r0cafella

Once again it's like watching statues try to play football. No movement whatsoever. Must have spent the week working on our defensive shape.

Why are we so narrow when we get the ball? It's so easy to City to press us when our entire team is playing within the width of the 18 yard box.

We have 2 holding midfielders and they still have oceans of space in front of our back four. And inverse widemen works when you have robben and ribery but as gouff and moussa aren't wingers it doesn't make any difference.

Another waste of space who should be shown the door

Marv must have finally left Pardew do his wife

He's played it safe playing Taylor or he thinks he has. Would rather have seen Haidara at left back personally with Mapou playing centre half with Williamson

Agreed we need someone who can drop deep and link play if we are going 2 up front.

Pardew does tend to have that effect

Because they pick his interviews to pieces to find something that ''offends'' them. Psychotic behavior. Regardless he still said it. He could have said we are going out and giving it a go but instead he chooses to talk down our chances. He is just shit at mind games

He seriously said that? Yup, he stated if he put his neutral hat on this is a game city should win. He then went on to mention how Chelsea and spurs games were similar

Just watching the news and hearing Pardew say " this is a game man city should win" makes me feel sick

Thank you Cajun. I'm glad I'm not the only one who is sick of this cowardly mentality we seem to have developed

I'll be raging if we bend over and accept a good humping and so should everyone else. If we go out and try to best them but lose then fair play but just giving up isn't acceptable . What do you mean it's not acceptable. What do you propose to do? Try to win? Play with some belief and stop telling people we can't beat a sovereign state ffs. City are far from imperious away from home and they aren't exactly rock solid defensively. We should take the game to them get the crowd behind us and give it a go. Tired of seeing us cower against sides who we deem bigger than us.

I'll be raging if we bend over and accept a good humping and so should everyone else. If we go out and try to best them but lose then fair play but just giving up isn't acceptable .

Aye we are going to miss him today

What are his strengths though? Crosses into the box? He's 5"11 and not exactly known for his aerial prowess. When we do play to feet his first touch isn't all that great and he lacks pace to run in behind unless his run and the pass is timed to perfect. Cisse just isn't good enough to be starting week in week out I'm afraid he just doesn't offer enough.

It doesn't The man is totally useless

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-united-turn-down-bid-6498790 Newcastle United are understood to have turned down a £9million bid for Papiss Cisse. The number 9 has subject of a £9million from an unnamed Qatar club who visited Tyneside this week. Cisse has been given limited opportunities this season by Alan Pardew and as reported in the Chronicle on January 1 an approach from West Ham was also knocked back. And understandably Cisse is keen to play on a regular basis as his career hits the peak stage at 28. Cisse netted against Cardiff City in the FA Cup to bag his third of the season. But it remains to be seen whether he gets a chance against Manchester City today Well it was stupid to decline that offer.

They've had since October to have these meetings and discuss targets and they wait until January. Who do they think they are fooling?

Only so many times you can post the same things without it being spam tbh Taking action this time, drop HP a pm and tell him to start a graph. Need some hard evidence, bloke only sings when we are losing I was referring to your posts defending Pardew Reminds me of when we had Bramble & Boumsong

Only so many times you can post the same things without it being spam tbh

We already knew they failed(or would have anyway), it was in the media at the time and they are spending a fortune upgrading the whole training facilities as a result. does this mean we wont get CAT 1 until the new facilities are complete?

Another interesting point is in regards to how we only want to recruit players from the local area @ U16 level and below. Is this the clubs covert way of informing us we failed to reach a CAT 1 academy? I just find it hard to believe we would want to willingly put ourselves at a disadvantage

Has he made any money yet? The only thing that's cost him is his stupidity.