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Goals > goalless draws I know that's simplifying things far too much, but we need a creative spark whether it's a striker, winger, CM, or Hatem Ben Arfa.

Oba

Was just thinking of creating a new Twitter account for the sole purpose of berating Hatem haters.

That's one of my favorite Pardew subs ever. He's outdone himself there.

A Villa goal would be class.

Nice little ball there from Ayoze.

I can't wait to watch a game that doesn't involve us.

I'm so fucking bored.

Made way too much of it, but do think he got poked in the eye.

Those things would be nice, but a new manager would probably yield the same improvement.

Well done Villa fans.

Really put his laces through that one.

15 years since we've lost our opening two games. Could be another addition to Pardew's CV.

Time to climb out of the bottom... Aston Villa 1-1 Newcastle Chelsea 3-1 Leicester Crystal Palace 0-0 West Ham Southampton 3-0 West Brom Swansea 2-0 Burnley Everton 1-0 Arsenal Hull 1-1 Stoke Tottenham 2-0 QPR Sunderland 1-3 Man Utd Man City 2-1 Liverpool

I'd be upset (and feel bad for him) but anything that shoves Pardew closer to the door is a positive at this point. D®ummett is terrible.

The pervasive myth that Pardew is the one signing and selling players is driving me crazy.

Would be thrilled with this (assuming we spend the money ).

Not televised - boo.

Totally missed this thread. Prediction for tomorrow... Burnley 0-3 Chelsea Will start proper next week.

We played okay, but there's every chance it gets worse instead of better. The players won't have required much motivating today - first game at home against the champions, lots of new players excited, etc. Plus, once de Jong and Tiote come back he's going to need to make some crucial decisions about how the team is set up and who's dropped. If I had to guess, Tiote will come in for Anita and de Jong for Gouffran with Sissoko getting pushed out wide. We could be decent even without any additions, but it's much more likely that we'll struggle because of the decisions this clown will make.

Very good. Encouraging.

They are driving me nuts with the pronunciation of his name. It's definitely pronounced just how it looks, right?

So irritating that we're not even that far off being a decent team. Makes Pardew so much worse.