Mick

Any difficult off field circumstances were self-inflicted. He was the one who was sitting at home since before the Mackem game waiting for Hughton to be sacked so that he could walk into his job. Pardew has had the full backing of his boss and the club owner, I fail to see what these so called difficult circumstances are, at least any that weren’t of his own making.

A 2 minute response time for Criminal Damage, pathetic when you would get nowhere near that if you were assaulted in the City on a Thursday night.

I hope so, at least I'll know who to deliver the paint to in future

The managers who have failed here have done so because they weren't up to the job, that has nothing to do with the fans who have stuck by the club through 43 trophyless seasons.

The real graffiti is the shit Ashley is putting on the walls.

Absolute bastards.

That was an argument over VAT on agents fees. We lost the case, appealed but provided for the sum in the accounts. Can't remember what became of any appeal. I'm sure I read a note in one of our last two sets of accounts saying we'd lost the appeal.

...another time bumping into them at a service station when a coach load thought that 2 Newcastle fans getting out of a car were fair game. The pricks didn't realise that two would find it easier to connect with them while most of them were hitting each other. I think I got hit twice and my brother probably got the same while we couldn't miss them, lunatics. Awesome I only went into the service station because the radio went off in the car and I wanted to buy some fuses. They didn't have any so I had to wrap the fuse in silver paper out of my brothers tab packet and it worked.

My experience includes stepping off a coach at Elland Road to a hail of bricks and another time bumping into them at a service station when a coach load thought that 2 Newcastle fans getting out of a car were fair game. The pricks didn't realise that two would find it easier to connect with them while most of them were hitting each other. I think I got hit twice and my brother probably got the same while we couldn't miss them, lunatics.

I know we tried to stop paying some form of tax a while ago and lost our case so hopefully it'll not be us. How many clubs has Redknapp managed?

I wonder how many less trophies would have been won if they hadn't racked up all of the debt. A 10 point deduction isn't anywhere enough when it will have no bearing on anything. Clubs who have £millions in debt written off should be relegated down a division.

When they come from out wide rather than hoofing it up the middle.

That just proves what some of have said, BA has been making his goals from scraps, he's clinical.

I must admit, I thought that it was you.

I must be the only person who doesn't hear all of the booing.

Did anybody actually boo Bobby for finishing 5th? I remember the ground being half empty but can't remember booing.

He hasn't started many but he's still getting off the bench, Ben Arfa isn't.

Window licker.

Aye. We got well and truly beaten by a fantastic team who on the night would have beaten any team in Europe. s*** happens. I don't think the result matters that much, it was a 1 off. So was Norwich and so was Fulham.

I thought the complaints last season against Spurs was that Smith was playing, Pardew is full of shit. He took the blame on Saturday and has taken the rest of the weekend to deflect the blame.

I'm not sure that's possible.

Souness spent stupid money when he managed Rangers. At least he was able to help them out later when buying from them.

The debate crops up because Obertan replaced Routledge, probably for money and he's no better.

They are probably still suffering from Souness.

Tiote scores the first.