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• 1 Ben3arfa // Jan 20, 2013 at 6:28 AM

  dark times at the toon , really frustrating being a fan

• 2 MacToon // Jan 20, 2013 at 6:38 AM

  Suicidal indeed to let him go now and after seeing Remy’s goal, gutted we messed up that deal.
  Should I hold my breath on these two defenders coming in, I don’t think so but I’ll keep my fingers crossed there’s no hitches this time.

• 3 Toon_Army // Jan 20, 2013 at 6:41 AM

  There must be a clause in his contract than enables him to leave on a free if we are don’t win a certain no. of games of a certain position in the league.

  I bet they wanted him to wait till Monday cause a win at reading might have been able to change the situation but it didn’t… Cause we Lost…. Again!!!!

• 4 ~Anita One Bites the Dust~ // Jan 20, 2013 at 6:45 AM

  @Toon_Army

  If I recall, there was an article awhile back which said something along the lines off

  He will only be payed 1 year salary as opposed to 8 if he gets sacked… something like that. Can’t really remember

• 5 check the toastie // Jan 20, 2013 at 6:49 AM

  Subs took off yesterday Marvaeux, Cabaye and Anita, for Bigi, Perch and Obertan.

  Compounded by leaving Shola and Jonas on the pitch. The man is f##king useless end of.

  Shola should be nowhere near this football club, he is a joke of a footballer, embarassingly unfit with no desire whatsoever. Jonas was a bit better yesterday but was still the midfields weak link.

  Moving Anita out wide? What, then bringing him off when we needed a goal, CM of Bigo and Perch Jonas and Obertan wide. Krul to Shola long ball, how did it end up like that yesterday, 1st half we were pretty good, then Pardew decided to completely f##k it up, and he did.

  SACK HIM QUICKLY.

  Sound out Laudrup see if he would come.

• 6 MacToon // Jan 20, 2013 at 6:54 AM

  I wonder what a realistic solution would be, throw more players at Pardew? There’s a chance it may save us but maybe there’s damage that’s already been done from the summer and now irreparable?

  If we change manager I don’t actually trust Ashley or Llambias to get an improvement! Probably end up with Carver, Stone or maybe Beardsley taking over and ofcourse JFK is looking for work along with Hughes, Bruce, oh too many poor manangers to mention.

  It was a huge game yesterday and we failed to gain even a point and fizzled out after the half time team talk and subsequent substitutions. I can’t work out Pardew’s thinking, we go all out attack at Old Trafford against one of the best teams in the world and again at the Emirates but try and sit on a goal lead at SJP for 45 minutes against a team with the worst away record in English football.

  Pardew’s breaking all the records, only they are the records we don’t want breaking.

• 7 Sawbuck // Jan 20, 2013 at 6:54 AM

  Laudrup would be a dream. But I cannot see it. I’ve been telling people I see him replacing Ferguson at Man u

• 8 ~Anita One Bites the Dust~ // Jan 20, 2013 at 6:57 AM

  Actually, I think Strolla did ok yesterday. Wasn’t much of a threat but he did make some good challenges in the 1st half.

  Ever since Enrique left, Jonas’s performances have gradually been getting poorer. He honestly pi$$ed my off in the first half yesterday. on 3-4 occassions, he gave up on chasing the ball, before it was out of play, and on each occassion, it was not as if it was impossible to get the ball.

  While I was disappointed with the substitution choices, you could understand his reasoning, atleast for bringing on Perch. Taking off Marv was obviously the wrong choice, but putting on a defensive Midfielder wasn’t that outrageous.

  The biggest mistake, was when he took of Cabaye. Granted he may have picked up an injury, but when the score is 1-1, bringing on a second defensive midfielder was just downright stupid. A blind baboon pointing at the bench randomly would have likely made a better choice.

  Nothing against Bigri, the lad has been immense for us. But he isn’t the type of player who will create magic.

• 9 ~Anita One Bites the Dust~ // Jan 20, 2013 at 7:00 AM

  At the rate things are going, I wouldn’t be surprised if Pardew took off Cisse and replaced him with Elliott against Villa during the 2nd half.

• 10 ~Anita One Bites the Dust~ // Jan 20, 2013 at 7:02 AM

  If only someone who has the same transfer policy as Mike ashley, but is less stingy with the cash took us over and convinced David Moyes to manage the club.

  I’d really like to see what Moyes could do with a club that has money, considering how well he has done at Everton with their lack of financial resources. The man’s a miracle worker …

• 11 Jarra // Jan 20, 2013 at 7:03 AM

  Watched the game live as it was happening on TV as live abroad, first half we looked like we were starting to turn the corner, simple passing from defence to midfield probing away to an attack. Yep first half very happy with the direction we were going, most influencial players Anita Marveaux and Cabaye. Three substitutions in the second half off comes Anita, Marveaux and Cabaye, I now understand the Cabaye was due to injury concern thats if Pardew is telling the truth saying the player asked to come off. Could you please explain the other two as it certainly looked at the time that he was playing to win one nil bringing on defensive midfielders as we know how well we can defend.
  I hate the thought fo getting relegated but just looking at our fixtures next chance of getting any points is when Southampton visit us and looking at all the fixtures on current situation and with the present manager in situ I see only a maximum of 10 points.
  I cant change things just offer my contiued support but like you all be it at the matches or rooting for the lads I do honestly think both on and off the pitch next ten days before the next game are critical.

• 12 Sawbuck // Jan 20, 2013 at 7:04 AM

  Its too much of a poisoned chalice for anybody to take over. We;ll end up with Carver or Lee Clark.

• 13 ~Anita One Bites the Dust~ // Jan 20, 2013 at 7:05 AM

  Mike Ashley

  - Sacks Hughton while he is still doing a decent job at the club
  - Yet to sack Pardew who has been on an abysmall run for the last couple months.,

  Go figure.

• 14 magpiebop // Jan 20, 2013 at 7:05 AM

  The platinum club are always quick to boo and never give a peep in support of the club. The only support this section gives is wii the wallet. Platinum club members are you men or mice because you barely make a squeek unless it’s to boo our own players!

• 15 soundoid // Jan 20, 2013 at 7:10 AM

  We’re going down like Jacque Cousteau.

• 16 Williamsonsuks // Jan 20, 2013 at 7:14 AM

  A lot of things were said yesterday in the heat of the moment. I’m back pedalling a bit today. We played some of our best football this season in the first half, 2nd was poor. I think Pardew had said to the players at half time, Slow it down, sit back, defend the win. He made a big mistake taking off Marveaux. He was the only player who looked confident running at them. He gambled and lost, on another day that might have worked.
  I’m a firm believer in, if it aint broken dont fix it. Gonna hold my tongue till the end of the season. Get some players in see what he can do.

• 17 check the toastie // Jan 20, 2013 at 7:14 AM

  Magpiebop – dont make things up, most of the booing came from the east stand and Gallowgate, it was justified as the decisions he made were both stupid and more dejectingly predictable.

  The Man is an Ass and should be sacked. It is time for Ashley to show some ambition by appointing a respected coach, hes the most improtant man at the club.

  Laudrup, Blanc, De Boer, Martinez, if we are offering 70k for players the manager should be on 80K, that would get you a super coach.

  Personally would get Owen Coyle in until the end of the season, think he would be a cheap ready made upgrade, always seems to have the players respect, plays good footy too.

• 18 soundoid // Jan 20, 2013 at 7:19 AM

  Pardew has no clue how to use the players we have. Throwing more in to the mix ain’t going to help. I’ve supported him in the past but it’s time for him to go.

• 19 magpiebop // Jan 20, 2013 at 7:31 AM

  Time for Pardew to go!

• 20 radja in Indonesia // Jan 20, 2013 at 7:36 AM

  New players and new manager please…..

• 21 sirtoongospel // Jan 20, 2013 at 7:38 AM

  We couldn’t attract a “top” manager. But I still would like to see a Newcastle squad where the bench has like for like replacements on the bench in all positions. Until then most of my fury will rest with the owner. It annoys me to think that average investment for a club of our size, would see us in great shape. Once again though the bench was woeful. Can’t remember the last time an NUFC squad had genuine game changers across the board on the bench. Keegan in the 90′s I suspect. That’s not fair on us and it will take years and years to achieve it. But EVERY transfer window should see us strengthen. That hasn’t been the case but I live in hope that Ashley has cottoned on

• 22 GeordieToon89 // Jan 20, 2013 at 7:39 AM

  MacToon – Steve Bruce is manager of Hull.. For me the only person to replace Pardew is Laurent Blanc but a doubt Ashley and Llambias will use common sense

• 23 Chuck Norris // Jan 20, 2013 at 7:39 AM

  Whether you like/support Pardew or not and whether you want him given more time or not has now become irrelevant…the fact is that we are in extreme danger of being relegated again and AP isn’t able to turn this around, he’s lost the dressing room. We MUST make a change and make it NOW while there’s time to turn things around still and survive. We need fresh impetus and a change in direction….Pardew sadly can’t do this….Glenn Hoddle would be my choice; tactically and technically proficient, experienced and available….would get the best out Cabaye & co and with the added bonus that he also speaks French from his time playing there

• 24 jesperfuglsang - captain of the lemon crew // Jan 20, 2013 at 7:39 AM

  If it happens, which managers are available and who would be able to attract?

  …forget msnagers like Laudrup he is only leaving for the likes of Real and Barca!

• 25 jesperfuglsang - captain of the lemon crew // Jan 20, 2013 at 7:40 AM

  *we

• 26 ash1001 // Jan 20, 2013 at 7:40 AM

  Will hold my hand up and say YES, I was one of those sitting in the East Stand (as I have done for the last 40 years) who was booing yesterday, but it was definitely not directed towards the players, they may think so, but nothing could be further from the truth, IT WAS TOWARDS PARDEW, his substitutions over the last few games to say they were weird is a bit of an understatement. His ability to change tactics unless they are negative ones like yesterdays second half are non existent, surely even Ashley (who was there) and Llambias have to see that.
  As for Nile Ranger and Sammy Ameobi taking to twitter and having a go at the fans, that just shows how much they know about NUFC fans. T|hose two alone will be earning in a week more than what most fans are earning
  in a year, so we would have the right to boo them if we thought fit, and will also admit that I have cursed the likes of the effort put in by certain players (who shall remain nameless but think everyone knows who they are) for there commitment on the pitch.
  Final comment – was nice to see everyone congratulating Cabaye on his goal yesterday, as compared with only 3 of the players doing the same when BA scored his 2 against Arsenal. Think that tells you alot about the squad. Maybe the team should manage itself.
  Sorry PARDEW you time has come – please move on.

• 27 Charlie in the Gallowgate // Jan 20, 2013 at 7:41 AM

  I for one wasn’t booing the players I was booing our idiot of a manager, Pardews decision to take off MARVO – and try and hold on for a 1-0 win.

  We were playing a team that had not won a away game on another day could of had 3 or 4 first half with a bit of luck.
  So why bloody change it

  Oh looks like our luck ran out when the ball was deflected off Cisses back for the win over West Brom

  How Shola and Jonas Gutrot lasted 90 minutes beggars belief they were absolute shite.
  As someone next to me said theres as much movement in shola as in a speed hump.

  Roll on villa and if they play like they did last night we’ll get hammered.

• 28 MacToon // Jan 20, 2013 at 7:52 AM

  GT89, I didn’t know that about Bruce, how’s he doing, any idea?
  Hoddle’s an original choice but can’t see it happening really unless he’s been frequenting certain casinos recently. Even Blanc, who seems to be this blogs front runner, can’t see it happening either.

• 29 ~Anita One Bites the Dust~ // Jan 20, 2013 at 7:53 AM

  @Jesperfuglsang

  Di matteo perhaps?. Considering how well he cleaned the mess AVB left, he may be able to do a decent job cleaning Pardew’s mess.

  Martinez maybe?

  Ideally, I’d like someone like David Moyes, who has proven time and time again that he can get the best out of players.

• 30 ~Anita One Bites the Dust~ // Jan 20, 2013 at 7:54 AM

  Not saying we have a chance of getting Moyes though.

• 31 ~Anita One Bites the Dust~ // Jan 20, 2013 at 7:56 AM

  One manager I hope we don’t get linked with, if Pardew was to get sacked, would be Mark Hughes

• 32 cyprus // Jan 20, 2013 at 7:56 AM

  Sunderland probably did us a favour, as they’ve kept Wigan down with us. I admit I haven’t looked at the table in the last couple weeks, just can’t stand to! Are we becoming turn around kings?? Losing from a winning situation?
  Ranger advising fans how to behave? Cool huh. Anyway, play the guy, Shola just cannot score, the record is there to see.

• 33 cyprus // Jan 20, 2013 at 7:59 AM

  Our most important transfer, but probably worth the 4-5 million it will cost, is AP. Then, a proven CF.

• 34 brklyngeordie // Jan 20, 2013 at 7:59 AM

  Gonna say it again the players don’t give a f$?k so this was to be expected the board to hell with them this pathetic ambition we show is a joke so why do we put money in their pockets? I’m not even close to the oldest fan but have seen many that are that are fed up we must protest and restore some pride in the club otherwise sink with these tosses as your captain

• 35 BigKirky // Jan 20, 2013 at 8:00 AM

  I didn’t boo but I was very angry when Marveaux went off.

  Thing is, people can be disappointed when a sub is made, but not say anything. It just shows, that the substitution of Marveaux was that unanimously bad, that A LOT of people started to boo the decision by Pardew. Nothing personal for the player. In fact it should be pointed out, that the boos turned to claps.

  Ok I understood why Cabaye would be taken off, plus we read he was injured, but that should have been the first sub and Marvaeux should have definitely been left on!!! Then to bring Anita off as well(!) whilst Shola and Jonas were on was nothing short of appalling.

  For Shola and Jonas to be either side of Cisse you may as well say that his chances will be limited.

  I don’t want Pardew sacked, yet, as I hate all the new man in, new players change that goes with it and it just writes off another two years of my supporting life.

  What really annoys me is the fact that he’s saying his squad isn’t big enough and too many injured… If Pardew Derek and Ashley had listened to what everyone said in the summer, that we were understrength, and had bought the players we’re buying now, we wouldn’t be in this mess, no where near.

  Instead, they decided to believe their own hype of 5th and think injuries would never come. Ludicrous. Previous managers have had a lot more injuries at once than Pardew has had as well! You’re an idiot if you think that a couple of players wont be out right throughout the season.

  Look where we are. God help us if we don’t win at Villa.

• 36 ilovetoon8788 // Jan 20, 2013 at 8:02 AM

  Can’t understand Pardew’s excuses. He has had a very decent team for a long time. Though there were always injuries, which club doesn’t have one? We always had enough in the team to match the likes of mid table clubs and below even with our injuries.

  But no. We play abysmal football week in week out. We only have 1 plan per game which is the hoof it. if we are 1-0 up just defend to save our lives and hope we win it.

  Even with a strong team out, at home against the worst away record in the league with reading, he set us up for a 1-0 win.

  Only a fool of the highest order can get us relegated with this team. He got extremely lucky last season with plenty of luck and pure wonder goals from Cisse to fire us to 5th. Our football is still id dare say the worst across all division. and pardew’s tactical nuances is rubbish.

  Even with new signings, pardew is too inept to do anything with the players. he is clueless. and to think we can be rock bottom inside our next 4 games. i can’t help but laugh.

  Get that useless guy out of our club.

• 37 eaststandgeordie1982 // Jan 20, 2013 at 8:03 AM

  Di canio would be a good shout someone with passion and on a low budget.

• 38 magpiebop // Jan 20, 2013 at 8:04 AM

  I went in platinum club for Maritimo game and I was the only one singing not a word of a lie! Quiet as a mouse theatre, it was so quiet in there it was like a stand full of makems! From where I was at back of the gallowgate the booing started behind dugouts and quickly spread around but I stand by that, I’ve never heard a peep of support from the cushioned seats all season! The Marveaux substitution was because he’d been feeling his hip and was forced and Cabaye like wise injured groin. Hard to argue wii subbing them really, just we’ve got no bench at the moment!

• 39 Charlie in the Gallowgate // Jan 20, 2013 at 8:06 AM

  Checkthe toastie
  Correct the Gallowgate were booing and so was I – not against the players but the idiot of a manager and his substitution of Marvo. been our best player over the last got us the free kick for the goal.

  PS if other fans did not notice marvo got a cheer as he left the pitch.

  Second half the biggest cheers were coming out of the Gallowgate at the chunks of snow falling onto the cameramen. shows how inept we were second half

• 40 jesperfuglsang - captain of the lemon crew // Jan 20, 2013 at 8:09 AM

  Anita…what ever happens I don’t think MA will any compensation for someone elses manager!

  …if Pardew gets the sack we will someone who’s available for free I would think.

• 41 Sinner // Jan 20, 2013 at 8:10 AM

  Please Ashley, sell Jonas and bring a proper winger.

• 42 toonarmydownsouth // Jan 20, 2013 at 8:12 AM

  Okay i understand people wanting pardew out but why are people saying there fed up with his negative tactics but then calling for Di matteo or hughes!!! Ffs lads these are the masters of park the bus football!
  There are only 3 or 4 managers i think would want to see bought in within our “range” but even it looks doubtful why they would even come here!
  Blanc
  Moyes
  Laudrup
  Jol

  Although i think the most realistic place to look for a manager would be the bundesliga, nearly every team plays attractive flowing football and are all used to workung within strict finacial guidelines

• 43 toonarmydownsouth // Jan 20, 2013 at 8:17 AM

  37eaststandgeordie1982
  Di canio has got Swindon into massive debt by signing players they dont have the money for and making promises he cant keep
  Players fall out with him every week and has no experience above league 1 would hate a manger like this bought in whilst in a relegation battle if were going to bring someone in they need to be proven, not an experiment of someone who might eventually be good

• 44 cyprus // Jan 20, 2013 at 8:18 AM

  Isn’t Di Canio a fascist? Though sure was an incredible player.

• 45 check the toastie // Jan 20, 2013 at 8:19 AM

  Charlie i wasnt Booing, i was shouting abuse, useless f##king pri#k manager, how him and his buddies Carver can come to the conclusion that Marv, Cabaye and Anita were the players who should make way, is just incredulous.

  Shola cant fu##ing jog never mind run, clearly Pardew has to play him as he has convinced him to bin the ACON, that is pathetic, and as for Jonas, he has convinced the board last summer to give him a new contract even though he is 30, hes trying to prove a point to the detriment of the team,

  If Shola wasnt a geordie then people would be absolutely slating the lad, his endurance and fitness is a joke a total embarrassment to the club and to himself.

  I was that p1ssed off that i wondered out on 80 minutes, never ever done it before, but after those subs, well i really didnt give a f##k anymore. He is ruining our club.

  The fans were super supportive, gallowgate corner even singing ‘Alan Pardews black and white army’ which i find amazing, and then the manager infers that it is somehow the crowds fault that we started to lose a foothold in the game.

  Unforgivable, who else can he try and blame.

• 46 ~Anita One Bites the Dust~ // Jan 20, 2013 at 8:20 AM

  @Toonarmydownsouth

  I don’t think anyone has said they wanted Hughes. If you were referring to my above comment, I mentioned that I don’t want us to be linked with him.

  Di Matteo may play park the bus footie, but considering how well he cleaned up after AVB, he could do a good revival for us.

  Moyes won’t come. If he were to leave Everton, I could only see him going to a club that will allow him to spend. That clearly is not Newcastle.

• 47 toonarmydownsouth // Jan 20, 2013 at 8:21 AM

  Did anyone else know david moyes is out of contract in the summer?
  If were going to make a change now would be the time! Small compo to AP small compo to everton?

• 48 toonarmydownsouth // Jan 20, 2013 at 8:25 AM

  Anita
  Hughes was mentioned a couple of times yesterday!
  Also Di matteo had a squad worth hundreds of millions at chelsea mate ask WBA fans if they were sorry to see him leave, most if them couldnt wait to get shot, he just as arrogant and predictable as pardew and dont think he’d get anymore out of our players than pardew has

• 49 Charlie in the Gallowgate // Jan 20, 2013 at 8:25 AM

  Check
  40 odd thousand could see that shola and jonas were shite yesterday so how the F**k he couldn’t see it beggars belief.

  PS. I stayed to the bitter end
  Shows how inept we are in injury time the ball went backwards to Krul more often than it went forward and when it did we were caught offside.

• 50 ~Anita One Bites the Dust~ // Jan 20, 2013 at 8:27 AM

  @48

  Ah. My bad then. I was likely asleep when that tpic came up, due to timezone differences.

  Also, regarding Moyes being out of contract. Perhaps we have a shot then.

• 51 magpiebop // Jan 20, 2013 at 8:28 AM

  All seem agreed we need a bigger squad of better quality players. Pardew has failed to get the best out of our players this season or organise them into a cohesive unit and must pay the price. Llambias also who has the job of making sure we get players in has failed and has to go. We simply can’t be seen to reward failure!

• 52 Charlie in the Gallowgate // Jan 20, 2013 at 8:30 AM

  Can’t believe it sholas got 8 votes and jonas 5 votes for man of the match – must be extracting the urine

• 53 Ben3arfa // Jan 20, 2013 at 8:35 AM

  Can Jonas leave with Coloccin as well please?????

• 54 cyprus // Jan 20, 2013 at 8:35 AM

  I’m sure that, being a top businessman, MA will be admitting that the current business model will actually lose money. That model must be put on hold. We need to spend more than we get back this window, to the tune of 20 mil. And AP must give himself one more game. If he loses it or draws, he should negotiate the end of his contract…

• 55 Charlie in the Gallowgate // Jan 20, 2013 at 8:38 AM

  Dare I say big mistake getting rid of Leon Best

• 56 toonarmydownsouth // Jan 20, 2013 at 8:40 AM

  Charlie
  Leon best blew his knee before the season started hasnt played at all and wont this season so fail to see what impact he would of made!

• 57 Charlie in the Gallowgate // Jan 20, 2013 at 8:41 AM

  Dare I say it
  Have we brought back Cabaye to early like Ben Arfa.

  Then if so smacks of desperation.

• 58 davis_toons // Jan 20, 2013 at 8:45 AM

  With more new players thrown at Pardew, he will be able to get them to play for an season or half. Then its will again comes back to the same stuff.

  So best would be to get the season done with and FIRE PARDEW soonest possible. (Unless the team is playing football with a kind of style that an able to challenge)

• 59 Charlie in the Gallowgate // Jan 20, 2013 at 8:50 AM

  toonarmydownsouth
  still been at the toon he might not of blown his knee
  just saying I liked him give it his all knew where the net was and I would of started him before Shola every time

• 60 catchy in norway // Jan 20, 2013 at 8:52 AM

  is this stability??

• 61 toonarmydownsouth // Jan 20, 2013 at 8:55 AM

  Charlie
  I liked best but he was a sicknote mate 3 seasons and was fit for maybe a combination of just under a season?
  The lad wanted to go no point keeping him but no doubt he shoud of been replaced with someone like hooper, who id still be happy to see come in

• 62 Grafton83 // Jan 20, 2013 at 8:56 AM

  Some positives;
  We did play quite well in the first half, Cabs is brilliant, wish his overhead kick went in, wasn’t far off.

  Debuchy looked good going forward, Marveux also had another good game.

  In terms of shots on goal and chances we must have had the lions share. Their Keeper had to be on top form to stop us scoring.

  We actually took a corner that resulted in a shot on goal.

• 63 Toonboy_84 // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:00 AM

  Decided after the game I want Pardew out. This was the first time I’ve said this.

  Slept on it and I think villa away is his last chance for me. He just seems clueless and makes baffling decisions.

  Last chance saloon from me anyway Pards!

• 64 Charlie in the Gallowgate // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:02 AM

  toondoonsooth
  As usual yes we should get someone in before selling but as usual toon do it the other way around.
  If bestie is sicknote what’s that make Shola
  best record 31 appearances 10 goals
  Grafton83
  yes there were some positives but Pardews half time team talk and substitions F**ked that up

• 65 Readingmag // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:03 AM

  why are we telling ‘Arry who we are signing….get these players through the door quietly.

  Sack Pardew….NOW

• 66 Toon_Army // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:05 AM

  I don’t blame Parew he is having a rough time too, to be honest if Cabaye was injured he had no option but to sub him, (remember it was his first game back). I thought Marv was brilliant though and subbing him was a bad move if it was tactical.He badly needs bodies in there and willo still looks half way there as he has done since he arrived and a decent sub but in ll honesty if we ar ever going to achieve something he should be no-where near the 1st team. Cisse is a huge worry, fortuatly he seems to still be taking shots on which is good but his movement lately has been dreadful and so as his finishing, we need 2 strikers (on in his prime and a youngster) and a quality CB (2 if colo leaves) to assure safety.

• 67 Grafton83 // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:06 AM

  Also I don’t know why we have entertained the idea of Colo leaving on a free. It should have been ruled out the moment it was suggested.

  If he needs an extended period of absence then I’m sure the club has a policy to cover such events as serious family illness.

  If it turns out he wants to leave because he’s been unfaithful to his wife then he can pi$$ off, grow up and take some responsibility, what did he think was going to happen.

  I don’t know the truth but either way you get 4 weeks off to sort it out then your back, simples.

• 68 Charlie in the Gallowgate // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:08 AM

  toonboy84
  did you see the villa game
  if they play like they did last night they will rip us to shreds

• 69 Hatem's better than Messi // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:08 AM

  Nile Ranger gives us advice on how to behave.

  Pardew says it was the fans that lost the match, by creating a unpleasant atmosphere.

  Reading got their first away win.
  Just like Southampton got their first win against us.

  Look at the points we have how many do we deserve?
  Lucky win v WBA. Ba’s handball v Reading away.
  How did we beat Spurs?

  Good players don’t become bad players in a few months.
  Unless they are played out of position.
  Played in strange formations.
  Mainly they just don’t have the desire to win.

  This is down to the manager.

  How dare he turn on the fans?
  Win 2 out of 18 games and its the first time he was booed.
  Consider yourself lucky Pardew.

  Pardew is the new Steve Keane.

  Get the tosser out now.

• 70 Markaccus // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:16 AM

  Quite a few on here. should be totally ashamed. You’ve turned on the manager, the players and in many cases, each other. Bunch of immature animals. Pathetic. You’d think the toons bad form was going to kill you. I’m not going to name anyone, and I expect I will be the target for the horrific and childish abuse now. I won’t respond to it, so you all have free reign. Enjoy, if it makes you feel better.

• 71 cestriasteve // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:16 AM

  I said last night I walked out too for the first time ever after the 2nd sub and that was only the result of the sub decisions, crazy!! I have to say I would rather have seen George Riley out there than Shola and why start with Jonas out left its a sad state of affairs when he is the only option. All of this mess is. All AP doing, but I honestly can’t think of anyone who would want to take over the helm!!
  Moyes by the way is on a rolling contract, it’s his decision and Kenwright will support him leaving if he went to a big club, he came out noy long ago and said he wants to go abroad with Germany his preferred option, he isn’t going to want to come to us with our spending policy. He would be the man for me, builds from a solid defence.

• 72 Markaccus // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:23 AM

  Cestriasteve: moyes would be fantastic, however, kenwright will support him if he goes to a BIG club? Rules us out then, doesn’t it. We’re a championship standard club. We should get used to that now. Ashley runs us like one, that’s why we are performing like one. Stable finance? Yes. But he won’t invest in players, who are the most important asset of a club.

• 73 gaz 44 // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:23 AM

  honestly if any of you think booing is going to help the team your deluded.. ashley has never listened to the fans so What exactly is booing going to achieve other than affect whatever morale the team has left

• 74 Les Grossman // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:24 AM

  Normally an AP fan!
  I am more than willing to eat humble pie now!
  To those who have doubted his ability on here for the last month or two, I apologise! Especially the ones who I have had heated debates with.

  I am gutted, beyond belief at the goings on at my football club! Hardly spoke a word to anyone last night! Depressing beyond belief!

  We are in a spiral of negativity, and it’s all downward! If we signed messi and Ronaldo tomorrow, they would not be able to drag us out of this spiral.

  We need big changes at the club if we are to survive! Pardew his coaches and the obnoxious lambiarse must all be shown the door! Their joint ineptness is wrecking our club! If Ashley really does have any ambition, then he needs to show it, prove it now! Signing of 2-3 players no longer means anything! Changes are required!

  If these changes aren’t made, it rips out my guts to say, I will not renew my season tickets at st James next season, I will not return to the ground for as long as my money drops into MA pockets but I will always support the lads wearing the strips!

  Gutted ????

• 75 catchy in norway // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:25 AM

  TADS

  you are a great guy but come on,, not many fans ask for RDM, only a select few, those who dont watch football and only look at tables,
  we have a lot of those fans at this club
  RDM took over from AVB at chelsea, and had the dressing room striaght away, unlike AVB, but for the most part the football was very poor and he made many strange choices, in nearly all of his champions league games his team looked shit, he set out to defend

  i would not have him any where near our club, nor steve bruce at hull nor mark huges these guys are living of there reps as players not managers

  if we continue with DL as chairman,what we need at the club is a director of football, someone in between DL and the new manager, someone who dictates who we are going to play as a club, and set that throughout the club

  i have watched pardew with a few teams now, and he really has no idea,, and one of his more consistant things he does is confuse us with his subs,, and that is not just this season , but the guys mindset is defensive, that will never change

  i think many fans on here got carried away with the league table last year rather than the football that we watched, we had some great indervidual performances

  first half of the season it was all about demba ba second half it was cisse

  we scored 56 goals last season, 29 came from BA/CISSE
  27 from the rest of the team of which HBA got 5
  we kept 15 clean sheets
  but in some of the other games, goals just flooded in and in those games pardew could do nothing,,, lots of games we conceded 3/4/5 ,,

  as a club he is not what we need, and i think the only thing some fans are scared off is the unknown of who we might get,,
  we know what we have,, and he has had 23 games this season to do something, and in 23 games we have won 5 in all the other games there has alwas been an excuse, but in all those other games 6 draws and 12 losses, i cant sit here and say wow how did we lose that game, we where by for the better team
  i can sit here and say i felt sorry for everton, we got a lucky point there, they batterd us with our best team, i can say hard to WBA how batterd us and sammy takes a wild shot hits ciise and flies in,,

  thats 4 points we got for free,,

  this is not what we deserve

  he has to go

• 76 carlton nufc // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:26 AM

  Krul
  Deb. colo. taylor. Santon
  Sissoko. Tiote
  Cabaye
  benarfa. belhanda
  Cisse

• 77 Les Grossman // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:27 AM

  Gaz 44
  The manager was booed! Not the team! They will know that!

• 78 Sir Braveheart // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:28 AM

  So please someone clarify for me.

  Marv has to go off because of a knock to his hip. Cabs has a groin injury. They have to come off. You all know that right? We couldnt risk it.

  Now supposing AP already has it planned that Obertan is going to be the late sub who’s pace is going to try and kill the game off. Who do you bring on for Marv and Cabs?

  The general concensus on here is AP was too negative in his choices. Lets look at the bench yesterday.

  Defensive/Midfield players- Bigi, Perch, Taylor
  Attacking – Obertan, Sammy, Ranger

  Now Im sorry, but the only concession Im willing to make is that maybe Obertan should have come on for Marv in a like for like swap. Aside from that I think AP made the right subs. Who else could he have brought on? Sammy or Ranger? They’re nowhere near PL standard. He had no other choice as to who to bring on and injury knocks dictated who had to go off.

  Everyone on here who’s critized his subs answer this- what subs would you have made yesterday?

• 79 Grafton83 // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:29 AM

  Shut up Markaccus. No one booed the players, are you Nile Ranger?

• 80 geordie1892 // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:31 AM

  Laudrup = no chance swans doing good just started as manager recently

  Jol = why leave Fulham and London to move up North to join a struggling relegation side

  Blanc = probably looking for a more prestigious club to manage again why risk a relegation on his c.v

  Soljaker (no idea how to spell his name) = same as above IMO

  Di matteo = same as blanc.

  For me the only people I can think would be plausible to come here at this tine in our position are:

  Phil Brown
  Curbushly
  Coyle
  Clarke
  Adkins
  Hughes

  There will be more than that but I reckon thats the calibre we can attract at the minute.

  I would love a blanc or a garcia ect. But its not happening, if you were a manager you would have to be desperate to risk a relegation with us hence the possible candidates will be either 2nd rate or an up and comer from the lower leagues.

• 81 thespecialone-ameobi // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:32 AM

  Right people on here are annoying me. Why would Lauren blanc come to Newcastle. We can not attract a top manager. Managers in the past have said no to us, there are no world class managers who would work for Ashley. So please stop having wet dreams and living in dreamland.

  Pardew is not going no where deal with it and support the club

• 82 stretchintoon // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:33 AM

  whether we survive or not (& on current form its a not) we need some serious shaking up @NUFC for the new season.Pardews gotta go as have ameobi (both of them,shola prob the worst forward in the prem) williamson (just not good enough) guttirez (shadow of his former self,unfortunatley) tiote (liability & could’nt pass go on a monopoly board) & cisse yes cisse (how is this guy worth 10 mill).if we get mbwia (& i very much doubt it) & we stay up weve gotta rip up the script and start over prefurbley with players who show passion & commitment HWTL

• 83 Markaccus // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:33 AM

  Grafton – I’m refering to the comments on this blog for the past 2 months, not just the booing. Just so you know.

• 84 yorkymag // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:34 AM

  Yesterday
  Was Bad dream
  No a nightmare
  That is no better this morning
  In fact I am more sure my emotionl feelings last night after sitting through the last 15 mins not believing what I was watching.
  There’s not doubt if Pardew stays we are down
  That was probably the worst managerial cook up for many years
  Giving him more players is daft ,he won’t know what to do with them.
  Last years success was when the team picked its self and we had no injuries. As soon as he has a decision to make he can’t

  He just has to go
  Carver would be a better option to the end of the season ,but to do nothing will result in relegation
  I ran through the rest of fixtures with my son last night ,and we can only get us to 36 points that will probably not be enough
  My glass is always half full ,but this is now dire

• 85 hotdog // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:34 AM

  Sir Braveheart – Spot on but we need to look at h=the bigger picture now, not just this one game. Ive always backed AP but the results dont lie. The lack of signings before these winnable games is another frightening example of the way this club is run from top to bottom. At the end of the day the buck will stop with the manager, he will be away if we get beat off Villa i would think.

• 86 Paul P // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:34 AM

  Everyone is missing the key here. The person to vent at is well, that muppet of an owner of ours. If he had backed Keegan when he took over and gave him the money to buy his targets, we would not be in the whole we are in. Ashley needs to F off sell the club and take the other puppets with him. We will never go anywhere under these muppets and that is the bottom line

• 87 hdavid23 // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:34 AM

  repost:
  while just like basically everyone, i also want Pardew out, i hope Ashley doesn’t sack him until we have a replacement wrapped up, most preferably Blanc…
  on another note, am i the only one thinking we shouldn’t have this many french players? i mean look at international tournaments, when it really matters, french players don’t perform and turn on each other…

• 88 stretchintoon // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:34 AM

  Sven goran erickson?

• 89 Grafton83 // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:36 AM

  Lost the fans, lost the dressing room, lost the plot. Ashley wants his prem millions so he will wield the axe. I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re working on a shortlist right now

• 90 geordie157 // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:37 AM

  Can we ban any mention of Remy for at least one day!

• 91 tooned in // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:38 AM

  No one seems to mention how we seem to be a complete 50/50 team against all sides – one half we play great football then the other half we are complete rubbish. !!!!?!??

• 92 northernirishtoon // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:39 AM

  Was at the game yesterday and thought the booing was justified.

  I thought debuchy had a good game and unlike santon, debuchy can actually defend.

  Jonas is only on the pitch to protect santon. If we actually had a left back that could defend we could get shot of jonas

  And how that first goal went in beggars belief. It was harder for Williamson to fcuking miss it than clear it.

  Watching that second half performance yesterday put years on me

• 93 Grafton83 // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:40 AM

  Apologies Markaccus, I re-read your earlier post and now it makes sense to me.

• 94 joeinthecheapseats // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:41 AM

  Sir Braveheart your comments are spot on looking at the subs yesterday we had no one who could change a light bulb yet a game.
  The problem is that this regime won’t rectify the problems as the owner tries to do everything on the cheap.

• 95 JAMSHA // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:44 AM

  SOME TIMES I FEEL ITS BCOZ OF PARDEW JONAS HAS LOST HIS FORM

• 96 south coast toon // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:44 AM

  first half great cisse needs a bit of luck last season they would of all gone in, the squad just hasnt got enough quality and not enough has been done to bring it in,but come on we were in charge in the first half have reading got a better squad than us …. sorry to say it get as many players in as we can close window pards has got to go i,ve stuck by him but its just to much , look at some of the teams and managers around us,, god bobby robson would have had a baby the way santon strolled back to defend the cross for one of there goals. we need to have a new manager as soon as replacement can be found

• 97 stretchintoon // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:45 AM

  if we survive aplayer id like to see come in would be morrison of wba,cracking player & british.

• 98 catchy in norway // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:46 AM

  thespecialone-ameobi

  you really are bambi arnt you

  we have had
  SBR
  KK
  FAT SAM
  KENNY DOGLEASH
  SOURNESS
  SEXY FOOTBALL RUUD
  who i would class as top top managers THAT CAME to our club, so why wouldnt one come now?

  TOP TOP managers go to chelsea, why would they do that? but they do

  some of us are not asking for a top top manager

  some of us are asking for a young manager on the up, playing good football

  GUS POYET, at brighton, he has a very strict bugget down there

  OLE GUNNER, at molde, not the best league in the world, but has won it 2 years in a row with a team that had not won it in 101 years, so he is doing something right

  BLANC with no one right now, but in france, did fantastic with Bodeaux,, never spent a lot of money there

  our very own LEE CLARK, he is another one worth a shout

  these guys would do wonders with our squad

• 99 Hatem's better than Messi // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:50 AM

  Our forms been really bad all season.

  We’re not just heading for relegation we’re going to finish bottom.

  Something’s got to be changed.
  Sign some amazing players, a different manager?

  I can’t believe Pardew blamed the fans for the loss.
  He’s run out of excuses, Europe, injuries, youngsters, nor the fans.
  So long as it’s not you Alan, so long as your ego doesn’t get bruised.

  Managers are like light bulbs.
  All interchangeable. They are UEFA trained clones, all doing the same courses, all have the same badges.
  The only difference is man-management skills, and tactics.

  Our manager has lost the team and has always made dubious tactical decisions and poor substitutions.

  Interesting to read Charlton forums at the same point in Pardew’s reign. Good if lucky first season, then lady luck deserts him and poor decision sees them head out the league.
  The Charlton fan’s forum mirror this blog.

  Time to change the dud lightbulb.

• 100 Markaccus // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:50 AM

  No Problem, Grafton. Now, what is the real solution for the s41T we are in? Manager change? Not for me, would create even more instability. Ragime change? Great, but we know that won’t happen. So, only thing left, and the only shouting I agree with, is that Fat funk should BUY SOME PLAYERS! That is our only chance. If he does, and pards still can’t make a team work, then I will join in with the calls for his head. On a plate. With chips. And sie salad.

• 101 askar // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:51 AM

  I said that Remy>>>(Ba+Cisse*shola*Nil…)…
  Trust me Mapou>>>>(Colo+Taylor*williamson*DS*Debuchy…)

  If Mapou sign for us and get new striker (Gomis will be a dream) and have Ben Arfa and Tiote back in the team again, then we will talk about european places.

• 102 thespecialone-ameobi // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:52 AM

  Catchy out off them managers you have listed who were successful at Newcastle were only SBR and Kk and they were managers in our old regime. Excerpt for Kk 2nd coming which also went up in flames

  Gus poyet would not leave Brighton as he is doing a great job there.

  Blanc would not take the risk coming to us facing a relegation battle.

  Lee Clark is inexperienced at the top level, but he would not transform us to a champions league level.

  I say judge pardew when all the squad is fit and give him time.
  We need stability

• 103 geordie157 // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:55 AM

  We have no chance of getting moyes, but he is probably the only one that could do any better with the squad we have.

  I will still wait until the summer before I decide whether or not I want Pardew out.

  If Colo goes, then they need to bring in TWO cb’s before allowing him to leave. Mbiwa, plus either alderweireld or Douglas

• 104 Markaccus // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:55 AM

  I still can’t see what pardew could have done re subs. 2 injuries and limited ability on the bench. The only thing that puzzles me is why he doesn’t play the 433 that cisse seems to like. Cisse is lacking form, and needs a run of games where he is comfortable in the formation to get his confidence back.

• 105 hotdog // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:56 AM

  askar- ahhh humour in the face of adversity, euro places hahaha

• 106 cestriasteve // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:57 AM

  Catchy, Gus Poyet now that’s a sound suggestion.

  Lee Clark did a lot of tinkering early on in Brum

  I don’t think MA will do anything.

  Can I also point out one glaring thing yesterday, where was the leader on the pitch, loved the reaction when we scored but we don’t have a leader !!!

• 107 yorkymag // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:58 AM

  If we wait until the squad is fit and judge pardew then
  We are doomed
  Wake up and smell the coffee
  Injuries happen its the managers job to work around them
  He can’t
  Get rid
  I do have hope that as Ashley tucks in to his full English this morning he will be thinking he has to do something to save a fortune and save his face

• 108 Sir Braveheart // Jan 20, 2013 at 9:59 AM

  I get the feeling going for Haidario is so in games like yesterday we could put him at left back and push Santon forward to left of midfield.

  We’re critically weak up front. Id like to see two additions there but one is a must. Shola played decent first half but cant seem to maintain that over 90 minutes. The only striking options are Ranger (4 goals in 50 appearances at all levels) or Sammy (1 goal in 17 app). Our midfield will score goals but we need a bit of help.

  Confidence us what is killing us at the moment. When we concede the players seem to capitulate. We almost expect to lose. I think if Cisse had scored that first chance he had he’d have bagged a hattrick yesterday, but once he’s missed a couple he seems resigned to not scoring.

  Get a win at Villa and I think confidence will return.

• 109 Hatem's better than Messi // Jan 20, 2013 at 10:01 AM

  Sick of Pardew’s arrogance … I just want rid of him now.

  How dare he blame the fans. They have endured plenty.
  The humiliation of 3 FA Cup exits under him.
  Another dreadful Christmas campaign.
  Utter dross on the pitch.

  Any of us could get those players to win 2 out of the last 18.

  I’m finished with Pardew.
  How dare he blame the fans … what a creep.

• 110 yorkymag // Jan 20, 2013 at 10:01 AM

  Brave heart
  I don’t see us getting anything at villa

• 111 yorkymag // Jan 20, 2013 at 10:02 AM

  Villa have too much pace for us ,

• 112 hotdog // Jan 20, 2013 at 10:05 AM

  Santon is a strange one, he gets caught out defensively and has no end product. The bit inbetween he is good but that just makes him an average player IMO. Having said that he is young and has improvement in him i hope.

  The mag have a poll going where 70% still want Pardew in the job!

• 113 GeordieToon89 // Jan 20, 2013 at 10:06 AM

  MacToon – Yeah he’s doing well he’s 3rd in Championship joint 2nd though playing some really good football at times aswell

• 114 BigKirky // Jan 20, 2013 at 10:08 AM

  Even if Marveaux had taken a knock to his hip and was taken off because of it, Pardew is the boy who cried wolf because he regularly doesn’t play him when he could/should be and also substitutes him earlier than others. So everyone has just thought oh well, he’s done it again. Fact is he brought Anita off who was the next most creative in line. Could have left Anita on and used him as the link between forwards and attack. Even dropped Jonas to a more defending role and dropped Obertan in there. He keeps Jonas as the attacking player (no an attacker anymore) and Shola out wide with his limited pace and running.
  The Villa game… Oooft. Hell on if we lose that.

• 115 yorkymag // Jan 20, 2013 at 10:11 AM

  Hot dog
  I agree santon is a poor defender
  At fault for first goal always slow to get back

• 116 askar // Jan 20, 2013 at 10:12 AM

  @hotdog: I bet we will finish in the european places, no doubt for me.
  We need to sign Mapou + a top scorer + Tiote and HBA back.

  15 games=15*3 points=45 points
  45+21=67 points
  That is enough for european places

  King Arfa will outmaneuver our opponents, don’t worry about that

• 117 outsidethebox // Jan 20, 2013 at 10:13 AM

  yesterday was about failures …not getting second goal in first half …second was not replacing shola with ranger when he was having another off day ..if was the case that cab and marv were carrying knocks cannot see what other subs could have been made ….gutti and williamson need rests as they are not in sync with rest of team ..a defensive player mapou sounds the biz and a striker that would allow shola to be a plan c and not a right winger neede asap….then i am sure a slow climb up table will start..

• 118 askar // Jan 20, 2013 at 10:13 AM

  @hotdog: I bet we will finish in the european places, no doubt for me.
  We need to sign Mapou + a top scorer + Tiote and HBA back.

  15 games=15*3 points=45 points
  45+21=67 points
  That is enough for european places

  King Arfa will outmaneuver our opponents, don’t worry.

• 119 check the toastie // Jan 20, 2013 at 10:13 AM

  Go and offer Rafa Benitez a 8 year contract, sure he is already fed up of the shit he gets at Chelsea, clearly can set a team up to get results, and would play decent football as well maybe?.

  Were ther’s a will there’s a way, Martinez for me, would even have Paul Lambert if Villa wanted rid, Pardew is hopeless has been since he came, it is only now that the majority of fans are actually opening there eyes to how we are actually performing.

  Results masked the shite performances last year for most, not me though.

  Thanks for the apology Les.

• 120 Cork-Mag // Jan 20, 2013 at 10:14 AM

  @ Markaccus
  Read the match report in the independent, pardew said afterwards taking off marveaux was a mistake, a negative substitution! The fact of the matter is playing at home against a team below us in the league who havent won away from home all season, taking off your two most creative players and trying to hold on for a 1-0 win is a disgrace. Pardew needs a swift kick in the balls on his way out the door, and hopefully he’ll take his pals ashley and lambias with him…

• 121 GeordieToon89 // Jan 20, 2013 at 10:15 AM

  Hotdog – 70% to keep the job! A thought someone said it was 70% of people want him gone… Thats crazy

• 122 proudtobageordie // Jan 20, 2013 at 10:15 AM

  why was saylor on the bench yesterday? if he was fit he should of started if not he shouldn’t of been on the bench. Percy’s first sub yesterday should of been saylor for williamson. if he wanted to defend a lead that is a no brainer for the first change. as for his changes they were crazy apart from cabs. A change of manager at this time of the season is not going to happen. look what happened when he did it last time, SHEARER took us down. We have to persavere with what we have got and hope come 1st feb we have 3-4 signings in and benny/cheick back. We will have enough quality in the squad for us to survive even with percy parsnip in charge sureley

• 123 Ian Toon // Jan 20, 2013 at 10:17 AM

  askar- A European place is a step too far but I would feel that we would be playing PL football next season. As things stand Ashley has no option but to dig deep and enable Pardew to bring in 3-4. signings. This together with returning players will provide options for Pardew to select and properly man the bench. Pardew has acknowledged that he would not have subbed Marveaux had he then known that Cabaye
  had to come off. We should have been out of sight before Williamson failed to clear the cross for the Reading first goal. Pardew does not have the players to close games down and pushed his WBA luck. New players available and 10 days to get it right on the training ground and away we go. To summarise no change of manager at this time, 3-4. Signings, returning players and avoiding relegation.
  I’ll leave you to the mass hysteria.

• 124 hotdog // Jan 20, 2013 at 10:18 AM

  askar – ahhh being flippant

  Im not a fan of obertan but why he wasnt running at 35 year old Hart at left back instead of Shola is a mystery.

  Decisions like that show Pardew is under pressure it makes no sense. John Carver as a number two has to question that, surely!

• 125 hotdog // Jan 20, 2013 at 10:21 AM

  Geordietoon – Sorry yeah your right, my bad as my younun says

  Fans venting below!

  http://tyneandwear.sky.com/newcastleunited/article/53569

• 126 askar // Jan 20, 2013 at 10:27 AM

  Ian Toon: No, people are thinking about relegation and we have HBA, Tiote, Debuchy, Cabaye, Colo, Krul and Maybe Mapou in our first team???F***! Trust me, we will be in the european places…We just need to sign Mapou and a good striker.

  I am sure, we can discuss again at the end of season

• 127 Lee Dodd // Jan 20, 2013 at 11:17 AM

  I dont Think Coloccini will leave to go abroad and then watch us dive straight down the fizzy pop league . Coloccini will stay I am sure of it he probably wants re assurances that players will be signed etc . We do Need a new manager Alan pardew Like Keegan has taken us as faff as he can . He is not a european manager BUT its mike ashley not digging deep enough into the pocket that is the problem. we dont buy experienced players we buy young lads to bring on. Allthis crap should have been sorted in December Remy Signed in december with 3 defenders and a Midfielder. Darren Bent at yesterdays game aswell so god help us !!!!

• 128 ic0gcds00 // Jan 20, 2013 at 11:30 AM

  whats wrong at nufc
  1 board
  2 manager
  3 only a handful of players
  are good enough
  4 players like shola,williamson,perch,guiterez,,are nothing more than second rate ist division players
  so how the hell do they get in a premiership side beggars belief.
  shola has obviously been kept on for years without doing anything he always appears lazy and lifeless he must be the luckiest footballer ive ever known in the top flight…..

• 129 donkeypunch // Jan 21, 2013 at 2:40 AM

  this may sound mad but why not roy keane if your in a relagation fight keanes the ideal person to get 100 percent out of the players have them all fighting for each other the guys a born winner. yes he made mistake in his early manerment a bit hot headed but i believe the hes just the right person at the right time for nufc no bullshit just 100 percent evertime. cant carry on with pardew being a puppet for mike ashly any longer. the guy is just a yes man keane can turn the whole team in to lions instead of lambs to the slaughter like we are at the moment