BlueStar

Yeah, but we don't want them to be already assured a good position and not give a fuck!

Can't rely on favours in this league like, can you

Don't like Man City turmoil brewing just before they play Norwich on the last day. A hammering for Villa today today would be nice, put them on worse goal difference and a win at QPR would nearly have us safe before Wigan even play.

Flare throwing mackem banned for 3 years http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/tyne-wear-derby-sunderland-fan-who-3568977?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Reckon he just generally wanted to end with winning the league. May not have happened next season, meaning he'd have to go for another, getting progressively more knackered.

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Whoever takes over, it's going to be interesting if it's not a smooth ride. An entire generation of Man U fans all over the world have never known any manager other than Fergie and many won't remember his time before the titles started rolling in. Imagine being a football fan and essentially NEVER having to force your manager out, never having to argue with each other if he's the right man for the job, never having to worry if he's going to resign, never worry if you don't replace him you're going to end up relegated or irrelevant as your rivals put increasing distance between you and them, never wondering if you're better to stick with what you've got and give him more time or throw the dice on whoever might replace him. Going to be a hell of a culture shock for some of them.

When he was given the contract we were still basking in the fact we'd gone into a season being tipped for relegation and stunned everyone by challenging for champions league places while doing stuff like beating Man U 3-0 in the process (fucking hell, remember that entire other lifetime? ) Some pundits were, with a straight face, talking about Pardew going to Liverpool or one day being England manager. At the very least there was an impression that the teams around us were coverting him. I don't think Ashley gave him an 8 year contract because he wanted him here until 2020. I think he was hoping for a big compensation package if another team wanted him. Just treating him like a player basically - find someone cheap, take a punt, increase their value and cash in if they move on. If he could con a desperate Liverpool out of £35m for a player, surely he could make a fair wedge from a manager? Of course the problem is that the wheels have fallen off. We just have to hope Ashley wasn't made over confident by the buzz around Pardew last season and took this possibility into account enough when drawing up the contract.

The only thing that makes me believe that is that "If I get sacked I get 10 million pounds" is seemingly the only thinking that could explain some of Alan's team selections.

Good performance today, took balls to come back from going behind twice. Think he's earned himself a bit more time.

Just need a better result against QPR than Wigan get against Arsenal to be able to relax on the last game of the season.

FUCKING GET IN Watch us fuck it up anyway

blow blow

SHOOOOOT

Keeper going up.

1 minute

2 minutes. Come on.

Other lad up?

shit.

Ref starting to feel sorry for them.

Are you us lot in disguise?

Stop toying with us

After the stunned silence and lack of celebration I was sure the whistle meant it had been ruled out, almost punched a horse.

Anglerangledanglemangle!

Not even Freddie Shepherd got us relegated twice like. Just saying.