BrettNUFC

People want honest assessments, have you not heard Moyes saying they aren't going to win the league and might struggle for top 4 with him in charge.

This. Just can't see it happening in the slightest considering Pardew has always known of Ben Arfa's lack of defensive ability, he would have been out the team a long time ago if he always judged him on this. One poor defensive game and he's out the side completely, not for me like .

Our own local press? who do nothing but lick the clubs hoop? Yeah man,typical. Come on man, you can at least admit its worrying. Rather than dismissing it completely out of hand Lee Ryder is a bellend. It's worrying for how bad our last couple of performances have been but to suggest our best player is getting dropped especially when he was probably man of the match in all our opening games, just can't see it at all. Think things are just getting stirred up.

Nothing new the press trying to put pressure on us and trying to create a bigger problem. Surprised they haven't ran a story about Ben Arfa on strike or summit or some huge bust up.

Once again your just taking Lee Ryder's word as gospel, all of that is his opinion.

He makes one tactical change at half time resulting in Ben Arfa coming off and suddenly he's bench warming Saturday when he's been an integral part of the first team whenever fully fit. Don't understand where people draw their conclusions from. 'Hatem Ben Arfa not good enough to start away to Cardiff', just say that over and over in your head, you will almost start laughing to yourself after a couple of times because it's utter nonsense.

was he not "hauled" off at half time? And? Pardew thought he was giving Coleman/Mirralas a free ride down the right so switched things around. Cardiff don't possess the same sort of ability that Everton do down the flanks, he’s not getting dropped, it was a tactical change at half time which worked but to suggest because he didn’t think Ben Arfa was right for that game means he won’t be right for Cardiff is just naïve. Was he right for Hull? In my opinion he's right for any game. Hull he just had a bad day at the office all around, against Everton i didn't think he was as bad as people make out but obviously Pardew felt Cabaye would give us more control in the game and we would tighten up without ben arfa, it worked for that 45 minutes but that doesn't mean to say that's what we will do from now on away. Ben Arfa is still crucial to our side and Pardew knows it, he'll be starting on Saturday.

was he not "hauled" off at half time? And? Pardew thought he was giving Coleman/Mirralas a free ride down the right so switched things around. Cardiff don't possess the same sort of ability that Everton do down the flanks, he’s not getting dropped, it was a tactical change at half time which worked but to suggest because he didn’t think Ben Arfa was right for that game means he won’t be right for Cardiff is just naïve.

Swap Cabaye and Sissoko around and that's what I'd go with. 100% agree Me too except stick with Mapou.

Are people honestly believing Ben Arfa's going to be dropped?

He wants stability at the club and he has that with Pardew but if things continue to get worse and worse he'll not hesitate to bring Kinnear into the fold or someone Kinnear advises him to trust. No chance if Pardew were to be sacked, Ashley would have to pay his full contract, he's a very clever businessman and even he would know things could turn sour in a year or two where the inevitable would have to happen and he wouldn't be willing to pay a further 6 years of wages, not a chance. They'll be some clause attatched, no doubt about it.

Sending Sissoko on the pitch with a good idea of what his role is would be nice, he looks lost and just runs around chasing shadows whilst occasionally picking up the ball and going a little run before stopping and playing a 3 yard pass.

odds? Returned 230 €. Quite decent actually. I thought it would have been far higher than that. Still a nice take for the stake. Yeah i thought odds might have been better than that, still a lovely bet like, think i'll give something like that a go tonight.

Robson had a couple of mares with that formation as well, it's rarely paid off when we have deployed it.

Yes.

He done it to put himself more in the shop window rather than thinking what was best for the team, that's what i struggle to forgive. All personal success with him and didn't care about winning as long as he was scoring, hate players like that. The team was playing well with him on the left, his goals dried up after Cisse was made the main striker but he shouldn’t have been concerned as we were still winning, but he huffed.

Surprised a lot on here still have the affection for Demba considering the way he went on start of last season refusing to play on the wing, that was a catalyst for our sudden change of fortune.

How many people actually want Kinnear as manager? I don't know, probably very few i would imagine.

Wildcard played, Lakaku and Mirallas saved what was going to be an ultra shit week (still was canny shit). Old Side: De Gea, Dawson, MYM, Metesaker, Ozil, Lampard, Mirralas, Henderson, Lakaku, Giroud, RVP©...Bench: Redmond, Okore, C.Dawson, Harper. New Side: Sczesney, Walker, Toure, Dawson, Ozil, Shelvey, Michu, Moses, Lakaku, Rooney, Suarez©...Bench: Barkley, Clyne, Whittaker, Harper.

He played against Villa as i backed him first goal and he was shit, unsure other than that.

That's what i'm saying, i literally can't see us getting anyone but him but if it happens we don't then someone will do very well to guess the appointment because no doubt they will be utter dog shit and very cheap.

Ashley doesn't know what a decent standard is.....that's why your mate is in the job in the first place. Exactly, and that's why Kinnear is pretty much 99 percent our next manager. Easy option and cheap. He isn't and won't be. Howay then, what fancy names have you for our next manager then? No fancy names at all (what do you mean by fancy? Jesse Blossomfanny is a fancy name, but not sure if they are a manager.) Kinnear has had 2 heart attacks in his last two managerial roles. Common sense would tell you he is incapable of managing again, he won't be as lucky a third time. No one would dare risk it, and I don't even think Kinnear would risk it. A bit of common sense is all it takes to work that out. I meant like these fancy names, people who sound good or have potential that we won't look at it in a million years. Don't know why we bother coming out with potential targets when we all know we have absolutely no chance in guessing our next manager if and for me it's a big if, we don't give it to Kinnear.

Ashley doesn't know what a decent standard is.....that's why your mate is in the job in the first place. Exactly, and that's why Kinnear is pretty much 99 percent our next manager. Easy option and cheap. He isn't and won't be. Howay then, what fancy names have you for our next manager then?

Thought he was on the bench last night?