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I just wish that he and Ba would take different paths. Always see both of them going for the same spot in the centre.

Bordeaux's the only game this season where i thought from the first whistle to the last that we were comfortably the better team. Even in that one, the last 35 minutes were dull as hell. Bordeaux were absolute poo tbh.

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Really? The only top flight manager I can remember getting such a long contract in 20 years and it's totally sensible? Do agree there's little point in dwelling on it, but it was a strange call and that can't be questioned. Don't underrate stability. Aye, that'll be why Man Utd, Arsenal and Everton give their manager 8 year contracts. It was a strange decision which might end up having the opposite effect than that intended. You 100% don't need to give your manager an 8 year contract to aid stability. Howay don't get sarcy. I just think it's a pointless discussion and far too early to be calling it a bad decision. Aye we're playing s****, but today is the first truly s*** result in the season, and we've seen clear evidence of Pardew changing things. His philosophy so far this season is wrong but it's irksome when people are labelling him one-dimensional and 'not going to change'; because he has done as recently as earlier this year. Aye. As said in the match thread, our s*** shows have really been buried under decent results. This hopefully hits us like cold water to the face.

I wouldn't be surprised if Pards was half-expecting him to just carry us through that game with a sudden flash of brilliance. (a la Bolton)

Our attack wasnt even that fantastic last season, it relied on individual brilliance majority of the time. Bar a few games: West Brom away, Stoke home, Liverpool home. I meant Chrissy's season.

Whenever we get our first pair of consecutive home games, we seem to get relatively beatable opponents on paper but just fail to turn up. 2010-11 was Blackburn (loss)/Bolton (draw). Last season we got Swansea (draw)/WBA (loss) Now we've lost to West Ham. Draw then.

If only we could get the drive to attack of the first season back in the Prem to mix with Pards' defensive organization.

Tbh we've had a couple of stinkers recently that have been hidden under the rug with luck (WBA) and at least a point. A home loss would hopefully be the kick up the arse we need.

Cliche that.

The 4-4 had always smokescreened that stat of never winning from behind imo.

A physical side like West Ham would really profit from any European hangovers tbf.

Chelsea, ManUre, Man City and Spurs next month.

Customary post-European fart.

GW 11 1. 2-1 2. 2-0 3. 1-1 4. 3-1 5. 2-0 6. 2-2 7. 1-3 8. 3-2 9. 2-1 10. 3-1

Non-stop wanking over that goal, how Coloccini's was a red beyond a shadow of doubt, how dominant Liverpool were. We got a f***ing draw at Anfield ffs, and our goal was also as w***worthy.

Seems to be a big game player, although that only raises him from being s**** to solid. Never gonna be a MotM.

Aye, nicked the ball pretty often too.

Much better as a winger than in the centre, just simply crowded out when he drifted to the middle a number of times today.

Not bad in terms of spot on results, but everything else...

Nobody's perfect. Pretty similar to the Suarez on Distin last week which wasn't given.

4-3-1-2?