Mattoon

I think we'll end up 11th on goal difference with that run in.

As i tell my kids, saying sorry means nothing if you continue to carry on as before. Sick of hearing sorry from the players and manager, do something about it you numbnuts. Spoken like a true dad

Do they have to airlift this egomaniac into the stadium?!? Surely there's no doors big enough for his over-inflated ego to fit through. Unbe-fucking-leavable!

The most important thing is the process of making sure we win when we don't win in the process that's important mostly.

Wiv atem not playin today we waz not enuff fret

It's going to be another humiliating defeat isn't it? Pardew will probably blame oxygen and tell us we wuz more ov a fret or some other fake positive. In other news it's good to see the pre-match penis is back in action in the polls.

Definitely would have been posted but it's not the first time... Possibly also the worst thing he's ever come out with in terms of the dignity and respect bit. Detestable fuck doesn't deserve to utter the name, he wouldn't know dignity or respect if it bit him on his slimy arse. He's really starting to boil my piss, his every word is like nails down a chalkboard, unbearable and irritating. Surely he can't believe his own shit, either that or he's purposefully antagonising us now.

Right people need to stop posting so much if we want him gone before page 1000 ffs

Not bothered about that. Every time I see a fat sam team I just want them to lose. we have a winner (loser?)

I call for a top 10 ST, once our position is secure you don't have to pay any more installments, fair deal?

Literally my only requirement is someone with a footballing philosophy!

Exactly what I was thinking, why would you want to play for someone who has blatantly berated you publicly at every opportunity? It's a double edged sword, play and possibly save the guy who's wrecking your team and more pertinently your own career or don't play and prove everything he's said about your attitude right.

"I know I've fucked you over all season, made you rot on the bench and blamed you for every loss I've gifted you a cameo in, but the shits hit the fan and I'm up against it now. If you could just save my bacon, that'll get the fans back on side, how does that sound to you Hatem? Oh and I'll make some vague promise about playing you next season to get you motivated. We all cool now yeah?"

What do you want me to say? It's a safety-first formation that works well when you break quickly and have a striker that can handle the role. We don't have that striker (at least not fit and playing), we're not breaking quickly enough although in season past we were much better at it, and it's not providing enough safety to squeek the odd result at the moment. We're just getting hammered. There's nothing wrong with the principle of the formation but I agree the execution has been s***, performances have been s***, and Pardew has to answer for it. 451 in itself isn't a crime. *shrug* So basically we are playing the wrong formation for the players we have available. If only there was a job description for someone who could sort that out. Our problems are deeper than the wrong formation. We're giving away a lot of goals recently. There are two ways you can go with it; be more attacking and hope that takes the pressure off (but might leave you open once you lose the ball), or keep it even tighter. Given we're already playing a 451 and our attacking options are pretty s*** (injured, lack confidence, has never been prolific, was never any good, is 12 years old) there's not much room for movement. Our attacking options are a lot better than you would think if you stopped worrying about the opposition and put players in their natural position for a start. If you are going to play Cisse up front, then he needs delivery from wide areas. So on the left, Santon and Gouffran is not a great supply line. Neither is MYM going to give you much as a marauding right back But yeah, I suppose we could always put an extra defensive midfielder in there to stop us getting beat 4-0. 1-0 is a moral victory like #stoptherot

If he's not thick then how does he think excuses like Science are acceptable in anyone's book? Why does he continually contradict himself?

That's a load of bollocks, Pardew isn't clever enough to do a "Mourinho," he never has been and never will be. He's a fraud and you still haven't seen through him. Nah, you're talking s****. Whatever you might think of the sleazy, chavvy, git on a personal level he's still a professional football manager, been in the game for years as a manager and a player, has his UEFA licences. I wouldn't trust him on much, but the one thing he has even half a clue about is football. I don't know if you've ever tried doing any of the coaching badges but they get pretty intensive pretty quickly. What might seem obvious to us isn't going unnoticed by a pro. they're just seeing other things too. When it comes to football I reckon he knows more than message board Mick (and me). I don't think he's as good as Mourinho with the psychology stuff. And I think he's lost some of the players. But I'll give him the credit. I think he's trying. For me the parallels are obvious: find talk points that distract from the players, play down expectations ("we aren't favourites to win the league" while being top of the table), etc. You're beyond help. I'm actually speechless, fwiw I'd have "Message Board Mick" over Pardew as manager any day!

Best play him then. How's he gonna score if he doesn't get chances?

Daily fucking mail, do your research you bunch of fucktards: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2603213/THE-FOOTBALL-GRAPEVINE-Arsenal-join-hunt-Lukaku-cost-spirals-40m-Spurs-look-sell-flop-Lamela-Italy-half-price-paid.html Muppets!

Love it, let's hope the nationals pick up on this, the tide has definitely turned, as bad as it is a loss is the best result we could have hoped for today, turning the screw. I just hope the fat man sits up and takes note.

The hadron collider

Surely the wind comes under the bracket of science? Running out of excuses now so using a thesaurus? Next it'll be gravity or the sun.

Just riding on the tails of Caulkin there though, the only decent journalist out there.

Pardew probably blaming Ben Arfa for the wind after eating Brussel sprouts last night.

Class, love the guy!