ATB Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Think he told the players how to run the clock down can admit that he is doing it pretty good right now. but will properly judge him the next season. I don´t want to have another Roeder. Hoping for the best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
binnsy Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Doing a very good job, just needs to cut the chat abit and not give the press the cliche stories ie big club, great support blah blah, just concentrate on doing the business on the pitch. I will say though that he's made us a better team now than we were under Hughton, all from just getting us pressing the ball higher up the pitch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I think he trusts the players a bit more than Hughton does, he gives the likes of Enrique and Coloccini more licence to move further up the pitch and do their own thing. Under CH we were a well drilled team, disciplined but very predictable in terms of attack and i think Pardew has definitely made us more expansive but impressively has managed to maintain that solidity CH instilled. Great work so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 He seems to be proving to be more progressive than Hughton, goes for it a bit more. He says that's his philosophy and I think we're now seeing evidence of that. It's good work. Early days, but it feels like he's taking us on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 So far, nobody can knock what Pardew has achieved ; there was a real risk that the team spirit could have gone into freefall after Hughton's sacking and then Pardew had to deal with the Carroll transfer which put his credibility on the spot but he has got the team playing as a unit and to what strengths they possess; His decision to give Best a chance has been rewarded and the side have looked, with the exception of the Arsenal game, as if they are unlikely to concede many goals so you have to give him credit for a sound performance under difficult circumstances - so far. I remember KK saying, when commenting about Ashley and Co after Hughton's sacking, that Alan was, in his words, 'a good lad', so Keegan must have thought Pardew had something. If he keeps us up - and it looks as if a couple more wins should do that - he has done a very good job this season. His biggest test will come when he needs to strengthen the side and fend off bids for the better players in summer but so far, the signs are good. Let's hope he doesn't self-destruct as has happened at other clubs for various reasons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 If he keeps us ticking along steadily like this, when HBA, Gosling and Ireland are back we'll walk the last few weeks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 And the skipper also waxed lyrical about the current performance levels. He added: “People keep looking at the opposition, but I like to give credit to what we do. What the gaffer’s been working on has been fantastic.” Read More http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/newcastle-united/nufc-news/2011/02/16/kevin-nolan-salutes-fighting-spirit-from-nufc-72703-28179883/2/#ixzz1E8P8fj7I Pardew mentioned how the plan to counter Birmingham's diagonal crosses worked. While I previously thought he was just a gobshite I'm starting to think he might have more tactical nous than some of us were prepared to concede. The players seem to enjoy his methods and that tells us something. Just need to see how he fares in the transfer market now, otherwise I'm on board. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 He's a smooth operator. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthiGeordie Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I am not a Pardew wanker but I give him credit for make Jonas so effective..... after almost all mangers fails to improve that..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaehyun Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I am not a Pardew wanker but I give him credit for make Jonas so effective..... after almost all mangers fails to improve that..... Even more so Leon Best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosstef Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I think his decision to bring on Nile Ranger when Peter Lovenkrands got injured says a lot about his philosophy. It would have been easy putting on someone like Guthrie instead when we were 2-0 up, but he still wanted to play with two forwards and push for that 3rd goal instead of playing it safe and just defend the lead. I like that . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATB Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 and then he takes out Jonas and brings in Sol... I get your point, but I can´t say that just that aspect was that impressive :colo: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosstef Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 and then he takes out Jonas and brings in Sol... I get your point, but I can´t say that just that aspect was that impressive :colo: Nah, but that last sub was with 3 minutes to go and was probably just to give Sol a feeling of 'being a part of the team', before Saylor comes back and pushes him down as 4th choice CB. My point was, that you see a lot of managers in his situation taking of a striker and replacing him with a defender og midfielder, when they are 2-0 up and there's 30 minutes to go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Good piece on him in the mirror. He appears to be very thorough. I'm going to go as far as to say I'm really starting to like him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazzle Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Liverpool-Andy-Carroll-cost-a-highly-unusual-30million-up-front-plus-25-of-any-sell-on-fee-as-Newcastle-played-hardball-on-transfer-deadline-day-article700813.html "I still go back to my first week when I went into a petrol station at minus-three degrees and I bumped into one of our fans, a bloke of about 43, who had the full kit on and he was asking me questions. That took some beating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Full kit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Full kit. In Pardew-speak,that's black stockings and suspenders. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Pardew comes across as a decent bloke and you can't help but mutter "they're gonna stab you in the back, brother" Shaft-style when thinking of his bosses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Good piece on him in the mirror. He appears to be very thorough. I'm going to go as far as to say I'm really starting to like him. i'm liking what he's doing on the pitch, we seem hard to beat and things like playing the ball into the gap between centre half and full back and having a forward gamble on going there (loven off the bar at blackburn then goal at brum to name twice out of a few), basics that all other clubs have done for year and we haven't. however sometimes he still says stuff and i think "why say that.....keep it indoors you twat" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Agree with that. Think he's doing alright, but suspect he's a wanker and ultimately doomed for that reason. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I think he's doing a really good job, and I'm starting to warm to him, but some of the things he says is just ridiculous. That Mirror article for example, quite a lot of it is alright. But why the hell is he talking about the manager who comes in after him ffs? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocker Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Liverpool-Andy-Carroll-cost-a-highly-unusual-30million-up-front-plus-25-of-any-sell-on-fee-as-Newcastle-played-hardball-on-transfer-deadline-day-article700813.html "I still go back to my first week when I went into a petrol station at minus-three degrees and I bumped into one of our fans, a bloke of about 43, who had the full kit on and he was asking me questions. That took some beating. A bloke of about 43? That's canny specific like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Liverpool-Andy-Carroll-cost-a-highly-unusual-30million-up-front-plus-25-of-any-sell-on-fee-as-Newcastle-played-hardball-on-transfer-deadline-day-article700813.html "I still go back to my first week when I went into a petrol station at minus-three degrees and I bumped into one of our fans, a bloke of about 43, who had the full kit on and he was asking me questions. That took some beating. A bloke of about 43? That's canny specific like and i'm sure jim smith told exactly the same story when he first came up here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk77 Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Agree with that. Think he's doing alright, but suspect he's a w***** and ultimately doomed for that reason. I'm not sure about that. He's made some mistakes in the past, like fooling around with certain women. But all players who have worked with him say he's a nice fellow and that he is a skilled manager. According to some reports he was treated as s*** in Soton. He must have seen it as a blow not being a manager in PL, since he probably feels he got the competence to do it.. He was out of a job, and suddenly MA comes along and offers him one of the biggest manager jobs in PL. This is probably a make or break job for him. If he fails with Castle, he will probably never be offered a PL-job again. In other words, I'm pretty sure that he will not be doing the same mistakes, behavior-wise, again. And he's already shown some humbleness to the job. In particular, he's been very respectful about what a great job Chris did with the club.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I agree, also being a wanker doesn't mean you're doomed in football at all. Often it means you'll be a great success! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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