Darth Crooks

...because he's a professional and successful cheat. Well, quite. The calls have always had seeds of truth in them it's just he flails over like a buggered trout

The Dutch look strongest all round for me. Think Argentina are too reliant on magic moments this tournament. Robben is just frighteningly dangerous to deal with.

Yet I think he's been reasonable. Aye. I did comment about 4 mins in after he'd had a couple of shit touches. Certainly puts himself about.

Kuyt has been abominable so far.

Starts like the Archers. Mint.

Pardew won't like that sort of attitude. *dropped* Wouldnt be buying him if he's got ME either like.

Yeah...I made it up a few minutes ago. But it's so him I reckon. Ah I see. I maintain you suck my passionate bunch.

That recent?

Suck my passionate bunch you dickhead.

Strikes me as in the same way Souness was an egotist; someone who spends a large degree of time establishing who's boss and after that point has very limited ideas. Ben Arfa has aspects of his personality that are less than desirable to be sure, but Pardew spites his own face just to look in charge. I find it highly unlikely that his attitude is so bad that he can't find a way back; that just strkies me as stubborness to admit he needs someone like him.

Completely negated by pandering to players who went on strike like Ba and Cabaye; their poor attitudes didnt seem to matter yet these two do?

Alright, alright. pendulum has swung too far the other way now you pack of Luvvy duvvy Homs.

The forum equivalent of the two history professors over the last few pages like. Rubbish stuff.

We're screaming for a player like Ben arfa tbh. Just fucking ego heed too stubborn to put up with anyone having one themselves.

Needs to happen and needs the more romantic/optimistic/blind among us to realise its a longer term play than individual league positions and transfer windows. It'll take relegation for some to snap out of it.

Come on man let him die a peaceful death.

He was alright like. Banded fickle about a bit but bit extreme to do that.

Godspeed Geordie boyo

Cuntception

He's just playing new super mario brothers. Running around a lot. Head butting things. Bunch of goombas. Stacks up.

I fail to see the scenario where fan unrest in the short term is more detrimental to the club than 7-8 more years of this. Then the likes of pardew has the gall to cite expectations and negative atmospheres for his and his bosses failings. He does have it shit but then he clings to it because he is shit. As long as he can rub shoulders with Jose and be able to swear at proper managers like pellegrini; he will desperately devour any serving of shit that comes his way and then grovellingly thank them for it. You can sod leadership like that. And support it? Sod that n all.

Don't understand this notion that when you are happy when things are going well and criticise when things go badly that you are fickle. That isn't what the word means. And they went badly, with Ashley's input of course. Bottom line for me is those two will never have my backing as long as they carry on in the way they do. They would if they changed but they won't. That's not fickle. And You can't criticise a collective of players in the same way as leadership roles. Ultimately it's ashleyism at fault but then if he wasn't here i doubt pardew would even be here on merit. Their sideshow crap just needs to go. I just personally choose not to fund it on principle. If that's foolhardy then so be it but it's not fickle; not even close.

Supporting him is support for his methods and support for those of his boss. That's different from wanting the team to do well. He's the wrong man for the job at the end of the day and, whilst pseudo-deaf frets and some degrees of abuse are OTT, he's had plenty of grace from fans. As soon as you work for your own interests and not that of the club, why do you deserve that degree of support?

Hate our club like. Literally next to nothing to be upbeat about.

Timely congrats to them for raising the perfect cunt. Bravo!