M4 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Sammy "apparently he's amazing in training"? It's an Ameobi trademark. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishmael Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Would like to know why Pardew doesn't rate Ben. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Five o Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Would like to know why Pardew doesn't rate Ben. I asked Ryder to ask him it in the presser... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Champions League player, has experience at top level for playing on the wing, stays on the bench, while untested youngster who's done nothing in his career comes on. Very poor management. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Clearly refused to play on the wing at half time against Chelsea. The only way it can be explained. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Silly time has started, have fun Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 I get it that he cant start every game because he isnt fit yet etc etc But 15 minutes off the bench? Why the fuck not? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpal78 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 The most annoying part of all this is that when asked about HBA, Pardew will say something like the boy is special and he can do things that others can't......bla bla bla. Then come match day he puts on untested youngsters on when we need to win. Its like there's two Pardews, the one who does the interview on HBA and the one who manages the team on match day or he is just a fucking liar! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnypd Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 managers like souness, kinnear or allardyce will do things like this to deliberately engineer a confrontation where they can flex their muscles and display their authority. I do hope pardew isn't as vindictive and small minded as those three. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 managers like souness, kinnear or allardyce will do things like this to deliberately engineer a confrontation where they can flex their muscles and display their authority. I do hope pardew isn't as vindictive and small minded as those three. Unless Ben Arfa did something. Face it, he has form, and has been benched by a variety of managers at various clubs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heneage Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 I do struggle to understand the reasoning behind leaving him on the bench, maybe it's with Wednesday in mind and he starts from the off. Either way it's frustrating because I feel like this was the exact type of game we bought him for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest prestonj1989 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Not sure if it has been mentioned but am sure he was about to come on WITH Sammy but then Tiote got that knock and Vuckic came on instead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tachikoma Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Not sure if it has been mentioned but am sure he was about to come on WITH Sammy but then Tiote got that knock and Vuckic came on instead. Should have been Sammy who stayed on the bench then? Really, wtf was Pardew even thinking? "Better make sure Benny doesn't think he's all that great"? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Not sure if it has been mentioned but am sure he was about to come on WITH Sammy but then Tiote got that knock and Vuckic came on instead. Yeah I thought so too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 I get it that he cant start every game because he isnt fit yet etc etc But 15 minutes off the bench? Why the fuck not? He has to be fit by now tbh. And he can be no less 'match fit' than Sammy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Not sure if it has been mentioned but am sure he was about to come on WITH Sammy but then Tiote got that knock and Vuckic came on instead. Who would he have came on for? There was only really Ba and Jonas he could have replaced and I doubt that would have happened. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Not sure if it has been mentioned but am sure he was about to come on WITH Sammy but then Tiote got that knock and Vuckic came on instead. Who would he have came on for? There was only really Ba and Jonas he could have replaced and I doubt that would have happened. In which case, send Vuckic on instead of Sammy. Simple. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Yeah it's HBA's fault. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Theres no way im believing Alan Pardew thinks a 19 year old whos played something like 10 games is gonna be more effective than Ben Arfa. Theres clearly more to it & it must involve Ben Arfas opinion on the situation. You cannot honestly think Pardews this clueless man I wont believe it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Not sure if it has been mentioned but am sure he was about to come on WITH Sammy but then Tiote got that knock and Vuckic came on instead. That suggests Sammy is ahead of him in the pecking order then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Not sure if it has been mentioned but am sure he was about to come on WITH Sammy but then Tiote got that knock and Vuckic came on instead. Who would he have came on for? There was only really Ba and Jonas he could have replaced and I doubt that would have happened. In which case, send Vuckic on instead of Sammy. Simple. How does that in any way solve this particular conundrum? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 It's annoying because Sammy isn't even good. He has potential, sure, but he's never going to win us a game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tachikoma Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Not sure if it has been mentioned but am sure he was about to come on WITH Sammy but then Tiote got that knock and Vuckic came on instead. Who would he have came on for? There was only really Ba and Jonas he could have replaced and I doubt that would have happened. In which case, send Vuckic on instead of Sammy. Simple. How does that in any way solve this particular conundrum? Obertan comes off for HBA instead of Sammy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Puzzling stuff. Guess Pardew really does think he's a number 10 and nothing more Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Not sure if it has been mentioned but am sure he was about to come on WITH Sammy but then Tiote got that knock and Vuckic came on instead. Who would he have came on for? There was only really Ba and Jonas he could have replaced and I doubt that would have happened. In which case, send Vuckic on instead of Sammy. Simple. How does that in any way solve this particular conundrum? Obertan comes off for HBA instead of Sammy? Read Preston's post again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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