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Based on what exactly Columbo? It was going around that part of the reason he was sacked was because he was too chummy with the senior players. I think it's a reasonable conjecture based on common knowledge that part of the reason that Ashley pulled the trigger so quickly was he didn't see a long term future with Nolan/Barton and Hughton was too close to them, and therefore would be unwilling to sell them/rebuild. I can't prove any of this, of course.

I'm kind of relieved they won today.

He was sacked prematurely and deserved better, yes. That said, if he was still around our team might still be revolving around Nolan and Barton.

Cisse on the bench:

Jonas man, I love you but this has got to stop

That thirty seconds of brilliance from Anita has left me speechless.

We're allowed to use subs, right?

Hopefully Curtis Good can be that later in the season.

This is just me trying to stay calm, but we've seen players hit bad form for long periods or even whole seasons and then later come good. Maybe that can happen for managers as well?

Really don't think we'll buy a center back in January. That would make too much sense. I accept that some aspects of the club's transfer policy are necessary, but it's ridiculously frustrating from a fan's perspective.

That would depend on two things: 1) results 2) style of play suiting the current squad At the moment I can't really see either coming any time soon so I think your view is very short term at best. I'm assuming the new manager isn't going to be significantly better than Pardew, which I think given our track record is a pretty fair assumption.

I think we're marginally more likely to keep players with Pardew than without him. Shortcomings nonwithstanding, at the very least they seem to like him and are willing to play for him.

That sad, resigned feeling you get whenever he hits a cross into the box.

I don't want to sell him but it seems like it's out of our hands now.

I really think tonight's result was much more down to certain players letting the team down than Pardew's tactics. Tiote was absolutely awful, Cisse and Ba looked thick as mince and ball watch when we're in possession. We knocked it about well but were let down partly by poor decision making and partly an absence of luck. Pardew must take blame for 3 shite subs though, timing and personnel was all wrong. I agree 100% with this. Style of play was much more positive. Individual performances were disgusting.

Even if we only get 3 points until the new year we're still (just barely) on pace for survival and that's after suffering what will probably be our worst run of the season. The only realistic chance of us getting relegated at this point is if we sack Pardew and appoint a Kinnear-equivalent.

Football is going to be really, really shit until the new year. As if it will be any better after

Lose to City 5-0, then give QPR their first win. Perfect.

Sick and tired of being shit every week.

Greatest hit series of aggravating goals today. Stupid deflection. Check. Needless free kick leads to goal. Check.

Dear Lord. I came.

Apathy setting in. Why am I up at 5am to watch this shit.

Typical

He's gone mad. Well, that is unless we win today, in which case this becomes a brilliant ploy that I supported from the beginning.