Pilko

Spot the difference: 1) "I want to spend a bit more time with my family and see my kid play, so I am refusing to travel with the squad to away games should I not be starting." 2) "If I'm only going to be on the bench for half our games this season, then would it be possible for it to be home games? I want to spend a bit more time with my family and see my kid play."

We don't know that he has 'dictated' anything, though. He may have said to Pardew that it's a preference of his but at the end of the day he'll do whatever the manager tells him to. You're going way over the top. He's been at the club for nearly 20 years and through nearly as many managers and he's suddenly a disgrace overnight. Mint.

Training doesn't even matter that much - look at Shola, king of the training field. Dogshit on matchdays when it counts. I personally couldn't give a fuck if Pardew's training sessions consisted of McDonalds and cuban cigars if we were still winning games every week. Having said that, I think if that was reality then Nolan may have dug his heels in a lot more.

Harper has been in the game a long time and has been at the club for longer than nearly everyone - he's well within his rights to ask. Pardew is well within his rights to say 'fuck that' and Harper would then have to back down. I don't see the issue.

Not at all, be pretty scary if Brunt (same starting letter and number of letters) skied a late penalty over the bar like a buffoon to allow the knackers a point though.

If that's so then Harper is as big a disgrace as Tevez. no he isn't. If Pardew has said that they'll be taking it in turns for bench duty/reserve games, I'd say it's perfectly reasonable for Harper to then voice that he'd rather be on the bench for the home games so he can watch his kids play every other weekend. Pardew could obviously then choose to ignore it and Harper would have to accept it either way, but comparing that to the Tevez situation is laughable.

You could theoretically argue that about any game. EDIT: Was aimed at Ronaldo but works with Otter's comment anarl.

A debut against Wolves, even if just a final 5 minute cameo, would give him a nice psychological boost for over the international period.

http://www.simpsoncrazy.com/content/lists/floorboards/underground2-vishnu.jpg with RTG even this dude would struggle to delete the shitty threads

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He ate all the vegetables and just as he was about to tuck into the steak he suddenly flung it behind him onto the plate of Danny Simpson.

Titus Bramble is a human male. He plays for Sunderland.

Brighton last night man, stupid fuckers. Watford even turned it around at the death for me.

No need to start Ben Arfa yet imo. Give him half an hour, leave the rest of the team unchanged (with Santon maybe coming in if fit).

Fun fact: Tiote and Cabaye cost less together than Connor Wickham.

I disagree, I think we should drop Elrond from the centre of the park and give Galadriel a game instead.

Did these and also went £1 on Lincoln, Charlton and Gateshead to complete the fiver.

Okay. So HT draw, FT Man U. - £2 pays about £11.20ish Napoli, Benfica, Brighton, Watford. - £2 pays £21.20ish

Won a small amount on Norwich last night, and on the MOTD quiz machine too. Gonna have HT Draw, FT Man U tonight and also some kind of accumulator.

Be class if we hear nothing of this until Pardew emerges for the pre-Wolves presser with bruises all over his face.

Very nice surprise, this. Gives me hope we can tie up Coloccini too.

Fucking hell, shocking news. RIP.

Hang on, I thought Sessegnon was better than Ben Arfa?

:lol:

Bruce is missing "da big oidea".