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Start him against Benfica

He isn't s***, to be fair. Largely done a very underwhelming job, though. Well he's not a good manager that's for sure.

No way?

No, sacking him now would be daft. Even I know that much. Then I agree with what you are saying, just your timing is off. People can't see past their noses, end of the season when all we've got to show for it is a bottom half finish and our top players being linked to other clubs, then people will start looking at the bigger picture. Oddly enough, it seems to me that looking at the bigger picture is precisely why people are finding it reasonable to see Pardew start another season. If you back Pardew for another season, you deserve to see us relegated. f*** me. I know I know, in lala land Pardew is a great manager, shame not all of us live there. Thought you weren't going to respond to me any more after being outed as a fascist sympathiser? Come on, even if you believe 100% that Pardew isn't the right man (which I know you do, I get it), it's absolutely mental to slam everyone who believes the manager should be given another chance after the two seasons so far. p*ss taking aside, I couldn't think of anything more stupid than backing him for another season. I'm dreading him being here, it actually makes me feel sick the thought of the smarmy f***er standing there talking bollocks trying to blame everyone else for his failings while the likes of yourself and others on here finally start to understand we've outgrown him and he's not only holding us back but dragging us down. By then though it'll be another season we will have to write off and another year some several class players will miss out on good football and being competitive and those that are left and haven't want to move on finally do. That's the future under Pardew, can't believe some people are so willingly ready to embrace it, even people such as yourself who only try to look at the positives in any situation. BTW don't start with the 'i get it' bollocks, i was trying to say leave off pardew for now and wait till the end of the season. I agree with a lot of your sentiments. I think that it's vital the club takes a new direction come this summer. I think we have outgrown Pardew as a team and I am happy for what ''he'' did last season. But this season has been as bad if not worse than the Souness era and that is just unimaginable in my head. I've been disgusted by so many performances by us that I don't think he should be our manager as I have almost no faith in him. One of the biggest reason for me not liking him is that he's a charming guy who's managing ability is overshadowed by personality. He has done very little since he arrived at the club to prove he's a top class manager, the fifth place came after an incredible start to the season where the team just couldn't concede and then when we were declining he just threw on Benny and our season turned again. Without Ben Arfa there's no doubt in my mind that we would've been a mid-table team once again. This is my opinion and obviously it isn't shared by everyone in here, and I understand some want to give him another season. I just can't bear another season of terribly unexciting weekends. I mean even European football has been disappointing footballing wise and we could've easily gone out to Metalist or Anzhi. And I could easily seen people calling for his head just like me had Cisse not scored three times in the space of a month in the 90+ minute.

Sold out apparently.

For Hillsborough? Thatcher's dead They surely wouldn't be so daft... Would they?... Wouldn't think so. Paying our "respects" to one right wing loony should be enough for Sunday.

Double for your avatar

Hope you my Yanga and not Kilgallon am I right?

I'd play Tiote out of that lot against the top sides and possibly Marveaux against sides of lower end of the table. Anita for me is nothing more than a versatile bench player at the moment, I hope he'll do better but he just hasn't shown that much this season to pick him ahead of Marv or Tiote imo.

If anything him at fullback has been better than him at midfield. He isn't imposing enough, and I will stick my neck out and say it's not due to the physical nature of the league, it's due to him not having adapted well enough to play fast football. His first touch is at times terrible and he plays so many wrong passes because it feels like he rushes stuff when he notices he doesn't have enough time. If he can adapt to the league then I can definitely see him being a success but as of now the £8m price tag is looking more down to versatility than quality in my opinion at least.

Definitely agree, like I said, come august I hope he's on the bench as I see him and Marveaux as the perfect substitutes for Benny and a new winger.

I can't believe some of the posts on here. Slagging Gouffran out? As for not taking players on Ronaldo, I agree, but he's never been that type of player apparently either and I think he does quite well when he gets to cross the ball as it usually falls somewhere in front of goal and not in the crowd like Jonas and Santons left footed crosses.

Me and Mick are two who I'd see many call anti-Pardew. FWIW I think Pardew has shown twice this season something I've been asking for and it's to try and change the team to go for a win. Both times he did it and both times we won. I just hope he learns from this because nothing this season except few glimpses suggests he's a good enough manager to bring us silverware or back to where we were under SBR. That's my view of the whole thing and I'll respect those who don't agree, and I hope unlike what Ronaldo is trying to suggest that I am wrong.

That avatar is incredible here. It really is isn't it. Easily the best thing in this forum.

Right.

Nice goal. Wish he'd been a nice guy and we had signed ihm.

Lad!

Yeah, Anita was much better at fullback where his size doesn't count so much against him. Great crosses as well from FB. That's what I feel. I mean I can't believe we have so much depth at fullback all of the sudden. Need to buy a DM in the summer and a winger to complement Benny and Cisse.

Just one more time. FUCK YOU SUNDERLAND!

Harsh runs his socks off and is far better than Shola, Adam.

That's the thing though, there's nothing malicious in it. It's just pure idiotic, maybe deserves a red for being such a clumsy fuck.

Don't agree with the Jonas rating although in the last 5-10 minutes he was immense! As for Anita, I still don't think he's good enough. Seems almost better on playing as a fullback and centremid. He doesn't impose himself as much in the middle. Cabs was very average today.

Me too, although sometimes you just want to rip his neck off because of some of his decisions you just have to love him.

Fuck you Su*********************!!!!!!!!!