Sifu

Normal service resumed really. I'm just being jealous and bitter that they're going to win another league title, and their fans seemingly couldn't care less. Superior b******s. The day they get relegated () will be a great day.

Normal service resumed really.

The FA are actually going to take the right course of action?! I'm not used to this.

Brainwashed.

Pathetic is their middle name. Too true judging from their past Please do the f***ing right thing FA...show the world of football that you're not at all useless...

Would be pathetic if the FA don't take retrospective action now.

Good. Mind you, I have no confidence in the FA taking the appropriate action. Useless cunts. Best league in the world they say? Fuck off.

Can definitely see Suarez getting arrested for something when he eventually retires from football. f***ing crazy c***.

You're right about you being ridiculed for such a suggestion. There's no way I would consider O'Neill, he's done as far as I'm concerned plus he's s****.

Because he put us out of the cup a couple of times? I would think it's his friendship with Dennis Wise. And his general cuntness for me. (Also don't think I've got over the FA Cup Semi Final as well). Is he a general c***? Always seemed quite easy going to me in interviews. Probably not but I just don't like him and I think my judgement is being clouded by the bit in bold.

Because he put us out of the cup a couple of times? I would think it's his friendship with Dennis Wise. And his general cuntness for me. (Also don't think I've got over the FA Cup Semi Final as well).

Have you only been following us for a couple of years? The seasons under Souness were far worse. The Souness era was f***ing horrendous - this is an undeniable fact. The man was an absolute c*** and undid all the good work Bobby did. The only direction you saw with Souness was a downward spiral. This season does have some parallels with back then though - this season really is just as bad in terms of performances. In terms of the individual, I am by no means saying that Pardew reminds of Souness - the two are nothing alike, for one thing their management styles are so much different (and Pardew is a more likeable person). The issues with Pardew that's got me down about football this season are his empty promises (he's gone back on his ways/style of last season), his consistent negative approach/overall cowardliness (sitting deep instead of pushing on) and his apparent refusal to change - his inability to adapt during the game being an example. Our set pieces are a disgrace and any sort of fight/passion isn't really there anymore (I can only recall 3 occasions when we've fought until the very end). In addition, he's had a go at the youngsters, he doesn't speak the truth anymore in his post-match interviews (something he did most of the time last season) and does not take any responsibility for any of our failures. Furthermore, the fact that I expect every away game to go the way of the opposition and the fact that we're in April and we're still talking about a relegation fight speaks volumes.

It was something like: (4-4-2) Given Carr Bramble Boumsong Babayaro Milner Dyer Butt Robert Shearer Kluivert/Shola

Good post, Sifu - I'm also getting to the stage where I'm less and less interested if this is what the craic is. When Sifu loses his optimism...s***'s got real yo. The Derby loss last week broke me.

Don't think I've ever been as unattached to football as I have been this season. To basically see the same shit week in, week out has been a fucking chore and to be honest, my enjoyment for the game has diminished rather quickly, that win against Chelsea and our Europa League run have been the only positives from this turgid season. I know there's other things to life other than football but I can't help but feel that the game is an important part of my life, it's just how it is and to receive no enjoyment for it is really saddening. Pardew's endless list of excuses, his tactics, the fucking 3-0 loss to the Mackems...sad to say this but fuck football man, it's basically ruined the majority of my weekends and I'm now holding Pardew mainly (not wholly) responsible for this sort of apathy - there's a lot of other factors that have contributed to this season's shitness as well such as shit refereeing and a lack of investment in the summer. Football can be a fickle game mind and I have been guilty of that on a fair few occasions but it's becoming increasingly difficult to keep my faith in a man who has fucked up in his role big time. Credit when credit is due and criticism when criticism is due and he is rightly receiving a lot of criticism.

Might as well really, can't be as bad as the men's exploits.

He's becoming Pardew's whipping boy. This is excellent man-management.

Needs to be shown a video of his miss today tbh. Needs to really learn that sometimes keeping it simple is the key. Like someone at work advised me the other day, KISS (Keep it simple stupid - I do realise this is a bit harsh...). Would definitely still have him as our main striker for the forseeable future mind.

We should just wait for HT, let the opposition go to the dressing room but we just stay on the park and just knock the ball about like we do in the warm up. f*** Pardew, f*** his teamtalks, just ignore HT totally and wait for the opposition to come back out. I'm a visionary. Revolutionary thinking.

They went 433 and took over by pressing and having almost 3 strikers...We went into firefighting/running around/Cabaye moaning... That's another thing, whenever an opposing manager changes something, Pardew just s***s himself.

Half time Alan strikes again. Should just get someone else to do the teamtalks and I mean anyone but Pardew. Whatever he says/does at half time just ruins everything. Fuck off.

It's pretty hard to touch the ball when the team's instructed to play that fucking deep.

Another great advert for PL refereeing.

The red strip, uh oh.

Hang on, where's Sylvain? Is he injured? EDIT: Marveaux is injured. Ah.