Interpolic

What the fuck was Ridgewell doing there?

13 more minutes of this, fuck off.

Starting to get a bit fed up with Pardew like. We never seem to take the initiative and go out to win a game comfortably, no matter the opposition. Every game is a struggle and it's boring as fuck to watch.

Actually a bit bored now.

Not good enough this like, we've carried no attacking threat whatsoever second half.

Yep, predictable as hell that we'd do that.

Fuck. Can't say we weren't warned and as I suspected we didn't see fit to take the initiative when a goal up. Still think we might win.

Canny half on the whole, although I suspect we'll do our usual trick of defending a 1 goal lead with our lives with no attacking intent whatsoever.

The silly and the superb, the silly and the superb, the silly and the superb, it's Ameobi.

Ba's technique is fantastic.

Geet in.

This co-commentator's quite good, whoever he is.

Really sounds it.

Fucking hell, ripped apart there.

Corner ball, I'm excited.

Ooooh. Santon having a good game here all round.

Pardew had that excuse ready before we even qualified, it's a bit disappointing he chooses to turn a positive into a negative.

Am I a total idiot for thinking we should try Cisse on the left? Let Ba have his central role while he's scoring goals and have everyone but Cisse playing in positions that get the best out of them. And who knows with Cisse, he might do OK out there.

It's an interesting situation with Ba and Cisse, can't help thinking one of them will be away if Pardew can't work it out.

Missed the line up only with one player. For those of you calling me names.. lets give this guy a medal He did get slaughtered tbf, hadn't seen that the first time around.

Missed the line up only with one player. For those of you calling me names..

I didn't say it wasn't up to Pardew to sort it out. It's just irritating that some people think if we switch to 433 it will automagically make us play better. There's definite intention behind both formations when we deploy them though. One of them's based on long ball, not conceding and hoping that something goes in, the others based on playing football and not conceding by being in possession of the ball, plus fluidity and movement. I honestly don't understand your problem here. He has a problem with any criticism of Pardew, however strong or mild. Not sure if it's interpreted as being ungrateful or something but this conversation happens frequently.

What do you think of the lineup? Wouldn't have been what I would have gone with but will see how we go. Yeah, same. Can see why people are a bit peeved though, the 433 thing's mind boggling in my opinion. I don't know why he hasn't given Cisse a whirl on the left myself.

What do you think of the lineup?