Vinny Green Balls

Loved how the sniper connected at long range with his hand when the ball struck.

I am certainly no Pardew apologist, but I thought the odious prick got things right today.

He got us 3 points against a team we traditionally fuck up against. Can't fault him on this day.

Of course his crossing was sub-par, but he caused Wigan quite a few problems on the right. Gave them something to think about. Certainly kept them form trying to attack us at will. Routledge overall did quite well, and was instrumental to us holding onto the lead somewhat easily, even against an absolutely abysmal side.

studs up, but not really aimed at the player on a 50-50 ball. The intent was to win the ball, which he did. I can understand a yellow due to the dangerous nature of the tackle, but there is no way that is a sending off.

pardon, a good troll appreciator.

but as a troll appreciater, I can see that Ashley's position is completely defensible, as long as it pisses of a critical mass of posters.

Ashley makes some decisions that utterly defy logic, because I think it's safe to say that he likely doesn't have much use for logic. He's the asshole in the casino who will put his house up based on a notion. A combination of luck and instinct have served him very well so far in business. However, the colossal flaw in operating NUFC in such away is that lady luck turned her ass cheeks toward this club 50 years ago. His good fortune will have been completely counteracted by the Magpie Effect. For the non-troll, his position is at this point completely indefensible. I don't see how much is going to change. He will probably go dormant for a year or two, right up until a thread asks if Ashley is now forgiven. And then the poison gas is released. A cycle is clearly manifesting here.

As much as I dislike how Pardew came in (and for various reasons dislike him), I think we are jumping on him a bit too quick on this one. If this continues, and players clearly fall out with him, then we can start likening him to Sourness. Perhaps this shit should have been kept in house, but let's not magnify the situation.

Truly amazing that 5 points separates us from last place, and from 7th place. Desperately need the points, to state the obvious. Am particularly worried about this one.

Fantastic news, if true.

The most likable thing about them is that they will likely all be dead in 80 years.

I've seen on more than a few occasions in his career him throwing his hands up in annoyance when another defender did not cover where HE should have been. When I say spaz out, I don't mean that he's having epileptic fits on the field. It's more of his consistent overcommitting, that sniper who occasionally follows him to the games, and the his reacting after the fact. He's not a shit player, but it really seems that every time he comes in, then we have 4 individuals in the back destructively interfering with each other. Not all his fault, but some players have an unsettling influence on their partners for whatever reason.

Taylor does more damage as an unsettling influence to everybody else, rather than his ability. He spazzes out, which seems to cause everybody to panic a little bit. His presence seems to cut the communication lines between the defenders and the midfield. Yes, he will throw in a last ditch tackle, but that is down to poor positioning more often than not. How many times has he created the need to go in with a last ditch tackle?

I may have criticized Routledge's crossing, but to say he was anonymous is incredible. He of all our midfielders at least had purpose about him, in stark contrast to Jonas on the left. He beat his man. He got crosses in. The crosses were generally in the right place, just not enough pace on them to trouble City so much. Certainly on that showing, he needs to be given more outings.

whackburn sounds unpleasant, tbh. Unless I suppose you are German.

Ronaldo raises good points, but I just think it would all average out about the same over the course of a season, maybe even slightly favoring Krul now. Hence why I think we should stick with him for the time being.

In truth, we are caught between the hammer and the anvil. And this is what is so shit. If we let it be known how we feel, we look like knobs. If we take it up the ass with quiet dignity, we look like passive tools. I've wracked my brain over this dilemma (well, for five minutes at least), and I for the life of me can't find a decent solution, without getting particularly nasty. I mentioned before that I saw a similar scenario when I was a high school teacher. The principal was fired, and a bullshit staff meeting was held by the board of directors. The reasons for letting him go were utter shit, so all I could really do to retain my dignity was tell them that I disapproved. Didn't make one bit of difference, and I wouldn't expect it to. However, sometimes it is just about dignity. Protests, revolts and the like only really work when a threshold is reached, and the status quo is an even worse prospect than being on the losing side. As this is a football club, that threshold will likely never be reached. It's a game, and we go there to be entertained. The only threshold is when it is no longer enjoyable in any capacity to support our club, which would take much more damage for me personally. I still fucking hate Ashley, but not as much as I enjoy watching us play. And that is the sad truth, and why I continue supporting this club when every other asshole I know is either an Arsenal supporter, or jumping on 'atchet 'arry's magical mystery tour. Once again, only three slave revolts .

If he's consistently making these costly errors over a few games, then I will be a bit worried. And I do agree that whether it's horrendous decision making, or no longer having the physical ability, it doesn't matter in the end. "Well, at least he made the correct decision" doesn't cut it any better. At this point, what is more important is to consider who is going to to ship in more goals over the course of the season...not how they do it.

I would certainly contend that his distribution and handling, if better, are marginally so at best. It seems to take such a long time for the instructions from his brain to get to his limbs that he has become such a liability. I'm not saying Krul is a much better choice, but recall some of Harper's school ground errors over the past two years.

So all things being equal, why bring in Harper again?

It can be somewhat cringeworthy, but if you are even going to go through the trouble of a protest, you might as well see it out a bit longer than the Liverpool match. Otherwise it's just another little tantrum.

Exactly! Over the past year and a half, Harper has looked as if he was trudging through molasses.

By the time I was three, I slipped off the moral high ground and into the abyss. Hence the name 'pinnacle of debasement'.

Can you explain what is meant by this please? Our capacity to tolerate abuse is a millionfold greater than our willingness to do something about it. When saying 'our capacity' I assume you're including yourself in this? If not, what have you done? I kicked Batista out of Cuba, but that limelight-grabbing Communist douchebag Che took most of the credit, along with his red butterboy Castro. Other than that, not much of note, apart from some beautifully eloquent complaining, and stellar analysis in hindsight.