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Think I'm just going to watch it somewhere in Toon, not going to matches anymore as painful as it is, but there's literally no point. My interest in this game has been lowered considerably since the club dismissed the rumours that if we lose Pardew is gone. I almost hope we lose tbh, just for people to maybe finally realise that we've got to make a stand.

He's the worst I've ever seen at NUFC, by some distance. Roeder was a lot better than this guy, and you could argue he was working with a considerably weaker (or limited) squad. He did fantastic to take us to the FA Cup 1/4's and finish 7th in his interim season, but then struggled the next season as we finished 14th (I think) after the bank had dried up for Freddie. In that season we drew with Arsenal away, beat Liverpool at home, and got that remarkable draw at home to Man Utd with a team full of bairns. We also reached the UEFA Cup 1/4's, and tried to play decent football whenever possible. We had some horrendous matches too, I won't glorify the man; Charlton, Sheff Utd, Blackburn at home being particularly poignant. But he did beat the mackems......4-1. Then the likes of Hughton; installed a fantastic attitude, humility, and spirit into the club. He got us promoted, forged a very effective system for the players at his disposal and was successful with it. We beat the mackems 5-1 under him (then Arsenal away a week later). The final straw for him was that game at WBA, which was horrendous, but Pardew has overseen worse- see last 3 derbies.... Night on wasn't afraid, he wasn't a spineless coward who lived to serve his master, he cared about the club and it's supporters. He did far, far more for this club than AP has, and is a good man. Christ, even Souness got us to an FA Cup Semi-final- taking it to Spurs and Chelsea along the way- and a UEFA cup 1/4. He was awful. But he even beat the mackems 3-2. All of the above had their faults, some more glaring than others. Most weren't a lot better than average, but the point of my fairly aimless rant is to highlight just what an awful person Pardew is, and just how insulting he is to us as fans, and our clubs history and traditions. I truly hate the man. He has drained any form of excitement from this clubs life and along with Ashley has us where he wants us; in that straight jacket of mediocrity. We don't play our best players, we don't want to win anything, we play a dire brand of football, we're being lectured that losing to our bitterest lessors is acceptable and will become the norm. We have the f***ing p*ss ripped out of us by Pardew and Ashley and they don't give a f*** as long as they make the last buck out of us. I won't ever go back to SJP as long as both Ashley and Pardew are there.

Was talking to an ex-academy player the other day. He said when he trained with the first team last year he literally couldn't believe how bad Gosling was. Apparently they did some shooting practice and Dan only got about 5 of 40 shots on target, he was totally dumbfounded as to how he was anywhere near a PL side. Pardew really likes him too, as well apparently. Depressing.

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Get him in as bloody manager!

You look at all that SD graffiti around the stadium, you look at the back of your season ticket and see it has SD logos on it, you see during matches our nazi stewards trying to eject people from the match because they're standing, or standing in a different seat to be with their mates, you read the Kevin Keegan thread on here and read about the ambition and passion that man had and gave this club, you watch the incredible football we played under Sir Bobby, too- the fast attacking brand with heroes such as Shearer. And then you look at where we are now- our most talented player being forced out by a manager who epitomises everything that is wrong about our club nowadays, who represents and enforces this totally unjust and poisonous regime, and who contradicts everything great about this clubs history. Why the f*** bother anymore? We don't matter.

Just read an article by an ex-Cardiff City fan who now follows Dulwich Hamlet FC in the lower leagues- primarily due to Vincent Tan's destruction of CCFC, but also due to the 'passive consumer' matchday experience, extortionate ticket prices, and the general staleness of the PL. It really has made me think what is the point in bothering again? We follow a club that doesn't want to win anything, the matchday experience even at SJP is completely mundane, as 'fans' we are completely insignificant in the grand scheme of things, simply making up the numbers so the big rich boys can play. I know football in general at the elite level has taken a turn for the worst, but the PL is by far the most sterile league of them all. And following a club within that is now completely soulless makes it even more pointless. It's a fucking joke.

There is literally no point in supporting or caring about this club anymore. Not one bit. I fucking hate this so, so, so fucking much.

Die, you cunt.

Declined rapidly recently. I suppose being played out of position for the majority of his time here doesn't help, but really been going off him recently. Nice one, Pards

I agree but it might encourage others to do it if they think a large number are doing it. That's got to be our biggest hope, that people won't see their decision as totally ineffective and meaningless.

Someone on Twitter said that apparently the club have received over 4,000 cancellations since Saturday.

God, that interview is grim. So spineless. In hindsight, finishing 5th was the worst thing that could happen to us long-term. The perfect excuse to give him a whopper (length) deal and brainwash supporters. I remember so many horrendous performances that season where it was an utter miracle we won. We had individual brilliance of two deadly strikers (one for each half of the season), Cabaye, and Ben Arfa (when he finally decided to start him ahead of Obertan). The signs were there, but the instant 'successes' concealed them...

Incredible to think where we'd be if we bought a few players with real quality to improve the team every window, and appointed a manager who knows how to coach and use effective tactics. We'd be formidable. We're one of the few clubs that don't actually need to the wealth of Man City to compete with the big boys. We're so suppressed its untrue.

Watch his goals and performances against over his time here, y'know- when he's actually been given more than 15minutes on the pitch- and then give yourself a massive slap and a cold shower for comparing him in the same bracket as Steven Taylor and Shola Ameobi Christ almighty.

People are criticising him for his lack of motivation and desire yesterday, and I can see why. I'm a massive lover of the guy, so will naturally take his side- but it was very obvious that our gameplan from the off was not a last minute decision Pardew whipped up the night before; this would have been the order all week in training (if we did anything at all), which in that case you can completely see why HBA would be so lethargic and unmotivated. I bloody would be! The kid knew from kick off that his ability would be completely overlooked because Shola was in the team. Shola fucking Ameobi, man. Shocked he hasn't quit, tbh.

People have no idea how much replica and match tickets add up. It's monumental money. General sale tickets become inconsistent in selling, season tickets plummet, and people abandon the club shop and all of a sudden he's income is battered. He becomes bitter and decides to sell more players? Combine that with half empty stadium and a lowly league placing and it becomes very obvious to all what sort of a horrible little choad he is.

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Spot on Ronaldo, and HTT. The latter a very depressin but true post.

Wait, so people are saying that putting your own money into this dead-end regime is more beneficial than ploughing more money into his coffers? Days like yesterday and the Yohan Cabaye sale will only happen next season, and the season after. It happened last season, that wasn't a fluke. As HTTP said, what Ashley has done in the past to us would not have been allowed at other clubs. NUFC before Ashley for me, and that means turning my back.

Yeah, yesterday's 'match day experience' was great fun. And the question you pose is exactly the point of this thread- 'oh it will do nothing, don't be silly'. Well for f*** sake what worse can it do than paying him millions every year in tickets and merchandise?? Don't say it won't work when we've never tried it. He's money obsessed, and that would mean less money for him. Think about it. Don't get me wrong, if an individual fan wants to withhold money and support on principle I'm all for them doing it. I just don't think it will affect out situation. So Ashley losing £20m+ a year from fans will not do anything? What's he going to do, sell our best players? We're fucking morons backing a regime that sells our best assets and doesn't replace them, he's keeping that money. It will work, but until people stop shrugging their shoulders and paying to whack, that cunt is here to stay. As is Pardew. And so are days like yesterday.

Yeah, yesterday's 'match day experience' was great fun. And the question you pose is exactly the point of this thread- 'oh it will do nothing, don't be silly'. Well for fuck sake what worse can it do than paying him millions every year in tickets and merchandise?? Don't say it won't work when we've never tried it. He's money obsessed, and that would mean less money for him. Think about it.

That year we got relegated was the year the tank emptied for our support, we bled out our last cry's of defiance and ferocity to suppressive owners. No one cares any more.

I think it's fair to say that our ins loyalty has tripped is into the grave Ashley has dug for us. It's harsh to knock a set of supporters for extreme, unwavering loyalty but there comes a point where you have to put the club first, not your 'addiction'. If walking away means that it will hasten a stop to humiliating defeats at to sunderland, and continuous 3rd round exists, then I'm all for it. A large majority of our support has been totally ignorant towards Pardew's incompetence as a manager and the role he plays in assisting this regimes severity. If yesterday wasn't a breaking point for people, nothing ever will be. We need to go.

I'm so sad I feel this way about Newcastle United- the thought of cancellingy season ticket makes my stomach churn, but giving an extra pound to that detestable man is even worse, and makes me feel like a complete fool. Newcastle United is dead.