themanupstairs

This. If Evans isn't fit to work and return to society yet, then he should never have been released in the first place.

He needs to turn it into 1st to appease us deluded Geordies. Damn right

Believable tbh

Some of the stereotypes in this thread

Usually, when you are playing as a winger, it´s your job to follow the fullback if he advances. If you are not doing that, it usually mean 2 v 1 situation on your flank. Ironically, when he was at his absolute best for us, apart from producing the breath-taking moments in attack, he was also working very hard to track back and help defend danger from the opposition on his side of the pitch. He was also extremely intelligent in getting the release ball out and darting forward to receive it on the counter, which is an even better form of defence (transition that Mourinho is obsessed with). When his overall performance dropped because of being dropped/mishandled/coming on at 4-0 down with 5 mins to go etc....his work ethic also dropped. Ben Arfa may not be a model professional, but he is a genius artist who was very badly and miserably mismanaged by Pardew. Criminally so.

I like the sound of the intensive pressing! Hate it when we sit off and defend at the edge of our box at home. Its f***ing s***. Have you read the whole thing?

What good coach doesn't spot that playing Gouffran on the wing simply never ever worked in the year or so he has played there? What good coach doesn't spot that Tiote gives the ball away 5 times out of 10? He's rubbish at everything apart from maybe pretending to care and pretending to talk a good game. The word "fraud" is used a lot to describe Pardew on here, and it is not exaggerated one bit. He is very much a fraud of a football manager. As much of a fraud stealing a living as those ignorant pundits and journos talking shit at every turn.

Would be Pardew v Hughton thatsthejoke.gif

They all make me laugh because they are so fucking ignorant and clueless, stealing a living sat on a studio couch spouting utter bollocks.

Pretty sure that odious slime has been going around crying to his London pals about the rough ride he got "up there" from "them". Disingenuous cunt.

is that Lucien Favre? Aye right. We'll have heard of him

Arsenal and PSG are completely different teams that play in different leagues. Sissoko would be daft to go to Paris, but at Arsenal he would play every minute IMO. (and I for one, would be very honored to see him don the famous red and white of the respectable Arsenal FC of London, UK).

Ketsbaia? Avram Grant.

Ketsbaia?

Conceding 17 goals in 5 matches

Bullshit merchants the pair of them.

What we desperately need is for the new man to be a leader. We don't seem to have an obvious leader in the dressing room on the playing staff, so it is vital that the bloke in charge is someone who can lead from the front. Otherwise it would all be a mixed bag of clashing personalities, doing just enough to keep us in the division.

Got any specific rationale behind it? Mainly that he's not a yes man particularly, id likely to be conman enough to get on ashley's good side, isn't Ash a spurs fan? Chelsea fan isn't he? I really hope Sherwood doesn't come anywhere near us. He's a nothing personality and has the same demeanour as al pards that I just could never trust.

The 40 points gag again ffs. Our holy grail.

Got any specific rationale behind it?

Can't stand Sherwood. From the al pards school of being full of oneself without any particular reason to be.

Could very well be undergoing a media trial period. It is essential in Ashley's business model that the first team manager knows how to convey to the public that we appear to be trying, but always falling just short of any of our goals. If Carver is seen to be able to handle the media and PR side of things, he'll be given it IMO.

Carver wants the job because he thinks he can do it. By do it meaning that he thinks he'll just carry on business as usual, where al pards left off, thinking he'll achieve the necessary results to keep us in the PL without changing a thing. He's spoken a lot about al pards knowing how to delegate responsibility. Tie that in with the knacker being in London most of the time, I reckon Carver did most of the work anyway.

It was 6 official games actually - if you want that as a standard of manager fine again no ambition - need a proven manager with a record of improving things and sorry he is not that. You mean the guy who took a backwater s*** Cypriotic club to the CL where even this guy had issues beating them? http://img2008.titan24.com/imgwater/242000/242570.jpg

Wait. I didn't watch/listen. This didn't happen, right? According to Ryder (I think) on Twitter, unfortunately, yes... I mean what can you even do at this point. If someone did that on FIFA you'd pause the game and explain what the letters under the pictures mean.