Mattoon

Exactly right GB, more than sums it up, had way too much leeway and exhoneration, the interminable lies and deceipt have awarded him, quite rightly IMHO, with distrust, disbelief and disdain. The fact his every word and action is dissected and criticized is borne from his own misgivings, there's no sympathy there from me I'm afraid.

The main crux of my post was of a hyperthetical scenario, whereby if he were to sell up and we were to get an owner, not necessarily rich, just wanting us to do the best we can on and off the pitch I'd take the heartache of relegation today. It's the limbo and the indefinite mediocrity that hurts the most. The better the devil you know bullshit doesn't wash with me, not here, not now. I know, no matter what, there's always the possibility of worse, but right now is that not a risk worth taking? This current regime has no plan that involves football, no desire for the club, it's Groundhog Day.

As much as I have rebuffed the idea of relegation in the past as a means to an end as opposed to my love of NUFC it now feels like if there's no other option and it would ensure a change of ownership I would gladly take a year in the league below and a rebuilding exercise for a new, ambitious owner.

Ok so say you went to a restraunt and the food was shit, you'd rightly complain (I agree with that point) but then would you go back and eat said dog food every time you went out? After all you went there all the time with your dad and the food was great! Granted it's not quite the same, but the principal is.

Other than the clueless prick "in charge" Cabaye's (along with others) loss of form last season was a great deal to do with our struggle, even then we were even more clueless in the games he didn't play in. The thought of a whole season without his input isn't worth considering and unless we replace him like for like in the summer... Well next season will be embarrassing to say the least.

I just can't understand how easy he has it, in stark contrast to some of the visceral the old regime / aweful managers had before. We've really lost our mojo!

Going to matches ATM IMO is akin to feeding your mrs lard pies every day and then being shocked that she's getting so fucking fat.

Poor little Pardew, lost Cabaye and doesn't know what to do. It's not his fault they sold the player who made things happen despite suspect tactics; not his fault we played 2 DMs, at home, to relegation strugglers; not his fault we played hoof it to lurch; not his fault we played our only attack minded flair player in the wrong position and he was nullified from the game; not his fault he can't get players fired up for a derby! Blame the players, blame the board, but don't blame poor little Pardew. Ffs sack the lot. I know Pardew is only a symptom to the Ashley disease but fuck me, it's nice to have symptom relief when you're feeling as shitty as us right now!

Think I've started to realise why mackems have been so bitter and twisted all those years! On another note I spent half an hour carefully constructing a comment on Sky's match report last night about how Ashley has created a self sufficient driftwood of a club to use as a free advertising board for his shit brand and anyone who thinks Pardew isn't completely complicit to that is deluding themselves. It was carefully thought out, not angry or abusive, no bad language and yet it was never posted. The level of comments accepted on the page range from window lickers to crayon eaters, it's like the media purposefully seek out a certain level of support to build a picture of us.

Easy target, played out of position and asked to do Cabaye's job, aye he was shite but I wouldn't see it going any other way under Pardews ineptitude. No one can hold their head high after that performance but Ben Arfa is not a central midfield lynchpin ffs. As for Shola..... Really people are defending him?? He can only be exonerated by the fact it's not his fault he keeps getting played.

Robert was a cracking player for us, no doubt, but as tmonkey has so eloquently put he had a world class manager who knew how to utilise what he had and how to cover for his weaknesses by utilising the players he had in a formation that suited us and tactics that benefitted our gameplan and not neutralise the opposition! Not much Ben Arfa can do on his own with the ball sailing over his head. But he still gets me on my feet nearly every time he has the ball! I'd love to see what he could do under a decent manager.

achieving better results ie finishing higher risks europa league and in order to have a serious go at the high reward of champions league cash requires large investment which is a big no no I would say that he may get rid due to today putting more pressure on him after the transfer fiasco but I honestly don't think he gives a flying f*** about what we think. Any other Premiership club would of sacked Pardew after the derby and Liverpool games last year, the fact he didn't tells a big story. Probably gets a buzz out of us being s*** in the games that actually matter to us (cups and derby) so long as we're not flirting with relegation. Spot on he hates us and is getting ample payback whilst at the same time making good money all around due to his involvement. He will go, but I fear it won't be for a long while and I honestly believe if some rich consortium were going to buy us, they would have by now. I wouldn't be surprised if he's had a few inquiries, but how much is the club worth to him in advertising alone for x amount of years? You can't put a price on that and he knows that. Unless we get relegated he's going nowhere fast, not without some kind of clause in the purchase regarding free advertising.

I thought it was depressing when we were neck and neck with Spurs, we were both at a crossroads and they made the right move at the right time with twitchy face and moved forward while we coughed and spluttered and eventually got relegated. But watching teams like this pick us off at home and actually slowly start gaining some momentum whilst we still splutter along with the odd impressive win sandwiched by total shit is too hard to swallow. Just glad Cabaye didn't go in the summer now or where would we be??

I wouldn't be surprised if he gets his lackies to check forums for him. Wouldn't be hard to pick them out like. Unless they were.... Incognito

achieving better results ie finishing higher risks europa league and in order to have a serious go at the high reward of champions league cash requires large investment which is a big no no I would say that he may get rid due to today putting more pressure on him after the transfer fiasco but I honestly don't think he gives a flying f*** about what we think. Any other Premiership club would of sacked Pardew after the derby and Liverpool games last year, the fact he didn't tells a big story. Probably gets a buzz out of us being shit in the games that actually matter to us (cups and derby) so long as we're not flirting with relegation.

The cynic in me says Ashley tells his pet Pardew to throw the derby to ensure he hits us where it hurts most for all the abuse we give him. I bet he's still sulking from when he threw his toys out his oversized pram in the relegation season.

Would love to hear how they try and defend this clown on MOTD tonight but haven't got the stomach to watch that again.

I'm fairly sure no amount of bad press concerning nufc will affect SD in a bad way. I guess what I mean to say is until and unless he starts getting picked up on by mainstream media on what we can all see is happening. Are they blind, choose not to see or just far enough departed from the club to not see it though?

He's going nowhere, all this praise for "our" financial position, when the truth is he's happy to own self sufficient driftwood. As long as we exist in the Premiership without making waves it's costing him nothing. He can shove whatever the club "doesn't need" under his fat bastard mattress whilst his real passion gets free global advertising. All he has succeeded in by putting us on a financially sound footing is giving himself power. He doesn't need to sell us and until (and in the unlikely event that) he starts getting bad press that could affect his beloved SD he won't go unless someone offers him a lot more than the club is worth. It's just not in his best interest to lose his cash cow and IMO it'll take a good whack to convince him otherwise!

Aye and even some stupid b******s on here will continue to find excuses for the c***. There are a few "usual suspects" missing tonight I notice. Probably busy researching stats about science.

Saw this week, culminating in today from a mile off, think we all did if we're being honest, doesn't make it any easier to swallow. Sick to death of the lot of them unbelievable that people still defend this fuckwitt and don't accept that he's part of the cancer and completely complicit to everything wrong with the club. Fuck the lot of em, they've managed to turn a promising team into a clueless shitheap and a once proud footballing club into a soulless advertising showreel for S***** D*****

I thought we were in for that Brazilian Neyman

Couldn't get him over the line

Got to love Cisse's tenacity, he's been pimped to every country that has a football league and his feet are firmly on SJP soil, if he resists Cardiff too! Now if only he could show that kind of determination on the pitch...

He must feel like he's wasting his life and talent, scouring the French leagues for months on end for what?? A lowball transfer offer and throw on the stack of oh we tried paperwork.