Ameritoon Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Maybe I'm just being blinded, but I don't often see his smugness that other fans seem to hate so much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theregulars Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Maybe I'm just being blinded, but I don't often see his smugness that other fans seem to hate so much. It's because you're not jealous of the season we've had. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theregulars Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Cheers POOT Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 He's one of the more humble managers out there, always gives the opposition praise and doesn't get himself into slagging matches/mind games. There's really very little to hate about the man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Yes, everyone unhappy with the style of play etc would have felt really smug had it continued. What a ridiculous thing to say. Come on - you know what I mean. Smug may not be the correct word, but some of patronising posts on here over the last few months in relation to tactics and our style of play... don't know about patronising but the extent we were supposed to have played hoofball was massivly over exaggerated. I think the general theme that somehow only the anti-Pardew brigade were enlightened enough to see what was really happening was a fairly common, patronising and, as it turned out, incorrect theme. But anyway - going to leave it there. We're 4th so I don't care who is right or wrong. Aye, it gets a bit tiresome when the "Pards is clueless" brigade kept bashing you for the heinous crime of supporting the manager who was already exceeding expectations. That quote from Midds (5 wins in 17) does nowt to help, god forbid we have a dip in a fantastic season The "Pards is doing well but it could be even better" brigade were a lot more level-headed but unfortunately dwarfed by the FM-wizards who announced themselves as experts in man management. I'm yet to see any evidence that Pards hasn't dealt with the possible Ben Arfa man-management issue with anything but first rate managerial prowess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sifu Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I've mentioned this quite a few times in the past but thought I'd mention it again, a manager deserves praise when things go well but he also deserves criticism when things don't go well. It's all part of the package of being a manager after all - you will see the likes of Wenger/Ferguson being criticised when Arsenal/Man U lose or when things aren't going well performance-wise for their respective clubs and Pardew is no different. So, Pardew justifiably saw a bit of criticism come his way when we were having that period when performances were well below-par. During this time, the tactics just seemed to be wrong and to quite an extent, they were negative as well (a somewhat over-reliance on direct football, scoring one goal but then sitting back/defending deep instead of going for more). It was almost incomprehensible why Pardew had decided to opt for such an approach in our play. Pardew deservedly saw praise for our fantastic start to the season. He had established a foundation where we became hard to beat, that is, the emphasis of defensive solidity. Such an approach was effective and we certainly reaped benefits from it. He is now receiving praise for our fantastic run of form atm and with his strongest 11 being pretty much available, I really think we are seeing the vision he had for us in proper action now. We did actually see glimpses of the pass-and-play system on several prior occasions this season so I'm of the opinion that such a system was always on his mind but for whatever reason, he felt it wasn't ready to be used properly at the time (could be down to a lack of personnel? Lack of confidence? Or he just wanted to play it safe and stick to the "winning formula" he had prior to Christmas?). All in all, one thing you can't deny is that we've had a phenomenal season under Pardew (we have been in the top 7 for almost all of the season!) Yes, he has made mistakes but he has, to my mind, acknowledged and corrected them. So no doubt this season will have come as a learning curve for him too. Times are really exciting atm and I am very much looking forward to the future - it really is so good to be a Newcastle fan atm and Alan Pardew deserves a massive amount of credit. Time to Pardy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 So, Pardew justifiably saw a bit of criticism come his way when we were having that period when performances were well below-par. During this time, the tactics just seemed to be wrong and to quite an extent, they were negative as well (a somewhat over-reliance on direct football, scoring one goal but then sitting back/defending deep instead of going for more). It was almost incomprehensible why Pardew had decided to opt for such an approach in our play. Great post except for this part. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 People get swarve and smug mixed up. That's all it is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Not surprised. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 and reset the god damn poll man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 He's one of the more humble managers out there, always gives the opposition praise and doesn't get himself into slagging matches/mind games. There's really very little to hate about the man. Never really understood why anyone dislikes him. Even when he was appointed I was gutted for Hughton but I like Pardew as a manager. Not as much as now obviously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 The Mackems hate him and say he's "smug" because they're used to repugnant tracksuit-wearing monstrosities like Fat Bruce and O'Neill on their touchline, instead of a suited and booted silver fox like Pards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 So, Pardew justifiably saw a bit of criticism come his way when we were having that period when performances were well below-par. During this time, the tactics just seemed to be wrong and to quite an extent, they were negative as well (a somewhat over-reliance on direct football, scoring one goal but then sitting back/defending deep instead of going for more). It was almost incomprehensible why Pardew had decided to opt for such an approach in our play. Great post except for this part. The way I saw it was that we were underperforming and I believe that it was right to question some of his decisions at the time. Like I've said, even the likes of Ferguson and Wenger receive a bit of stick when their gameplans/tactis don't work - it's all part of the package as a manager. I've always had faith in Pardew but there was a time when some of his decisions were, well, weird and I felt that I was within my right to comment on what was right and what was wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 http://soundcloud.com/metroradionews/black-white-red-all-over-5 All going to plan so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 He's one of the more humble managers out there, always gives the opposition praise and doesn't get himself into slagging matches/mind games. There's really very little to hate about the man. Tbf, he did call O'Neill a cunt. Not that that's anything to hate him for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfmag Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 He's one of the more humble managers out there, always gives the opposition praise and doesn't get himself into slagging matches/mind games. There's really very little to hate about the man. Tbf, he did call O'Neill a c***. Not that that's anything to hate him for. I will never forget how polite and friendly and gracious he was to me and my daughter immediately after the Fulham match. Pure class, given the circumstances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudil Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 and reset the god damn poll man. Think it's just me a you on this one Last one was during a difficult time. It's noted...now lets re-vote Agreed. I voted 'OK' during that time, and I'd like the opportunity to change that please Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybe_next_year Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Maybe I'm just being blinded, but I don't often see his smugness that other fans seem to hate so much. he is quite smug like. personally, i love when he does his smug face. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 and reset the god damn poll man. Think it's just me a you on this one Last one was during a difficult time. It's noted...now lets re-vote Luckily i waited until today and voted Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 and reset the god damn poll man. Think it's just me a you on this one Last one was during a difficult time. It's noted...now lets re-vote Agreed. I voted 'OK' during that time, and I'd like the opportunity to change that please Same. Have an OK. Would like to vote CRAP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 http://i43.tinypic.com/6ifbcj.png Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidAK Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I for one was very critical of Pardew after the Norwich game, because after the first 15 minutes of dominating we stood off and our play became just terrible. That was a big mistake by Pardew. However, he's since learned from that and shown that he can learn and adapt with what works, so no more complaints from me, he's proven to be excellent since, learning from mistakes etc. Don't see what's wrong with criticizing him after that Norwich game though, he did get it wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 2nd time today i have voted brilliant Also what idiot voted terrible Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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