BottledDog

No, he never said 'Northumbria Police advised him not to'. Nevertheless, the journalists asked Northumbria Police whether they were the ones that had advised him and they said they hadn't. This place is f***ing toxic. There clearly isn't enough to damn the club if people still feel the need to twist every little thing. Ashley and his cronies never lie... LOL

No, he never said 'Northumbria Police advised him not to'. Nevertheless, the journalists asked Northumbria Police whether they were the ones that had advised him and they said they hadn't. This place is fucking toxic. There clearly isn't enough to damn the club if people still feel the need to twist every little thing.

Would love to see Cabella get a goal. Come on son.

He was ace.. even when he was having a pop at Haidara. Saying that, bar a brain fart of a back pass, Taylor looked pretty good as well. Would happily have him replace Williamson as it stands.

You wot? Er... Nar. Was a great ending, but nobody was cheering Pardew (equally nobody chanted against him the whole game either, though he was miles away from us tbf). Fucking extra time buggered up post match pints tho. For that I'll happily blame the bastard.

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Thing is, ask any fan in the country about their club's ownership and very few will be really happy - even those at clubs with mega rich owners spending crazy money are, in the main, not totally comfortable with it. Ours gets a lot of attention because he's a high profile retailer but other than him I'd struggle to name many, apart from the Glazers, Short and Gibson. Even the nutters at Hull, Cardiff and QPR's names escape me despite all the press they get. Our ownership is little more than symptomatic of what English football has become in the 21st century. We're certainly not unique. The manager issue is different. They do vary enormously. However for Saturday's protest to have failed so miserably, despite a year of poor results, last week's 4-0 hammering and being 2-0 down at home raises a lot of questions about how they went about it. It was a moment when they had everything going for them. My feeling is that Newcastle fans in the main are just sick of gimmicky protests and the embarrassment they cause. We've had poorly attended marches, mock funerals, open top buses, billboards etc. We've waved flags, banners etc and had more splinter protest groups than most could remember. It seems to achieve little more than bringing a few extra press vultures up from London for a weekend hoping to pile more ridicule on us. Backslapping each other about a well organised protest - which it obviously wasn't - and to have those who did want protest calling the 48,500 or so who didn't, "sheep", "cunts", "knackers" "idiots" or whatever is not really the way forward. Or maybe it is in their eyes ? What is needed is a sane, rational, non-gimmicky agenda which engages the majority of match attending supporters and the city in general. That or a practical, business savvy consortium like the original Magpie Group who would be taken seriously. Think the protest failed pretty much down to one thing. Sure, the Colloccini and others asking for backing and the stewards removing a proportion of flyers didn't help, also the mixed feelings of doing something that might affect the expression of support for Jonas and the team played a part. But I think the fact that it was suggested people do something at a specific time was a killer. People angry going into the ground felt thy needed to hold back before venting and it killed the mood. It's fine for a round of applause, but plenty were sitting on their hands waiting for a reaction at 5 minutes and when it was sporadic at best, like fuck were they going to hold up an A4 sheet and join in.

Gah. Come on lads.

Think most people are fairly certain he's not. The split comes between those who want to force change, and the the large percentage in the ground that will always show support knowing full well that if the results despite their support are shite, the manager will inevitably go anyway. There's considerably more people flirting with the former camp purely on the basis that Pardew should already be on his bike by now. That doesn't make the other group idiots though. That's not really true under Ashley though. He's much quicker to get rid of popular managers whilst only heart attacks seem to take out the unpopular ones who are leading us to relegation. Agreed, that's why I said more people are loosing patience and moving to the 'force change' camp.

Think most people are fairly certain he's not. The split comes between those who want to force change, and the the large percentage in the ground that will always show support knowing full well that if the results despite their support are s****, the manager will inevitably go anyway. There's considerably more people flirting with the former camp purely on the basis that Pardew should already be on his bike by now. That doesn't make the other group idiots though. Yes but showing support for a manager who isn't in the club's best interest isn't supporting the club is it? I wasn't suggesting they were showing support for the manager tbf.

Think most people are fairly certain he's not. The split comes between those who want to force change, and the the large percentage in the ground that will always show support knowing full well that if the results despite their support are shite, the manager will inevitably go anyway. There's considerably more people flirting with the former camp purely on the basis that Pardew should already be on his bike by now. That doesn't make the other group idiots or mean they're actually happy with the situation.

All you can do is address the symptoms? Nah bollocks to that. There's no cure as such, but you can damage it, and in many cases cut it out and remove useless lump for good. The analogy is often offensive, but in and of itself fairly sound.

We'd just lose in the next round, might as well lose while the pressure is on, what little pressure there is. Aye true enough. It's still our only realistic chance of winning something tho at the mo, and (even under this knacker) there's no way I'd give that up. No idea how many more chances some of us'll get to see.

Wherever you lie on the Pardew hate scale, surely there's nobody out there so disillusioned they'd want us to lose a cup game?

Unprecedented stuff today. Gotta say I'm surprised he's made a statement. Anywhere online i can hear this yet?

What part of 'discuss it like men' or 'speak to him' suggests fisticuffs? Are you unfamiliar with the meaning of that phrase? Think it's clear as day from the article that the bloke had no intention of going down there for a punch-up.

What part of 'discuss it like men' or 'speak to him' suggests fisticuffs?

Wish people would quit trotting out this line like it's fact. Where is it coming from? Playing like crap does not automatically equate to them hating their manager. /otherwise, top post.

He could win me back. It would take a remarkable change in both character and philosophy, assurances from our few remaining decent players that contrary to the obvious, they'd die for his cause, and an immediate and sustained series of improbable results leading to quantifiable league and cup success and a renewed sense of pride in the club and its people... but hey, my heart's not stone.. He could do it!

Thanks VI. All the best Jonas. Thinking of you dude.

Work, now. Tonight we dine on Youtube.

HTT could knock up a dossier? And yet.... I didn't even do the Hitzfeld dossier! Sure... That's why I thought of you. More chance of it working this time.

Injured no?