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SOOPAFAN!!! I've been here longer so I'm using the seniority card so there. You are just collateral damage, but obviously have a guilty conscience. I can understand why people have avoided this part of the board like a plague due to the very toxic atmosphere, but at least you've added to the debate. I've just got an aversion to the reappearance of a few with nothing more to do than say 'HURR HURR look at this dick'. HURR HURR look at this dick. There's a queue already, you can get in behind Sandra.

Where did you get that from? I'm pointing out that at least unlike some people on this board who have disapeared from the football forum on a couple of occaisons, strangely enough when it was all going down the toilet, to suddenly reappear when it was all OK that at least people like Inochi and Ian were at least still 'fighting thier cause' in the face of a lot of opposition. Excellent post from a fine poster. http://images2.fanpop.com/images/answers/3000/3515_1237758572508_400_300.jpg

Where did you get that from? I'm pointing out that at least unlike some people on this board who have disapeared from the football forum on a couple of occaisons, strangely enough when it was all going down the toilet, to suddenly reappear when it was all OK that at least people like Inochi and Ian were at least still 'fighting thier cause' in the face of a lot of opposition. I don't know if you deliberately missed the part where I wrote "if football isn't providing your escapism, go and find something else to occupy your thoughts" - I learnt during the Souness, Allardyce and Keegan fiascos that there's little to be gained from constantly arguing on the forum with people who are blinded by their anger and despondency. As much as I admire Ian W and Inochi for sticking up for their guns, all it has served them (to date) is to be painted by some of the forum clique as WUMs and figures of ridicule. That this then gets jumped on by the sycophantic newcomers, desperate to be part of this mythical forum 'cool crowd' (right, Wullie?), only adds to the suffering. Anyways, we're digressing from the thread title...although little has been added in the past few weeks. Has the "don't mind if we lose 0-4" comments been recognised as (misplaced) frippery?

I'd put it down to people being a bit more emotional towards the club than others. At least they're not just some part-time posters who have just come back again after everything has turned out OK to try and wind people up. I've not agreed with much that you've said in the various threads but at least you have been present battling in your corner and at least arguing your case, not just turning up to belittle people. #SOOPAFANPOSTER And there you go again. Guess I struck a nerve then. You're pointing out that you're a great poster?

Llambias (or possibly even Mort) was very clear about this point in the aftermath of Allardyce leaving. They were astonished at the cost of player turnover associated with every managerial change - of course, every manager insists on having enough time (and cash) to bring in and bed 'his own' players before being judged on results. It was said at the time that the club would be moving away from this 'traditional' method in order to separate player acquisitions and the manager's role. Whoever was in charge would be given a squad and expected to concentrate on getting results from that. Worked a treat last season,. not so much this season. EDIT: what HF said

Whew, where's this come from? Wullie, Spider, Sandra? As Inochi pointed out, that was in relation to Morrissey's post at the top of the page about how he was on the verge of self-harm due to Pardew being our manager. Christ.

Sorry, did I infringe on your sarcasm patent? Didn't realise it was an across the board situation

I'd put it down to people being a bit more emotional towards the club than others. At least they're not just some part-time posters who have just come back again after everything has turned out OK to try and wind people up. I've not agreed with much that you've said in the various threads but at least you have been present battling in your corner and at least arguing your case, not just turning up to belittle people. #SOOPAFANPOSTER These people aren't genuine - if they are, then they need to seek urgent professional advice. You'd have thought we'd been relegated with the way they're posting. It's not been pretty, it's not been as straightforward as it should have been, but it's done now. If you're genuinely angry or wanting to do something about the situation, then go and help out KI and his "fruitless protest" at the weekend. If you're not able to do that, then chip in with the other sensible idea in that thread of putting the failings that you've seen all season into words and figures that can be distributed to the media/club/fans. Do something proactive about the club you love, or do something else. All this negativity must be ruining your mood.

The Hitzfeld campaign was a far cry from these Pardew threads. We (the general N-O folk) weren't happy at the thought of getting another Souness type charlatan but instead of sitting on here every day and crying about it, some of the folk (led by the admin) actually did something proactive, rather than sit on our hands for FFS to make his next mistake. I'm not sure what being "cool" has to do with any of this - it's a football forum filled with many middle aged blokes like yourself. Hardly the core audience of cool. Presumably your post* was an attempt to counter-WUM because you've lazily attributed my comment to WUMmery (© Interpolic, Billytray). Top bombing *seeing as how you've misread the point I made and portrayed it as something completely different

I get that most people use football as their escape from the mundane realities of everyday life (the wife, the job, the kids, the realisation that they're now in their thirties and still not headed in any meaningful direction in life, etc.) but when the escapism you crave isn't provided for you by the team you've chosen to support (often the case for many on here) then why not reduce some of the emotional capital you're investing into something that is providing you with negative returns and find something else to take your mind off the those mundane realities? Golf, fishing, reading, cinema, knitting? Alternatively, you could continue to participate in the N-O game of melodramatic one-upmanship.

Give over, man. http://images.wikia.com/uncyclopedia/images/0/0e/Morrissey-crying.gif

When did Southampton go 'south' under his time there? It's lazy accusations like this which undermine this "history of Pardew suggests he'll be shit" argument. They appointed Adkins a few weeks after Pardew was fired and now, only 3 years on, they're on course to finish above us so that's how easy a job it was for a good manager. What are you trying to infer here..? I can't see how what you've written supports the assertion that Southampton were on the slide when Pardew was fired.

When did Southampton go 'south' under his time there? It's lazy accusations like this which undermine this "history of Pardew suggests he'll be shit" argument.

Peter was MOTM, wasn't he?

Bit harsh of he can't wear one in the Milburn

Bit more of a chance, probably a 2

I bet he loved a bit of groupie love.

Wow.

Reading your posts in this thread are so sad

Did Forrest Gump really say that? Wow Popcorn.gif

We're all getting old. Said by someone much smarter than me.

When did Nolan last score from outside the box?

Sorry to hear you feel that way, it'll be a loss to the forum when you cease posting.