toontownman

This. Out of all of them Fergie is the only one that looked like he could make it, for me. He is barely getting playing time though at brum, so there must be some issue. Shame. We really haven't seen enough of any of them.

But nice of Pardew to show everyone how limited our play and tactics were with plan A, B and C all being "go through Cabaye". Yet another damning statement putting down the players we have at the club and showing he has zero faith in them.

So were we terrible then? Rancid. Positives: Sammy and De Jong had some nice touches but will do nothing but become Cisse with a team that gives him zero service.

I think there have been a lot of people on here that have wanted Alan Pardew to do well because that means the club would do well. I think the same people have also clung on to the very few glimmers of hope in odd performances that Pardew could change or get things right. Waiting to things to finally gel. How hard could it be after Hughton had us looking legitimately dangerous and feeding strikers crosses? Well its been 3 1/2 years and we have never looked consistently fluid or dangerous coming forward. Our defence improved considerably and has disintegrated over the past year and a half. We have had possibly the most talented squad certainly in the last decade or more of technical and creative players, young players with upside. Think what SBR could have done with the squad we had starting this season. Pardew should have gone last year in January. It was a given he should have been sacked at the end of the season. He still remains and continues to drag this club lower. Maybe I could take all this if we played with heart and attacked games. Maybe I could take this if our players looked like they were improving and just need time to grow. Fact is we are going backwards on both points. He HAS to go.

If he finishes outside top 10 he has no option given previous statements. Wouldn't surprise me in the least if there is major backtracking though.

Plenty of time left in this one for a comeback...

As if, he is an absolute Darling and a cockney to boot. Best buds with Mourinho. The press couldn't care less.

"not sure if Alan Pardew wants to end up in the Europa League again" Says it all.

Always seems to be us when they finally decide to call this kind of stuff.

It's is so far beyond a joke how bad our squad plays under him. No spark, no creativity, no passion. No surprise. Lets not leave the players blameless and this isn't a knee jerk as we knew we would lose this game. We a ploughing down the table now. If Ashley cares about money he might as well sack him now and get someone in that can secure our top 8 spot. The positions we are likely to drop will cost us almost as much as sacking him.

And has been for three seasons.

Disgusting touch it has to be said. Oh to have coaching staff that could improve players not make them worse.

A-Men.. if its the money Mike is worried about I am sure we can get a supporters whip around to help.

Offered far more than Ben Arfa in this game, who has looked sloppy thus far.

Yep, looks up for it. Will be just as broken as Cisse though before too long, given the lack of service he will be getting.

Moussa

This.. with Yanga Mbiwa just sat on the bench. Clueless!

Exactly, you would be hard pushed to find a sponsor without some dodgy dealings.

Interesting to see what happens next... Don't want to get my hopes up but lots of signs pointing to Ashley selling up.

Clearly taking gardening leave to be fit enough to take over from Arran Pardon.

Haven't seen them in Saskatchewan yet. Despicable company, but most big name brands have a ton of seedy unethical business involved one way or another. At least we aren't sponsored by nestle.

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/363852/Alan-Pardew-desperate-to-keep-striker-Papiss-Cisse-after-recent-Newcastle-departures Staying according to this. Hope so.

Sounds like we have a pre contract agreement in place. Still think he will go elsewhere.

1 down, two clowns to go. Are we replacing him? Maybe Mike will see sense and do what he should have done before and call his buddy David Dein and offer him enough money to do the job properly. Somehow I fear we will get a Ron Atkinson or El Tel.

Don't make light of his recent stuttering problem. He has only just transferred it from stuttering all over the pitch.