Darth Crooks

I wouldn't want either tbh. Not sure why it's ludicrous to think Pulis is better though. Up until this season they've alway been comfortable mid-table. The bulk of that message backs up my point though. More attractive football doesn't neccesarily mean better. Depends what you go to the match for. With the players we've got and will continue to get under Carr's guidance, more attractive does mean better. Attractive football obviously, but I remember Wigan up here this season and the first half was ridiculous. They must have played about 5-6 suicide balls from the keeper and defence because they're told to do that. Even when they went down to ten, they didn't really change and a better team than us in better form than us could have scored 10 that night. Fair enough. I think it's all pretty meaningless though. Only one thing matters, do you think he'd be better than Pardew? The answer is yes. This clown is going to cost us our enthusiasm, our players and at worst out league status. Thats the bottom line.

Why the fuck is Tony Pulis being mentioned in this thread?

As I've said before in this thread; if he doesn't go then thats a massive statement of intent from the powers a the top in terms of ambition. Ive been pleased with them generally this season. They did all Pardew asked for this January and he hasn't put his money where his shite spewing mouth is.

None. Is he any good at coaching like?

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2010/12/6/1291651123761/Alan-Pardew-has-been-out--006.jpg 'They wants to sack us precious, filthy fanses. We'll show them precious, they'll see...'

Good post, Sifu - I'm also getting to the stage where I'm less and less interested if this is what the craic is. When Sifu loses his optimism...shit's got real yo.

hauled off though marra.

Whatever mate, surely you'll agree even the most ugly NUFC shirt will look better without that blue box in it. Not a fan of gold but that goes really nicely with it. Go really well with the football league numbers on it anyway

My view is that Pardew is out the door this summer. We are going to avoid relegation by the skin of our teeth with Sunderland finishing ahead of us. The limp end to the season will see Ashley finally lose patience. Most of us knew this season was going to be shit way back in November. The only distinction was the exact shade of brown. And it's looking canny fucking dark atm. Gone through the Pulux colour chart about 5 times over.

Honestly I have never seen some body so wrong so many times at NUFC than Steve Wraith. nothing else....since august...despite an influx of players in jan...this is what you're up against as well as the shit spewed by Alpha Papa.

I genuinely believe that he feels that he has tinker somehow to justify his position as manager. if we win (scrape a draw) its down to his intuitive tactics and subs. If we lose he has his party line prepared and he tells himself more 'tinkering' needs to be done. He comes from some bullshit school of thought where simplicity (attacking will have them on the back foot) in too simple so again he has to justify his position and authority because he can tinker and the result is the production of bullshit dossiers and micro-analysis of the other sides without a great deal of thought for our own basic processes like movement and passing. What results is a muddle of ideas that when it inevitably fails or is countered by some incisive thinking, is reduced to the basest anti-tactics that strangle expression and creativity. It's bullshit and its a poison and lets just get somebody who has a positive approach to the potential successes of the last result, not somebody who focuses on the last few of our own and others with crippling levels of bullshit.

Can we swap HT team talks for each opponent? Thanks alan.

It's about ambition and the genuine desires of the 'hierarchy' for me if this guy stays. I'm resigned to the fact that he'll be here until the end of the season...just hell of a gamble if we get dragged in. Any naysayers can talk about stability and who we would get, but thats their call and vocation and not ours, though if this man stays in charge of the team then than states that they are happy with premier league and mediocrity at best and not taking this club in a proactive direction. Sickening that it has gotten this far and encouraged and been allowed to cause such apathy and humiliation.

I'd like to know the type he's on, the mental cunt.

Those who defend this man and still have faith are the footballing equivalent of Neville Chamberlain.

How I've reacted to those post-match comments: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmzhEFnP3yc

Half time and sub decision making looks something like this:

They'll get subbed just like the gouff did today.

Pardew doens't know how to use any of these players. Not one. Jonas is no exception. He is one of the weaker midfield options we have but comparisons to Alan Smith and the like are fucking laughable.

We should just wait for HT, let the opposition go to the dressing room but we just stay on the park and just knock the ball about like we do in the warm up. Fuck Pardew, fuck his teamtalks, just ignore HT totally and wait for the opposition to come back out. I'm a visionary. I'd be happy if he did the teamtalk for the other team at HT.

Very oba martins at times; albeit much better.

Reality bites. If Ashley keeps him after this season than it's a massive statement of intent in my eyes. Don't cause trouble, keep us in the no matter where; as long as the profit margins are the right way. If we have an ounce of ambition in the upper echelons then they should be employing the same methods they used to employ this cretin and be finding someone who can do the job behind his back. This wont change under this clown next season; folly to think otherwise.

It's no game plan, though. Pardew deludes himself into thinking it's a about tight shape, regimen and weathering pressure valiantly. In reality it's exactly as you describe not to mention fucking dross.

Stop saying pards ffs. Makes it sound like we have an ounce of affection for this charlatan.

Genuinely starting to think this is his motive.