Stifler Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Out of the fixtures we have had with him as manager he has got above the points tally I was expecting. The Stevenage I'm not going to look to much into, lets put that down as one of those typical FA Cup shock results. I think though that his substitution timing is pretty bad though, leaving it far too late in the game to make a change, however Hughton was very guilty of this as well. So far, well done. Keep up the good work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 He's dome very well so far. It's difficult to properly assess though till the summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mantis Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Not worth judging him until mid season next year. Cant even bring myself to listen to him tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 What's he saying that's really that bad? I think he's keen to talk to the press but I don't often find myself disagreeing with him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mantis Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 wouldnt know, never bothered listening to him. Heard mugs like Souness and Allerdyce spouting the usual cliches and dont see him being any different. Remember him being a grade a whiner elsewhere and expecting the same to follow when the honeymoons over. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 So you're not listening to him on the basis you just expect him to talk rubbish. Great logic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mantis Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 thanks. and the fact I dont rate him in the slightest Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Done well so far. Comes across well in interviews too IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Would Hughton have made the changes to midfield that Pardew made at half-time? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Icke - Son of God Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 He's done okay so far. No more, no less. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Doing a decent job. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
quayside Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Would Hughton have made the changes to midfield that Pardew made at half-time? That is a fundamental question. And my answer is No. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 What is pleasing is that despite the massive furore there was after Hughton left and Pardew came in, the club as a whole appears to have settled down quite quickly. Unlike when KK left - the whole place was unsettled until the day we were relegated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 What is pleasing is that despite the massive furore there was after Hughton left and Pardew came in, the club as a whole appears to have settled down quite quickly. Unlike when KK left - the whole place was unsettled until the day we were relegated. For that the players have to be commended IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 What is pleasing is that despite the massive furore there was after Hughton left and Pardew came in, the club as a whole appears to have settled down quite quickly. Unlike when KK left - the whole place was unsettled until the day we were relegated. For that the players have to be commended IMO. None moreso than Barton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Would Hughton have made the changes to midfield that Pardew made at half-time? Pardew made some good changes at half time but because we still had Nolan on the pitch we were effectively playing with 10 men by the end. Barton was also shattered but at least he was capable of setting up counter attacks. Pardew himself has said that the players were too gung ho at the end but if he's getting the credit for the changes at half time then he has to take the criticism for how we are failing to close out games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 He's clearly done well. Don't know how anyone can dispute that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest philw Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 His subs, on the whole, are hopeless imo - but i think i might be warming to him a bit. I'm starting to think he actually is a decent manager from a 'personality' perspective. He's done remarkably well maintaining the excellent team spirit when it had every chance of imploding. The subs are my biggest bugbear thus far cos i think, on numerous occassions, he's shagged it up. Spurs (away) and Stevenage are the stand-out ones. I think we've got a squad of reliable dogs that will be always be secure yet unspectacular. We're not playing a great deal differently to when Hughton was here. There's the odd quality here and there but the side's fundamental weapon is spirit. I had faith in Hughton to build on that, with a restricted budget, and have us challenging for the European spots within a couple of seasons. Pardew's biggest test, and the thing that will determine whether or not it was a good move by Ashley, is the transfer market. We're not going to have lots of money to spend... Hughton had accepted this and done a superb job with it. If Pardew does anything other than the same or better, it's a pointless failure where Ashley's concerned. If, by some mental surprise, Ashley actually provides Pardew with a massive wad of cash to spend, it's doubley harsh on Hughton. first time poster here, so will probs get slated but.. i must say im warming alot to pardew, and in my eyes his subs have mostly been spot on...like today, we were crying out for pace in the last 30 minutes, especially when they moved to 3 at the back..shola or best arent gonna trouble any side on the break are they? and to be honest pardew spotted this, and tried to change the game accordingly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbers Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 wouldnt know, never bothered listening to him. Heard mugs like Souness and Allerdyce spouting the usual cliches and dont see him being any different. Remember him being a grade a whiner elsewhere and expecting the same to follow when the honeymoons over. I cant get my head around this sort of stuff, you wont even listen to an interview with him? Hes done a cracking job with shit luck with injuries to be fair. Dont hate him for whats gone on here in the past, support him for whats going to happen in the future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallace Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 He's done OK so far but will reserve judgment until next season. At present I think he is still trying to show some sensitivity in view of him a replacing popular manager and not wanting to upset things too much. It will be interesting to see if he changes once he starts to feel more settled and comfortable in the role. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Lets not forget, the goal as to stay up this season. We most likely will. Is it due to Hughton or Pardew? Maybe a little of both or maybe down to the players but the bottom line is, we will more than likely succeed in our goal. Is pardew the man to take us forward? probably not... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATB Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Next season is the time to judge him, not this no matter what. and will he take us forward. I think not. Ashley won´t help either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Lets not forget, the goal as to stay up this season. We most likely will. Is it due to Hughton or Pardew? Maybe a little of both or maybe down to the players but the bottom line is, we will more than likely succeed in our goal. Is pardew the man to take us forward? probably not... Why's that then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 He's done better than I expected to be honest but I've seen little in the way of changes to suggest he himself is having the bigger impact. For me, the players themselves are just carrying on from the Hughton era. I think the best time to judge Pardew unless something drastically happens in a negative or ultra positive sense in between now and the end of the season, is next season where he'll no doubt add and detract from the squad and where we'll really see the Pardew NUFC. How can you say that? Seriously, what evidence is there? Results, performances etc. I see far more worrying signs in the Pardew era than promising signs mind. I'm extremely worried for next season and I wouldn't discount a relegation battle this term just yet either despite our decent enough position. Again, not really based on anything but ok. The results are going our way, we're performing well and the players still seem happy enough. Making additions to the squad aside, I can't see how anyone can do anything but praise Pardew so far Going on what you've seen of him so far, how do you imagine things would have turned out if Pardew had been in charge when Carroll broke Taylor's jaw? And then got arrested for assaulting a girl. While already up for glassing a lad on a night out. I think it's fair to imagine things wouldn't have stayed so quiet and we wouldn't have a £30m+ striker in our team. So there's at least one reason for me to have concerns about switching Hughton for him, just for starters. I'm not convinced of Pardew's ability to handle 'events'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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