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I used to think that but not now, he has been a rank bad manager for this season, but it's his inability to do anything different. Tbh it's embarrassing how useless he actually is. It's wrong to think that the lack of support from ownership hasn't hurt us badly this season, of course. But a competent manager still has this squad, with these players, at least 10th. I didn't comment on the lack of investment as that's plain for everybody to see and has hindered Pardew. But not to the extent that the team is where it is. And i say this again for the umpteenth time (something i say a lot ), it's the football, it absolutely rancid, the set pieces, the defending, the lack of movement. Every one of those things is down to him, new players or not. Nah mate I was agreeing with you, just commenting on the notion around these parts that it's our lack of investment that's been our chief downfall. Which is simply not true.

I don't even think it matters who we bring-in anymore. They'll just be woefully misused. Mapou's supposedly played at DM before, wouldn't shock me in the slightest to see him shoe horned in there under Pards. Could bring-in Pique and Thiago and Pards would still find a way to get Williamson minutes.

Great record, but a glorified SPL manager at this point.

Good post I was beginning to give up on this forum. Utterly shit post you mean? Stick the "moral high ground, we're just being rational" garbage in your pipe and smoke it. Reading had 2 shots on target both went in, their shot accuracy was 28.6% we had 7 on target 53.8 %. We had 55% of the possession, We won 63% of headers, we made 436 passes with 80 % success compared to their 371 with 68.7%, we had 36 crosses they had 11, I could go on because we beat them all over the pitch any stat you want to bring up. Slag stats off all you like ( thats always the next reply to a stats related post) we were the better team by a mile, we were beaten by shit luck plain and simple one 3 metre slide-athon arms and all and some twat miss kicking a shot into a pass. We didn`t score more because we have only one ST who is out of form badly. Pardew didn`t bring Cabaye off to make us play worse, he would have been informed by professionals how many minutes he could risk him for. We have seen plenty of managers ignore advice to get 3 points only to loose a player for a further 5 months and then we would be 100% down without him. I put money on the fact that Marv as brilliant as he was in the first half did absolutely fuck all in the second. Santon is poor defensively. Booing does make players play worse when they are shot to bits on confidence and not to mention I hope no new/potential signings are watching. To be totally honest I`m not even sticking up for Pardew because there is alot better out there out of work but get a grip what do you see when you watch football because I saw what Skirge did.. Mate I apologize. I let the cunt out of the bag. Fuming over the performance. But I still disagree.

He really is a worthless human being Complete failure at life.

I used to think that but not now, he has been a rank bad manager for this season, but it's his inability to do anything different. Tbh it's embarrassing how useless he actually is. It's wrong to think that the lack of support from ownership hasn't hurt us badly this season, of course. But a competent manager still has this squad, with these players, at least 10th.

He wasn't terrible today tbh.

Balls of brass on that one

Does the contract length even matter though?

Good post I was beginning to give up on this forum. Utterly shit post you mean? Stick the "moral high ground, we're just being rational" garbage in your pipe and smoke it.

What a shit player. "Not his fault he's continually selected." Like fuck. It's his fault he's a shit fucking player.

Adkins, Martinez, Poyet, a dog

Well tbf, Adkins' squad looked like absolute crap in his short stint at the top.

Well of course the answer's not Mark Hughes. But that's exactly the kind of re-tread that Ashley would bring in. Mark Hughes, Steve Kean, Steve Bruce, Owen Coyle or some other woeful pick.

Could see Owen Coyle's name pop-up as a potential candidate.

If it is anything to do with how we are playing he can fuck himself. I'm sure it isn't though. I'll bet he's frustrated as hell. He's as had to play against a League One centreback all season, with no reinforcements on the way.

Using the sinking ship analogy, surely the captain stays? How often does that happen in practice?

And lose at home to them.

Kind of guy who frustrates easily, ala Tiote. Second yellow in 2 games.

That's what it's come to. Desiring Mark Hughes. The angels cried.

Fully understand him wanting to leave. This ship is sinking fast.