Alan Pardew

[Guest]

He should have kept his mouth shut I've never ever seen a statement from a chairman explain transfer window failings. They f***ed up, we knew that. Amateurish once again.

 

I remember that, following mass outrage from the fan base, Shepherd stuck out a statement defending the club's efforts in the market one year. I think it was the Duff, Sibierski, Rossi on loan window.

 

Seriously?

 

Can't remember, for example, him coming out making an excuse for not replacing Woodgate.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Ill-advised statement really, there's nothing they could do to appease fans who were only interested in whether or not we signed a striker. Better just keep quiet, although they would be slaughtered for that as well.

 

FWIW what he said is probably accurate except the bit about Obertan being brought in early. It always seemed like we were trying to sign a striker, that wasn't the problem. If there was a problem it was that they wouldn't pay enough.

[Heron]

Ill-advised statement really, there's nothing they could do to appease fans who were only interested in whether or not we signed a striker. Better just keep quiet, although they would be slaughtered for that as well.

 

FWIW what he said is probably accurate except the bit about Obertan being brought in early. It always seemed like we were trying to sign a striker, that wasn't the problem. If there was a problem it was that they wouldn't pay enough.

 

...and you wonder why people call you an apologist/sympathiser. 

 

The whole striker thing is just bollocks. They didn't try hard enough, end of.

[Dave]

Luckily all the other clubs will have forgotten that we didn't buy a striker by January, and they'll have also forgotten that 12 months earlier we received £35m which hasn't (openly) been spent. There are loads of very good players available in January and prices are always reasonable.

[Heron]

Luckily all the other clubs will have forgotten that we didn't buy a striker by January, and they'll have also forgotten that 12 months earlier we received £35m which hasn't (openly) been spent. There are loads of very good players available in January and prices are always reasonable.

 

Besides...that'sa longer transfer window in January, so we have more time to scout at the start of it and whack in bids before deadline day...

[Dokko]

Funny how Pardew's name hasn't been attached to this statement by higher,management, for once direct, skipped outthemiddle man.

 

Has Pardew said enough is enough? Either no I'm not saying anything because you keep making me look like a mug or he's said they'll simply not,listen to anything I say anymore?

 

 

[quayside]

Don't see why they'd feel the need to apologise. They believe the transfer window was a huge success, to not to have to spend any money is just a big fat f***ing bonus. They'll be feeling smug as f***, and nobody will convince me otherwise. If they'd wanted a striker they'd have bought one of the many we were supposedly interested in.

 

Obviously I can't prove what the club were about but I actually think funds were there for a striker and they really tried to buy a striker several times, and Llambias f*cked up. Bringing any one of these strikers in involved negotiations, they weren't available for free or wanting to apply release clauses or handed to us on a plate. And DL is just not up to it when it's not straightforward.

[Guest sicko2ndbest]

Luckily all the other clubs will have forgotten that we didn't buy a striker by January, and they'll have also forgotten that 12 months earlier we received £35m which hasn't (openly) been spent. There are loads of very good players available in January and prices are always reasonable.

 

If Sochaux and Charlton have their way we wont be signing anyone for a while!

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Ill-advised statement really, there's nothing they could do to appease fans who were only interested in whether or not we signed a striker. Better just keep quiet, although they would be slaughtered for that as well.

 

FWIW what he said is probably accurate except the bit about Obertan being brought in early. It always seemed like we were trying to sign a striker, that wasn't the problem. If there was a problem it was that they wouldn't pay enough.

 

...and you wonder why people call you an apologist/sympathiser. 

 

The whole striker thing is just bollocks. They didn't try hard enough, end of.

 

I don't wonder at all, it's because they're idiots.

 

I admitted that we wouldn't pay enough, but I believe we enquired and bid for a number of strikers. Obviously we didn't get one, that's a blow, but it doesn't mean that a decent transfer window has suddenly become the worst ever.

[Heron]

Ill-advised statement really, there's nothing they could do to appease fans who were only interested in whether or not we signed a striker. Better just keep quiet, although they would be slaughtered for that as well.

 

FWIW what he said is probably accurate except the bit about Obertan being brought in early. It always seemed like we were trying to sign a striker, that wasn't the problem. If there was a problem it was that they wouldn't pay enough.

 

...and you wonder why people call you an apologist/sympathiser. 

 

The whole striker thing is just bollocks. They didn't try hard enough, end of.

 

I don't wonder at all, it's because they're idiots.

 

I admitted that we wouldn't pay enough, but I believe we enquired and bid for a number of strikers. Obviously we didn't get one, that's a blow, but it doesn't mean that a decent transfer window has suddenly become the worst ever.

 

Was just fishing for a reaction tbh mate. You're right like, but I'm just sick of being lied to and seeing my club being made a mockery of.

[Disco]

He should have kept his mouth shut I've never ever seen a statement from a chairman explain transfer window failings. They fucked up, we knew that. Amateurish once again.

 

Bingo. The one time they don't need to make a statement they do, the numerous times they could clear things up they don't. Typical.

[Guest]

This wasn't even in the top 5 worst windows of the last 10 years man. Selling Milner & buying Xisco...finishing 3rd and only signing Bowyer, selling Woodgate leaving us with Robbie frigging Elliott pretty much a regular for 4 months,  using the Woodgate money 4 months later to sign Boumsong, Babayaro & Faye and letting Bernard go, selling Carroll leaving us with Peter frigging Lovenkrands for 4 months, etc.

[Dave]

Funny how Pardew's name hasn't been attached to this statement by higher,management, for once direct, skipped outthemiddle man.

 

Has Pardew said enough is enough? Either no I'm not saying anything because you keep making me look like a mug or he's said they'll simply not,listen to anything I say anymore?

 

I would suggest that's the case this time. Whether or not you believe that Pardew is complicit in our reluctance to spend, he's the one who has been wheeled out time and again to look like a cunt in front of the world's media and the fans. He's implied a few times this summer that he wasn't prepared to be caught out like he was when Carroll was sold. Well he has been.

[Tooj]

At least we bought Woodgate's replacement in the next window. Even if he was shite.

[Guest]

At least we bought Woodgate's replacement in the next window. Even if he was s****.

 

Ba? We needed a centre-back before we sold Woodgate also when you think we only had Bramble and O'Brien after that. Same's happened again.

[Cort]

Funny how Pardew's name hasn't been attached to this statement by higher,management, for once direct, skipped outthemiddle man.

 

Has Pardew said enough is enough? Either no I'm not saying anything because you keep making me look like a mug or he's said they'll simply not,listen to anything I say anymore?

 

 

 

Doubtful, he knows he's lucky to be managing a club of our size and won't get an opportunity like this somewhere else.

[Cort]

At least we bought Woodgate's replacement in the next window. Even if he was s****.

 

Erghhh.....I still can't believe Rangers made a profit of £8 million on that fool.

[Cajun]

At least we bought Woodgate's replacement in the next window. Even if he was s****.

 

Ba? We needed a centre-back before we sold Woodgate also when you think we only had Bramble and O'Brien after that. Same's happened again.

 

Ba's the "replacement" for the striker we should have bought (and were apparently after) while Carroll was still here.

[Guest]

At least we bought Woodgate's replacement in the next window. Even if he was s****.

 

Ba? We needed a centre-back before we sold Woodgate also when you think we only had Bramble and O'Brien after that. Same's happened again.

 

Ba's the "replacement" for the striker we should have bought (and were apparently after) while Carroll was still here.

 

Same way Boumsong was lined up as Woodgate's partner when we were keen on him on a Free before he joined Rangers?

[Cajun]

At least we bought Woodgate's replacement in the next window. Even if he was s****.

 

Ba? We needed a centre-back before we sold Woodgate also when you think we only had Bramble and O'Brien after that. Same's happened again.

 

Ba's the "replacement" for the striker we should have bought (and were apparently after) while Carroll was still here.

 

Same way Boumsong was lined up as Woodgate's partner when we were keen on him on a Free before he joined Rangers?

 

Yeah, not arguing the Woodgate point. Both were failures.

[Tooj]

My point is, we still used the money from his sale to strengthen the squad, even if it was six month's later.

 

We certainly haven't done that with the Carroll money.

[Guest]

My point is, we still used the money from his sale to strengthen the squad, even if it was six month's later.

 

We certainly haven't done that with the Carroll money.

 

Definitely.

 

Though saying that, we only got him because we paid what, twice his value? Not sure I'd have been chuffed us doing that with Maiga or whoever. (I know "Balance sheet " blah blah)

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Ill-advised statement really, there's nothing they could do to appease fans who were only interested in whether or not we signed a striker. Better just keep quiet, although they would be slaughtered for that as well.

 

FWIW what he said is probably accurate except the bit about Obertan being brought in early. It always seemed like we were trying to sign a striker, that wasn't the problem. If there was a problem it was that they wouldn't pay enough.

 

...and you wonder why people call you an apologist/sympathiser. 

 

The whole striker thing is just bollocks. They didn't try hard enough, end of.

 

I don't wonder at all, it's because they're idiots.

 

I admitted that we wouldn't pay enough, but I believe we enquired and bid for a number of strikers. Obviously we didn't get one, that's a blow, but it doesn't mean that a decent transfer window has suddenly become the worst ever.

 

Was just fishing for a reaction tbh mate. You're right like, but I'm just sick of being lied to and seeing my club being made a mockery of.

 

Fair play, we do look like idiots at times, but then so does almost every football club owner and manager. Look at Wenger, transformed Arsenal from top to bottom and now people are saying he's a joke.

 

I guess I just don't expect to find out the truth from inside the club, it's just not a problem for me because I accept it's the norm for transfer dealings and all that to be shrouded in spin and half-truths. I just don't think we're all that much worse than other clubs in that respect.

 

The stuff about the renaming and Sports Direct adverts and stuff like that annoys me much more than this stuff, IMO it's par for the course in football.

[Heron]

Ill-advised statement really, there's nothing they could do to appease fans who were only interested in whether or not we signed a striker. Better just keep quiet, although they would be slaughtered for that as well.

 

FWIW what he said is probably accurate except the bit about Obertan being brought in early. It always seemed like we were trying to sign a striker, that wasn't the problem. If there was a problem it was that they wouldn't pay enough.

 

...and you wonder why people call you an apologist/sympathiser. 

 

The whole striker thing is just bollocks. They didn't try hard enough, end of.

 

I don't wonder at all, it's because they're idiots.

 

I admitted that we wouldn't pay enough, but I believe we enquired and bid for a number of strikers. Obviously we didn't get one, that's a blow, but it doesn't mean that a decent transfer window has suddenly become the worst ever.

 

Was just fishing for a reaction tbh mate. You're right like, but I'm just sick of being lied to and seeing my club being made a mockery of.

 

Fair play, we do look like idiots at times, but then so does almost every football club owner and manager. Look at Wenger, transformed Arsenal from top to bottom and now people are saying he's a joke.

 

I guess I just don't expect to find out the truth from inside the club, it's just not a problem for me because I accept it's the norm for transfer dealings and all that to be shrouded in spin and half-truths. I just don't think we're all that much worse than other clubs in that respect.

 

The stuff about the renaming and Sports Direct adverts and stuff like that annoys me much more than this stuff, IMO it's par for the course in football.

 

I must admit, I try not to follow the transfer window because it's normally all speculation so things like the sign at St James' tend to bother me more. When I read stuff on here though it surprises me and it tends to piss me off. Modern day football is wank at the high levels to be fair, compared to what it used to be. Regardless of that though, Newcastle is my team so I'm not going anywhere else, because St James' is home.

 

That's the thing with this sign issue - It's like someones taken my front door off my house.

[Guest sicko2ndbest]

Quite glad he's highlighted it tbh. The press can now sift through the details and report on it