BottledDog

Er, no. Pretty sure it's not like. Yeah, it is. Source?

He seems perfect for our bidding team. Fuck up negotiations first time round, pick up the pieces if the player is still vaguely interesting a year or so later.

Er, no. Pretty sure it's not like.

Balls. Not that anyone really knows but it was reported at the time that one of the main reasons, beyond the closeness to relegation, for Pardew getting dragged in for the inquest in the summer was Ashleys annoyance at the shit football we were producing last season.

You'd like to think that with such a staggeringly long contract he could allow himself a more cavalier swagger (and see it reflected in the team). There just seems to be a constant paper thin confidence in almost every department.

When apparently sane people believe we have built a squad capable of challenging the top six (or top 4 with a Robson or Keegan), then surely 'adequate' (able to barely fulfil a need or requirement without being outstanding) is conservative if anything. Hard pushed to argue it being 'absolute rubbish' that Ashley has done an adequate job in that respect, though it would certainly be a stretch to say much positive about the direction he is taking the club. I don't believe the squad is particularly capable of challenging the top six over a season so give Pardew considerably more leeway in the table than most seem to as it stands.

Bah, too late. Earmarked as a Walcott replacement.

What is this, I don't even... What?

Did they bollocks.

Bing-fkn-go.

It's a lot easier to acceptably pick faults in every edited quote when you're doing badly.

Defensively he's average tbh. Simpsonesque?

Meh, he's made the difference like. Thank god he didn't fuck it all up by buying (or selling) anyone.

Bah, hoped it wouldn't be. Gave an interesting record of how people felt at the start of the season. That's why I saved it. Good man. Are you piecing together a meaty historical summary of previous votes in the first post, or is that a massive pain in the bollocks?

Bah, hoped it wouldn't be. Gave an interesting record of how people felt at the start of the season.

Was thinking this yesterday. Despite the shit thrown at Pardew, he is quite possibly the third best manager some of us have had in our life times. Sounds a bit of a bonkers thought. Nevertheless, it's a valid one, unless of course you're inclined to give more of the credit to Ashley for investing in a squad he can't fail with.

and knowing us it would be in the 88th minute. Ah jaysus, what a thought.

1-5. Debuchy scores first.

after 40mins, with both teams full strength i'd have been happy to get a draw. I wouldn't, they had what? 3 shots on target the entire game? I was absolutely confident we could get a win and it isn't luck their players stupidly got sent off. They cheated, we beat them by a big margin and could have absolutely stuffed them. yes they were stupid in getting sent off and they should have no complaints about them, at 11 v 11 though they looked better and their goal was coming. Sorry can't agree, we obviously looked better as their players were sent off but apart from a couple of Charlie Adam hopeful strikes they didn't look remotely dangerous. We failed to get enough players in the box but this was looking like the typical game where Remy/Gouffran/Ben Arfa/Cabaye/Anita would grab a goal or two and we would win. Stoke were showing very little. We did very little in that first half either. Just for the sake of argument if it stayed as it was after the 0-1 then we had a fucking long day ahead of us. We did the business though against a poor opponent, nothing to complain about really. Next game I want to see us build on this, should be riding a high and full of confidence. Would be fucking astonishing if we build on this against the Arse to be fair.

Check a slightly longer and somewhat more enjoyable version here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25521267 I meant Shearer. Fair enough.

after 40mins, with both teams full strength i'd have been happy to get a draw. I wouldn't, they had what? 3 shots on target the entire game? I was absolutely confident we could get a win and it isn't luck their players stupidly got sent off. They cheated, we beat them by a big margin and could have absolutely stuffed them. yes they were stupid in getting sent off and they should have no complaints about them, at 11 v 11 though they looked better and their goal was coming. They were certainly brighter than us in the first half, but I wasn't at any time before the sendings off bricking it that we couldn't turn it around. There was still plenty of time to get the team clicking and you tend to think we're good for a goal or two at the moment.

Check a slightly longer and somewhat more enjoyable version here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25521267

Didn't strike me he was sleeping. Looked like he was just giving someone down and to the left of him the evils.

Yup.

It's happened two games in a row now, hmmm. My theory is that if the game is pretty much won then someone else takes the penalty but if it's a pressure situation then Shola Cabaye steps up? s*** theory I know. FYP. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25521267