Pardew: "Mark Hughes comes from Wales, Wales is a sovereign state so we couldn't compete."
Interviewer: "Alan, Wales isn't a sovereign state, it's a principality."
Pardew: "OK, Wales is a principality, we couldn't compete."
This for me was the absolute worst thing that happened on Saturday. How this one substitution wasn't followed by howls of exasperation from the home fans, and shouts of "Pardew Out/You don't know what you're doing", I'll never know. This one hopeless useless substitution perfectly sums Al Pards up for the fraud that he is. GTFO man ffs.
Shola was boo'd onto the pitch.
“Goalscoring is an area where we’re trying to think of a couple of ideas, a couple of things in the team to try and help us get a goal.”
Hatem, you're on the bench, Sylvain, you're staying at home.
The fraud before Man U.
“There are a lot of excuses for us, but the excuses are irrelevant. We’re at home, we’re Newcastle United and we’ve got a team that’s good enough. We’ve got to try and win the game.”
The fraud after Man U.
“The most important thing is the injuries have had a real impact on the team. You do not have to be a genius to work that out."
“We are a bit worried about Gouff. That is why we took him off. We needed him in and around the team, he obviously offers us some goals.”
Gouffran last scored on Boxing Day, 15 games without a goal.
Following our 0-3 defeat to Everton.
"I'm pleased because it gives me access to the dressing room, which I like to operate in and I like to think I have some influence in. I'm looking forward to being back in a changing room that I know well. In terms of my own standing in the game I need to make sure that with the experience I have got, I use it in the right manner. I'll be focusing on that and making sure that the team's winning mentality doesn't drop off."
Next 2 results.
0-4.
0-4.
The stupid bastard doesn't understand that by using the 46 points excuse he's admitting that he can't motivate his players, something that he's been accused of in the past and some have said isn't true.