toontownman

Ouch, he is proper fooked there. Hope they are both ok, Smalling actually looks worse.

Young Fergus taken off, decent game, spritely on the ball, hardly saw the ball in the second half though.

Gonna do the usual and mention the fact your in this photo? The one with the Blue Afro right, back when CP40 had hair and teeth..

Think Guthrie, BenArfa, Simpson, best and Lovenkrands will all be on their way tbh.

Will lose, question is, by how much?

Absolutely spot on, and goes against all the s**** Pardew was spewing about playing a different style this season, as its gone on, its getting more and more like watching Fat Sam's served up tripe. His style that was based around a 4-5-1 with Ben Arfa being the focal point behind the lone striker. I think Ba's success caught everyone by surprise, as Cisse/Maiga were always targeted to come in and take that front spot. Ben Arfa's injuries didnt help him, likewise Ba's goalscoring form. Think Pardew has completely changed his mind leaving Ben Arfa in complete limbo. Would not be surprised in the least if Ben Arfa is gone in the summer.Probably somewhere like QPR who will leapfrog us in the league next year. Added the last sentance in for some kneejerk tastic effect.

The whole set-up was wrong. I know we have trouble playing with a very high line but we played VERY deep. The gap between our midfielders and strikers was huge. We played on a defensive tilt unnecessarily and I primarily blame Pardew. Everyone seemed asleep. We needed Pardew to shake things up and come out in the second half firing. We came out worse than before. Tiote and Cabaye ALWAYS play REALLY Deep, far too deep to offer anything coming forward, its been the biggest problem facing our attacking play since the start of the season, its not a new proble. It has helped us dominate in midfield, battle and defend at times but we rarely offer anything coming forward. Its a catch 22, Im sure we can let Cabaye roam forward more, because NOTHING positive comes through the centre unless its a Colocinni special.

Was going to post, but this sums it up. Might be me personally but I truly believe we are yet to see our team click in an attacking sense under Pardew. He wants to be playing like Spurs, thats how he played at Charlton and West Ham, yet to see anything like it here so far.

I wonder why he looked slightly off the pace. Oh wait, Pardew gives him ZERO pith time and ZERO confidence. Thats his chance, he didnt take it, he will be benched for the next three games with little to no introduction. Fact.

And the fact we were being outclassed for the majority of the first half in possession is something thats acceptable to be ignored by our coaching staff at half time or in making substitutions to change the game? Motivation is the single biggest element mangers must posess and surely the reason for our shit show today. We could also point the finger of blame to poor coaching or lack of focussed training for when we panic in defence, constantly back off attackers and give them room to shoot, or fail to pass accurately 10 yards or keep possession. This isnt the first time in the last 5 games or this season in fact that these faults have been evident. I like Pardew and appreciate alot of the good things he is doing and has done but personally i am yet to see us click as a free flowing team this season for more than a glimpse or two, let alone more than a game. Sure the players have to take accountability but trashing a clearly unmotivated and focused group of players falls on the head of the coaching staff primarily, stupid to rule that out.

Bit of luck he will blow it for full time before we concede a third, fourth and fifth.

We really did just push almost every into the penalty box only to pass it 5 yards square then lose possession and almost concede, it is close.

Well that is freekick of the season.

Does it really take three wolves players to surround Gutierrez before one of our players realises he might need some support?

Not sure how that works when there ain't a hope in hell Wolves deserve to be winning it. Yes if your speaking literally although I have seen wolves threaten more than us since I started watching. I'm coming from expecting to beat or at least dominate a bottom half, struggling team. Wolves can pass, keep possession and look threatening.

I'd say predictable but I think justified is more apt. We deserve to be losing this game pure farce again today, can't pass, can't keep possession, panic in defense, don't close any of their attackers down. Kept in this game by cisse an a one in a hundred strike from Guti.

We are absolute turboshit if I didn't know better i would have thought we were bottom of the league fodder 2-0 down away from home. For fucks sake sort it out lads.

Fuck me turned this on 5 mins ago, we are playing like complete arseholes how are we two goals up?

Ok, I thought this blueprint was set just after Ashley took over.. what the hell has been happening since then?

If Cisse isn't fit just go back to 4-5-1. Solves the Guthrie problem too. Guthrie Tiote Cabaye Ben Arfa Gutierrez Ba Not that we would ever go with that like.

Taylor at RB Wasn't bad 5 years ago, he has settled at CB now though and looks good there. That said if we sign another CB to partner Colo he might be trying to get in anywhere he can or moving somewhere else, cant see him wanting to be 3rd choice.

Not a midfielder though. Might be close on Veretout or Loic Damour, the latter has gone backwards though.

The Olympic dream lives on!

Agreed. There is rarely sentiment in the modern game, doing the "right thing" and showing class don't always come hand in hand. How the hell we never gave Bobby an upstairs role, which being the gentleman he was would have probably taken, I will never know. Dark days and kharmas been a bitch every since.

Won't finish in the top four, will get sacked.