Ghandis Flip-Flop

All of the BBC historical sex abuse cases enough for you? Not as if they've been low profile or anything. Seems your knowledge of the criminal justice system is as comprehensive as your knowledge of football.

God we have turned into the Chicken Little of the footballing supporters world under Ashley haven't we!

I think the English thing may also have something to do with who'll we'll be releasing next summer. Both Taylor and Williamson will be gone and as such we may need additional English players in the squad to meet the PL Quota.

What even when the Media Darling Fat Sham has been replaced by a forrin' manager? There'll be plenty in the media waiting for West Ham to collapse to trot out the 'should've stuck with Sam' shite. Can't really see the media turning on Schteeve for a good while yet judging by the support Pardew garnered whilst here IMO

There is some proper 'watch your letterbox' level craic in this thread!

I think people forget we managed to draw with a better Man Utd team with a back four comprising of Ramage, Edgar, Huntingdon and Taylor

Is it possible he just never settled at Newcastle and wanted a return to France? Wouldn't be the first person to struggle to adapt to a new country and culture.

We not got a web wizz? I bet the IP he posted that from is still back in Pennywell

https://twitter.com/tfeditor1892/status/624929624250806272

Mick Martin seems certain he's off to Chelsea on Twitter. Odd move for Chelsea and Moussa if true as he's not gonna start there surely?

No mysogny or bad puns from me Michael Martin ‏@tfeditor1892 12m12 minutes ago Ouston, England I've had a pretty good nod today that Sissoko is 4 the off. Don't ask, I can't say nowt more. #nufc Wouldn't be a great shock, but still a bit shite seeing as how we've had no-one in yet

Cabaye's form at PSG has mainly seen him spray 5 yard passes straight to the opposition, so the argument might have had some validity once, however the last 18 months; which is a long time in football somewhat renders it moot.

I don't think Schneiderlin would be the success he has been in the Southampton team if he couldn't pass a ball, and yeah Pogba couldn't trap a bag of cement which is why nearly every major European team is trying to currently court him. I read some rubbish on these pages but that ranks right up there with the worst of them i'm afraid.

I think the lot of you Mrs need whipping and left covered in monkeys blood for some of these puns

Am I the only one who holds out some vain hope that recent developments at Rangers (notably the rejection of a takeover bid) and Pardew leaving us might point to the fact Ashley is about to sell us and buy Rangers? The fact he's managed to get Lambias and the new finance director in place suggests he up to something at Rangers and the SFA seem unwilling to further bend the rules on dual ownership

In fairness I doubt he sold himself as 'out for months before really kicking a ball' either

I dunno That Man City team did ok with Fernandinho last year and they've just bought Fernando who's main job seems to be run around and kick people too. Oh and didn't Real win the CL playing Pepe in midfield last year? Can't remember him dictating play, his job is simply win the ball back and give it to someone who can play.

Pretty sure he has a white 12C. Not exactly cheap, but not in P1 territory either.

Think a lot of the stuff written regarding how well Hughes has done at Stoke is way OTT IMO. For gods sake Pulis has the previously condemned Palace a few points behind them. Despite the HoofBall comments regarding him, he's managed to use Puncheon really well too. I personally think that Stoke's league position is more down to how bobbins the PL has been this year, a point further illustrated by the fact we're still 9th despite being total dog toffee since Christmas.

No you're right he slotted the on loan Barry and Delafeou (sp) too

I think what annoys me most about this whole situation is that Pardew seems to be blaming HBA and Marveaux for failing to turn around games when we're already a few goals down. Surely it should be the players that got us in that position who should be criticised, not the ones given 20 minute cameo's.

Monsoir furious is still fairly active on twitter, but as I understand now lives in Norwich and as such doesn't get to many games as a result.

Worst post of 2014 candidate that. I dunno, behind the swearing, the point stands - Ben Arfa cannot even do the basics right at present, and had a shocking game I swear to god that's absolute bullshit. Sure he didn't have a good game by any means, but he's the least of our problem. Ben Arfa has played well most games where he's started on the right, why change from that? Why move him from a position he did pretty well in once again on Tuesday? Why move him centrally, a place where he gets less time on the ball and is more vulnerable to pressure from more players? He's not a bad footballer, he's just being used terribly wrong. He's the most gifted player and footballer in the club, remember the season we finished fifth when he created I don't know how many goals (some from crosses, think against Stoke and Liverpool). Ben Arfa gets a lot of stick for not releasing the ball earlier, for ballhogging and much more, and while it happens more often with him, it will happen very often with him. Look at a player like Neymar, CRonaldo, Robben, Ribery they all lose the ball plenty during games, but we don't see the manager switching their positions just because they lost the ball do we? When you have a player like Ben Arfa that can produce magic and create stuff you don't leave him on the bench, and you don't move him from a position where he is doing well. It's all down to the manager. Let him play, let him flow, if he loses the ball 50times, let him do it, because unfortunately we have f*** else on the pitch to create for us at the moment. What he said, How many times does Silva lose the ball? He is always more likely too as he's looking to create something, not looking to make a simple sideways pass. The fact that this stuff gets repeated on here just goes to further prove what a good job the current regime's propaganda machine has done. Robert gave the ball away just as much as this guy if not more, was just as greedy. The difference was we had a manager who told him to go out and do his thing, rather than the tactically inept coward we have in the dugout just now.

Never mind Oberwank, give them Marveaux as part of the deal if Pardew won't even select the lad on the bench

In other words we have been bullshitted again about how we tried and couldn't get the deals over the line. In other words they didn't even try Or putting a more positive spin on it, he is here and about to sign. This is Ryder we're on about after all