LucaAltieri

I disagree. There are lots of moving parts to a club. While some good players may not fit in at one club and go on to be excellent elsewhere I think the same can be said for managers. I'm going to judge Pardew solely on his NUFC career because that's the only thing that's relevant. He seems to have a good working relationship with the club and the internal workings, including their transfer and development policies. Last season it all came together nicely and worked out well. This season it didn't. There's no guarantee that next season will be a calamity just as there are no guarantees he will turn it around again either. The one thing we do know for sure is that there isn't a long line of top class managers queuing up outside St. James waiting to take over. With fewer games this next season, and the chance for players to recover over the summer, as well as any reinforcements that come in, I'm optimistic. The one thing that's pure fantasy is that Pardew will be sacked, another top class manager will come in, and be given a bag of cash to turn it into his team. It's just not going to happen. I think Pardew deserves another crack at it. Even if you don't agree, it's still the most reasonable option in terms of our finances and our limited recruiting potential.

When was this, sorry? 5th place finish. Did I dream it? No, but then I didn't dream Martin O'Neill and Sam Allardyce finishing in similar positions consistently. It's really not that much of an achievement to do it once and then collapse. And the football absolutely stank. Conversely, the new Man United manager has had some shitty seasons with Everton where they practically dropped off the map. There's no way of knowing which way Pardew will go unless he's given the chance of another season at least.

Based on? What makes you think the failure to perform comes from the players' relationship with Pardew and not any of the other possible reasons: adjusting to the Premier League, injuries, fatigue due to too small a squad, lack of confidence in general. I'm not suggesting Pardew shouldn't be dealing with those issues too, but curious what evidence you have to suggest that the players don't want to play for Pardew? Intuition. I can't prove it, I just think it and that it seeps through into every area of our game. Even if they haven't; and they're all blissfully happy under his tactics, coaching and general tutelage then I still think he should be sacked because our football is fucking pants. Fair enough.

When was this, sorry? 5th place finish. Did I dream it?

Based on? What makes you think the failure to perform comes from the players' relationship with Pardew and not any of the other possible reasons: adjusting to the Premier League, injuries, fatigue due to too small a squad, lack of confidence in general. I'm not suggesting Pardew shouldn't be dealing with those issues too, but curious what evidence you have to suggest that the players don't want to play for Pardew?

Pardew, and the players, have under performed. No question about it. But last season they also over achieved. Given the injuries, and the number of new players, and the extra games, it was going to throw us off our rhythm. Pardew has shown enough in the past to be worth another season. He earned it. IF he can't turn it around, maybe then think about a change, but right now it's a bad idea. We need to settle back into a winning rhythm again. We need a consistent, regular, back 4. We need the midfield and forward line to gel. Our "purple" players need time to recover from injuries and fatigue. We don't need any more disruptive factors. We need to regroup and rebuild confidence.

Fucking Oba Martins.

He picked the right league.

Super Big Mac?

Did Vorm just get a knock or is he quadrospazzed?

When fans believe their club is singled out by bias media and/or refs and treated in a harsher than everyone else. It's usually shite.

They'll get found out, eventually. Don't think many sides are used to playing against/exploiting a back 3.

GET THE FUCK IN! Now sink the cunts.

Carver sent off along with Wigan 1st team coach.

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m298/europawpw/IMG_20130317_070300.jpg Noooooooooooooooo.

Yeah, it's pretty hard to build up a rivalry when the club has technically only existed for 4 years. The bad blood there must be after such a history.

Stéphane Guivarc'h has a world cup winner's medal.

The Sounders official account have put the video up. Who knew he had it in him?

Possibly, although despite the win they still managed to look beyond shite this week.

Fucking Chivas Did fuck all then get three goals on the break through defensive errors. Lucky bastards.

My personal favourite is the players' entrance slow clap.

I'd like to be able to argue he's not a representative sample of the Pacific Northwest. I'd really like to.

Sounds more euphemistic. "Aye, she was a reet goer. Slobbered all awer me spam hamper."

Sounders have signed none other than.... Obafemi fucking Martins. Had hoped I'd seen the last of Martins. Lad is as thick as mince and clearly about 40 years old. Waste of money.

Can't wait for the follow up. Keef, isn't it?