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Agree. Despite hte fact we need at the very least 2 players. I expect we will get no one. Then Pardew will peddle the excuses for the board come Februrary 1st.

This is all getting a bit what-have-the-Romans-ever-done-for-us. He won us a League Cup tie last season, when he beat a couple of defenders and fired in a shot from outside the area. And really that's far from being the only time when he's caused defenders problems. Scepticism is okay, but he seems to have inherited the Ameobi syndrome, where only his mistakes get recognised. Simmer down. It was a genuine question, as I couldn't remember and I was half expecting someone to chirp up with "well he's a shit impact sub, he's never scored/set up a goal or affected a result" type remark. For the record, I think he has more about him than Ferguson. Who seems to play in straight lines, seems a bit of a weakling and also looks poor when starting games. I think Sammy is raw, but he has as much of a chance of doing something positive for our team as Fergie. Both look some way off the level required for first team football though. So it's worrying that they're getting regular game time. They should be ironing out their mistakes and learning their trade at a lower level.

We dealt with them quite well for a change. But you got the feeling that every corner and set piece was going to result in a goal. When we get a corner you think first man and a free kick you know it's a foul from Williamson or straight off for a goal kick. Depressing.

Definition of insanity? Have you played Far Cry 3 over Christmas by any chance? The set pieces are horrendous. What happened to our set piece coach and extra time to work on them? Didn't he say before the Stoke game we were going to vary them a lot more..... On the set piece thing, I somehow managed to get into a row with some lad at Arsenal about it. Passing comment to my mate about the back post/front post dink, that never leads to anything. It was right on the halfway line and out wide. Colo dinked it to the back post area, straight to one of their players, they countered and nearly scored. I said again to my mate I was sick to death of watching our clueless set pieces. Some bloke in front pipes up, that the Williamson set piece is only front post, there was nothing else Colo could have done with the free kick and to get off the manager's back. I suggested not kicking the ball straight to the opposition and actually varying what we do at set plays, like maybe once in a while playing it short, quick or whipping it in for a change might help. Seeing as we never score from them, something has to be up? He told me I know nothing about football and he hated my cockney accent (I'm not a cockney)

Usually works quite well as an impact sub I think. Although I'm not sure we've ever scored or owt because of him coming on? Barring the odd Europa game, he has almost exclusively looked shite when starting. Just to echo what others are saying. He should be out on loan getting experience, but because of the mess we made of the summer window, he's playing regularly

"Later in the game, I think he sees yellow/red there" See Marin the other night. So leg breakers are acceptable, as long as it's in the first 5-10 minutes? Also, the horrendous inconsistencies with second yellows. I know common sense can be applied in certain instances. But the amount of times players escape an obvious second yellow does my head in. Take Valencia against us for example. Already booked for an awful tackle on Simpson. With about 15 minutes remaining, he not only pulls back Santon for about 10 yards, he then clatters into him from behind. Just a foul, not even a warning from Dean. He then crunches Anita and brings his trailing leg through in a nothing area of the pitch and again fuck all happens the same as before. It happens too often for me. I don't want games being ruined by players getting 2 yellows every week. But there are so many instances where refs just seem to ignore the rules because the player has already been booked.

Suppose Sammy's tweet about him has been mentioned? Said he's "sick" assuming he either looked shit hot in training or he's already got the flu.

Sorry. I am a filthy southerner after all Although half Geordie I might add. Said that in my head in a Partidge voice for some reason.

Debuchy, Debuchy, Debuchy - he says why aye pet Debuchy, Debuchy, Debuchy - our best defender yet Debuchy, Debuchy, Debuchy - he bursts the fucking net DEBUCHY.

Comes across as a bit of a cock in his first interview I thought. Sounded almost bitter towards us. No mention of fans, manager or thanks to West Ham or us. Just basically, we're shit compared to Chelsea, they used to smash us and now he's looking forward to playing with top players and smashing other teams. Oh well, good luck to him. He was class for us.

Probably a giggs, but didn't his agent come out and rubbish this? But did say there were issues to be resolved. Some google translate article?

Won't play at Brighton then. FFS, was hoping to see how he got on.

Tiote needs to stop worrying about bookings, just tackle and take whatever comes, it's his natural game. He's still getting ridiculous bookings though? More of a worry for me is his tendancy to lose it in dangerous areas and the fact that he's caught the Nicky Butt disease. Just dinks it through to the goalkeeper, trying that shit Hollywood ball all the time. As for Debuchy. He looks class and he'll improve us going forward on the right hand side. Will it stop us conceeding soft goals and will he be used to maximum effect? I doubt it. Will be a massive improvement on Simpson mind.

After starting off as one of our best players this season, some of his defending has been woeful of late. Playing people on side, ball watching, out of position, going off all gung ho and not getting back etc etc. I really like the guy, one of my favourite players from the current team. But it makes you wonder what he's being coached? Same mistakes every week FFS. Same goes for all of the defence really.

I foolishly keep thinking he's turned the corner. For nearly the full game against Man U and for 70 minutes against Arsenal, we played some fantastic stuff with a weakened team. We outpassed and had more possession than Arsenal FFS and kept the ball down. Soft goals and fatigue cost us in both matches. Then, when the pressure is back on at home to get a result, we revert to type, play hopeful, aimless long balls and lack any craft, gameplan or style. You could hear him bellowing out when to go long last night and our players always took a touch, then booted it long. You can't say the same in the last two games. So whilst we all have a go at the likes of Willo, Simpson, Perch and Krul for going long all the while, every fucker is at it. I accept injuries and a small squad (talent wise, not numbers) has played a part. But I've had it with him. It's not just that the football is ugly and frustrating to watch, it's how clueless it all is. We don't have the players for his prehistoric tactics to work, yet we continue with them any way. Watching us float the ball to Distin and Heitinga all night was fucking painful and depressing. You may as well turn off or leave when the other team scores, as it's painfully obvious we will play even more hoofball, become even more disjointed and we won't get anything from the game. I have never felt like this with any other manager. We have had worse managers that play even worse football, but Pardew has some good players at his disposal, that are being criminally misused. Even in the relegation season, I din't think "point at best" after we go a goal down. That record of his is a joke. He doesn't know how to change the game for the good, his subs are usually baffling and the way we set up is laughable. So it's no wonder we never do fuck all after conceeding. We're stuck with this guy, but I really wouldn't care if he got sacked today TBH. History seems to be repeating itself and all those Charlton, Reading, West Ham and Southampton fans are looking like they were spot on. Charlatan and a fraud.

4-4-2 or Cisse out wide. Either way that is a complete joke. Just when you think Pards might be turning the corner in regards to playing style and formation, he serves up that. Think I would genuinely rather Ferguson to start or even Tav. As I think Perch is woeful at right back.

Got a horrible feeling we won't get a replacement, or perhaps we'll get someone underwhelming at the last minute. Can even see a Kuqi like panic signing for free if we fail to land anyone. We're dangerously close to Shola starting games on a regular basis......

Ah fuck. Know I've read that I'm a bit sad :'( Was thinking I had totally accepted him going and thought it was for the best, now I'm gutted TBH. Probably already been said. But he looked like he'd played his last game for us at Arsenal. Came over at the end and was there for some time. Was hardly like Lovenkrands or the Nolan and Barton lap of honour, but he doesn't always acknowledge the fans, especially after a humping.

Trying to flush out interest so we can complete the Debuchy deal? One out, one in and all that? Probably just being massively paranoid, but it wouldn't surprise me. This will also sound ridiculous, but I am at the point where I want him to go quickly and I don't want him to sign another contract. Not that there is any chance of that any way. He's greedy on the pitch (and apparently off it), we've pushed Cisse out wide to accomodate him, despite him clearly not being any good there and the circus that follows him round with all his fake agents, entourage and release clause is tedious as fuck. Good player and I'll be sad to see him go, but I'd rather get it all out the way and hope that we sign a decent replacement.....

Debuchy, Douglas, Remy In. Ba and Simpson out. That would be a pretty damn good window. Not saying it will happen, but we need a right back and a centre back as a matter of urgency. Then we need a wide player/forward if Ba leaves. Marv has started to look a player, albeit in a bit more of a central role, we have HBA to come back, Obertan has been less shit..... If we had a front three of Remy, Cisse and HBA, with the others pushing for a place, I wouldn't complain!

In a pub near Kings Cross before the Arsenal game. We were watching the Spurs v mackems and various renditions of the 'sunderland's a massive club were sung'. About 5 lads piped up with, "You've got the Punjab army, in the stands".... Not many joined in and they just carried on on their own. Ridiculous. In the same pub, a load of Derby fans were singing Demba Ba's name to the Adebayor song. They came across as right wankers before they chirped up with this, I didn't really see the need. His name doesn't even fit and I wasn't aware of any reason for Derby to hate us? Or they are just casually racist, idiot fans.

BEEEEEEEWWWWWW.

Oops, live even Cornwall is nice though.

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