Jordan

I'm not making out he's the worst manager in Europe, i'm making out that he's not good enough for the players we have and the level we're trying to reach.

In a team that can consist of Debuchy, Coloccini, Santon, Ben Arfa, Cabaye, Sissoko, Marveaux Gouffran and Cisse playing long balls is disgusting. I completely lost my rag with him in that awful run in December and his attitude stinks, the negative side of him has really came out this season and I don't think he can motivate this team to ever be able to go out and play expressive football. Soon enough the more intelligent players are going to click on to this and want out of the club and if it was a choice between Ben Arfa or Pardew to stay at the club I don't think there would be many people who would choose the latter. His football has also alienated players out of the team such as Anita who I rate quite highly but think he will never make it at this club with the current philosophy as he's looked horrible at times this season because he can't adapt to the nature of smacking it straight up the field when he get's the ball. This is much like Marveaux who is in and out of the team because he isn't as physical as someone like Tiote despite being 10x better technically. i don't know if this is Pardew's English mentality but the thought of needing very physical players to win games now is just not needed and outdated. If you look at the best teams they have one physical at most, his reliance on Tiote this season despite him being awful in 90% of the games he's played is pathetic considering the way Anita was coming in to form when Tiote came back in January and was dropped for him despite playing the better football this season.

Debatable tbh. I expected it from them two and we had players who were not so much suited to that style but more so than this group of players. Also Souness and Allardyce's squads weren't as strong as this one.

End of the season I want him gone. Sacking him now would just be plain stupid because we're not getting relegated and we stand a small chance of winning Europa League. The football played with the squad we have regardless of injuries is totally unacceptable and the long ball in the first half of the season is arguably the worst football i've seen in my time following this club. He is far too cautious of a manager and this has an incredibly negative effect on the players. I also get infuriated how at no point this season he's put his hands up and admitted he's made mistakes instead he chooses the cowards way out and blames everything but youth players etc. I'd love to get rid of him in the summer and just bring in a head coach who can train the players into becoming a positive attacking team because with the talent we have offensively with HBA, Cisse, Cabaye, Gouffran, Sissoko it is far too good of a side to be playing for what would seem like 0-0 draw's most of the time. I say head coach because we seem to be ran much more like a continental club than an English one. I'd say it's quite well documented Pardew doesn't have much say in transfers so the next person in charge would also have to accept this fact and judging by our buys over the last two years i'm more than happy with the current transfer policy continuing providing we don't have a repeat of last summer.

I'm getting that. Favourite kit ever.

Don't want a weak side out as we're not completely out of relegation battle and a massive mauling won't help morale. Just seen Kompany and Aguero are back for this one. Typical

Hate that little prick so much. Was so angry when that tackle happened, I want a long ban and the referee saying he didn't see it sets it up for the FA not to bottle it.

Agreed Dave. Done similar with Santon last season. However I don't think he'll phase Tiote out as it seems he likes to have some "steel" in midfield and Anita doesn't provide that. I'm sick to death of Tiote now though, loses possession a lot, get's caught dawdling on the ball, passing is shocking lately and all round his physical side has just been far too strong this season. He's been a liability this season, almost guaranteed yellow card having on the pitch and I get scared when I see him near our box as I fear he'll do something like he did last week against Stoke.

It's shocking how low the standard at a professional level is. I've played under better refs in sunday league football.

Referee's

Disagree. Gouffran has really stood out for me in terms of movement and work rate, looks like he could potentially be a hell of a signing despite not being too good today. Yanga-Mbiwa is also a fantastic signing, looking like he has the potential to be a very top level centre half already by watching the way he reads the game.

Did look much better as an attacker today. Think when everyone's fit () he should be given a chance as a winger.

Been saying it for about half a year now, get Anita into the squad. Tiote needs to take a long, hard look at himself. Been pathetic all season.

He's had one bad game man, lay off him.

Just snap in this interview man, show some fight.

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Stoke wasn't luck like, we were the better side and won the game fairly. Today was horrendous once Debuchy came off.

Handball wins it. Excellent refereeing from start to finish.

One of the most painful losses in a long time.

I fucking hate football

What does he have to do to be off? it's a fucking joke, lost the ball everytime he has it, gives needless fouls away, cost us a goal last week. The bloke's been shit for a year yet still plays week in week out.

What's Tiote doing man? Parker-esque.

Hasley can still fuck off. Didn't have the balls to send Perch off because he knows he did wrong in the first half.

Looks so much better after scoring.