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He's getting ahead of himself though, like he always does. Spouting shit that he doesn't know will come to fruition. If we've any luck he won't be here come the transfer window.

Yeah, season's a dead rubber now and if we go full strength we might accidentally end up in the Europa League. Treat every game between now and the end of the season like a cup game. By which I don't mean in the way teams facing relegation claim every game is like a cup final, but just grudgingly turn up and put 11 players on the pitch. Depends on your point of view I suppose, some people have already said we should be trying things out over the remaining games. He only just got us back to basics!

I'm not even saying it to be controversial. I would genuinely be happy for him.

One of my best mates here in canada is a mackem. My first mackem friend, infact. I hope they win it.

Save up money for the remainder of pardews contract. When he leaves, we get a new manager and spunk all the money on winning/buying the league.

Will we eventually become the richest club in the world?

Not sure what the point of the Fan Forum meeting is. You could predict all of their answers and save a bunch of time. Waffle.

Again, this is ignoring the main point. No one is saying that being 8th is bad. Being 12th would be ok if there was an understanding that we are improving. Look at Hughton's time here, or Keegan's second spell when our main concern was to avoid relegation. In both cases there was genuine hope for the future. Now we know that this season is finished and we have no intention of chasing a UEFA place. It's not ignoring the main point, it's an ability to hold the two concepts together in your mind. I admit the bigger picture is bleak, but football as a sport still holds enough interest over each match. On your last point though, I'm sick of people taking the Europa League moaning too literally. I'll never believe we're actively trying to finish lower in the league. Pardew must want to win every game, he would never have achieved anything in football if he didn't. Otherwise why celebrate the winner like that on Sunday? I agree the club overall lacks ambition under Ashley, but I think it's a mistake to project that so literally onto the manager and players. Come on, Ian. You're smarter than that.

Doesn't really matter if he's been misquoted. If either psg or bayern hoyed in a bid, he'd be off

I bet he doesn't give us a single thought. He made the right move. Happy for the lad.

Well we have to start producing players from the area if we want a chance at having another manager similar to Bobby. That's not happening anymore. So aye, not in our lifetime.

When did football get so shit.

Our transfer policy is shit though.

You want us to remain exactly as we are?

Bottom line though is he's a cunt.

Branson is too smart and rational to get into football.

That hurts.

If any new manager came in after the next game, you just know that first thing on their agenda would be signing an extension with Hatem. Any manager. Maybe it would be a ploy to get the fans on side, or maybe he'd consider it a strength to have such a talent in the team. Pardew is a plank.

Just waiting for Lee Ryder to pour cold water on this.

If the players get wind of that they'll lose for sure. Maybe Cisse is missing sitters on purpose!

I wish I could go back in time to his second spell, the day before it was announced/seen at the game. Everyone was buzzing at the rumours of him returning. You could feel it in the air around the city. It was fucking lush, like.

I don't want us to lose, really. But I'll keep hoping for another good dicking until he is sacked. We're almost safe, so.

Alan and Hatem have a proper lush relationship. Hatem loves Pardew. He's been the first manager able to control the wild child.

Going by twitter the majority of people backing Pardew are lasses.

I hope the coaching staff go when he does, out of loyalty or some shite.