

The United manager sparked a storm of anger in Newcastle when he hit back at Pardew, saying: ‘The problem for me and Manchester United is that the profile of the club is huge. I’m the manager of the biggest club in the world. I’m not like Newcastle, a wee club in the North-East.’
Now Ferguson wants to heal any possible rift with Newcastle fans. ‘It was never my intention to belittle Newcastle fans,’ he said.
‘I want to clear up any misunderstanding that may have arisen over what I said. I have nothing but the highest regard for Newcastle fans and I always have had. They are up there with the best supporters in the game. Their passion, commitment and fervour have never wavered, even though they have had little to celebrate.
‘They have turned up in numbers to get behind their team wherever and whenever the games have been played. When I take a team to St James’ Park, I have stressed to the players that not only have they got to beat the opposition on the field, just as important is coping with the atmosphere created by the fans.

Sadly, results have not matched their loyalty. If Newcastle’s achievements had matched the support of the people who pay to watch them play, the club would be among the game’s giants. It’s tragic that they haven’t been able to win a league title for over eighty years.’
It was United’s barnstorming finish to the 1995-96 season, when they won nine out of their last 11 matches, that denied Newcastle the league title, after Kevin Keegan’s team was 12 points clear at the end of February.
The following season they again finished as runners-up. Ferguson said: ‘The whole country would like to see a Newcastle team that matched the one in the Keegan era when they took us to the wire.’
208 JackButler // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:14 PM

lesh

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/newcastle-united/nufc-news/2013/01/05/newcastle-united-are-still-focused-on-loic-remy-72703-32548587/
209 89Norcal // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:14 PM

twosteps

That says it all. But there are some here who will still pretend to know more than Keegan, Waddle and Pardew.

Pardew has flaws like every manager, but you can’t tell me the man that had us playing some of the best football in the EPL last season not deserves to be sacked under the current circumstances.

There’s excuses and there’s facts. Fact is we are using development players against the likes of Man Utd, City and Arsenal and it shows.
210 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:14 PM

Which *insert word which could in no way be seen as offensive* Newcastle fans wrote to Sir Alex to back up his comments and complain about our club?

Honestly. Whether he had a point or not, why write to a man who has tried to make our club, whether that be it’s achievements, manager or owner as they are a part of our club, a laughing stock?

What would it achieve other than ammunition for him to throw back?

Words fail me. I hope it’s a case of making a big deal out of the one email he received signed:

Yours

Ketsy x

P.S. You and your squad are past it and you’ll be lucky to get top 10 this season. Let me know if you need a list of players to buy, heck, don’t worry, I’ll attach my latest pdf copy
211 Novocastrian66 // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:14 PM

Lesh. At least you know someone is taking note.
212 lesh // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:16 PM

That’s three of us Novo….just watch the numbers swell
213 Beattie25 // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:16 PM

I implore anyone and everyone to read the Alex Ferguson statement.

Perfect summery.
214 Selbymag // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:16 PM

Nufc-83 he has lost the ball on the edge of our 18 yard box on numerous occasions this season and last. He is more bothered about how he plays than the team. Not going to get us out of this mess
215 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:17 PM

Lesh….Were belfasts 2nd and 3rd pages pictures by any chance?

As for stardust, who knows? Stardust (or whatever it was)…are you out there?
216 two steps forward one step back // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:17 PM

Come January 31st be afraid, be very afraid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC6ItAqdDz4
217 89Norcal // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:18 PM

Alex Ferguson (screw the “Sir”) is a two-faced idiot. He is inclined to sing the praises of Newcastle as a club so long as we are not a threat to his team.

Then Gary Neville tried to defend him saying he doesn’t really think Newcastle are a wee club, but I’m starting to think he does now that he’s hero worshiped by so many.

The old bastard is buying into his own hype, and his reaction to Pardew’s criticism was completely disproportionate.
218 JackButler // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:18 PM

Belfast

He’s still a complete and total bell end no matter what he’s said
219 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:18 PM

I wonder what Moyes thinks about it all?
220 lesh // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:20 PM

Ibiza, I’m not gonna answer that and you’ll understand why. I don’t bite that easily, unlike Herr von Stardust used to. Come back Stardy, all’s forgiven
221 nufc786 // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:20 PM

why moyes ibiza??
222 croftus5678 // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:20 PM

i dont think goerdie ant is a cock just because he’s being positive and trying to get others to be positive.
maybe he’s just aware of what influance negativity has in that it only takes one prick to take it too far at a game to start a chant that makes our best players wonder what the fk they are doing playing for fans that make them feel like shit.
we need to make players loyal to us which is the fans job as we can not afford 100k a week for a player and we do it by supporting them.
and we all know its not rosy at the club and all think differently about how its wrong atm but imo changing a manager as we did before never has changed anything for the better for us apart from one or two out of 1/2/3/…meh lost count as we went through 3/4 managers a season
223 AwToonnufc // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:22 PM

Personally i am not calling for Pardew’s head just yet, But that comment about him nearly having Gutierrez back has worried me, if he starts Gutierrez over Marveaux when Guit is fit again. I’ll be fuming and be happy to give him the boot.
I don’t understand the majority of his tactics but I don’t think him being sacked is what the team needs at the minute, But there is only so much shit you can take.
224 89Norcal // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:22 PM

Where is Kets?

Wonder if he reckons we got a shot at landing Guardiola?
225 Ashton // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:22 PM

Shola and Williamson are two of the biggest donkeys in professional football right now. They are a disgrace to Newcastle, football and humanity. It just puzzles me, as to how pathetic untermenschs like these two sleep at night knowing that they are stealing and cheating their way through life. They make a living by taking the fans hard earned money in exchange of doing nothing. It’s just so wrong on so many levels. No decent human with an ounce of integrity and honor would do such a thing.

Also I don’t like Pardew and I’ve expressed that before, here. I told you all how tactically inept he is and how his decisions and playing style is costing us since even before the Everton away game. but I was met by ridicule and outrage by most of the fans. Those same fans are calling for his head right now. I find it quite funny.

However, it will be a huge mistake to sack the manager right now. Because we need new players and sacking Pardew will ensure the fact that we won’t get anyone in this transfer window. The same happened when we sacked fat Sam. We were very close to sign Diarra from Arsenal but once he got sacked the deal was off. So lets not do that again shall we.
226 lesh // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:23 PM

Jack….. Cheers for the link @206
227 Graeme // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:23 PM

Ibiza – thats sad – you need to get seriously laid mate. You’ll feel, OH so much better for it!!
228 JTOONJ // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:23 PM

does anyone know what kets had to say about abeids poor performance?
bet he went mental
229 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:23 PM

786….Just a little joke for Beattie. Thought he could use a smile.

Lesh…Oh go on

So, are we chatting about anything in particular or is it a free for all based around whether Pardew should go?
230 Nufc-83 // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:24 PM

Nope your wrong if its one player who will it would be him. I can’t believe a fellow fan is arguing his impact its huge. When he first come into the team i would agree retaining possession was a problem but thats not the case anymore. Even if it was god if he was told to stop trying to run it players due to being afraid of losing possession he would be half the player and we wouldn’t have seen some of the best goals to be scored in a black nd white shirt. Get a grip
231 Spreadthetoon // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:24 PM

I think MA will back AP in the tfr mkt cos’ for us to be relegated would be too costly…..just not sure how much backing that is likely to be. Most wealthy owners are willing to dig deep…..but the reality is that MA approach is strictly based on the P&L and the B/S so those expecting big money….well forget it….and if we do invest heavily now….then expect some purples to be gone in the summer.
However I am not convinced with AP, and I accept that injuries have been disruptive and have definitely impacted on our season. But I do not accept that the fall of grace isn’t without criticism of AP. His tactics have been woeful….he claimed he wanted to use this match as a springboard to get momentum……not sure what he was reaching for as today is the worst thing I’ve seen in some time. We can all blindly follow…….but I am tellin’ ya we cannot afford to go down……cos if we do forget the premiership for some time…..we’ll end up like borough. Do I think AP is right for the long term of NUFC? Sadly no. Do I think another manager could do marginally better than AP given the resources he has been given? Yes Our losses against West Ham/Swansea/Stoke etc were in my opinion avoidable given the personnel that we had involved in those matches – cannot blame all the results in injuries. Remember our worst run in the EPL ever! Well that’s near on 20 years – wot you gonna tell me cos its injuries, the player quality, MA….perhaps….but its also cos’ AP is hapless.
232 BelfastMagpie // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:24 PM

Butler

What who said ??

And Ibiza why are you not out selling your bum to the highest bidder this evening ??
233 JackButler // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:24 PM

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/qpr-set-to-battle-newcastle-for-marseille-1521338?

Dirty ‘Arry is off again
234 sirtoongospel // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:25 PM

The biggest problems we have are Simmo and Willo. Neither were signed by Pards. The kids aren’t ready yet and Ashley blatantly won’t sign the players Pards asks for.

Go and check who signed them. The fella some of you want back? Strange.

I still think you need to wait and see way happens in the next 6 games. I think there will be a massive inprovement.
235 JackButler // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:26 PM

Belfast

Fergie
236 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:26 PM

Grame….Well who would I be to turn down getting laid? What was sad though, there are so many things so I’m not sure which in particular you mean?

Jtoon….Abeids poor performance? Are you mental?
237 Novocastrian66 // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:27 PM

If Ferguson said that in a response to a question at a press conference credit to the man. If it was a written statement then the patronising twat can shove it.
He got a lot of stick from all quarters for his put down of our club. If this is a written statement it is a calculated attempt to redeem himself.
Even the Man U loving southern press had a pop at him for belittling one if the countries greatest clubs.
238 beefman13 // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:28 PM

I personally feel Alan Pardew is tactically inept, i have to say he just does not have a plan b, his players go on to that pitch and look like they have not been working on anything in training even though they will have been doing, its pathetic at times ot really is.

And yet again he is blaming the younger players for not being good enough, so willy perch obertan shola were outstanding were they, i will say sammy is a total headless chicken, gives the ball away far to often and did not put a cross in from a wide position completly sad, obertan is another headless chicken body languAge is awful and effort today was not acceptible.

Williamson??? Cant sat anything more about the lad without probably getting varred from the website, more intrested in making sure his hair is in place!!!!!

Perch, not a fan either and i am not havin this perchinho bull, he had been in to many defeated teams to nonchalant and just nit good enough.

We had every player available who was available for everton apart from tiote, and cisse has come out tonight and sId he should be ready for norwich, nothing wrong with the lad, why didnt he start with marveaux ???? So then why bemoan lack of available players!!

Shola strolling around and getting a red for a stupid challenge he did not have to do then getting a pat on the arse of AP? Fcukin comical. We had players to win tjis fame he dis not play them marv campbell fergie should have played, those two central mudfield clowns have cost ys dear again, AP’s desisions AP’s responsibility AP not getting plAyers or tactics or formations correct, buck stops with the manager im not havin his bo££ox any more, fed up with the bloke i really am.
239 BelfastMagpie // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:29 PM

I dont think I said anything about fergie Butler ??

It’s mistaken identity,

Not guilty.

Though I’m glad he’s backtracked on his comments.
240 lesh // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:29 PM

Spreadthetoon……

but the reality is that MA approach is strictly based on the P&L – to a degree but the clown that’s even more focused on it on a day to day basis is that short-sighted, visionless clown of a Managing Director.
241 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:29 PM

Belfast…Did the add not pop up? I thought it was just a quiet night. How much you offering mate?
242 banjax // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:29 PM

We had a great season last year. But yet again, Ashley would not listen to his manager. First we needed quality players bringing in so players like Williamson would be used as the squad player he is. Next fitter players, because the difference from last season is that most of our players put no pressure on the opposition this season. Next numbers, a bigger squad was needed, not just a replacement for a player moved on. There is no doubt that Mike Ashley is at fault here because he could see no reason to give Pardew more money than was necessary. Even Billionaires have lessons to learn about football and the investment that’s needed BEFORE the shit hits the fan. What is the point of breaking even when relegation gets you nowt, rather than investing in quality players to bring greater wealth and trophies. It ain’t the fault of our Manager of the Year 2012 who is to blame, he is still the same man now – no – you need to look to Mike Ashley and ask him if he has learnt any money lessons about football – before it’s too late ! For gods sake Ashley, show some of the ambition that clubs like Liverpool and Spurs show, instead of acting like the no hopers people (everyone but the Toon fans) have us pegged as !!
243 croftus5678 // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:29 PM

we are looking at this in the wrong way anyways.
pards is like a virgin and not that great in bed !
but if you have a virgin you dont dump it because its no good in bed.
you train it up to be the best you’ve ever had in bed !
244 JackButler // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:30 PM

Belfast

haha sorry mate,wasn’t you
245 wynsleap // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:31 PM

Beattie 25 -@125 and 158 – your’e talking a lot of sense tonight on here.
Hope people are listening but doubt it.
Those who think that fans who complain are just negative moaners and are not true fans, amaze me. If you sit idly by, say nowt and accept all the rubbish that’s exactly what you’ll get from the owners of this club.
That’s why we’ve won nothing since 1969 and will keep on winning nothing.
246 Beattie25 // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:32 PM

To sign off tonight I thought I’d leave you with a few quotes:

”People spend too much time finding other people to blame, too much energy finding excuses for not being what they are capable of being, and not enough energy putting themselves on the line, growing out of the past, and getting on with their lives.”

”The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses for himself. ”

”Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses. ”

”We need to hear the excuses men make to themselves for their worthlessness. ”
247 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:32 PM

Croftus….You’re spot on, that’s a much better way to look at it – Pardew in bed (decided to not use “in the sack” there – the s word is taboo)
248 Graeme // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:32 PM

Ibiza, sorry mate, comments at 208

SAF really isnt worth getting stressed about. He has the class of an uneducated individual who has found unexpected success in an unanticipated area.

He is graceless. His achievements are legendary, but the man has never risen from the Clyde banks he worked on. He is, in short, a Buffoon.
249 NewEnglandGeordie // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:35 PM

You lot are embarrassing for how quick you’ll turn on players and manager alike. I’ve heard talk of Moyes again and again on here, when even he was put into 17th place in his 3rd year with Everton. Now Everton have settled, and see consistent results, this period of adjustment was expected, hence the “5-year plan.” Sure, more signings over the summer would have helped (especially in defense), but Bigi is turning out to be a great buy along with almost every other that has been brought in in the last few years. And everyone else ripping into Shola and the lot should be ashamed, as he’s loyal to the club and often comes on and changes games. Or is QPR too far back to remember? Come on, support the club for ffs. We’ll hopefully get some help at the back and a Striker and a few starters back and hit a deserved run of form. Howay the Lads!
250 Graeme // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:35 PM

Croftus 5678

I must be a very lucky man – I know a few like that!!
251 headtheball // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:36 PM

Where are we on the 5 year plan and what is the next goal?
Speaking of goals……
252 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:37 PM

Graeme…It’s not so much that purple faced tw@ that got to me. Our fans have written to him to say he’s right? Did they ask him to come be our manager as well? Baffling.

Wynsleap…Are you saying then that this isn’t down to Ashley or Pardew as neither have been here since 1969?
253 sirtoongospel // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:38 PM

Fergie should just concentrate on his own club!
254 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:40 PM

Just noticed the banner.

Ed…The Ba transfer certainly got under your skin Didn’t expect to see a change until later this month…that is unless you know something we don’t?
255 solano // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:41 PM

After reading Geordie Ant’s Rant…..maybe tonight wasn’t a great time for me to return from injury and say “I told you so”. But there, I’ve said it, and take only an ameobiful (sic) of comfort knowing that bills and the woodenheads were wrong! wrong! wrong! This is just too painful to watch the club implode, induced by it’s own complacency and arrogance.
Eccliastes in an old religious book (and also Pete Seeger) told us “to everything, there is a season, a time and place…a time to castaway stones and a time to gather stones together”
No probs supporting the team, but now is exactly the time and this is the place that so called “negative criticism” on the wider issues involving the club is relevant because the people who run our club aren’t fit for purpose and would struggle to get a whelk stall license in Margate.
The reason criticism is warranted and justified right now is because there is a transfer window open and an opportunity is available to save ourselves from relegation. The manager hasn’t got the balls to say it out loud and ask for what is needed but the paying customer and fan has the RIGHT to pass comment! What is worse is that all this happened before,back in 2009 and if we are to avoid adopting the yo-yo tag that Sunderland used to have a monopoly on, then the fans must exert their power in demanding Newcastle start fulfilling the potential that people have talked about all my life.
Debate is still centreing on Pardew’s status as manager but to me his departure is now inevitable and accelerating almost by the hour, while those with the ability to remember previous crimes know how to spot a Patsy from the manipulators and real culprits. If a season which should have promised a tilt at a Cup and a top 4 spot turns into a second relegation in 4 years, I hope someone remains to turn the lights of at SJP (formerly known as the Sports Direct Arena) because the ‘squad’ I watched today, is in no way equipped for a Championship bid when the inevitable Judas exodus – that relegation would signal -begins.
Nothing convinces me more of the owner’s guilt than having to watch millstone’s like Ranger embarrassing the shirt of my beloved club and a ball-less manager having to pick him, when any simpleton could see we had 50+ games to play with only a venneer of adequate quality.
256 Spreadthetoon // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:41 PM

croftus @ 241
Are you Pardew’s bltch! LOL
257 croftus5678 // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:42 PM

still hate fergie and that the fa think the sun shines outa his arse and that overtime should be played untill they score.
if any motivation was needed let it be him and make the old fart have heart attack with the shock of our wee club kicking his arse even when they do cheat
258 croftus5678 // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:43 PM

@254

nope but youll be mine with that cute little smile of yours
259 Graeme // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:44 PM

Ibiza – you have no confirmation other than mealy mouthed words from the prat of darkness at manure. He is a master of dark arts, his heart is stone, he is blinded to the wonderful world of the true fan – he thrives amongst the “Prawn sandwich brigade” he has lost touch with the reality,

He is a false face in the brotherhood of football love; a destroyer of harmony of the true fan – a charlatan of the highest order. A complete and utter A’hole!!

Rise above it!!
260 BelfastMagpie // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:44 PM

Well I’m glad he’s backtracked on the comments.
Time to move on now.

Though I do agree that every single letter he recevied was from Kets.
261 BelfastMagpie // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:47 PM

Ok well there was one from Catchy too.

But he was just asking Fergie to give Pardew a Glasgow kiss the next time we play them.

And a Glasgow kiss is a headbutt,before anyone asks.
262 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:48 PM

Graeme…Good sir, you have helped me see the light. Any anger I felt is now gone, I only feel peace…OM…OM…OM…talking of om…what’s happening with Remy?

Solano….Do you think we’ll get anyone in to try and stay up then or do you think Ashley is happy enough to go down, have to sell players and see what happens whilst making it look like Pardews fault?
263 Novocastrian66 // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:48 PM

Ibizatoon – Just because Rab C said Newcastle fans wrote to him doesn’t make it so. He has been advised to retract his statement, because of the flak he has had. He has ridiculed a major institution in this country. That never goes down well, hence the attempt to conciliate. I don’t believe for one moment this act of contrition is heartfelt.
264 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:50 PM

Novo….Heartfelt? Neither do I Oh well, Om….Om……
265 toonicle // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:52 PM

3 more good signings this window and i’d be happy. First priority should be a CB and not a striker/winger like Remy.
266 Novocastrian66 // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:52 PM

BelfastMagpie. Rab C to bid £25m for Abied on Kets’ recommendation. ????
267 Graeme // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:53 PM

Novo – flogging is to good for the reprobate – he should be placed in the stocks, in the Bigg Market for a full 7 days.

It will chasten the rogue somewhat
268 Spreadthetoon // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:54 PM

NewEnglandGeordie

I’m not gonna slate the players….why should I? They did not turn up, the team had no purpose of shape? I won’t even put it down to injuries or a thread bare squad? I will however question our mgr about it? Happy with the same old dross?
269 BelfastMagpie // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:56 PM

Yes 25 million for Abeid on the last day so we’re f****.

I dont know were & when Kets has actually seen Abeid play like ?

He’s defo dreamt that he was a brilliant player one night & hasn’t snapped out of it.

Hello Kets !!

It was a fantasy. It wasn’t real.
270 Spreadthetoon // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:57 PM

Lesh
If Dekka screws this one up….he could be following Pards up the garden path.
271 solano // Jan 5, 2013 at 11:58 PM

Ibiza…we’ll be horsetrading I think…..unfortunatley the colt with pedigree & potential bolted last summer and we’ll be dealing at a lower level now.
There is also a more worrying precedent. Back in Jan 2009… we did nothing but sign an honest utility player who can take a freekick and signed an overweight and out of condition Nolan who would only flourish much later when we had already sank….if you forget the past, you are condemned to making the same mistakes!
272 Spreadthetoon // Jan 6, 2013 at 12:01 AM

Team for Norwich
—————-Krul—————————
Debuchy—-Saylor—–Collo——Santon
————Anita——Bigi—————-
Obertan——-Cabaye————–Marv
————–Cisse———————-

If AP can’t get a result with that line up…….then I guess we’ll need a shed load of players across the line
273 croftus5678 // Jan 6, 2013 at 12:01 AM

i’ll go for (cb)mirit 4mil
that striker who we was after before who wanted to come to us but ended up at west ham because he failed his medical for 4mil ish and i think we will bring in 2 more youngsters or cheepo squad players.
think that should pretty much sort us out
274 croftus5678 // Jan 6, 2013 at 12:03 AM

@270

that looks spot on to me but arfa would be in obers place
275 Spreadthetoon // Jan 6, 2013 at 12:06 AM

croftus
Maiga £4m frm West Ham…..think there’s better about……
Isimat-Mirin – would be a class addition
As for youth…..what we need right now is players with heart and character and fight….cos’ thats what we need to see this season out!
276 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jan 6, 2013 at 12:07 AM

Solano….I would have thought our stock had fallen since the summer also, but if noises are to be believed….oh forget it

I’ll pick this up once I know who they’ve gone for, or more importantly who they’ve got in. Off the back of a 5th placed finish they may have been arrogant and ultimately foolish, but surely looking at the current situation they know the minimum they need to do. Then it’s a question of is it too late…

Bedtime me thinks.

Night all.
277 89Norcal // Jan 6, 2013 at 12:08 AM

Ben Arfa wont make the Norwich game, and I haven’t heard anything about Cabaye making it.
278 Sazzer // Jan 6, 2013 at 12:09 AM

We don’t need anymore mediocre players. We need game changers.
279 Spreadthetoon // Jan 6, 2013 at 12:11 AM

croftus
HBA won’t be back for Norwich….may be back sometime in Feb…….not much news on that front, defo not about for Jan.
But that’s the team I see for the nxt 3 games, not necessarily in that formation though – that should be enough to get 7 pts after all we got Norwich, Reading, Villa.
IMO given our position in the league and theirs our whole season is very much dependent upon the next 3 games – loose these and I think its safe to say we can kiss goodbye to the EPL. In that event we’re loose out our best players who have release clauses as MA didn’t want to be lumbered with high wages in the championship again…….and that will then leave us with the dross that we had today…..as our 1st team!
280 Novocastrian66 // Jan 6, 2013 at 12:16 AM

Spread.We definitely lacked any leadership today. Where was the inspiration? Where was the drive? The only player who showed any kind of heart was a 19 year old. I’ve never seen two heartless players bestowed with the honour of captaining our team in one game before.
If they are the leaders in the dressing room, even the Almighty cannot help us.
281 Novocastrian66 // Jan 6, 2013 at 12:21 AM

Anyone see the Joe Hart Head and Shoulders advert? Good grief, and I thought we are a laughing stock!
282 ClarksonE // Jan 6, 2013 at 12:24 AM

Can we please stop with all this talk about sacking Pardew.. yes he is currently in a shit run, but this is not all down to him. If anything i think this spell of injuries has been rather beneficial, Marveaux proving to be the player we all thought he was, Bigirimana showing promise of pressing football, Anita looking much more suited in the newcastle shirt. But more to the point it has shown to Ashley that we have very little depth to our side. We are not going to be relegated, but we wont finish higher than 10th in my opinion. Lets stop with all this negative criticism to Pardew, and get behind the Lads and the club we all love.
283 Spreadthetoon // Jan 6, 2013 at 12:25 AM

Novo
I am greatly saddened today, not cos’ of the result but because of the lack of self-belief, self-respect and fight.
I hope that this is not the signs of other things. AP badly lost the dressing room at West Ham. Its impossible to know if that is the case now…..I can only go by our performances against Man U and Arsenal to suggest that there is fight. But Everton produced a negative showing at home IMO and our performance today lacked guille. Lets hope this is the last blip of many blips cos’ I’m running out of patience for AP. I refuse to blame the players who achieved on the pitch last season….I just believe that AP has deployed them badly this time round. Sadly I’m not sure if AP can see the wood for the trees…..I really hope he can because I think he can do better….but there’s only so many bad results you can tolerate!
284 ToonDownSouth // Jan 6, 2013 at 12:27 AM

Spreadthetoon

Hate to say it, but I cannot see Pardew not putting Jonas back in the team.

I just hope this extended break has freshened him up a bit, and that Pardew’s criticism of him has given him a wake up call.

If I’m brutally honest, anything less than 9 points from 3 games and I’ll be pissed off. There’ll be no more excuses left – this is the team that finished 5th last year.
285 GeordieAnt // Jan 6, 2013 at 12:27 AM

@Beattie

I don’t know if you’ll read this tomorrow, and I don’t really care, I believe someone already pointed out that all you have left to say is pure bile, and I couldn’t agree more.

“But anyway who will ask others not to input their opinions because it isn’t the same as theirs is a complete and utter dick and should be told they’re a cock.”

Surely all your complaining regarding my comment is asking me to not input my opinion is it not? So my good man – you are a complete and utter dick, and I’m telling you that you’re a cock .

Now that’s not me insulting you, and lowering myself to your apparent self-loathing level (ok that was a little dig), that is simply me quoting your oh so interesting continual attempt at an attack on me and showing you that you basically just insulted yourself. Ouch…

Oh and as for me being “very young” or “seriously daft” I assure you I am neither. Also…we live in a footballing democracy? We do? Last I checked whatever the owner says goes, what happened last time we protested about Ashley…he half heartedly tried to sell the club, and oh wait…he’s still the owner. Yup…our negativity really helped us there huh? All it did was place more negativity on the club as a whole, resulting in more poor performances. Anyway…I’m bored of this whole thing now, obviously as you continue to run out of things to say it’s just going to turn into more insults directed from you to me, and to be honest…it’s a little dull, if you have to resort to insults instead of simply discussing then it’s a little sad.
286 Krul to be Kind // Jan 6, 2013 at 12:30 AM

Parsees frustration is becoming clearer to see every week, he is more outspoken as the defeats roll in regarding signings, I totally believe his hands are absolutely tied, he might buckle, he might just walk – then we could be in the stink.

I think Poyet would be very good for us but it will never happen,
Firstly he has an attractive style with Brighton, on the deck quick football, it’s how he played it (for my money he was a cracking player), gives his team a structure, style and an identity… He’s a young forward thinking coach with an attacking and winning mentality
287 Spreadthetoon // Jan 6, 2013 at 12:37 AM

TDS
I think perhaps 7pts from 9pts will not be so bad….what I’m worrying about is if we get just 3pts from those 3 games! I really do think the next 3 games are the making or breaking of our season. Remember any signings could take time to bed in so we need to provide a +ve changing room, with some momentum and the next 3 games are probably our best opportunity.
As for Jonas he may well make a return. Personally I see him as a DM but AP will play him on the flank…..even if he has lost his pace he does cover for Santon unlike Marveaux who for me is not a winger. Hence the addition of Remy or ANO would be perfect to resolve the balance. Our whole season we have looked very badly balanced….whether that’s going forwards or backwards.
I also think a lot of people do not understand / underestimate the impact debuchy is gonna have. Our shape in defense will be a lot better and I would realistically predict 2 clean sheet in the next three. Why? Cos with Simmo and Willo – we lose our shape and then Collo is having to Cover both sides of our defense and Santon halfway up the pitch! Things have gotta get better cos’ they cannot get worse!
288 Sazzer // Jan 6, 2013 at 12:43 AM

Okay, let’s move on now. No negativity until Norwich. First game with Debuchy. Few first teamers will be back. And if rumours are true we might have one more player by then.
289 Novocastrian66 // Jan 6, 2013 at 12:43 AM

Pardew has been hamstrung with injuries, pardon the pun. Our best players have been absent for most of the season to date. There was little effort and there was no leadership on the pitch today.
I think the young’ns can do a job with experienced heads around them, as long as they are the minority of the first 11 not the majority.
We’ve a weaker squad than last season and it shows.
Pardew has over estimated the ability of the young players, whether that is as a result of his judgement or his coaches I don’t know. He certainly gave the impression he was happy with his squad at the start of the season.
I did not, do not agree with his assessment. I also don’t believe he believed it. He certainly doesn’t now.
290 numnut // Jan 6, 2013 at 12:55 AM

i agree with the people that say its the broad
i think the way to sort it out is if the fans DO something about it
i think the next home game there should be a protest calling for the broad to get in the players AP wants , i remember going to the last protests and not long after things got sorted quote “if you want something done do it yourself “
291 Novocastrian66 // Jan 6, 2013 at 1:08 AM

Numnut- sack the board shit doesn’t work. Only unity works. With a tag like that you must be from Pennywell.
292 jayphoto // Jan 6, 2013 at 1:09 AM

got a feeling we wont sign remy, its too well known! remember last year with cisse, no1 had a clue till he arrived!
Not saying its linked, but talk of the town in Paris is that Gamiero has agreed terms with a Premier League club but said club is a couple of mil off PSG;s valuation…… if thats not got delboy written all over it i dont know what has!
293 jayphoto // Jan 6, 2013 at 1:13 AM

not gonna call for Pardews head because no manager would have done any better with the players we have out!
I know in preseason Vuckic was heavily being trained into the 4 2 3 1 formation behind the striker, reckon his injury was a big spanner in the works of a surprise asset for us! Anyone whos seen the reserves will testify how much of a class above our other young players Vuckic was, just needed to adapt to the pace of the PL!
294 2_goal_tino // Jan 6, 2013 at 1:21 AM

Here’s a question for you lot:

If you could, would you take Kevin Nolan back?

Personally, I would in a heartbeat. I thought the decision to let him go was the right one at the time because I thought as a club we were going in the right direction. But the team spirit he was strongly responsible for seems to have all but gone. He may not be as technically good as a lot of our players but he’s a fighter, who puts everything on the line for the team. Something we’re missing greatly.

That’s why i’m looking forward to Saylor’s return, he makes mistakes and wasn’t particularly amazing before his injury but he’s the only one in the current team who I think has any pride in the shirt. His attitude and effort should be enough to get the rest of the team to buck their ideas up.
295 bettyswallocks // Jan 6, 2013 at 1:25 AM

The situation we are now in is not down to a recent run of bad luck with injuries as Mr Parpoo keeps trying to claim.

Our current group of players even with the injuries we have had would have been moulded into a far more efficient, cohesive unit with a better manager.

To constantly bleat about never having all the best players at is disposal is a downright lie and when he had them h managed to play them out of position with no fluent system.

He is not up to the job.

Football is a results and entertainment based industry and he is producing neither.!!!
296 headtheball // Jan 6, 2013 at 1:26 AM

If goalsbringsmiles it is important we start scoring some soon or I might cry. I’m too old for relegation again.
Kevin knew his limitations but he had Passion. I haven’t heard much from Parsnip.
297 Les Grossman // Jan 6, 2013 at 1:27 AM

Where is the prick that screamed me down when i said sammi Ameobi is shit! ???
Chek the toaster
298 Les Grossman // Jan 6, 2013 at 1:31 AM

Both ameobis shit! Obertan shit! Williamson, shit! All they players were relied on today to Cary us through !! All were shit!!especially sammi the next best thing Ameobi! Worst player to don the shirt in last 5 years!
299 Les Grossman // Jan 6, 2013 at 1:38 AM

Manager garbage! Chairman garbage! Ameobis –and obertan garbage!
Learn folks, you pays ya money you get conned!
300 OhSholaAmeobi // Jan 6, 2013 at 1:40 AM

Team to face Norwich:
Krul, Santon, Coloccini, S.Taylor, Debuchy, Anita, Perch, Cabaye, STRIKER/WINGER, Marveaux, Cisse.
Bench: Elliott, CENTRE BACK, Dummett, Bigirimana, Gutierrez, Obertan, Ranger.

In some sort of dreamland where we get those two mentioned signings through the door in less than a week.
301 2_goal_tino // Jan 6, 2013 at 1:41 AM

My mum, a lady who isn’t shy to have a strong opinion about things, phoned me up after today’s game and said: “That’s it! I’ve had enough of him. Every other club would’ve sacked their manager with this run. Just seen his interview, he never says anything other than we tried and have injuries. Chris didn’t used to say much either, but at least you could like him. Whereas he’s [Pardew] just arrogant!” She then hung up only to ring back half a minute later and say: “And another thing, I always said Demba didn’t look like he cared!” And then hung up again.
302 thespecialone-ameobi // Jan 6, 2013 at 1:47 AM

I think we are missing out on leaders and today showed that Williamson is not a leader and should not off been captain. As much as joey Barton was a twat but he was a leader and so was Nolan when we was loosing they would step up and rise to the occasion we need players like that. Bring back joey Barton lol
303 nick_9 // Jan 6, 2013 at 1:47 AM

Looking at our fixtures i think a lot are winnable if we find our form or get an extra 2 players in and a few back from injury.

Norwich (A)
Reading (R)
Villa (A)
Chelsea (H)
Tottenham (A)
Southampton (H)
Swansea (A)
Stoke (H)
Wigan (A)
Man City (A)
Fulham (H)
Mackems (H)
West Brom (A)
Liverpool (H)
West Ham (A)
QPR (A)
Arsenal (H)

I am not expecting us too but on our day i don’t see why we can win most of them. Tottenham and Man City away are games where you would take a point beforehand. The other away games are mainly against struggling teams or teams between 10th-7th and i think they’re beatable. Hardest home games for us will be Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal but i think if we where on form we could beat them all as well. The support would need to be very vocal which it normally is for big games, i would like to think everyone would be extra up for the chelsea game to show Ba what he is missing. 20 points is within our reach against those teams, we could do with 6 or 7 from the next three games but our away form is that bad i think we will get 4
304 Novocastrian66 // Jan 6, 2013 at 2:01 AM

Thespecialone-Ameobi. I especially liked it when Nolan rose to the occasion and knocked in 3 against your lot.
Been out begging and managed to scrounge some more money to put in the meter by any chance?
305 Toonacious T // Jan 6, 2013 at 2:02 AM

He had me up until the last line, ‘We should have brought in one or two more’.No Mr.Pardew we should have brought in four senior players because we let Lovenkrands, Best, Guthrie and Smith on a big wage go and signed Anita and Bigi. Ba is now gone so we need three still on top of Debuchey. Gosling is not good enough, nor is Shola (why the extended contract for him but not Nolan?), nor Sammi, nor Abeid, nor Tavs, nor Fergie, nor Oba, nor Willo, and shock, horror, it turns out Tiote isn’t all that after all. Our squad is like an album with a couple of really good songs and a few that promise much but deliver little and then a load of fillers, making up the numbers but really just poor imitations of what you are looking for.
306 Sazzer // Jan 6, 2013 at 2:04 AM

Go mum! We should trade Obertan, and get two winger strikers. Before window closes.
307 Toonacious T // Jan 6, 2013 at 2:18 AM

Yeah, coz clubs will enter into a massive bidding war to get mega-minds services. Pardew’s request, 3.5m pounds. We could do a swap deal for Forest Gump and the chuckle brothers maybe!
308 beefman13 // Jan 6, 2013 at 2:19 AM

Just like to mention apart from anita every one of the seniors was pants v brighton and was santon better than tav? Tav may hav been out of position a bit at times but lua lua done santon virtually every time he had the ball, and santon was put of position, young dummett dud not do anything wrong either and put a few quality balls in and defended ok not like abbott and costello our centre halfs, sammy is naff, bigi did try all afternoon plenty of effort from the lad, obertan needs a smack heavy at times, and shola, well 12 years down the line and i think we have seen it all havnt we, i could not put up with his brother for another 10 years thats for sure, i would say the youngins were better than the seniors overall even taking in to account sammy!!!!
309 Sazzer // Jan 6, 2013 at 2:21 AM

I get see progress in getting rid off 4 and bring in two. Keeping a tight ship of multifunctional players. However, dysfunctional players and limited players must be changed for mf. gems. So agree ToonT.
310 nick_9 // Jan 6, 2013 at 2:21 AM

Just did the predictor on BBC, it was painful to see the mackems above us but we stayed up:

1. Man united 94 pts
2. Man City 89 pts
3. Chelsea 81 pts
4. Arsenal 69 pts
5. Liverpool 68 pts
6. Tottenham 67 pts
7. Everton 61 pts
8. West Brom 55 pts
9. Swansea 49 pts
10. Stoke 48 pts
11. West Ham 46 pts
12. Fulham 43 pts
13. Sunderland 41 pts
14. Newcastle 39 pts
15. Norwich 39 pts
16. Southampton 37 pts
17. Villa 32 pts
18. Reading 27 pts
19. Wigan 27 pts
20. Qpr 25 pts

When i put in more optimistic results we finished 12th on 46 points. Guess a lot depends on our away form. 16 away games this season in all comes and 0 wins.
311 Mr Random // Jan 6, 2013 at 2:24 AM

I know pardew is a terrible manager at the moment. But I think some comments are going a bit too far when mentioning the likes of Steve kean as a replacement!!!???
312 thespecialone-ameobi // Jan 6, 2013 at 2:26 AM

Lol novo why would you even accuse me off being a mackem lol. Your obviously an idiot.
313 Sazzer // Jan 6, 2013 at 2:30 AM

I did’t mean we would get 2 for Obertan. But maybe half of one of the two maybe less . He w ould be decent player in L1.
314 Sazzer // Jan 6, 2013 at 2:35 AM

Random
Haha some enjoy manager bashing little too much.
315 Sazzer // Jan 6, 2013 at 2:39 AM

And reason I took Obertan is because he decent enough to be good player in lower league.
316 numnut // Jan 6, 2013 at 2:50 AM

Novocastrian66 it did work last time MA avoided joining us in the stands he got the message that were not mugs i’m not saying sack the broad just plant a seed.
i’m from Jesmond
317 Mackems are from MORDOR! // Jan 6, 2013 at 9:56 AM

Geordie Ant- I completely agree with you. Back the team, its what we have and no amount if insults to AP and MA will have them rushing to spend to appease the insult throwers.
Back the team, booing us for panto’s. what we have we have no control over. I just pray we turn this around and fast