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They've just completely fallen apart. It's very sad to see.

Have to say well done - they may have scored from their only shot on target tonight but they certainly weren't outplayed. Often see teams make the League Cup final then see their league form fall away disastrously though....

why send 2 defenders and an 18 year old in your first 5 pen takers? thats poor management Who would you send on from the team we had available? All our best penalty takers aren't available. Surprised Valencia and Hernandez didn't step up. Evra surely a better shout too.

I think on balance Pardew is a solid Premier League manager - don't think he'll ever have the X factor that marks out the real top bosses (although he would probably point to his manager of the year award as evidence to the contrary) but he's at least as good as most of the rest. Think I would place him clear 3rd on a list of all our Premier League managers, well behind KK and SBR obviously.

Get in

Fat bloke taking a photo of Agbonlahor as he lies prone on the deck

0-1 - been coming

Hit the post now - Villa should easily be ahead

It's going to be a mental run in with so many teams involved. Even more enjoyable that we're not one of them!

It was one of the best away performances I've seen this season, we completely dominated and played some decent stuff - could easily have been 4-0 at HT Which is obviously where you switched the game off. I meant the first half performance obviously but I wasn't exactly wetting my pants 2nd half - don't think they created much at all.

It was one of the best away performances I've seen this season, we completely dominated and played some decent stuff - could easily have been 4-0 at HT

6th away win of the season as well

That's a great result. Obviously the 1st half was better but still think we were by far the best team over 90 minutes.

We would if we thought they would pay more - not fat Mike's style to accept a first offer.

Hopefully he comes back just in time to stop them splashing out on striker reinforcements then breaks down again as soon as the transfer window closes...

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25647570 David Moyes claimed Manchester United are "having to play referees" as well as the opposition after watching his side's Capital One Cup semi-final first-leg defeat at Sunderland. :lol:

When you see a team winning a semi-final against Man Utd with an own goal and debatable penalty after beating Chelsea in the last minute of extra time in the quarters it does start to look like their name might be on the thing....

3 defeats in 2014 and it's only the 7th January. Whatever the reasons it's quite the decline he's overseeing there, almost Souness-esque...

Apart from playing well and winning it would seem.

Much as I don't like to see the mackems win there is substantial comfort to be had seeing the state Man Utd have been reduced to - they're an absolute embarrassment.

Everton favourites for McGeady according to this: http://www.irishpost.co.uk/sport/aiden-mcgeady-close-to-everton-deal

Fucking hell man, that's shameful.

I'm on holiday then so don't think I'll even bother watching it. Made the same decision last time we played Man City and didn't end up regretting it.

Stevenage 3 - 1 Newcastle Newcastle 2 - 1 Blackburn Brighton 1 - 0 Newcastle Brighton 2 - 0 Newcastle Newcastle 1 - 2 Cardiff Seriously depressing list. Almost makes you think the prick is doing it on purpose. There are still 11 players on the pitch who could try to win even if Pardew said to them they should lose it.... True. But there could've been 11 better players out there if he was taking it seriously. You won't start complaining about the line-up today, will you? Indeed I will. It's the only chance we have of winning anything, so play your strongest possible team, which includes Remy, Williamson, Cabaye and Krul (the latter 2 will both have miraculously recovered next week, he pulled the exact same shit last year) You would also then have had a stronger bench so wouldn't be using Shola and Obertan as your game-chasing options. Depressing.