Alan Pardew has given his press conference for the Cardiff City game today, and he has said that he wasn’t given any targets but the targets we have are the ones we set ourselves – whatever that means.
Alan Pardew – press conference today
You either have targets or you don’t have targets, and after all we know that bonuses are paid out – so they must be based on something.
And the news is coming through that Pardew has Ben Arfa training with the Development squad – so there’s definitely a rift, and probably a big rift that seems to have developed between former star player Ben Arfa and the manager – and that’s never good for either party.
And it cannot be doing Ben Arfa’s confidence or mood any good, to be banished to training with the Reserves – and as we said – that’s not good.
This is some of what Alan said in his press conference today:
“I wasn’t set any targets for this season and the only targets are those that we set ourselves.” “Saturday is very important, we have to put in a performance that gets the stadium on our side and gets us a win.”
The good news is there are no new injury problems, and we just have to hope that a mini-miracle happens on Saturday afternoon, and that we can beat the rock bottom team Cardiff City at home, and in front of over 50,000 fans.
Is that asking too much?
That would be very good and would certainly help to lift the morale of the Newcastle fans, although not by too much.
That’s because after the very poor performances this year, a massive rebuilding is required in the summer transfer window, if we are to have a decent side next season.
And the very last thing we want to have is another relegation fight next season.
🙁
Comments welcome.
227 comments so far
Himanshu Dhingra
May 1, 2014 at 7:44 PM
Comment #201Pardew’s team talk on Monday
“They are Arsenal, Make sure you don’t get beat by 5 or six, I will take it from there.”
validator
May 1, 2014 at 7:45 PM
Comment #202Newcastle United fans should accept the fact that the club isn’t going anywhere, but sideways until Ashley leaves.
daztoon
May 1, 2014 at 7:45 PM
Comment #203toonking
Do i have to spell it out for you
Saying an article that Keegan wouldn`t work under Ashley is NO PROOF , that any other top manager wouldn`t take the manager`s job.
Nobody has had the chance to turn the job down so that`s hersay.
Big Pappa Cissé
May 1, 2014 at 7:48 PM
Comment #204In my dreams we are one of the greatest clubs in the world challenging for quadruple’s every year, Sir Bobby’s cancer goes into remission, is still alive and manager, Keegan is his assistant, we play like Liverpool currently are, have a team full of local lads mixed with some Solano, Cabaye & Asprilla types, our home strip is similar to Juventus and the SBR foundation is our Sponsor .
If only 🙂 .
GeordieTwo
May 1, 2014 at 7:48 PM
Comment #205You know lads, I think it’s time we sympathize a bit more with welshie. It’s very important that women understand us. We’re sensitive, and yes sometimes even delicate. We need space to scratch. We need time for wor footy and wor refreshing beverages. How can they not understand that? Shocking really. 😯
toonking
May 1, 2014 at 7:49 PM
Comment #206for tonight we should all forget about newcastle and instead show our passion for the team across the tyne bridge.
go gateshead bring some happyness to us newcastle fans.
hartlepool haven’t had that good a season nor have middlesboro
the toon and sunderland have had awful seasons so do us all a favour and get yourself promoted
GATESHEAD.
theartfuldodger
May 1, 2014 at 7:50 PM
Comment #207How many of our players will score if put through on goal…Little distance to run and 1v1 with keeper..
I dont have confidence in any1 to do such a simple thing…Perhaps sissoko..
Big Pappa Cissé
May 1, 2014 at 7:51 PM
Comment #208And Shearer is DOF 😉 .
GeordieTwo
May 1, 2014 at 7:55 PM
Comment #209I mean, now that I think about it more I’m actually quite upset! We have needs! All that whinging when we forget their birthdays, wedding anniversaries etc. etc. I mean it’s so selfish of them! Let’s show them who wears the thong in wor relationships lads! Harrumph!
toonking
May 1, 2014 at 7:58 PM
Comment #210goal
1-0 gateshead
come on keep it up
validator
May 1, 2014 at 7:59 PM
Comment #211Women need to know that you’re worthy to squire them.
GeordieTwo
May 1, 2014 at 7:59 PM
Comment #212Benny would score artfuldodger mate. He would just have to put his meat pie down for a minute and focus on his footy.
wolfshead@toon
May 1, 2014 at 8:01 PM
Comment #213geordie
i put our poor performances down to their diet especially the french lads fancy cuisine is no use in the harsh northen climes a plate of fray bentos pie and chips washed down with builders tea is whats needed to get them firing on all cylinders 🙂
GeordieTwo
May 1, 2014 at 8:01 PM
Comment #214Oh I’m worthy validator. My chest hair is always available for lasses to run barefoot through. My nostrils flared, my eyes bright. It’s lust at first sight mate.
GeordieTwo
May 1, 2014 at 8:04 PM
Comment #215Spot on wolfie. What are that lot eating? You can see it in their lack of manliness. Croissants and caffe latte before a match? Ridiculous.
validator
May 1, 2014 at 8:04 PM
Comment #216I’m very glad to hear that G2, and the fillies are beating their way to your front door.
GeordieTwo
May 1, 2014 at 8:06 PM
Comment #217In my dreams we’re owned by wor Mike Big Pappa mate. We play footy like wee girls. We sulk and head butt. Well they’re more like nightmares I suppose.
GeordieTwo
May 1, 2014 at 8:08 PM
Comment #218No, I don’t like fillies validator. Too horsey. They eat too much. Sometimes they’re gassy. No, definitely not.
welshgeordie9
May 1, 2014 at 8:08 PM
Comment #219GeordieTwo
If you can get a petition going then I can give it to her and the petition
Ha ha ha
welshgeordie9
May 1, 2014 at 8:10 PM
Comment #220She Fxxxxxg hates me
Lol
validator
May 1, 2014 at 8:10 PM
Comment #221Yes there’s nothing worse than a gas filled bowel.
validator
May 1, 2014 at 8:13 PM
Comment #222Welshgeordie ask her if she’s ever seen a naked man in his naked shaggy.
GeordieTwo
May 1, 2014 at 8:14 PM
Comment #223This just in from Alain Perdue to all Newcastle United supporters:
Do you really want to hurt me?
Do you really want to make me cry?
Do you really want to hurt me?
Do you really want to make me cry?
Well lads? I hope you’re proud of yourselves. Look what you’ve done to poor Alan.
welshgeordie9
May 1, 2014 at 8:17 PM
Comment #224Is that what pardews says to Ashley when they are in the showers
Blackley and Brownlie
May 1, 2014 at 8:18 PM
Comment #225Cardiff are in that scenario where they’re fighting for their lives, a little bit, and that showed today if I’m honest.
Those goals were four wonder strikes from them. You don’t tend to see those type of goals in football anymore if I’m honest. They were a bit of a throw back for sure. I don’t think any team could have defended them.
We’re not in the mix with them and it’s to our credit that we’re seven places better off than last season. I think that gets overlooked a little bit.
I was pleased with the way we kept going after their third went in because, as good as that goal was, there was a definite hint of offside about it, 100%.
We showed fantastic commitment today, if I’m honest, because it was a difficult atmosphere out there for sure. We’ve not won for a few games now so we’ve got to be resilient. We’re in that resilience mode now at this football club. We just need energy to go with that resilience and we
Its a tough job here, I make no bones about that. The fans have been fantastic all the time I’ve been here even when things have maybe not been going so well at times. But there was one or two signs, “p45due” signs, which I think got to one or two players from the start, maybe out the corner of their eyes they picked up on it. That sort of thing don’t help when you’re in a little bit of a rut.
But I don’t blame the fans for that because that’s something that’s been whipped up by the local media, who have a certain agenda out there for us, for sure.
I don’t think it helped today that our groundsman watered the grass. Perhaps its science against me but I think the Welsh are more used to the wet than we are on the east. The Welsh are carrying the luck against us this season and that’s something we need to increase the discussion mode on. I’ll be taking that up with our head groundsman for sure as one to look at for next season.
I’ve said for some time that we just need one win and we’re targeting anfield for that. We’ve haven’t scored a goal for a couple of games now which is unusual for us
GeordieTwo
May 1, 2014 at 8:25 PM
Comment #226B&B mate 🙂 🙂 🙂
andrew84
May 1, 2014 at 10:32 PM
Comment #227Top drawer B&B!
Although you forgot to include the classics “trust me” and “really and truly I think we’re in a strong position going into the summer, Mike and myself are on a level with that”