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Well that's a little disappointing, Poyet is probably about the best they could do. Not to mention the fact he's also our fucking nemesis of course!

I actually think Altidore hasn't looked too bad the couple of games I've seen him but the mackems seem to have taken a real dislike to the lad

One of those occasions he can still be useful - coming on for the last 20 to help defend a lead.

Thought he was canny - always looks best when he keeps it simple.

He must be so pissed off with the way we threw the Hull game away - 3 points there and we would be joint 3rd now.

If the Hughton situation is anything to go by the new man will have been approached weeks ago. Unless it's just going to be JFK of course.

Marveaux seems to be completely out of the picture now too.

He'll bring him on to tighten things up when we go 2 down just before half time....

Aye, a forward line with Cisse, Remy and Gouffran with Sissoko and Cabaye behind them should be enough to see off Cardiff.

Might feel a little better about our mauling at Everton if they give Man City a decent game here...

Second favourite in the sack race again: http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/premier-league/next-manager-to-leave-post Only Jol ahead of him - bad result today and I think he could leap into the lead....

I'll admit he wasn't brilliant in the first 45 against Everton (who the fuck was??) but he's earned us 6 of our 7 points so far pretty much on his own, surely you've got to play the lad?

Oh great. Watching Ben Arfa is about the only thing I look forward to in our matches these days.

Seeing those stats does make his tenure pretty indefensible like - 48 games is a lot more than a blip, and the fact he's achieving such shocking results with what I think is an excellent set of players just makes it so much worse.

The media tide has definitely turned against him now, which usually means it's only a matter of time. On the down side, reading that Mirror article, Simon Bird seems utterly convinced that it'll be JFK taking over. Can already see what will happen, he'll be put in "temporary charge" while they pretend to look for a proper manager....

HBA has been poor the last 2 games but he should still have more than enough credit in the bank to keep his place, hopefully the half time sub will have given him a bit of a kick up the arse.

Is Lineker's still there? A few years back now but was a decent toon crowd in when I was there.

He's been left out of the Senegal squad - reckon he'll be looking for a move in January.

It's increasingly looking like the players know he's done for, all the JFK shit must be creating havoc behind the scenes.

I wouldn't go that far but it does look like it needs to be one of Colo or MYM with one of Taylor or Willo.

If not worse.

He has to take responsibility for the way he set the team up and the apparent lack of fight and motivation in the first half, but he was also badly let down by several key players tonight - the likes of Krul, Santon, Colo and MYM all having shockers at the same time is difficult to legislate for.

It's not the players it's the bastard that picks them and we can change as many as we want, it will make little difference when the manager gets so much wrong. Coloccini's nearly 32 years old and it's Alan Pardew's fault he acts like a scared little bitch up against the big black man? Pardew's a clueless joke but the players don't get half as much criticism as they deserve. I would agree with that like - doesn't matter what the team/system you're asked to play in is you don't just forget the basics of how to play football.

Really poor again - not sure what's happened to the lad.