Ronaldo

Liverpool fans really are the lowest of the low, like.

Yeah, apparently Gerrard was better. Load of horseshite.

I doubt he tips. He's a notorious tipper.

Wrong time to judge the forum for its managerial endorsements, like. Most of us would have Peter Sutcliffe in the dugout if it meant Pardew getting the boot.

Saturdays at 7PM. The fuck were they thinking?

He started with Alan Smith for the first 4 PL games back and most of the games in the Championship, but whatev. I think they're both poor managers but as people I despise Pardew and like Hughton. It was 4 years ago but I'm pretty sure I wasn't in favour of Hughton's sacking either.

Both are negative coaches totally out of their depth in modern football management. Neither would have been hired by any club with self respect.

Ben Arfa started 3 times under Chris Hughton. That name really shouldn't be consistently appearing in this thread.

Less than he tips his masseuse.

I don't want us to play with a DM anyway. Wilshere for the deepest midfield role.

City v Barca is a real 50-50 tie. Should be good.

We beat Doncaster at home, to be fair. Last minute Nolan winner with 10 men.

Did my post really deserve a quote there ffs? He's a nice bloke. Decent as a manager may have been stretching things a tad, but we've had far worse in the past 10 years.

People like Chris Hughton because his era is the last time many of us can remember having any pride in the club and gave the club some real dignity. Two things Pardew has stripped away completely. No-one thinks he was a great manager but we had many great games under him that mean people remember him fondly (as they should). Which I have no problem with. Projecting qualities onto him he clearly didn't have really have - such as an ability to manage players who need firm discipline - is pretty senseless, though.

I don't think he's really an on-the-shoulder type of striker, mind. More of a fox in the box with really good link up play, the ability to run at players and ghost into the danger area from a slightly deeper position.

Never change, Kaka.

I'm sorry but when he was managing Newcastle United we had Kevin Nolan throwing up on the pitch, knackered because of his lack of fitness and and Alan fucking Smith starting games over players with more talent in their arsehole, even in the Premier League. I don't think things would be any different whatsoever.

It's more annoying that some people think Chris Hughton's something he's not because Nolan, Carroll and Coloccini won the Championship for him.

No, and why the fuck would they?

We'll probably beat Everton. Useless this season.

The lad needs help. So does Golfmag for swallowing such rubbish.

He is shit, that's unarguable but I'm sure Pardew's pre-match team talk won't help anyone's confidence. He'll have been banging on about the dangers of the opposition and making the team feel as if they were beaten before they even set foot on the pitch. Williamson's 31 years old. If the words of Alan Pardew intimidate him into forgetting how to defend his cause is a lost one.