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Looks fat

Ian, you're a good guy, but honestly you'd sound less daft if you just said 'I agree with everything Pardew does' and leave it at that. I suppose other people just hate everything by default, so it's not that bad an idea. He set out his plan before the game, it's debatable whether it's the right one obviously. But it's not pathetic, mental or ridiculous is all I'm saying. The fact that he set out the plan before the game is neither here nor there. If the plan is s***, then the plan is s***. Sure, as I said it's debatable whether the plan is right or not. It's a matter of opinion. Its a matter of fact that when you have the choice of shola, Marc or benny , you don't put the big striker on after watching that first half.

Par dew needs to make another change here, clear from the start of the second half that this isn't working, he should take shola off and replace with benny

What the fuck par dew, why bother turning up.

Yay shola, offs !!!!!!!!!!!

One shot al half, dunno how anyone has any how anyone has much hope at all. Its pathetic tbh, we've played better teams than these and at least created chances against them.

Terrible half tbh, no glimmer of hope. Got to be better 2nd half.

Getting dominated here, always seems to be about 3 or 4 of them around our man in possession, we can't seem to create a thing from the little ball we've had. Playing like the away team. This is embarrassing tbh. Must be nice though to play cupcakes every week to get confidence levels up, because player for player there's nothing between the teams.

That's not true though is it, he's not suspended for the derby is he ?

I presume we scored 0-0 on thread title

Huge win if we can close this out, absolutely huge.

No way, mackems are away to a top 4 team expect to lose. This is our easiest game left this season. Simply have to win, got a feeling that the new manager syndrome will carry them to victory at our place next week. This is a must win game.

Wow just got in. This is bad if we can't beat this lot we are down IMO.

I was expecting him to fake a second goalside assassination attempt... If you look at his reaction, he didn't know what to fake, in the end he tried to go for the old, hit me in the knackers thing, but it was too belated for the ref to buy it.

I thought Yanga Mwbia was dreadful tonight, at fault for their first, really slow reactions and on a couple of occasions was lucky not to be punished. Not sure about him yet tbh.

Their defence is awful, but they will score at SJP and we will continue to give chances on a silver plate to teams. No way we'll turn the tie around.

3-1 or 4-1 makes no difference, we need to push foward now and get a 2nd

It's over then

That's cost us the tie, that stupidity from Santon. Taking 1-1 back to SJP, I would have been pretty confident, now, it's not gonna happen

Can't admit to following his managerial progress too closely but the BBC seem to think the Mackems could have found their savior, very glowing commentary here, tough discipline hard worker, double training sessions. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22018360

Well we kicked ManUre arse last year too and beat Chelsea at their place

Wish we could just sit back and enjoy the 1/4 final but tbh, all the luster has gone from the tie for me because of the league position. I just hope we avoid further injuries and get players back for one of the biggest games this season for us at the weekend. The Sunderland home game is our cup final really, which is f***ing sickening really when we have the chance to progress to the semis of a European competition, so p*ssed off right now.

I'm worried again, only 3 points clear, if things stay the way they are

This could be a cricket score, got to watch our goal difference

Fucking hate religion and it's demands to be respected, it should be afforded the same respect as other made up nonsense like the Loch Ness Monster, easter bunny or Santa fucking Clause ! Anyway why we talking religion in a Curtis Good thread ?