Hughesy

Out of interest, do you think he tells them to retreat and hold onto the lead and play possession football or does he tell them to retreat and hold onto the lead by panicking and hoofing the ball to the opposition? Both, when stress is slightly applied and we are in the lead or holding out for a drawn, we will sit deep and the players will drop dribbling forward. Just watch the last 20 games again. in the second half our players stop dribbling up the field and choose to hold positions. Its exactly why we start hoofing it. GO watch the Game stop being muppets of Pardew when you guys dont actually watch it properly. Sitting deep and not dribbling in itself is not a tactical flaw. Plenty of teams can effectively close a game out by retaining possession and not taking risks. Nothing wrong with sitting deep in itself, I agree. It's a great opportunity to hit teams on the break if you set your team out right to take avdantage of the opposition throwing everyone forward. But you need to pass the ball out when you get possession, not thump it 70 yds down the pitch in the direction of 6'5 substitute striker. Well - I agree entirely with that. Lumping the ball upfield is brainless and self-defeating - especially when Shola had no-one within 20 yards of him to even play the ball to. What I am trying to gauge is whether people think that Pardew actually tells them to do this or it is the reaction of a team that is low on confidence, desperate to get a win and was under severe pressure. I just don't believe that Pardew actually instructs them to hoof it upfield whenever they have the ball.

Out of interest, do you think he tells them to retreat and hold onto the lead and play possession football or does he tell them to retreat and hold onto the lead by panicking and hoofing the ball to the opposition? Both, when stress is slightly applied and we are in the lead or holding out for a drawn, we will sit deep and the players will drop dribbling forward. Just watch the last 20 games again. in the second half our players stop dribbling up the field and choose to hold positions. Its exactly why we start hoofing it. GO watch the Game stop being muppets of Pardew when you guys dont actually watch it properly. Sitting deep and not dribbling in itself is not a tactical flaw. Plenty of teams can effectively close a game out by retaining possession and not taking risks. It would be helpful if you could go and fetch the toys that you just hurled out of you pram back and calm down a bit. You are not doing yourself any favours.

Out of interest, do you think he tells them to retreat and hold onto the lead and play possession football or does he tell them to retreat and hold onto the lead by panicking and hoofing the ball to the opposition?

I took Cisse out of my fantasy league team tonight so as to take the jinx off him.. So that goal is all my work. You can thank me later.

I am not sure that playing Perch as a defensive midfielder instead of Anita as a defensive midfielder is going to the main factor in the match tonight.

Love the way people assume Pardew has dropped Marveaux from the squad entirely..

Marveaux must be injured not to be on the bench?

Have to say- I've always thought he has looked ok on the few appearances he had. Looked technically decent at least. Interesting that he was never rated as any kind of decent prospect in Spain though. I suppose that tells us all we need to know.

I'd agree with that. Would much rather see someone like Campbell given a go than that waster Ranger. Especially given that we would probably accept a bid of £3.50 for Ranger if anyone was stupid enough to offer it.

Didn't realise that Deportivo still owe Luque €2.1 million.

That's a pretty ridiculous thing to say to be honest.

I don't think that Matt Le Blanc would do a very good job.

ha ha.

I still can't forget Wayne Quinn. I raise you Wayne Fereday.....f*** me he was s****. Billy Askew was worse I think.

Has to be bollocks surely? Seems to be a Portuguese journalist who has posted it on twitter and it's been picked up others. Does seem unlikely.

Apologies if already posted but twitter is reporting that we have put in a EUR 12 million bid for Wolfswinkel.

Is there a French player Yo Cab isn't friends with? They all love him. I suppose they are only human.

I'd be tempted depending on where Colo's head is at.

Just offer Laudrup whatever he wants to come here and be done with it.

If we are discussing old 90s managers, surely we should try and prise John Gregory away from whatever club he is at now.

I am now in this camp. Awful.

Cabaye hoofing balls over the top...

I can't ever imagine my dad losing his interest in football and he's 62. I think you just have to accept, as you get older, that everything in life changes and people are more likely to look back on what they remember as being better.

I want to see the reaction when we get to Tony Green...

Not sure if this hornet's nest should be stirred... but on what basis?