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Should have defended the one nil. Two nil is a dangerous scoreline. Reckless Hughton.

I think it'll be fine. Many more fans will now get a chance to watch the Euros, although the lack of a host city might reduce the excitement level of each match. It also won't come with infrastructure investments oft associated with hosting large sporting occasions, which will be a shame. But in general its not a bad idea and if the logistics are devised correctly (each group games happening in a small designated region etc) then it could actually be very exciting for the locals of all those regions, something which is currently impossible.

Dortmund are great to watch, even without Reus and Gotze.

Still -10. If we had gotten the points we should have gotten, we would be third with 27 points. Craven Cottage is a chance to pull back some points.

News on Ben Arfa? This kicks off at 3am here and I'm not waking up to see us put in another shit performance.

Nice

Scored in two finals, practically winning them the title one year with his outrageous performance in the semis and final and he hasn't had a standout CL. Someone post the Ari GTFO gif.

A standout CL? You must be joking.

-10 now. If we play like a top 4 team from here on until the end, we'll only end up with 55 points, finishing in 7th or 8th. What a spectacularly shit start to the season.

Please win.

Don't let Shak get away with a post like that, Ian. He's a traitor.

And was so good that Real bought him.

As I've mentioned on here before Moyes didn't have the same quality to work with as Pardew did back then. Yup. Very true. And that's probably why they had such volatile results. I'm certain that we won't be in a relegation dogfight. I'm sure we'll finish 12th or above. That's disappointing and is the bottom of the range of positions that we could have expected to finish at the start of the year, but just because we've regressed to the lower limit of our talent level doesn't mean that it's going to be the same next year. Like I said, things change and they change very quickly. Before WH, we were in a decent position. Now, not so much, but a few wins will put that right, I'm sure.

We have quality in the first team, yes. But beyond our six or so good players, we have nothing right now. We're a championship team held up by the likes of Ben Arfa and Ba because the rest of our squad is woeful. You look at our competitors, teams like Everton, Spurs and Liverpool and they all have more depth than we do. It's all good having a good first eleven but we haven't been able to play that team once all year. Yes Pardew hasn't set up his tactics right in so many matches but like I said, we're in a perfect storm of problems right now: poor form, injuries, suspensions, morale not good. Lets stay together, survive this rough patch and see where we are at the end of the season. 13 matches does not outweigh 38.

And for everyone saying that they complained about our performances last year when we were eking out wins, where was the bitching when we finished fifth? The performances, whether they were fun to watch or not, got us fifth and there wasn't a soul on here who wasn't jerking off about finishing fifth. Lets start winning again and see where it takes us.

The blame also can't solely lie with Pardew. When you have Williamson and Simpson starting every game, it's a massive handicap. The fact that we finished fifth last year should be a massive point in Pardews favour. It's not a realistic position when you're starting those two and when your impact subs are kids that should be loaned out to Championship teams. Our poor transfer window also undoubtedly affected attitudes in the team. Can Cabaye's slow start be attributed to our failure to sign Debuchy? Possibly. Does this excuse Pardews tactical failures ? No. But it is definitely a factor and its why Pardew deserves at least this full season. I'll be honest, even if we finish 12th, I'd still give him all of next season. He's a decent manager who's not been supported in the way he deserves and we're in a perfect storm of problems right now.

I can't believe that I'm going to defend him but you know what, in Moyes first season with Everton they finished 7th, scoring 48 goals. In his second season, they barely survived, finishing 17th and scoring only 45 goals. In his next season, they finished 4th but again only scoring 45 goals and somehow managing a goal difference of -1 (!!!). In his first 4 seasons, they didn't crack 50 goals and were the definition of the solid and hard to beat team, eking out wins through sheer hard work and a propensity to create a goal out of nothing. Since then, they've never been below 50 goals, cracked 60 once and are well on course to crack it again this year. What's the point of all this? Things change with time. Moyes' team played boring football for many years, eking out wins and finishing in the top 10 each year. They progressed gradually, their style of football changed and now theyre guaranteed top 7 contenders. Is Pardew Moyes? Possibly. Possibly not. He might be a Bruce, someone who can get a good season or two out of a team but can't deliver consistently. But he can also be Moyes. Our style isn't a pleasure to watch at the moment but the season is very long and many things can change. Pardew isn't the manager that we want him to be but he is the one that we have. His success last year merits at least a full year of support, relegation notwithstanding. It would be folly and hasty to change managers again after what was a brilliant year last year.

Laughing at Marvoo.

Class.

Just win.

Like watching the Sox play, this.

Shola is done. Pardew is just playing favourites by giving him minutes.

What the fuck, Shola. A simple cross gets us a goal.

Gave it away.

If it was an NFL game you would have loved it. It was like the 50's. Fuck you, brah. This brah shit has got to stop.