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Seriously, was that written by an NUFC fan? Because pretty much the entire article is what every one of us see. Why can't Pardew see it? Or more to the point, why doesn't he learn from the obvious failings. So b****** frustrating. Looks like he's been on the forum

Absolutely no fucking way.

http://media.twirlit.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/nicolas-cage-you-dont-say.jpg There's quotes on this page which spell it our fairly clearly. Add in what golfmag said days before Pardew was even mentioned for the job and You keep pretending that you do know, or at least have some idea, what his contract looks like, so I don't see your point trying to be funny with that meme. And as I have just bloody said, what golfmag said (why this is to be taken as gospel, I do not know. Just because some of it may have been true doesn't mean every piece of information he got is) is completely irrelevant to his current contract. This is of course completely irrelevant to Steven Taylor and in my humble opinion, you're a plank and not someone I want to debate with, so I'll just leave it at that.

But really, you have no idea what his contract looks like.

Pardew's wages are linked with our wage bill and our debt. It's also possible that his wages are linked to league position, qualifying for Europe, cup wins, etc. Couldn't say. We know that they are linked to the wage bill and the debt though. So, if he thinks he can get by with what we have then that's what will happen. Logical enough. It's his job and he has a set of objectives that can affect what he earns, naturally enough, they will influence his decisions. As they would yours and mine. Have i missed something? I mean I've seen people mention it before, but never thought anything of it other than speculative bollocks. How would anyone 'know' this? (aside from Pardew etc obviously) Its bollocks, good bollocks but bollocks all the same. From a "club source" just before Pardew took over... You do realise he has signed a new contract since then though? So even if that bit about his wages being transfer related (which I'm pretty sure are bollocks anyway), that wouldn't matter since the clauses and wages and everything else is probably different in his new contract.

Boils my piss n all. Means even if you do get it clear you're just invited the ball back in due to lack of pressure. I used to think this but even Man Utd do it. Does that mean it's the right thing to do? Ruins any chance of a counter attack and you will be put under pressure again. Leave on man around the half way line and one around half way up your own half. It also means that the attacking team won't be able to send as many forward.

Yeah, great idea to bench Anita when he was one of the few players who got out of Southampton with some credit. Play Perch alongside Colo, anything to keep that joker Williamson out of the team. Of course it will never happen, especially not against Stoke, but I'm so fucking fed up with Williamson.

Williamson is awful, he couldn't even get a game for Portsmouth ffs.

Can't be arsed with the individual player comparisons but it's safe to say the squads are of a very similar quality, on paper. Both lack real strength in depth, as well. (As a brief aside, I wouldn't go overboard on us. We've won once in the last 7 games, dropping points game after game against relegation candidates - so we've got a lot of work to do to be considered genuine top 4 contenders, as people would have us made out as.) The bit in bold though rings particularly true. When you're working with the likes of Pistone, Naysmith, Kilbane, Weir, Stubbs, Gravesen, Carsley, Marcus Bent, Big Dunc and other such footballing artists, you're probably going to get scrappy, direct football. And up to a point I'm in full support of that. Moyes has been given the chance to change the style over numerous years, taking us from regular relegation candidates to regular European contenders, and around 2007ish, I felt we were really improving as a football team. Indeed most of the media and lazy pundits would consistently have you believe we were nothing more than a hard working side up until even last year, when in fact we've generally played some good stuff for a number of years now. That's only come about because one man has been able to imprint his own philosophy on the club and has fostered a very good team spirit, coming about because of the momentum we've built over the seasons. Momentum has come from stability. But back to the point; when you have talented footballers like Cabaye, Ben Arfa and so on and insist on playing long balls, it makes no sense. Perhaps Pardew in some way thought that consolidating last year's efforts meant becoming more direct, more defensive, more "safe". This of course is a ludicrous mentality to have and very damaging to boot, it regresses progress. You don't move forward as a club by standing still. Standing still is, essentially, like regression. Other teams improve, and you get left behind. Last year was not a fluke. You didn't finish above 15 other teams just by being lucky. You do it because you develop a system suited to the players, and in particular a system that brings the best out of your best players i.e. Ba/Cisse, Ben Arfa, Cabaye. It's baffling he isn't having a go with the same 4-3-3 that brought you so much joy last year. Is it all just so Ba can play up top? It makes little to no sense. I don't, fwiw, think 4-4-2 is as shit a formation as the footballing world seems to make out. It can still work very well, if you have 2 genuine wingers on each side. I wouldn't call Jonas or Ben Arfa traditional wingers however - especially as sticking Ben Arfa solely out wide takes away so much from his game. So everything points to a 4-3-3, with Ba, Cisse and Ben Arfa up front with - I assume - Cabaye, Tiote and Anita in some combination in midfield? Or a 4-2-3-1 with a very similar set up. Injuries play a part, sure, but they don't account for going from the 5th best team in the league to losing to West Ham and Swansea at home and then Southampton. This whole "well we had a game on Thursday" stuff is infuriating to hear as a fan as well. Don't insult fans' intelligence with crap like that, especially after seeing a performance where it was clear the team just wasn't good enough to win. For all the ifs, buts and speculation though, I firmly think it would be ridiculous to get rid of him so soon. It's not sentimental to say that he deserves a chance to pull things around, and not getting rid at the first sign of trouble. What's to say the grass will be greener on the other side? The main thing, from my POV anyway from watching you play this year, is that Pardew needs to worry a lot less about what the opposition might do, and spend more time getting more out of your own talented players, and give the opposition something to worry about. Excellent post

Fucking blaming Europe and small squad again. Piss off.

Pardew heart explosion? Kinnear had a contract waiting for him to sign if we are supposed to believe that joker

Fully expecting a condescending statement from the club soon that he's got the full backing and mentioning Arsenal/Everton/Man U saying that they haven't sacked their manager after a bad run.

Hurry back please man, he's the only enjoyment I get out of watching NUFC these days.

Hughton was sacked for a hell of a lot less than this.

Way to reward a goal, Pardew.

Sunderland? They are a hell of a lot better than this dross. At least they play with some urgency. This is fucking pathetic.

We are by far the worst team in the league at the moment.

I'm jumping on the Pardew out bandwaggon now. Jesus fucking christ we are rubbish.

Dear oh dear.

Tiote would have been sent off for that tackle.

Who are winning the passing?

Didn't think so. And people say our depth up front is poor