steve_69

1. How do you respond to the accusation that you are merely another long-ball manager? 2. Given that much of the modern game relies on ball-retention, do you consider it a problem that we seem to surrender possession too easily? 3. Are we likely to see a more exciting on-the-deck style of football next season, given the technical quality of the players we have recruited? 4. How do you intend to overcome the team's inability to score from set pieces? 5. Given where we finished in the league this season do you foresee any problems with our better players wanting to move to a more successful team? 6. We seem to be more concerned with stopping the opposition playing than imposing our own style of play on them, like all of the best teams in any league do. Do you consider this to be a fair view of your approach? Oh, and finally.....please leave you piss poor excuse for a football manager.

I'd take a punt on Benitez. He'll be out of a job in the summer and I reckon he'd take it. Proven pedigree, decent football etc. Bit of a cunt mind but i'd let that slide

Unless Pardew is prepared to change his footballing ethos completely there's no point in him listening to us. It's not little things that need to change, it the fundamentals - training, tactics, half time team talks, approach to the game when we're leading, approach to the game when we're behind, set pieces, passing style etc. We're more likely to see a repeat of this season than we are a repeat of last because Pardew has quite simply run out of luck. He now needs to motivate the players during the summer and apply a winning formation, mentality and style of play, none of which i believe he is capable of doing.

Right, get fucked now Pardew! I have officially had enough. Forget injuries or home advantage - there is no way we should be losing a game like this...ever! Look at the gulf in class between the personnel in both teams FFS! Do they train as individuals or something? It's like the fuckers have never been on a football pitch together.

No movement, no tempo, no creativity, no plan. Same shit different day

Who's this pleb now?! Draw the bloody teams!

The fact that you can even read what it says is also pretty alarming.

They should offer us £10m to borrow Carr for a couple of months. They'd still be well sorted with £40m

When good players that you want to see more of choose to play in inferior leagues for the money. Hulk is the most recent example - destroyed teams in the Portuguese league, constantly linked with premier league and big Spanish teams but ends up in bloody Russia. What a waste!

Careful Derek, any more sensible stuff like that and I might have to stop calling you a cunt.

True but Marveaux has been good pretty much all season whereas Jonas has been shite. On that basis Marveaux should have been in the starting line up way before Villa.

It must be difficult for them knowing that good form and impactful appearances in the first team do not guarantee inclusion in the team. Jonas should have been nowhere near the first team based on his form but he's been an ever-present. If I was Marveaux i'd be pretty pissed off right now.

Llambias is fatter than Ashley

No, his foot.

Pardew hugging and congratulating Jonas at the end. Hmmm, can only be for the goal line clearance surely?!

Best so far

How does that song even work gay boy?

It wasn't presented by Alain Pardieu by any chance was it?

Thank fuck for that! I can actually do some work and get on with my life for a bit.

Doesn't Ashley have his own plane?

Lee Ryder tweeted it as well about 5 mins ago

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Why would you play Tiote further up the field than Cabaye?

Programs like The Footballers Football Show - dull as dishwater and full of thick, sycophantic pricks spouting opinionated shit about football clubs they know nothing about. They're like a slightly less cringeworthy TV version of talksport