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Who's this 'fans forum' guy on Total Sport? Jesus Christ!

Pardew is benefiting from being English. If he was a foreigner the national press would be ripping him to shreads, like the did Benitez and AVB. They talk about the fans and what Ashley might do, never giving an opinion on Pardew himself, unless it's positive. Compare that to Fulham. Magath has been there for less time than our horrendous run has started and they're demanding change at the club on talksport and how he needs to go.

That prick in 'finance'! If he was really in finance he would have picked up the obvious that the club can't even make money from merchandise. He takes the profit for himself. Ando just saying it's interesting. It isn't! Do your research ffs.

I'm going to Annan to watch Berwick this weekend. The last time I went there Pardew headbutted a linesman at Hull. Lets hope he's making the news for the wrong reasons again this weekend.

"But who would we get?" is the only argument they use now. Nobody even attempts to defend him anymore because they can't. This site has been revealed at just the right time. I feared the international break would cool emotions of the majority, but thankfully that site will keep the heat turned up. We need to force his departure through now.

He's not, man. He's a nice bloke and I've met him a few times. Just annoying he's on Team Ashley, not that we hear too much from him. Not first hand anyway. He knows Ashley rewards arselickers. Thats what he is. He's probably been promised the managers job at some point.

Sent this to 5live. It was when I thought the HBA deal was a permanent one and not a loan unfortunately. Really disappointed, although not surprised with Newcastle's transfer business. We've been on relegation form since Christmas and can't claim to have strengthened over this summer. Basically we've replaced: Cabaye with De Jong, Debuchy with Janmaat, Remy with Riviere Ben Arfa with Cabella, Ameobi with Perez, Marveaux with Ferreyra The ONLY major improvement is the free transfer of Colback who replaces Gosling, but they were trying to sell Tiote to cover that one too. It's a total myth that we've had a good window. We still have no proper goalscorer, which we had last year with Remy, and we're going into the season with the same centre backs we had in the Championship 4 years ago. Colocinni is getting passed it and Taylor and Williamson are average at best. I'm amazed we've sold the French league winning captain, another player in a long line of them who Pardew has failed to develop. There have been options on loan around for both positions of centre back and striker and we haven't even looked interested. It's almost like they're deliberately holding the club back so that the fans don't have higher expectations and that they will settle for lower mid-table. With a porous defense who have conceded more than 3 goals on 7 occasions in 2014, and a toothless attack, the club could be in trouble of relegation. The net spend is only around £4million after 2 windows in a row where nothing has been spent. The next home fixture is Hull City. If Ben Arfa comes back and scores in front of Pardew there will be uproar in the stands and the pressure Pardew was under towards the end of last season against Cardiff where he was unable to even leave the dugout without being booed will seem tame in comparison. People may say it isn't Pardew's fault, but he's the face of the regime and the only one who speaks. Criticising the fans for the draw on Saturday and his recent comments about the transfer window could turn out to be the final straw for a frustrated fanbase who are totally sick of the lack of ambition.

Aye its far more fun for me to follow Berwick too. Add to that that Colin Cameron is probably a better manager than Pardew too.

I just don't fuckin get it. The club transfer business is pretty shit, and leaves us short in a few areas, but they also sign some promising foreign players like MYM, De Jong and santon, but they leave a fuckin dinosaur in charge to ruin them. I don't get the logic. Ashley is just obsessed with money and profit, so why happily watch the club sign players but let a shite manager ruin them and watch their value plummet. Surely it would make financial sense to hire a good manager to improve players and increase their values?

Don't see a problem with that in all honesty.

I'd rather not associate people posting stuff like that on twitter with any club. They're just scum, wherever they're from.

The interviewer sounds like someone off one of those shit training videos you get at work, telling you how to bend your knees when lifting or where the fire blanket is.

Contemplating actually getting one next year and going against everything I've been saying for about the last 5 years. Pardew is probably what's putting me off at the moment in all honesty.

We're the worst team in the league, and we're only going to get worse over the summer.

Not really bothered who we sign now. Just save the money for getting out the Championship when he's fucked off.

This could get really nasty now. Pardew might need bodyguards by preseason.

Sky haven't even mentioned any of the banners or any of the fan discontent. If it was a foreign manager they would be all over it.

Probably just think we're deluded idiots if they're constantly fed the top 10 target shit.

I loved Bobby, but things had started to turn sour a year before he was sacked. He should have been given a role upstairs that summer and there should have been a proper transition to a good up and coming manager. As a club we were an attractive proposition. Liverpool handled their managerial appointment right that summer. We fucked it up, sacked Bobby at a ridiculous time and appointed the worst possible replacement. We still suffer from that decision now IMO. It was a huge turning point in our fortunes and Shepherd was to blame.

I remember when Keegan tried to punt Shola twice, then Kinnear came in and gave him the 5 year contract ffs! Just coming to the end of that now. How embarrassing.

Not anymore. Sure it's 25th now. We keep slipping and slipping under Ashley.

All the teams you've mentioned usually have something to play for at this stage of the season, be it the league, a European place or Premier League survival. By comparison, our season's essentially over. A push for Europe isn't necessary out of the question, but its also very unlikely to be taken seriously given the attitude of the board and the manager towards the Europa League. I'm not disagreeing with you - it's pretty pathetic just to hit 40 points and shut up shop - but it's an inevitable symptom of where we are, particularly in relation to the teams you've mentioned. Oh, I know that, but all have had poor seasons in the past. Everton and Liverpool have had seasons recently where they haven't been in contention for Europe but you wouldn't find their managers worrying about motivation going past 40 points. They would never see it as a target, and their fans wouldn't let them. Remember that Pardew is classing this season as some kind of success, less than 2 years after finishing 5th. Even in our first season up again we were 45 mins away from finishing 9th. I fail to see how midtable mediocrity and scraping a couple victories over Villa and Palace in the last few seconds is something to be proud of, just because we're already 'safe'. It's the attitude the club has and the mentality of Pardew. Not the mentality of a winner. Not good enough for Newcastle.

That's my point, we shouldn't even need to worry about it. It shouldn't even come into consideration. Only the horrendous management of Pardew last season even made it an issue.

Which teams switch off when they get to 40 points? What a stupid cunt Pardew is! I don't see Chelsea, Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs Man Utd or Everton EVER switching off when they reach 40 points. They don't even think of it as a fuckin target, never mind switching off. We aren't Norwich or Crystal Palace. Pardew is so small time. It's amazing how many of his utterly ridiculous unambitious quotes just get brushed over by the media.

Our league position is where we should be anyway. Anything below 8th with our squad is under performing in my opinion. Who below us has a better set of players? Nobody! It's utter shit. There is some arsehole on Radio Newcastle now saying it's only the MOTD watching fans who are against Pardew and how nobody was calling for his head a month ago. Of course you don't call for his head after a win, but you can still believe he isn't good enough. That's 5 or 6 weeks of good form in 18 months for fucks sake! I'm amazed people still back this cunt.