Gallowgate Toon

It just makes me wonder what leads to such abysmal defending. I mean, we've evidently been poor this year but how the hell did performances like that come about?

As if we're scratting around with the likes of the Mackems and that Villa side.

I'd wager that instance was more tactical than individual to be honest. We seem to go for some mish-mash press. In that analysis it was clear as day that in terms of being a unit, we're very poor at the minute. But, why are these players doing different things to one another? Like some pushing out while others stay back, is that down to a lack of clarity? We look clueless. MYM looks a shell of his early form, he was actually trying to organise the defence in initial appearances, looks timid as anything these days, and Taylor doesn't take charge either.

To be fair for that second goal, he shouldn't be that high but do we not have a cover system for defence? One full back pushes up and the other stays back, it's basic.

He highlighted it earlier on, there's no unity or organisation in that back 4, Colo brings the former at least. The midfield's got off lightly a bit mind.

Deary me, this is a slaughtering and a half.

So much negligence on all fronts. I would never have imagined such a spectacular collapse in January, and the mental thing is, we're not even that far off mid-table. I'm in a strange place at the minute, can't get it off my mind, sometimes I feel vaguely hopeful for West Ham (or at least getting a win somewhere down the line) after some of the West Brom performance and at others I feel no hope at all, almost consigned to going down even if there are many variables to it.

Argh man, still can't believe we are where we are. Absolutely ridiculous.

I miss the good old days of being able to rip it out of them. What a mess this pillock has got us in to.

The Mackems are in a decent run of form, I don't think they'll win tonight but I think a draw's probably on the cards. I think we'll get something from the next 3, we followed up our last dreadful result with a semi-decent performance and good point, some slight (naive) hope.

Probably some player arguments after the game or a manager/player standoff, or something like that. Perhaps a naked Pardew headbutted Jonas?

Whoscored.com do them. http://www.whoscored.com/Matches/615283/MatchReport/England-Premier-League-2012-2013-Newcastle-United-Liverpool Go on the match report tab and head down to Positional Report, there's a pitch graphic. Select player positions and voila. Perch, Sissoko and Cabaye ontop of each other I haven't the foggiest what Perch is doing there like. He's either neglected his defensive midfielder role or been told to get forward.

Whoscored.com do them. http://www.whoscored.com/Matches/615283/MatchReport/England-Premier-League-2012-2013-Newcastle-United-Liverpool Go on the match report tab and head down to Positional Report, there's a pitch graphic. Select player positions and voila.

Hope he does tbh, everyone knows my opinion on 4-4-2 and its suitability to this squad but its become quite clear Pardew doesn't have a clue how to set the team up outside of 4-4-2. Well, he did, but now can't seem to get it right at all

Mole's right, this year's 4-2-3-1 has been awful. We played it last year and it was largely good, it just looks utterly disorganised now. Sometimes players press while the others sit deep and massive gaps appear. It doesn't look well defined at all, it seems overly complex.

We could be surprised here, he said in his NUFCTV interview that we absolutely needed to go to West Ham and get the win, and for once, I actually felt like he was speaking with some sincerity and conviction (aka he looked terrified). Then he started talking about needing experience in the line up I have no idea what to expect for this, in term of team, tactics and performance, but I imagine that once again, it will be illogical and overly complex.

His comments about putting experience in the team selection are a bit worrying. He might just mean Colo and Simpson coming in but who knows.

Would love Patrick Vieira right now tbh.

Spot on. We just need someone with the capacity to actually organise the team (some simple yet clear tactics, roles and responsibilities) and pick a balanced XI, with the guts to go out and try to get a win.

The more and more you think about this, the worse it gets. That starting line up man, so negative when we needed to get a win.

Depends if the players have down tools. If they have then he has to go now and hopefully that is enough for them to start fighting again. Yesterday looked like a few of them had had enough and want him gone, or is that reading too much in to it? (Genuine question btw open to everyone to answer) I think yesterday was enough for some of them. Let's not forget that some of these players have won championships and have genuine career ambitions, not pissing about trying to get a point at home when in a serious relegation battle.

He's such an arsehole. He's just the latest player that Wraith's decided to arse lick. The man is an insufferable human being. Staggeringly, it's being seemingly being advocated by tens of morons. 'Need Danny's commitment like' I don't think I've ever seen Simpson take responsibility for anything, I couldn't think of many worse choices for captain.

Steve Wraith on a one man mission to make Danny Simpson captain.

I think our best hope is that we'll grab a draw or two before the season's end and Wigan/Villa won't catch up. If we do stay up, I think the only way he'll be gone by the beginning of next season is if players make it known they want to go because of him.

I think the line up could have really fucked the players off. If the reports of harsh complaints at the player/staff meeting are true, then they see that line up for a home game when we're desperate for points, that may have been realization for some of them that this guy just has no clue and he's not going to change. This isn't me excusing them, they deserve a slating, I'm just trying to see where the hell that shambles came from yesterday. When you see footballers (international footballers, no less) not making simple passes and generally playing like they've had all of the belief sucked out of them, you know something is badly, badly wrong. They looked absolutely hapless, that was even worse than the last Liverpool drubbing we had at home.