BottledDog

Best. Transfer. Window. Ever.

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Not for me.

Disappointing if true. Would have been great cover.

"A bid... is... imminent". Reiterates why our stance on keeping business (as far as we can; can't do much about the other club mouthing off) out of the media is bang on.

Waaaaaay out, he didn't even sound that confident in being ready for the last few games of the season. Fingers crossed for the lad.

That turn outside our own area before setting up a break unbelievable Jeff! Certainly was, my word.

Not true. which part? cant remember any clear cut . or any one on one chances we had really Shola had 2 headers he should have done better with, Ben Arfa came close. you call those clear cut chances? playing balls to ameobi's head, never counts as chances not even the slightest because thats like saying throwing a turd of a 20 story building and asking shola to head it is like a clear cut chance. so like 80 percent of percession and a arfa chance . barring guth wonder goal, i wouldnt say we exactly spanking the ass off fulham, sorry. So you're ignoring Coloccini missing a tap in from six yards then? It wasn't a tap in. No where near. Was about as clear cut a chance as you could wish to see. /Timewaaaaaarp.

Absolutely. /I'd find it hard to blame any individual for the defeat, manager or players fwiw.

Nobody is saying he was ffs. We are saying that regardless of the result, he was a disgrace to the shirt today.

Very rare for a player to make me that angry that I just want shot. Today more than ever was that day for Shola.

Spot on. Anyone giving our higher marks is just daft tbh. Agreed. Yeah, pretty much agree with those scores too.

Was decent when he came on today. Some surprisingly good touches.

So comfortable and confident so far. Been fantastic turning defensive scrambles into a platform to attack.

Either him, or the wind helps, yes... Until he boots it out for a goal kick, or puts cross field balls straight into touch. Not had the best of games yet. Love to see him out on the pitch though, great to see him working hard, hope he scores in the next 45.

He said that Pardew told him yesterday about the team for today - Ryan Taylor at RW, not Ben Arfa. Seems like he has changed his mind over the night. Like he is going to a tell a journo his team the day before a game. Indeed.

Loved the question about how he'd feel if Mike Ashley sold the naming rights to 'Alan Pardew'.

Bollocks. Just saying what has just been said on the radio. Pardew said yesterday what team he had in mind and it was Ryan Taylor at right, not Ben Arfa. Mind games, same with Cabaye and his injury struggles. Fulham won't know what's hit 'em.

Bollocks.

True that.

Yup, can't deny I'm loving the team we have now. It's been a great season so far.

We looked f***ing pretty good at home to Villa, the mackems, away to Arsenal etc. And if you want to raise the Stoke at home card or Blackpool at home, WBA away etc. Pardew has had similar poor 'unexpected' results. You keep saying Pardew is the better manager and deserves huge credit and fair enough that may be, but I think being 6th in the league is less of an achievement than winning promotion and at the time of his sacking, getting to mid-table, (the same position Pardew actually took us to at the end of last season) given the circumstances. That and the fact that Pardew has actually seen some investment his way. Hughton had to sign championship players. I actually do believe we were a better footballing side under Hughton and if he were manager of these players we'd be acheiving the same kind of results and perhaps even better results. That's all down to speculation and theory though. Don't kid yourself abough the merits, strengths and results of Hughton though, not when you practically salivate over Pardew who has achieved f*** all yet. Hughton may well get there one day, but Pardew has achieved more promotions than Hughton and even a flipping trophy with considerably less resources fwiw, but there we go. At Newcastle? Because that's what we are talking about here, i.e. their respective achievements/time/etc. here #windyourneckin #windyourneckin? Fuck off. You speculate on the quality of two managers, but happily dismiss the history of one. Aye, ok then.

We looked fucking pretty good at home to Villa, the mackems, away to Arsenal etc. And if you want to raise the Stoke at home card or Blackpool at home, WBA away etc. Pardew has had similar poor 'unexpected' results. You keep saying Pardew is the better manager and deserves huge credit and fair enough that may be, but I think being 6th in the league is less of an achievement than winning promotion and at the time of his sacking, getting to mid-table, (the same position Pardew actually took us to at the end of last season) given the circumstances. That and the fact that Pardew has actually seen some investment his way. Hughton had to sign championship players. I actually do believe we were a better footballing side under Hughton and if he were manager of these players we'd be acheiving the same kind of results and perhaps even better results. That's all down to speculation and theory though. Don't kid yourself abough the merits, strengths and results of Hughton though, not when you practically salivate over Pardew who has achieved fuck all yet. Hughton may well get there one day, but Pardew has achieved more promotions than Hughton and even a flipping trophy with considerably less resources fwiw, but there we go.

Happy now?

Clearly not luck then. Yes the replacement striker is in monetary terms less than Carroll, but I think it is primarily the intention that is being applauded (warily) as it has surprised some of us here. They have been seen as asset stripping profiteers with no interest or ambitions beyond bobbing around mid table, spending enough to get by and be at best the next Everton. That is increasingly difficult to argue now.