Mattoon

This is the type of game we get unstuck, after two decent results against superior opposition, this is the kind of game we expect to win on the back of riding a wave and it inevitably ends in a draw or worse. Should be looking to win this but Pardews sit back and counter game won't work here.

Spot on, there's been a crusade to lower expectations and have us believe we are where we should be in the pecking order. 4 wins on the bounce will not convince me that the football I've witnessed over the last 4 years is acceptable or that this is his true level and not the preceding 10 months of dross. I'll take the wins but I don't believe for one second Pardew has masterminded it or that we've turned some kind of perpetual corner. The sooner he's gone the better, end of, don't let any PR campaign have you believe anything else.

He's done what he's always done, stumbled on a winning formula and a winning team sheet. He will stick rigidly to that come what may. When it stops working or he goes behind he'll start to tinker and we'll be back on the slide. I'll enjoy the wins, who doesn't love beating the bin dippers? But sooner or later it'll be insufferable again.

Poor Bigi, who knows wtf he did to Pardew. He fell in the borehole. We're saving up for a ladder to get him out. Bloody sovereign states and their large array of ladders, can't compete with that.

He was/is always only a mini-run away from a seasons stay of execution. He's had a couple of good, if not fortunate wins and for some reason it always erases all that proceeded it. He gets abysmal results 70-80% of the season, but it's the other 20% that proves what kind of manager he is, aye alright. Good Managers don't turn bad overnight? Yeah and shite managers don't turn good overnight either, 1 swallow doesn't make a summer. They'll all be crying into their Wonga tops when he takes us down eventually.

It was obvious the minute the team sheet was made public he was trying to throw the game, what he didn't know is that the kids were going to play out of their skins to prove a point. Hindsight says he was just being a genius obviously, like the time he played a blinder with HBA.

enjoyed that

I can see Pardew reverting to type because that's what he knows, Gouffran will be playing if fit, guaranteed and there's no way, even after that performance, Pardew will trust Abeid with a league start. Graft over skill. I hope he proves me wrong but we've seen it for 4 years now.

I'd think you'd have to be deluded to not have looked at that starting line up at 7:45pm and thought, yeah he's throwing the young ones under the bus. If anyone deserves credit it's the players for hoying that bus out the way. They took the chance that they were given and they made it count, good on them, mores the pity they won't see another match until the QFs though.

Maybe if we win it (chuckle) Pardew will get sacked for risking relegation in pursuing a cup?

Who's this Chucky bloke?

I find it rather apt his initials are ASP because he's a fucking snake

Half the team out "injured" bring the kids on to "prove themselves" get hammered, blame the kids/destroy all confidence, blame the loss against Liverpool to tired legs even though only 2 of the players tomorrow night get a starting berth in that game. About right?

Hopefully, at some point in the not too distant future... A bullet

Blackpool started the season with 13 players, but yeah according to the Oystens it's Riga's fault they've only won one match this season. Rediculous what's happening here!

We only have to listen to his propeganda sound bytes and persevere with his abortive anti-football once a week, how the ruddy fuck do these people come out an support him/big him up when they have/had to deal with that day in, day out for x number of years? Seriously, should be locked up with the criminally insane, borderline psychotic.

Credit where credit's due Well done Ameobi

I've not watched/listened to us kick one ball this season, I've given up in that respect. I get all my NUFC needs from here, tbh I'm not as stressed but equally pissed off as I've see it all before and can just visualise the inept display purely from your posts! Surely he can't cling on to his job much longer, 19% possession ffs. How is this not 5-0 slready?!? Why do teams always turn to shit against us?

After watching Spuds on Thursday I can catagorically say we're going to get well and truly "raked"!

So evidently his team is under immense pressure to "play football" as opposed to what exactly? Should they be flower arranging? Just another sly backhand at the fans I suppose. Glad to see he's not getting one iota of sympathy on Chronic website these days. Something's got to give, sooner or later, let's hope it's the former rather than the latter. If there's that much pressure then you're obviously not up to the job, give it up smug nuts.

No mention of Pardew and his failings. They pretty much admitted that we'll be keeping the purse strings tight in January, can't wait for championship football next season. What a complete load of guff, why do they even bother?

Love the fact he's got himself perched back on his throne, lording it up like he's just got us to 40 points with that one win, at home, against newly promoted Leicester, by one goal, by a player who has one semi-decent match a season. It's a long way to fall from that high horse Pardew and Tottenham will be giving you a great big push on Sunday. Papered over the cracks? More like monofilament over the cracks.

Gets given a PS4, loans it to a stranger, complains he can't afford an xbox one and continues to play on his Atari.

The fact that they play football is ideally suited to destroying us tbh