magpie1892

No.

I reckon four years. Out in two.

Not so sure this is a bad thing. The wreckage he left behind - plus his appalling behaviour - at SJP has actually woken up some sections of the MSM, and his programme notes on Saturday (the like of which I have never read before) have really given him enough rope. He'll eventually get bombed out of CPFC and then, eventually, tw@ts like Ian Wright will have to shut their ignorant mouths. Much like McClaren (almost seems like he was never here...), Pardew's current gig will be his last as manager of a club in the top three tiers, at best. One needs to be careful about stigmatising those with mental health problems, but significant evidence exists that Pardew is not only a s*** manager, he's also very, very ill.

If he has the money, yes it is.

I never said it was offensive, but as you concede, it is cringey now.

Really needs to stop. Very mawkish now. Shades of the Princess Diana hysteria.

Amazing insight! Well my passive aggressive chum, someone seems to be arguing the opposite. No offence. I totally agree with you. I don't care if we end up as other 'Leeds or Portsmouth' (yawn) - I just want my club back. As long as that fat c*** is owner, we're going nowhere. Except down the way. Guarantee we could get 45,000 in the Conference with competent people at the helm who actually care about the club, fans, etc.

Amazing insight!

Something we can agree on...

You'll struggle to find many people to agree with that claptrap.

Oh, I take it all back! (I don't - he's still gash)

His 'performance' so far today makes some of yesterday's positive comments about this useless sack of shit doubly funny.

Can't understand something that happened under Pardew at Newcastle, Southampton, West Ham..? Guess he must just be toeing the line.

His best hasnt happened yet as most players dont usually peak at 21.. Im guessing you have not heard of Youri Tielemans who is sought after by most of Europes top clubs, Dennis Praet another who will move on to a top club. The same shitty league produced Vincent Kompany and Romalu Lukaku who both played for Anderlecht. Stupid hour again, and again, and again...... Come on, he's only 21, so he'll get faster as he gets older, right?

There are fine lines though. If he had put away a couple of the chances he had and we'd had a mediocre season safe from the drop, we'd be talking about how the best is yet to come from him. As it stands we've had a woeful season and he seems to be one of the scapegoats for that. You're right, good money should have been spent on a more proven striker for Mitrovic to play understudy to. That doesn't at all mean that he'll never fulfil his potential. Trouble is, I don't think he's got the potential to be a top-class striker. I've seen him play maybe a dozen times for Anderlecht and, much like Luuk de Jong (Netherlands' and Belgium's top flights are 9th and 10th in the UEFA rankings) he was a flat-track bully. Again, like de Jong, stick him in a decent league (Germany, England) and the limitations surface very quickly.

Albert Luque looked great on YouTube man and sorry but I'm just not having it that defenders consider him as one of the top 10 most feared strikers when he's scoring at a rate of a goal every 6 games. But we have Odin's guarantee. That's the clincher for me.

The header - I forget the opposition - where he actually had to head wide to miss the target he was that close in and central.

How on earth can you 'guarantee' something you can't possibly deliver? He might be on Matt Targett's list, right enough.

Anyone who reckoned Luuk de Jong couldn't finish when he was at NUFC should look at his FCT and PSV videos. Do Anderlecht play in the EPL? He did score against Arsenal for Anderlecht in the Champions League.. just like if the club stays up we will see a change in him and the club with Benitez. You can't argue with logic like that.

Anyone who reckoned Luuk de Jong couldn't finish when he was at NUFC should look at his FCT and PSV videos. Do Anderlecht play in the EPL?

Precisely. The idea that Charnley was solely responsible for the appointment of Benitez is laughable.

Me neither, he played well. Obviously needs a goal but his all round play was pretty good on Monday. His link up play is very good, if he can add a few goals to that he'd be a top class old fashioned centre forward. I think that'll come in time, he needs to develop his instincts in front of goal. Not just the finishing but the movement and anticipation too. He's not there yet and probably shouldn't have the responsibility of leading the line at this stage but that's what we've got and we'll just have to hope Rafa can get a bit more out him quickly. Getting Shearer in to give him some coaching would be interesting, I think he'd benefit massively. I'm sorry but this is just absolute rubbish to think this guy will ever be a top class forward is ridiculous. This guy is 21 yet has absolutely no characteristics of a striker at all.1. He can't score, 2. He's as slow as s*** no pace at all. 3. He never seems to jump for a header so no threat in the air, 4. He has no positional sense what so ever, 5. He can not think ahead or anticipate where he should be to be a dangerous threat to the opposition If you watch him it's like watching a Sunday league player who's trying his hardest. The guy isn't even as good as Shola was and that's a damning indictment Top class forward my Arse some of you on here need to remove the blinkers There was a reason why he was on nearly every list of the best young players in Europe Because he was flattering to deceive in a dominant team in the 10th best league in Europe? I wonder how many 'merit lists' he would appear on now? Shades of Kris Boyd here - couldn't miss at rangers, couldn't hit a barn door at Boro.

Me neither, he played well. Obviously needs a goal but his all round play was pretty good on Monday. His link up play is very good, if he can add a few goals to that he'd be a top class old fashioned centre forward. I think that'll come in time, he needs to develop his instincts in front of goal. Not just the finishing but the movement and anticipation too. He's not there yet and probably shouldn't have the responsibility of leading the line at this stage but that's what we've got and we'll just have to hope Rafa can get a bit more out him quickly. Getting Shearer in to give him some coaching would be interesting, I think he'd benefit massively. I'm sorry but this is just absolute rubbish to think this guy will ever be a top class forward is ridiculous. This guy is 21 yet has absolutely no characteristics of a striker at all.1. He can't score, 2. He's as slow as s*** no pace at all. 3. He never seems to jump for a header so no threat in the air, 4. He has no positional sense what so ever, 5. He can not think ahead or anticipate where he should be to be a dangerous threat to the opposition If you watch him it's like watching a Sunday league player who's trying his hardest. The guy isn't even as good as Shola was and that's a damning indictment Top class forward my Arse some of you on here need to remove the blinkers Someone finally telling it like it is.

Which only goes to prove that philately will get you nowhere. I'll get me coat