Sifu

I changed my pre-match routine for today. Whether or not you think that's a good thing, I'll leave that up to you all to determine.

Any new updates to this or is it still what's been said in that Independent article?

Do you know what? f*** this, I'm going to bed.

Oh for fuck's sake. This fucking season man.

would take him back in a heartbeat. Was talking about him with my mate today...oh he has fallen quite some way. Hardly starts for Villa now if I've got my facts correct...

Like a new signing (in before the kill).

It's really looking like the case that because Saylor's on the mend, it'll mean that we "don't need additional cover" and as such we're blatantly going to go through another transfer window without signing a new CB. Pisses me off.

A potential Swansea-Bradford final. That's the last thing I would have expected like I can cope with Swansea potentially in the Europa League but Bradford? Haha.

On an entirely different note, I'm sure Barton's put a good word in for us...well probably not about Ashley/Llambias but still think Barton has a soft spot for us.

You need a big bench coat and not to travel to away games?

Shola on the wing suddenly makes sense (No).

With it not being until March, got plenty of time to sort myself out really. Need to work on my Harper impersonation

This is rather tempting. Might make the trip back up that weekend... Caution: I am extremely unfit and shit with the ball. Goalkeeping duties for me like.

Still somewhat of a kid like - like I've said in my post above, he's essentially just made the jump from Ligue 2 to the PL, don't think he could hit the ground running straightaway like. Give him some time.

The lad's more than likely still settling in. The step up from Ligue 2 to the PL is rather big like. He's not like Santon, a player who boasted first team experience at the highest level.

Without reading the last 10 pages or so, I'm going to nail my colours to the mast and say we'll sign Remy in this transfer window.

In the case of those who still have an ounce of faith in Pardew (myself included), I think it's because (well in my case anyway) we believe that there is a decent manager in there somewhere (last season is proof of that) and he has demonstrated that he's willing to make changes to the system (though admittedly, the necessary changes have come a bit too late) - he's stuck with the same system for a few games now so I would really like to see what happens when our better players are within that system. It's most certainly not ignorance, it's misplaced optimism for me. I'm not blind to all the problems that's going on btw - tactics have been all over the place and and Pardew is rightly being questioned/criticised but like I said yesterday, I'm still willing to give him a chance and I really want to. I will concede that there does come a point when enough's enough - the next couple of games will dictate my feelings.

2 goals in 16 matches

Just sent him a tweet asking where his respect has gone. He obviously won't reply but I felt that I needed to send him a tweet in response to his tweet.

The Europa League could potentially be the bright spot of this season, let's not fuck it up now ().

If we get no points or only 1 point from both of those games, then my view about him will officially change. I'm still willing to give him a chance but there does come a point when enough's enough, I do have a breaking point but I'm not quite there yet.

Still injured I think.

I'll tell what I think about Pardew: My faith in him is still there somewhere - he has stuck with (well at least started with) the same system (4-2-3-1) for consecutive games now so that's an indication that the system is kinda stuck in his mind atm and I would like to see how we do with Ben Arfa and Cabaye in the system (and with Cisse finally being in the centre) before making my final call on Pardew. Yes, times are shit atm and he does spout quite a lot of shite and he has been very questionable tactically but I'm still going to give him a bit more time. The hourglass is running empty rather quickly though, the next 3 games will be make or break for him. Fire away.

Well that was a load of shite - minimal effort, creativity and spirit. Mind you though, I'm feeling rather apathetic about today. Not really bothered about being knocked out. Whilst I do love the FA Cup, circumstances this season have become so dire that extra games probably would have become a hindrance...oh Newcastle, what have you done to me?

Hmmm, I would have preferred Santon sitting this one out...