Jayson

Should've score twice there

Would love to see the Germans beaten in a penalty shootout.

What a ball.

Superb passing & movement from Germany.

Not gonna reply to everyone. To be clear - the Cabaye excuse for our results was used less for example following the headbutt incident as the narrative for why Newcastle were doing badly changed as Pards was no longer a saint. Discontentment amongst the fans then stood out more in general, in the media especially. This created pressure, which i think Pardew/the side could not handle. I dont see anyone saying fans were directly angry with the side & caused the results which is the debate that seems to exist.

Whys that sorry.

Cue: JAYSON SAYS FANS ARE TO BLAME FOR RELEGATION SEASON

Ive put a sound argument on this page man, you lot just love to have a go. Yes i believe it was the primary reason we did poorly. I believe the protests & general discontentment the season we were relegated also had an affect on the players at that time. I believe that negative atmospheres around a football club will affect the players playing in general.

That was the main cause of our poor run - discontentment. Its not written brilliantly like.

Personally apologise to Ronaldo though.

There wasnt pressure as in fans were angry with x player or the side, just that an atmosphere was created that fan expectation was at the heart of following his headbutting incident. A general feeling that things should be better for the fans, who were watching cack & had nowt to shout about. It created pressure. Id be happy for that to continue myself, not blaming anyone in a negative way like.

I dont disagree that it comes from the manager. Their mentality is vulnerable under Pardew, who we were under at that time & there was a lot of pressure on the side. Nothing im saying is controversial. He headbutted someone, we lost a couple games poorly & it creates a pressure from the fanbase directly & indirectly via the media. He was asked most weeks after that whether he thought his job was safe. Im saying if the pressure continues, he can not get players performing. If it doesnt, i believe he has a better chance & will pull out average results. I dont see us getting relegated.

Mock indignation all over the shop then. Fair play.

Where did i mention blame? I said we had a part in the results, by the time we played Stoke/Swansea people were unhappy. He headbutted someone against Hull, caused a lot of discontent & pressure on the side from the media claiming he should then be sacked. The side already dealt poorly with pressure, we had a couple tough matches & it all ran together. Him playing Dan Gosling for fun didnt help matters, but the atmosphere of the situation had a strong part to play. You're talking about a side that cannot turn a game around after losing a goal & its controversial for me to suggest they didnt deal well with the atmosphere/discontent at that time? Ok.

We had a big part id say, created a build up of pressure that the players reacted poorly to. We missed Remy for a bit, that didnt cause the 4-0 consistant losses. They started bottling it, Pardew not being on the sideline had nowt to do with it.

Doubt we'll get relegated unless the discontent amongst fans continues. That was the main cause of our poor run. Pardew can get average results from average players, he's done it before. He actually has a harder time with players of quality. We'll be lower midtable i'd imagine.

France structure and balance will be the reason they win IMO, but yeah it should be absolutely class. Think Germany would sweep them aside. Can't see it, there's so many clear issues with Germany team that i can't see them sweeping aside any good team. Plus if i can see it, its obvious any professional manager in the KO stage of a WC can see it. I dont think Germany have played at full ability yet bar their first game. Be interesting to see how they do tonight.

France structure and balance will be the reason they win IMO, but yeah it should be absolutely class. Think Germany would sweep them aside.

We should've had such a good team. Pards man.

OG but Griezmanns been mint since he came on

Hes a good shot stopper like.

Bout time. Deserved.

Looks much quicker on the ball

We have goal-line technology, lets use it everytime the ball is within 5 yards of the line when everyone can see it clearly hasnt crossed.

That return pass was mint