Make no mistake about it – this was a shocking loss by Newcastle today after a first half in which Newcastle were much the better side and had 7 shots on target and Reading had none.
But we have now lost 10 of our last 13 league games in the worst run in Newcastle’s Premier League history, and if something doesn’t happen soon to turn this shocker around – we are going to be relegated in May – we’re that bad – and we keep finding ways of losing games – that’s the biggest concern – we should have won this game today – but again we found a way to lose it.
Yohan Cabaye scores Newcastle’s goal – superb
And there are a lot of fans who will put the responsibility for this defeat firmly at the feet of manager Alan Pardew. who substitutions in the second half seemed to open up the chance for reading – and they took it.
When teams lose 10 of 13 league games it affects their confidence and ability to win games, and that’s why it’s so hard to get out of the relegation zone – and Newcastle are now deeply in relegation trouble – and we have no idea if we can survive a second relegation in four years.
A superb Yohan Cabaye free kick in the first half put Newcastle ahead and Papiss Cisse was unlucky three times, when goalkeeper Federeci made three great saves – otherwise the game could have been out of reach for Reading before half time.
But two goals in 7 minutes (71st and 77th minutes) in the second half by substitute Adam Le Fodre, who was brought on after 70 minutes, gave Reading a famous victory and their third win in four game s- so they are surging at the right time.
It’s all very difficult to watch these games, and believe me – it’s even more difficult having to write about it afterwards – but this was the worst possible result for Newcastle today, and if Colo leaves in January the sky is definitely falling in.
Apart from that we’re in great shape.
We are now in real jeopardy of being relegated this season, and we have most of our players back now – so no excuses about injuries – please – and this was always my worry – that we have got so used to losing games, that even with our best players back, we continue to lose games.
And if Pardew cannot turn this thing around in the next two or three games we could even see a new manager at the club, and it could come even quicker if we find a way to lose at Villa Park a week on Wednesday night – as we did this afternoon at home.
That would not be good since we’ll also lose local lads John Carver and Steve Stone – but a couple more losses against Villa and Chelsea, and it could happen.
10 defeats in 13 games when we have taken only 7 points out of 39 points is not good – and we’re headed for the bottom if we cannot stop this terrible slide down the league table.
We thought we could get the win today – especially the way that first half went.
We cannot believe that Mike Ashley will stand by and let the team be relegated again – not with all that money being pumped into Premier League clubs – and we know Mike likes the money.
A shocking, unbelievable result this afternoon.
Let’s hope this is bad as it gets this season.
And that was Reading’s very first away win of the season, and now only Newcastle have not won away from home in the Premier League this season.
Teams:
Newcastle United (4-2-3-1): Tim Krul; Mathieu Debuchy, Mike Williamson, Fabricio Coloccini (c), Davide Santon; Vurnon Anita (Gabriel Obertan 80), Yohan Cabaye (Gael Bigirimana 74); Shola Ameobi, Sylvain Marveaux (James Perch 64), Jonas Gutierrez; Papiss Cisse
Subs not used: Rob Elliot, Steven Taylor, Sammy Ameobi, Nile Ranger
Reading (4-2-3-1): Adam Federici; Stephen Kelly, Alex Pearce, Adrian Mariappa, Ian Harte; Mikele Leigertwood, Danny Guthrie (Adam Le Fodre 70); Jobi McAnuff (c), Garath McCleary (Hope Akpan 64), Jimmy Kebe; Pavel Pogrebnyak
Subs not used: Stuart Taylor, Chris Gunter, Sean Morrison, Jem Karacan, Noel Hunt
Referee: Andre Marriner
Attendance: 49,411
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106 responses so far ↓
1 krijo // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:44 PM
Pardew need to leave! what a joke of a manager. He has no tactical knowledge what so ever!! doesn’t matter if Cabaye or Marv was injured or tired! Why the fakk bring on 2 CDM when we need a win!!!?? Please Ashley, have a brain and sack Pardew before its to late…..
2 Toon_Jock // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:44 PM
Bentekke & Lukaku to toon!
3 JackButler // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:45 PM
Roberto di Matteo wouldn’t cost Ashley anything in compensation, we won’t pay for players so there’s no chance of paying for a manager to get out of his contract
4 Sinner // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:45 PM
Pardew out – just expressing my feelings here.
5 Ben3arfa // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:45 PM
PARDEW OUT
ASHLEY AND LLAMBIAS BURN IN HELL
6 Toon1978 // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:46 PM
Anyone seen this?
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11678/8412654/Newcastle-have-agreed-a-deal-with-Montpellier-for-Mapou-Yanga-Mbiwa
7 newcastle10 // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:47 PM
what kind of a manger starts ameobi on the wing when he has a player like obertan to provide some width. why take off marvaux for perch when we had our tails up. den he takes off cabaye for bigirmana and we go 2-1 down. this is not good enough holding out for a 1-0 against reading at home we could of scored 3 or 4 goals today but for pardews negative tactics he needs to go .we need a manager that actually goes to games and play for d win nothing less. what he sees in ameobi is beyond me he clearly cannot control his players. gutierez was tired and really sloppy today but keeps him on instead of marvaux? he clearly dosent have a clue! i remeber wen keegan came back and on his press conference he said i know wat the fans want they want to be entertained we wont hold out for a 1 nill win we want to win by 2 or 3 goals.also when pardew came in he has completly changed tiote. he isnt a patch on d player we seen under hughton. i also taught krul was better under hughton as well as many others i.e guti colo. alan pardew is as bad as iain dowie for gettin teams relegated he has to go blanc or martienez for me
8 ToonMauritius // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:47 PM
our team need a major overhauling
OUT – Simpson, Williamson, Jonas, Obertan, Shola
to be replaced by capable players
9 hallelujah..john tudor john tudor // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:47 PM
PARDEW OUT
10 Sinner // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:48 PM
Toon1978
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11678/8394944/Marseille-confirm-deal-agreed-with-Newcastle-for-striker-Loic-Remy
Seen this?
11 Offkey // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:48 PM
I want Pardew out but the fear of who MA and DL would bring in, is there in equal measure….
12 Newcastle Brown Alien // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:48 PM
villa winning, hello championship
13 nick_9 // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:48 PM
Oh villa are winning too guys, down to 17th as it stands
14 Tommyy // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:48 PM
He does have to go, we’ve been patient enough as it is and been loyal for a long time. Stay like this and we’re down, that was near full strength squad today bar HBA and Tiote.
15 pedro // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:48 PM
If Pardew wasnt going to play Cabaye for the full 90 or he was injured then fair enough because hes just back from injury but with that in mind dont take off Marv AND Anita! Who else can actually pass a ball?! Perch is there just to tackle and win the ball, Bigi can pass but a big ask for a kid to run things alone and Obertan is like a headless chicken most the time.
16 JackButler // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:49 PM
Hope the delegation thats been over in Franace have been trying to get Blanc in as our manager as no amount of signings will save us from the drop under Pardew
17 nick_9 // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:49 PM
Off key my thoughts exactly. I’m so angry with Pardew and the board right now but who would work for Ashley
18 colwell // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:49 PM
No manager should still be employed after losing 10 from 12 games.
Although sources have said Pards can suck the chrome off an exhaust pipe, may explain alot.
Pardew responded to critics today after leaving Jonas and Shola on. I left Jonas on today as I felt he he deserved it behind closed doors the effort he puts in me is incredible. Shola was left on due to him being a beast, I can’t wait to see him later.
19 krijo // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:50 PM
Great Aston Villa 1-0 up
20 Toon Tang // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:50 PM
sinner 10 hahaha nice counter
21 catchy in norway // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:50 PM
I think we all have an opinion on here but come on guys , I’m not bothered who we are signing, it’s not the players coming in that will save us
We need a new manager , like now
Give him time to turn it around ,
This is a slow train crash
22 gonufc (up and Hatem) // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:50 PM
So, Villa- one of the poorest teams all year, almost embarrassing at times and seen as almost certs for relegation- are currently ahead of us….
23 Indian Magpie (HD_07 on Twitter) // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:50 PM
FOLLOWING NUFC HAS AFFECTED MY PERSONAL LIFE THIS SEASON . MIGHT NEED TO EASE OFF.
ALL THE BEST GUYS, WILL TAKE SOME TIME OF THE BLOG.
ONLY 1 SINGLE AIM FOR THIS SEASON NOW
!!SURVIVAL!!
FCUK EUROPA GET 19-21 POINTS SOMEHOW
GOOD BYE
24 Toon1978 // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:51 PM
Sinner
Only asking if anyone has seen the link mate.
25 gaz 44 // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:51 PM
marv was piss poor today i thought but he must of known at that point cabs was struggling.. should of been obertan on 4 him not perch
26 NUFCarter // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:52 PM
I’ll have a lot more respect of ashley sacks Pardew tomorrow morning
27 daztoon // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:52 PM
Pardew should have been long gone by now he wasn`t good enough to start with
28 catchy in norway // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:52 PM
Indian
Il keep in touch
Good luck mate
29 Sinner // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:52 PM
Indian, same here mate but what kind of fan would you be if you dont support your team in difficult situation.Get a grip!
30 Ginger // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:52 PM
It doesn’t matter how we sign, as long as Pardew is in here were not going to win.
Lets be honest, he’ll still settle for his one nill wins, then when that doesn’t work attempt to settle for a draw, then when that doesn’t work blame something else.
He’ll still teach us absolutely horrendous set plays.
He’ll still play Jonas.
He’s not a good manager, he’s really not. We went from looking like a top four side in the first half, to then a half time talk with Pardew, we then came out looking like a league 2 side.
He’s an idiot. I really don’t understand how someone could be so stupid. I really don’t get what goes through his head. Starting Shola and Gutti who should not be anywhere near the team. Half the time it seemed like we were playing with nine men. Obertan would have done better then Guti, and Ranger of all people would have done better then Shola.
Why the hell settle for a one nill lead?! Against arguably the worst team in the league. Why the hell take off the most creative player on the pitch (Marveux) for Perch? Why the hell put on yet ANOTHER CDM in Bigi for Cabaye? Why the hell try to settle for a draw, once again at home, to the worst team in the league?
Pardew is an idiot, he has no idea what he’s doing. He’s cost us most games playing 4-4-2 with two players that couldn’t work together, now he’s ruining us this way.
Pardew needs to go.
31 hallelujah..john tudor john tudor // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:53 PM
i had a cat that used to shit on the floor , i called it pardew, we tried everything, cat litter tray, potty training, but in the end…PARDEW OUT
32 Pardew_out // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:53 PM
Sack pardew
Get di matteo
33 Hatem's better than Messi // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:53 PM
There we’re no leaders on the pitch once Cabaye left.
He can’t do it alone.
We’ve had the worst form in the league for a couple of months, all the teams around us are picking up regular points.
We need a monster transfer period to give the club a boost.
34 JackButler // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:54 PM
Hatem’s better than Messi
the biggest signing we could make this season is in the form of a new manager
35 nufcusa // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:55 PM
I have been a strong supporter of Pardew and had hoped the return of players would see an impetus in performance and/or result.
In the last two games nothing has occurred to influence the team positively. Our run of form is disastrous and is spanning almost half a season at its current standing.
I am a big boy and can honestly say I was wrong. Pardew has to go. His tactics and team selction are a disgrace. I am in the US but I just spoke to my dad who attends all games. You dont know what your dping was heard all ove rthe ground and faith has been lost from both fans and players based on this.
Ashley is a fool to stick with Pardew. He may not run the club the weay WE would like it run, but he is a business man who wants to keep the business profitable. You cant do that in the championship.
Ashley knew the team overachieved last year but did not think the decline would be so harsh. he estimated a 10th or 11th place consolidation. Buying players is now now the answer, the cuurent crop have lost faith in Pardew and that is evident from their performances.
Pardew needs to go and one or two new faces arrive and be allowed to play for a manager that picks the best players not the biggest personalites and sets them into a formation which is clear and understandble.
Shola wide right…WTF!!
Do not ask me who I would bring in as I dont know. However, it would have to be someone who knows the Premier League. maybe diMatteo??
Knowing our luck, it will be Steve Kean!
36 stuart no9 // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:56 PM
at long last people on this blog seeing sense and finally admitting what a lot of us already knew – hes shit. it is not too late, if ash was to sack pards, get adkins in till end of season- he will keep us up- then take a bit time on appointing a manager to take over full time. makes sense ????????
37 hallelujah..john tudor john tudor // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:57 PM
no more cockneys please……blanc would be a class shout
38 Toon Tang // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:57 PM
naked ebaying always helps me out of a dark hole such as today. nowt quite like sniping a high bidder whilst sat bollok naked
39 toonarmydownsouth // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:58 PM
Well wtf do you say after witnessing that?
I’ve always supported pardew but he cost us that game today the substituions were baffling! Fair enough cabs may have needed to come off after just coming back from a long lay off but marv for perch was stupid we should of been pushing for a 2nd
Cant defend it today shocking
This is the first time i genuinly feel he may be sacked after that result
Colo should not be wearing the armband with all this sh1t going on he doesnt look intrested at all
And if we dont bring in a CF were in real trouble relying on cisse plenty of service today but he is just plain lazy makes no runs or just runs like forrest gump sitting miles offside! He has no fight in him never once did he hassle defenders to get goal side or win a header lets be honest without ba we look toothless upfront
If we did sack pardew we have to be very cautious with who we bring in, atm i feel if we signed say laurent blanc i think it would increase our chances of signing players as no one wants to sign for a sinking ship
40 Magpies-till-d3ath // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:58 PM
Villa are going above us!
41 Charlie in the Gallowgate // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:58 PM
I have stuck by pardew but no more – he is clueless 1-0 up takes off our best creative midfielder brings on perch to hold onto a 1-0 against a team who have not won away this season
F***n’ clueless ameobi and jonas absiolute shit
42 macdonaldtudor // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:58 PM
I hate FCB and co nearly 40 years of watching NUFC and i can’t say I have seen a team with so little fight even in the 70s when we went down we occasionally showed some fight. The FCB will at least have an excuse for selling Cabaye etc. He is an old fishy minge
43 El Tino // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:58 PM
Im looking at the reading line up. NOT ONE OF THOSE PLAYERS WOULD MAKE OUR TEAM TODAY.
I cant wait to see what Pards has to say. im guessing, something along the lines of …Injuries, weak squad, tiote missing. Bad luck. Lack of RESILIENCE (Pards fav word, that means nothing, other than tactically he has no idea)
44 Rotonda heights // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:58 PM
pardew doesn’t have the honour and decency to admit he’s not good enough and leave. he’ll drag it out forever.
No way on god’s earth should we have lost today.
Di Matteo, Laurent blanc, Rikjeard, adkins all out of contract.
if we can’t get anyone, let beardo hold the fort for now.
PARDEW OUT
Ashley just bite the bullet and pay him off a year ‘s salary and be done with it
45 Dondatta13 // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:58 PM
Repost (sorry):-
Llambarse and co have left Pardew out to dry. We all new we need recruits brought in, why have we been dragging our heels?
1st Jan 2013 we should have players undergoing medicals and signed up.
We’re told the ground work is done all year. Clubs should have been approached November/December time. Pre contracts should be signed during that time and the deals done first week in Jan…
On the game, one word… UNLUCKY.
Hard to swallow I know but last season we took the good luck, now we have to all stay united and suck up this bad luck.
Pardew looked to sure things up and it went wrong. It hurts, it makes the manager look inept and the supporters get on the teams back.
A great man once said “We’re in a dog fight BUT there’s fight in the dog”…
We all need to show some fight, lets get out of trouble first, THEN address the short comings of this season, be that the playing staff, manager or board/recruitment team.
46 roshan MAGPIE // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:59 PM
people have started to jump the ship
47 lucasnufc // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:59 PM
Apparently Pardew blames the fans in his interview. Unbelievable if true. Can anyone confirm?
48 NUFCarter // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:59 PM
I reckon gus poyet would be a good manager for nufc but Paulo di canio would be better he has the balls and would say things as they are. Like Williamson is dog shite
49 dubzy // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:59 PM
GLAD THE FANS ARE SHOWING THERE FEELINGS ON TWITTER…..PARDEW OUT ! ! ! !
http://www.dexysden.co.uk/?p=12025&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UkFootballFinderMemberArticles+%28Dexy%27s+Den+-++The+UK%27s+%231+Football+Blog%29
50 JAMSHA // Jan 19, 2013 at 5:59 PM
IM READY TO B THE MANAGER U FAT M.A….. I CHARGE U NOTHING…..BUT JST SACK PARDEW OR UR SCREDW
51 Toon1978 // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:00 PM
I can’t see what sacking Pardew will achieve lads. Why are we so arrogant to think other managers will leave their clubs to come here? We are not the big pull we once where. Cabaye was immense today and apparently came off with an injury. I was annoyed at Pards for this but tot his fault if Cabs was injured. However, i will never ever understand why he took Marveaux off. That has me baffled i must admit.
52 JackButler // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:00 PM
If you are playing week in week out and all you hear is Pardew saying he needs his best players back, we need to sign new players your confidence is going to be shot to pieces.
the man has systematically dismantled everything that was great about last season. Caving into Ba’s demands that he play through the middle at the expense of a winning formation finished it for me. Ashley could go out and spend thirty million in the next few days and Pardew will still take us down
53 Geordie_In_theShot // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:01 PM
I am a sadist!!!! Pardew has to go soonest!!!
54 JackButler // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:02 PM
lucasnufc
He said that the adverse reaction from the fans when he took Cabaye off spread to the rest of the team
55 El Tino // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:02 PM
2 QUESTIONS
1) What decent manager is available ?
2) Who would work under Ash n Lamb?
56 JackButler // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:03 PM
2-0 Villa FFS
57 geordie157 // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:03 PM
ok so Remy scores, newcastle lose, now Villa are winning. the day is just getting better and better!
58 colwell // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:03 PM
f-ck you villa
59 Rotonda heights // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:03 PM
gaz 44
it was marv’s mazy run bought us the free kick
60 Big Pappa Cissé // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:03 PM
Now Villa 2-0 up hahaha. Can this get any worse ?
61 davis_toons // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:04 PM
Villa 2-0 up. A good time for AP to take on Villa to prove himself.
62 north_country_boy // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:04 PM
No leadership on or off the field, too many goals conceded, not enough scored, too many injuries, poor substitutions, not decisive enough in the transfer market = relegation and a mass exodus of players, I fear it’s all too late even if we replace Pardew as I can’t see where our next point is coming from. I can’t believe how much things have changed from the end of last season when everything looked so rosy – obviously not enough signings in the summer proved to be a bad decision but I think it’s too little too late now… Hope I’m proved wrong!
63 Big Pappa Cissé // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:04 PM
I have two questions
1. Would we have won if Remy signed for us and played today ?
2. What other manager in the rest of the world would play Shola Ameobi right wing ?
64 Rotonda heights // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:05 PM
toon 78
di matteo, adkins,, blanc are all out of contract.
if you’re the last one supporting pardew please turn out the lights
65 GeordieDan // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:06 PM
Rotonda>
Well the man’s been found out now and I don’t mind admitting I’m wrong when I’m wrong. Pardew’s decisions over the last few months now have been worrying and sometimes just amateur.
I still don’t agree with constantly knocking our manager and on the back of last seasons achievements I still think he deserved more a a chance than you lads gave him.
But at the end of the day Pardew should go-PROVIDING that we realistically bring in another high-quality manager and numerous high-quality players.
Don’t think Ashley will do either tbh and make no mistake for all your Pardew bashing this season Ashley is far far more to blame,
66 hdavid23 // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:06 PM
repost from twitter:
some serious changes needed at the club… an owner like @MickyArison or @mcuban and Laurent Blanc as manager could do wonders! #nufc
67 Tommyy // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:06 PM
Pardew can say what he likes about the atmosphere but it’s his job to get us off our seats and in the second half nothing did, and bringing both Cabaye and Marveux off was a symbol of negativity whatever the reason.
68 ToonDownSouth // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:07 PM
Rotonda
Don’t you think we’re being a bit big headed to think Blanc would come here? Or that Garcia would leave Lille?
Have to strongly disagree with you on Adkins though – another Pardew in my opinion. Big head, fake tan and full of himself. He’s meant to be a lovely guy in person, but so is Pardew.
69 seantoon // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:07 PM
Can’t wait for pardews interview. Cabaye was fantastic today but he’s just back from injury so needed to bring him off as he looked tired, marveaux took a knock in training and be looked tired so didn’t want to risk him. I think in a few weeks we will be back to our best with Taylor and hatem back and then hopefully get a player in before the end of January and kick on from there blah blah.
I’m sick of it now get him out he’s depressing me. Laurent Blanc or Martinez for me. I’d take Dimatteo or Zola though. Need to get someone who wants to play football. Not someone who watches Stoke videos on a night and gets a raging hard on from long hoof balls.
I would not hate on Mbiwa if he was to do a uturn and join a better team now. Right fair who would want to come and join this shambles!
70 two steps forward one step back // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:07 PM
Incredibly disappointed.
I do not blame Pardew totally for the mess we are in – the rot starts at the top. But he will be the fall guy. In a way it doesn’t matter who manages us with Batman and Robin in charge.
But… football psychology dictates that a new guy in charge can motivate and improve confidence. It is that bad now, it really is.
Tactically, with a shite defence, trying to hold out for 1-0- is just plain crazy and AP has to take responsibility for poor decisions on the park.
He is also not motivating the team enough to get the one or two wins we need to pick up.
So I think he has two more games in charge and if we do not pick up any points he will have to go. To the doom-mongers – remember this may nor be enough to save us.
And any d***heid who thinks KK would ever work for Batman again – get a lobotomy.
Come back JFA all is forgiven
71 stuart no9 // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:07 PM
toon 1978 2 YOU DONT KNOW WHAT SACKING PARDS WILL ACHIEVE” did you really mean that??? in 1 word – SURVIVAL !!
72 Jan Stavik // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:10 PM
Shocking display in the 2nd half. Jekyll and Hyde performance.
And that lad Williamson… He’s cost us a lot of points this season, I guess double digits. How he manages to miss the clearance on 1-1 is incredible, I certainly hope a couple of new players will be brought in during the coming week!
73 davis_toons // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:10 PM
Playing Villa with those young kids running around, thats really make Colo tired. And Willo might be too worried to clear the ball as soon as it reaches him.
74 sir_norman // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:11 PM
FELIX MAGATH IN!!
hes a no-nonsense manager who favoured heavy training and a strict disciplinarian. plus,hes a proven winner during his time at bayern munich. but then again,who is willing to work with MA and DL?
75 Hatem's better than Messi // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:11 PM
I think Ashley & Llambias will back him with a couple of signings. I just can’t see them sacking him to be honest.
76 sirtoongospel // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:11 PM
It is so obvious that defensively we are poor. As soon as they went forward they scored twice. I can see why we are in for both a CB and LB. santon is great going forward but defensively so naive it’s untrue. Him and Willo are not good enough defensively. Debuchy has been a great addition, and 2 more defenders plus a striker will see us fine. Shola can’t play, and possibly Jonas. Personally I can’t wait till Stevie Taylor is back. Pardew didn’t cover himself in glory but once again defenders have let us down. On another day we would have been 3 nil up though before they touched the ball.
77 One comment a day // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:11 PM
Fall on your sword Pardew you have lost it.
Lets get trending on twitter #pardewout #nufc
78 hallelujah..john tudor john tudor // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:11 PM
one question, when did we really hammer someone
79 dubzy // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:13 PM
Roberto Di Matteo 4 ME ! ! ! !
80 One comment a day // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:14 PM
Pardew is staring down a loaded gun, please pull the trigger fat man.
81 nobbyslovechild // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:14 PM
What good is sacking the manager gna do and who would replace him anyway. We need new players and a bit of confidence. Get these 2 French defenders signed up then we need a striker. I would take Graham from Swansea right now cos he loves the toon and lets face it he cant do any worse than whats goin on just now.
82 martin holmes // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:15 PM
really feel sorry for every one that goes every week , the defence was crap for both goals , collo,s head in argentina mike w in a world of his own santon running around like a chicken with its head cut off , maybe it is time for pardew too go , sad but he cant get them defending , doom and gloom but we have been there before keep smiling
83 thepict // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:15 PM
What decent manager would come to NUFC? Ashley you tight muppet get the combination of your wallet and get some players in or we will be in the Championship and I honestly can’t see any of these overpaid prima donnas wanting to stay.
84 davis_toons // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:17 PM
@70 “…So I think he has two more games in charge”
This sentences was used two weeks or months ago..that an oldies constructed sentences.
Today the players weren’t playing badly.
If he got to do a Sub he got to change the tatices, formation and instruction. right? The players that comes in was so different quality. right?
85 reccerobbo // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:18 PM
Villa r playing well a nice confidence booster ready for there next match against fellow relegation prospects ha ha I love newcastle but fear for them right now come a week on Tuesday we could be 19th in the league with only QPR behind us!!
Pardews tactics the day were all wrong today but they have been wrong all season.
If cashley is serious about keeping us up he needs 2 get his cheque book out and spend at least £20-25 mill this window for us to climb out this hole we are in, but who will want to come to a club that is down the wrong end of the table??
86 Talentet // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:20 PM
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87 alf // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:21 PM
Pardew a typical loser having a go at the Fans. He will be gone by tomorrow Ashley looked as Pissed off as the Fans. Taxi for Pardew!
88 Rake // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:26 PM
@ Sirtoongospel
I’m glad you see the problems santon causes us too many times does he just allow a player to run in behind him sick of it…
89 Mund30 // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:29 PM
I personally think its time to go for Pardew. All we have heard over the last few month is excuse after excuse after excuse, its gettiing tiring now. We only gave him the benefit of the doubt because of last years performance but enough is enough. How do we go from last year to what we are at now its crazy. And to think Pardew could get the sack after picking up the double award of manager of the year also crazy, what has happened to our club its hard to take.
90 Lil-Geordie // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:37 PM
Just double checked our fixtures does any of yous see us getting 19 points!! 17 max!!! Shola on the wing JEEEZAZ
91 Mund30 // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:39 PM
Our defense last year was the best ive ever seen being a Newcastle fan and to watch some of the displays this year is really hard to take. Colo not been himself but you can still see he is a class above the others tho. Santon as good as he has been going forward he leaves to many gaps at the back and to be honest his defending is that great, Ryan Taylor was prolific last year him and Guti had great chemistry but as you know Guti has been playing League 1 football all year he just doesnt have it. Simpson has been awful this season and Williamson is one of the biggest donkeys ive ever seen, everytime he has the ball or he is around the ball i panic and think he is going to f#ck up. Biggest problem all year was trying to gel Ba and Cisse together, with Cisse having to play second fiddle and do his work from the right which was a huge mistake but we just put up with it and hoped it would work. Pardew simply cant man manage a team of players, he plays Guti and Shola just down to how professional they are and they’re hard work, when its apparent to all fans that Guti has been awful and Shola is Shola. I am petrified about the same happening again and if it does theres no coming back.
92 manxpie // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:40 PM
halleluhia indians faacked off at least if nothing else this run has stopped him posting
93 crazynufc // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:47 PM
I think every1 that is bein negative about the club the management and players should shut the hell up we dont need all this crap and drama we need to stick together and cheer the team on pardew is a good manager he just needs a lil finacial encouragement and willingness to pay out the money !!!!!! Give the guy a chance ffs !!!!!! The worst thing we could do is get rid of pardew hes got a 10 year contract which means we will be payin money out to him for compensation instead of buyin players and it will unsettle the team even more !!!!!!!!!!!!
94 oldbobaycliffe // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:53 PM
not hoping for this to happen but i think pardews replacement when he is sacked please will be steve mclaren seem to remember that ashley was keen on him before pardew appointed
95 Mund30 // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:53 PM
@crazynufc for one he has a clause in his contract stating if he does get sacked all he gets is 1 year pay and to say we are negative is a joke, we have lost 10 out of 13 games!!!! are you telling me any other manager would survive the chop with that kind of form.
Everyone is being negative because they are scared of seeing this beloved team go down once again and if that happens we wont be coming back from it like last time.
96 Lil-Geordie // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:54 PM
Its now gone past the point of sticking together that showed today! Putting Shola on the wing while we have Oba on the bench who can give us width and pace if nothing else,don’t understand some of the changes that was made. yes our squad is thin and we have injuries but as least change like for like! That makes sense or is it just me??
97 Lil-Geordie // Jan 19, 2013 at 6:55 PM
@Mund30 here here
98 Geordiedoonsooth // Jan 19, 2013 at 7:04 PM
For the first time this season I think we are going down. Everyone around us is picking up points except us. Even Villa are starting to get points. If get relegated can’t see us coming back for a while
99 Geordiedoonsooth // Jan 19, 2013 at 7:06 PM
We need to get Steve Taylor back ASAP and buy another CB as Williamson isn’t good enough and Collo looks like he wants away.
100 magicmac // Jan 19, 2013 at 7:06 PM
After todays performance i honestly think we are going to go down again this year, we have fantastic and loyal fans, a beautiful stadium, but the real problem at Newcastle United is the people in charge at our great club are simple a bunch of clowns, Ashley really does not have a clue about the business of football, he might be a really good businessman. but there is a big difference in being in the business of football, he treats the fans with total contempt and has no respect for our great club, or great fans, but he needs to remember that the fans are any clubs greatest assit, also can you tell me any other club in the united kingdom who would give the manager an 8 year contract on the back of one fairly good season, its like a total circus at Newcastle at the moment, also the manager would be sacked at any other club on the back of our results this season, if alan pardew was at any other club he would have been sacked by now, its time every at newcastle to wake up and smell the coffee, we are only going in one dirrection under our present owner and manager, and thats straight back down to the championship next season, but at least we will always be loyal fans of our great club, and the only thing that might make us a little happy is, we wont have to put up with the clowns running the circus at Newcastle for ever thank God, i honestly think some fans would even be happy to go down this season if it meant finally getting rid of Ashely and his cockney click, enough is enough. Howay the lads
101 West Lancs Geordie // Jan 19, 2013 at 7:21 PM
Now just 2 points from the drop & only 3 teams below us.
Need to target wins away at Aston Villa, Wigan & QPR & home wins against Soton, Stoke & Mackems & hope we pick up a couple of other points eleswhere.
102 West Lancs Geordie // Jan 19, 2013 at 7:33 PM
Wouldn’t have thought MA would let his “investment go down the pan without a fight. What has to lose by spending £9M on Mbiwa, £4M on Douglas £8M on INCE, £4M on Butland £3M on Odemwinge & £7M on Sissoko. Total £35M He probably sell Krul for £10M Santon for £6M, £4M for Collo & Simmo for £3M Net Outlay £12M. When/If we go down he could sell these new acquisitions & recoup his £35M plus £8M for Cabaye, £8Mfor Tiote, £5M for Debuchy & perhaps £6M for Cisse another £27M. That’s £62M How much does he want for the f…..g club? He gambles in the casino perhaps it’s time he takes a chance with the club. We’ve nothing to lose! Think about it Mike
103 h4mu // Jan 19, 2013 at 7:39 PM
Evening bloggers & Ed. Long time reader, first time poster here. Today’s result has forced me to break the silence…where do I start?
I was there, freezing my nads off in L7 today. First half we were really composed on the ball. It was an absolute joy to have three central players in Cabaye, Anita & Marveaux in the team, so comfortable on the ball, distributing it to the wide players/full backs. The Reading midfield couldn’t cope. We were pretty solid at the back bar a couple of Reading counters. Papiss looked fairly lively, too. You’re watching this thinking, get a goal, all we need is a goal & our confidence will see us at least to the end of the half. Job’s a good’un, Cabaye comes up with a sumptuous free-kick after a mazy run by Marveaux.
Second half you’d expect Reading to come out fighting a bit, but we were comfortable. That midfield trio continued to run the game, keeping it on the deck. You’re thinking, this is the turning point, it’s not been scintillating but it’s three points.
Then the substitutions came. Totally bewildered by both calls by Pards, our two best players coming off for two defensive midfielders, surely not?
Cabaye, like most seem to believe, is understandable. He felt a twinge & he’s safeguarding it so not to aggravate the injury a la Hatem. Marveaux though, arguably our in-form player, coming off for Perch around the 60 mark was utter pony. In two moves, we sealed our downfall. We couldn’t keep possession, by the time they equalised you could just tell the confidence gained in the first half had been drained yet again. We returned to our safezone – hoofball. Maybe that’s why Shola was left on? I hope it was, because there was absolutely no point in him being on the pitch other than to use his aerial ‘prowess’ for flick-ons. Come to think of it, why would you ever play Shola on the right wing, I’ve seen combine harvester’s reach top speed quicker than he can.
I’m honestly not a Shola hater either, truly believe he’s a solid pro who can do a decent job for the last quarter of a game – anything more than that seems to be a big ask (bar Derby Day).
In the end, we crumbled under a mediocre amount of scrappy Reading pressure, & were just never ever going to come from behind from there-on in.
Jonas was a shadow of his former self today, as has been the case all season. Remember his debut vs Man Utd? Pace, drive & determination, what’s happened? Today he found himself facing the full back one-on-one several times, & each time he’d turn back & lay Santon off. Is this a Pards thing or is he aware of the fact he’s lost a yard & just doesn’t think he can do it anymore?
I’d actually love Pards to explain:
a) Shola over Obertan on the wing. Obertan vs old Ian Harte surely must’ve been something they’d considered as a vantage point, no?
b) Why would you take our two creative forces off & replace them with two central defensive midfielders? Mental
I’m a massive fan of Pardew, but there has to be a limit as to how much even the Toon Army can take of this garbage every week. Before the run of home games vs Swansea & West Ham then away at Southampton, we were all looking hoping for at least a mini unbeaten run, & got 0 out of a possible 9. We found ourselves doing the same going into Norwich away, today’s game & Villa away in ten days. Hoping/expecting to be unbeaten. I accepted a draw at Carrow Road because better teams have been beaten there this season. Losing at home against a pityful Reading side & anything other than a win at Villa Park will surely spell the end for him? We’re missing opportunities to pick up points big time. I actually don’t know what’s worse; the fact the mackems have found a bit of form or the fact we seem to be surrendering points on offer to teams below us. Either way, the rot has to stop, whether it’s Pardew out or they all have a massive barney with eachother on Monday morning at Benton to vent everything, something is not right & if it is not addressed soon, we’ll be looking at a 45 game season in England’s second division. A lot less than us fans deserve.
104 toon kk // Jan 19, 2013 at 7:56 PM
Totally agree with Magicmac. This clubs in a mess. We would struggle in the championship the way tings are at the moment. SHAME .
105 Patoon // Jan 19, 2013 at 8:59 PM
no leaders on the pitch, should never hav sold players like Barton or Nolan, bring back Kevin Nolan
106 marcotoon // Jan 19, 2013 at 9:11 PM
A very poor result today, you cannot be winning at home to a team who has been in the relegation zone all season with twenty minutes to go and lose. We will be relegated if this continues. As for Mr. Pardew he was good last season but has been terrible this season, one disasterous result after another. I think it is right for him to go but I’m unsure who we could get and if it would make any difference. The fight starts now, I believe we can stay up, whether we will or not is another matter. Mr Ashley { prick} please get your cheque book out of your wind sock style trousers and get us a decent striker who can convert chances and keep us up, you are allowed to look at non french players. I am saddened and sickened in equal measure that we are in this position again after two good seasons.
I know it’s hard but KTF
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