Darth Crooks

Cabaye, my friend, (I know your going searching although I can still feel ya here)

Ah missed the rearranged syntax in your glowing prose bimps. Shame on me.

Run faster has been omitted.

Not to mention, they will in all likelihood go through by..you know...playing good football in a cup.

It's a sad indictment of what football has become. Can we sell him on for a profit? What can we call our ground to increase commercial revenue? Best not risk trying too hard to entertain. That would risk survival. Sad.

Shepherd had a wealth of experience in breaking the bank on utter, utter shite. Shush you. Like choosing between a papercut on your jap or a skewer through the nad tbh.

Fair play. Really divided opinions on who I should back last night. Neither I suppose. But I'm enjoying seeing my Midland part-time mancs squirm.

It's telling that it has been against lower league opposition all too often under Pardew. That second Brighton game, I just knew we were onto a loser with that team. Theres no excuse for it.

Maybe its the glasses but I just don't see it. Peter Griffin seems to be directly under his groin. What's the crack with his eyes man?

http://images.wikia.com/indianajones/images/2/23/Sallaaaaahh.jpg#Indiana%20Jones%20Salah%20510x303 'QUICKLY INDY!'

Confirmed it for me when he elbowed that Blackburn(?) player clearly and callously in the head receiving a safe yellow.

Looks like a cross between Simon Cowell and Jeremy Paxman

It's not as if we expect marquee signings; I mean Cisse at the time was an absolute sensation and we happy with that; a positive, attacking signing at a pretty high price and it paid off; whatever you think of him now. That injection of positivity fed into the club and the fanbase and it made a real difference imo. Amazes me when people think that is an astronomical ask of the club. At the same time you have Pardew openly playing down our expectations with regard to this, asking us of all groups of fans for 'patience' and surrendering in cup comps. It's bullshit.

5th was progress. The lack of ambition shown afterward by Ashley et al with regard to cups and Europe show naught but fear of reaching beyond that as it would cost too much.

Comparisons to Ferguson or Keegan are tantamount to lunacy in any way, he's a product of another long line of jobs for the boys appointments that make up a lot of dross managers; some of which who have been able to manage in the premier league. He is above many in the sense that he can get teams playing the right way but never in tandem or balance with being solid defensively which is ultimately his downfall tactically; and why he is horrendously inconsistent. For every genius tactical display of nicking one against Chelsea there is another needless conservative display against Hull et al. It's the exact water treading pattern that Ashley is only too happy to facilitate.

Shola did better than his usual effort in that he helped deal with high balls; but the necessity of sitting back and letting the likes James Collins take pot shots was minimal to start with and the negative subs didn't help. The first half was great and we did plenty to win the game but doing this comes back to bite us as much as it benefits.

That fb group presents some weird opinions

Fucking cheech and chong are back in tandem I see.

Typifies something mentioned by Wullie last season about Pardew and the balance between attacking and defending. You either do one or the other.

What's his incentive when he knows Shola Ameobi will be on twenty minutes before him without fail and never start?

Last one relied on 'magic' again by playing Cabaye. Genius. Better side would have equalised.

Exactly my thoughts. Both egotistical maniacs who think they're god's gift to mangement. Pretty much. Notebook wankers.

Quality player saving Pardew from shame there mind.

Thank Christ for that man and his penises