Belfast Boy

I am very pleased to see the result today but now it is rapidly getting to the stage where we really need a whole new coaching team (including manager obviously) or else we face being cut adrift and the players all shot. I am clinging to the hope that because he has lost the dressing room, a change will bring about an instant improvement but ideally we need this to happen now, before this game, and begin the recovery. If not then obviously I want a repeat of the Cardiff atmosphere and Pardew to face the full vitriol. It would be oh so nice though to be able to actually support the team again.

It does seem a bizarre reaction to stories they don't agree with. Do they think the telegraph, and other banned papers, will now go easy on them in the hope they may get back in next season? I'm looking forward to reading the Southampton match report in the telegraph now

So overall, how much has been withheld? Not sure what you are asking sorry. All I am saying is the "At least two years" is basically another way of saying he may sell the year after we go down.

This season and next season we are guaranteed the tv money (parachute payments if we go down) so that's all he is here for.

They do love a ban don't they

The thing is, if roles were reversed, we are exactly the sort of team we would lose against, if that makes any sense

Whats the logo on the left all about?

Gutted for Aarons but his time will come and this sets Pardew up nicely. Moar Gouffran

Its almost like someone up there is on our side

I dread to think what that will be

GRRRRR!!!!! That man does my fukin nonce in so he does!!! The "pardew" way. Play for the nil-nil and hope for that 'one bit of quality' cos that's what's needed to unlock Crystal f**kin' palace's defence!! That one bit of quality. What a pathetic approach to life. I feel sorry for the wife. I doubt she's being satisfied. Whats the point in satisfying her? That will only raise her expectation for the next time.

WTF?

Its one thing to banish a player from the squad without reason, send him out on loan and not need him back, not even in the country, for the new season. That treatment of Jonas has been disgraceful and you wonder if he was another to stand up to Pardew. However, after all that, why name him in the 25. Is it just a case of wanting to avoid the awkwardness of not having a full list when he has let two go on deadline day? Does Jonas being named, rule out the possibility of someone out of contract signing up now before January?

Except Sammy clearly loves Hatem. Has to be Taylor or Armstrong I think.

if When we lose the next two, they can hardly sack him after the palace game, regardless of the result in it, giving that they don't care about the cup anyway.

Just realised he has been named in our 25!!! Is he even in the country?

Was it Dave Watson?, former Barnsley Goalkeeper and now Goalkeeper Coach for England? Yep, seems it was him. So why is the goalkeeper coach giving outfield subs instructions?

Who was the blond fella giving the subs instructions before they came on? I noticed Hodgson and Lewington shouting from the sidelines but what is it that Gary Neville does for England?

Wey, they haven't though. They just have our best player and (goes without saying) a better manager. I was looking through their team today ... they have surpassed us man. They have better centre backs, midfielders and strikers. Hull City. Mostly because Pardew has ruined all of ours. That's simply not true like. You're being a hypochondriac. They haven't 'overtaken' us aside from having our best player and a better manager, that's it. Not even worth debating. I meant strictly team wise. I think theirs has surpassed ours. I don't even know who we have that is any good anymore. We're in a state. That's simply horseshit like. Okay, well I guess we'll have to disagree on that. I think it depends if you are including the manager as part of the "team". Pick our best 11 against their best 11 and on paper ours should be better. Add in the managers, and play it out, as we will see next home game, and I am guessing Hull will beat us. The manager making that difference is Steve Bruce, that's how bad Pardew is!

The atmosphere at the Hull game (presuming we lose to Soton) will play a big part. I fully appreciate the feeling of those who have had enough and refuse to give Ashley any more money but another 90 mins like the Cardiff game could be enough to push him very very close to the door.

Anyone without boxing day plans this year, hatem will be at the SOL.

When is the hull away game? Probably too far off but would be a good opportunity to fly the hope and hopeless banners side by side

Micah Richards is in Italy so another one gone

How is that anything other than 442?