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There's part of me that has some sympathy with pundits, because they can't be expected to have their finger on the pulse of every set of supporters. However, you could just spend an hour a day Mon-Fri on the various supporters' message boards and get the gist. That should be part of their job. The other side is the need (as a journalist) to be careful about alienating contacts in the game. However, there's a journalistic balance to be struck, and the "boys" continually fail to do so.

You can't stress it enough - you guys are essentially bottom after six games when only one of those games was against the "big seven". It's only going to get worse if Pardew stays, and I'm absolutely astonished he's still there, Ashley notwithstanding. He's clearly trolling. Look at the next few months. Chances are he'll now be there through October. Leicester are the sort of team that his approach might work against, plus he blagged a result at our place last year. That would take you to November. If you don't get two or three wins then (new manager or no) then December looks like a disaster area, and you'll be adrift by January. On the bright side, that would mean some more panic-buying, and if Pardew makes it to December there's no way he sees 2015 as Newcastle Utd manager. On the flip side, there's an ominous-looking set of games from Crystal Palace away on Feb 10th (tough crowd, evening kick-off) until Anfield on 11th April. Beat us at SJP and you might get some momentum. Lose that, and the easy run-in suddenly looks like five relegation six-pointers.

I've no doubt it was . Loads of you guys will have checked it out for one, and a few hundred quid isn't all that much.

Top of the H2H league - the only 100% record left!

They need to knock bonus points on the head, it's a nice idea done terribly. In other news, I completely forgot Wisdom was on loan. No wonder he looks better than everyone else.

Just need two other sides as s*** and Pards is golden. Three. I keep having to remind people how terrible Hull were that year.

Oops.

Aye, I'm sat here thinking why am I watching this s***. Terrible "Super Sunday" Between this and our match tomorrow night, someone has had a selection nightmare. Don't they have a token number of s*** games that they contractually have to show? Yeah teams have to be on TV a certain amount of times I think, so with games like this they just kill two birds with one stone Some uncharitable bastards might be tempted to say this weekend is four birds with two stones.

The commentator in the Us reacted waaaay over the top at the time, and I saw that Mike noticed it too . It was like he was a Dad seeing his kid get tackled in a Sunday morning game.

I forgot about that guy's reaction to the tackle on - who was it? - Di Maria (?). How did he react to Rooney basically taking a running kick at Downing's balls?

Disagree, we're s*** but there were signs today we've actually got a decent team somewhere. Positives being Buckley and Vergini. We need someone to put it in the net, granted. I'm hopeful Wickham comes good again. I do like vergini tbh. I obvs don't watch them as much as you but no goals in a side equals big trouble IMO. What about rodwell? Not as good as hoped? He looks alright, nothing more. I agree no goals equals trouble btw. Reckon Cisse will get them for you or are your lot in just as much s***? We are in the s*** if pardew stays simple as that, we will go down. Cisse could hit form again but as a functioning unit we are awful and have hardly any goals in us Sort of the opposite for us (if Cisse or Riviere hits form that is) you have a goalscorer but don't function as a team. We do, yet don't have a goalscorer. Yeah pretty much. Both f***ed in different ways. Mint. Dat hotbed haven't even thought of boro are they doing well. That's all I f***ing need atm Doing alright tbf to them. Half their squad are loanees like, why use your own famed academy when your manager is mates with Mourinho. Mostly from Chelsea I'd imagine? Three according to this, although it's a bit old: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2184093-chelsea-have-26-players-out-on-loan-after-the-2014-summer-transfer-window

Dammit, just checked out how exactly they award BPS. What an enormous waste of time. How can a goalkeeper ever get any?

Car crash it is then - ones all over the shop. If Lloris doesn't get a bonus for that I'm taking my ball home.

I'll take that result, though.

Many, many times. Just wait until tomorrow, ffs. My wife is away in Syracuse. I may be taking the kids to the zoo .

Not all that far off my team - although I do have Naughton. On the bench. He was always going to come back in tbh. I just wish my team could shoot themselves in the foot at different times. I thought I'd be able to do a nice little swap of Rooney for someone, now I might have to replace Ramsey too.

Many, many times.

Another great FK from Kranjcar off the bar.

I still do a little childish giggle inside when the commentator says "Hoilett". Because it sounds like "toilet".

What an odd career 2008– Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0) 2009–2010 → Yeovil Town (loan) 28 (6) 2010–2011 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 19 (0) 2012 → Millwall (loan) 5 (0) 2013 → Lorient (loan) 0 (0) 2013–2014 → Swindon Town (loan) 18 (5) He's 23 as well He's had some rotten luck with injuries, plus he was always a bit slight. You could tell some of the loaning clubs just thought he was too small. We thought his chance had gone tbh, but he's a lovely little player. Old-school Spurs kid - clever but weak. Also - I muted the QPR-Soton game to watch a College Humor short. Perfectly missed the last two goals.

On 59 minutes too. Yup. In one fell swoop it's gone from a decent-looking week to a bit of a washout. Lloris in goal looks scarier by the minute.

Sounds like a Scholesy special. Glad to see they're finally being given, although it fucks my FF right up.

Cracking goal for Southampton.