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Reckon if anybody does that this year it will be Stoke, how they have dropped since the new year is ridiculous really. 5 points from their last 11 games. QPR away and Norwich at home next up - they lose those 2 and they could be gone.

There's a chance we may already have enough - looking at Wigan's fixtures can't see them getting anything against Arsenal, Man City or Spurs and they'll struggle at West Ham and West Brom (same as us...) Just leaves them with home games against Swansea and Villa that look winnable.

I think this is general consensus here. He's a likeable guy, he's just not a good enough manager for us if we want to challenge for Europe every season for at least top half. Yep. Though I am starting to dislike him on a personal level for his refusal to hold his hands up. Think I would agree with that. Seems to completely lack humility, and the lack of willingness to take responsibility unfortunately seems to be spreading to the team. At the worst possible time.

Harsh on Pardew. He did that thing at one point where he holds 2 fingers up and then moves one in front of the other. And people say he doesn't do tactics...

One of the mackems in the pub I was in actually described this as the best day of his life. And he's married with 2 kids. Easy sometimes to forget how shit being a mackem has been for the last 20 years, almost didn't begrudge them this. Almost.

You can still get 20/1 at the bookies: http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/premier-league/relegation Seems generous tbh...

I would still say Ketsbaia.

Embarrassingly bad today. Fuck sake.

We could actually be in trouble. Fucking unbelievable.

I've been a Pardew supporter for a while now, thought he deserved a chance to build on last season. All my goodwill disappeared today. And then some. 3-0 at home to the mackems? With no idea how to counteract basic aggressive tactics? Fuck off. Seriously. And don't come back.

Wickham not even on the bench?

Only slight concern is Larsson's set pieces - nothing silly around the area please chaps! Not much height in their team either - could this finally be the day we break the corner curse??

Perfect team selection I reckon. Fucking come on!

5 minutes until team news....

Tell you what, feeling even more grateful than ever for that last minute winner against Fulham right now! Fancy him for a brace today...

Have been really calm up until now, getting the first few jitters now!

It's here - let's fucking do these twats!

Almost as good as this blockbuster: http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01154/10_1154776a.jpg Fucking Shola man

Duff crocked for Fulham.

Fulham are already on their holidays and away from home. I'll prob go for Everton-QPR instead. Hmm - you make a very valid point...

Aye, same here - was definitely a harsh red but he can't afford to be giving refs a decision to make. Especially Howard Webb.

Bit of a ropey selection of 3pm matches today. Think I'll go for the Villa-Fulham game.

Huge game for him if he starts tomorrow - I want to see absolutely no fannying about on the ball, and hope Pardew spends tonight making him watch the video of his sending of at their place over and over again, Clockwork Orange style, with electrodes attached to his bollocks....

That's my only real concern, especially with Howard bloody Webb as ref, if he decides he wants to be star of the show anything could happen. They've only won 7 games all season and in 2 of those the opposition had a man (harshly) sent off early doors. They have 3 draws and 6 defeats in their last 9. Meanwhile we've won our last 4 in a row at home, and have probably the best set of players since Pardew took over to choose from - everything points towards a comfortable home win....

WAIT A SECOND. What's up with that RED STAR in your avatar? Republican communist???????? IT CAN ONLY BE. It's a blue star man - like on a bottle of Newcastle Brown: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NOABPkFT4VE/TdSaUZL0KXI/AAAAAAAAAHI/OvvD75z93-4/s1600/newcastlebrownale.png