NUFC_Chris

This is what worries me, I think we will sign De Jong on a permanent, the fee has been agreed at £8mill supposedly. Remy though will most likely be away, where are we going to get a like for like replacement? Not many around.

Come on, let's be fair, the majority of the second half we dominated the game and could've had a couple. The first half on the other hand was pretty damned depressing. I'm just pleased they showed a bit of passion and commitment and it did get the crowd going in the second half. The crowd definitely had a say in that win imo, encouraging if not demanding the team push forward. I know I certainly celebrated the goal like a wildman. That's what footballs all about.

Surprised if he doesn't get fined for saying that.

I was moaning about Anita in the first half. Game seemed to be passing him by and I honestly think it's height that's a problem when playing in that CDM role, the ball just whistles over his head and he doesn't win enough 50/50's purely as the other guy is nearly always bigger and stronger than him. The last 20 mins or so though, he was fantastic, all over the place, pinging the ball about (that little scooped pass), setting off on mazy runs etc. If he would play like that every game I'd stick him in an advanced role behind a front 2 all the time lol!

Your presuming we'd get a Laudrup in, we're more likely to get Dennis Wise, Joe Kinnear, Trevor Francis, any other washed up managers we can think of? I also think the form will turn round, starting at the weekend. He was given a target of top 10 in the summer by the board and we're still on course for that. They won't sack him as he's hitting all targets with nowt being spent.

How? Erm, we may be battling with the pack at the bottom, which we aren't. We're sitting 9th, with no permanent signings in over 12 months and a net spend over the last 4 years of what -£40m?. Pardew isn't the problem imo, he's a symptom of the problem. Until the real issue is kicked to the curb switching managers wouldn't make a blind bit of difference imo.

That's exactly the point though, who would we get in under Ashley!? You all know damn well we won't go for a well known, 'big name' manager. It would be another 2nd rate appointment. I'm no Pardew fan, but I can realise that things could be a lot worse. Sacking him, would only make the circus and negativity surrounding the club even worse. Fine, sack him when Ashley has sold the club, I don't see the point until then.

I would never turn up to a game hoping we lose, surprised at the results of this poll tbh.

Does he still genuinely stand by these views?

Winnet Sports? Never heard of it lol. I've always rated Hoddle as a coach/manager. Would be a step up from pardew anyway imo. Did a fantastic job with England, and knows how to set up teams to the play game in the right manner. Personally if he came in as DOF I'd be fairly happy with that.

I suppose it's out of the realms of possibility he walked up and then back down like.

Saw Moussa Sissoko walking up grey street yesterday, about 4pm, talking very loudly in French to some bloke in a suit.

This isn't Football Manager, those things happen without grand official announcements. Only if your crafty and tap players up, which is supposed to be illegal? I just don't believe we'd approach the player, who as recently as this morning was saying he'd not heard anything about it. P.S. I don't play football manager.

Wouldn't speak to us unless we'd agreed a fee anyway, which we haven't.

Perhaps Kinnear challenged Aulas to a drinking competition. Aulas is now sleeping in a shopping trolly.

Thing is Pardew has about as much of a scooby as we do man! They ain't going to let the lad leave for Ashley money. It's all pie in the sky.

I do find it hard to believe they're arguing over £1m - surely the difference in valuation has to be much greater than that!

Unless they don't really want him of course and purposefully put in low bids in the knowledge they'll be rejected. As Keegan said.

I really hope we at least push for an immediate repalcement; table another bid for Grenier or something. No doubt Ashley will trouser at least 10 mill of the £24mill and claim it went on agents fees, bog roll, rich tea biscuits etc.

Pards did say it was outside of the Cabaye situ, it probably would have happened anyway!

I'm sceptical of all these loan deals, if they end up like Remy; i.e. they score loads of goals and then went to fuck off and sign for a CL club. Say he comes in, does a Cissé for the rest of the season, his value skyrockets and we're left with nowt... again!!!

I rated him at Twente & was disappointed he didn't sign went he went to Gladbach, I still think he's a good player and hopefully he can recover his form with us.

OK cheers, might have to cancel, can't afford to have the money coming out the account. lol. You'd think they'd send a letter out beforehand like!!

Will they be taking direct debits on the 1st Feb anyone?

Aye Pardew on transfers: 'We hope to sign a player outside the Cabaye situation. We're a little bit closer with that.' Thing is we've heard it all before.