Keefaz Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 even the summer may not tell, the autumn will be a better guide. Why Autumn? Be fair Mick, judge him after the summer/in January/next summer/after next summer. Souness-esque, then everyone will claim they knew he was s*** all along, like they did with that fool. Pretty sure everyone thought Souness was s*** all along. Didn't they? i gave him far too much time, waiting for injuries to clear up etc. Never wanted him. He had the benefit of a first season in which all he had to do was rescue us from a brink that probably never existed. That gave him kudos in some quarters. Not much different from Pardew in that respect, imo. FWIW, I hated Souness from the off and I bloody detest Pardew. Let's see what happens in summer. i never wanted him, but i gave him a chance, due to injuries etc that length of that chance seemed to get longer and longer and i was wrong. So how long does Pardew get? He's no better than Souness, so it's ultimately about ambition, isn't it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/7039/capturecov.png Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Your spreadsheet has broken the internet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 A massive upgrade. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 even the summer may not tell, the autumn will be a better guide. Why Autumn? Be fair Mick, judge him after the summer/in January/next summer/after next summer. Souness-esque, then everyone will claim they knew he was s*** all along, like they did with that fool. Pretty sure everyone thought Souness was s*** all along. Didn't they? i gave him far too much time, waiting for injuries to clear up etc. Never wanted him. He had the benefit of a first season in which all he had to do was rescue us from a brink that probably never existed. That gave him kudos in some quarters. Not much different from Pardew in that respect, imo. FWIW, I hated Souness from the off and I bloody detest Pardew. Let's see what happens in summer. i never wanted him, but i gave him a chance, due to injuries etc that length of that chance seemed to get longer and longer and i was wrong. So how long does Pardew get? He's no better than Souness, so it's ultimately about ambition, isn't it? so far i'd say he's better than souness. purely personal reading of it and it seems more like he's managing than hughton was just the figurehead.....but how long ? probably october/november. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 He's far better than Souness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 I wonder how much faith Ashley has in him. If he starts next season badly... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 He's far better than Souness. Nowt in it, tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 I wonder how much faith Ashley has in him. If he starts next season badly... that goes for most managers ouside the top 4. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 I wonder how much faith Ashley has in him. If he starts next season badly... He can be sacked for very little money so I don't think Ashley would care too much in that regard but his 5 year contract would suggest some faith. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Souness put his ego before the team. I've seen no real evidence that Pardew will do the same. Plus, Souness had us in 16th with a side far better than this rubbish - as Roeder demonstrated from Feb onwards. Souness was inept in every respect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 He's far better than Souness. Nowt in it, tbh. i'm much happier with pardew to souness, i just wish he'd keep his gob shut to the press. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 The fact Pardew got a 5 and a half year contract still irks me. Most were fucked off about the Hughton business at the time and they seemed to do that out of pure pigheadedness. I nod my head when I read Wullie's reservations about giving this guy money to spend in the summer. We'll see I suppose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 OK, suppose we accept Pardew isn't good enough, what do you suggest? Bin him? Unfortunately not, we need to stop sacking managers as often as we do or we'll never move on. That's not me being a hypocrite, it's a different answer to a different question. We’ll never get a decent manager unless we look like a club who gives managers a chance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 A massive upgrade. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Anyway, it's all academic as Mike Ashley is a fucking maniac. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 I was 10 yards from Ashley and Cuntbias at one point this afternoon. Wanted to shout something abusive at the latter, but it was too nice a day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 The fact Pardew got a 5 and a half year contract still irks me. Most were f***ed off about the Hughton business at the time and they seemed to do that out of pure pigheadedness. I nod my head when I read Wullie's reservations about giving this guy money to spend in the summer. We'll see I suppose. I think we've got to give him money, I would hate to go through next season with what we currently have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 The fact Pardew got a 5 and a half year contract still irks me. Most were f***ed off about the Hughton business at the time and they seemed to do that out of pure pigheadedness. I nod my head when I read Wullie's reservations about giving this guy money to spend in the summer. We'll see I suppose. I think we've got to give him money, I would hate to go through next season with what we currently have. Correct. In my mind, we've Sounessed this right up again. Appointed the wrong man who we have to back regardless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Anyway, it's all academic as Mike Ashley is a f***ing maniac. is he ? yes he's fucked up before (keegan and kinnear) yet now we are in a position of improving on the pitch and hopefully in a financial position to keep it going. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Anyway, it's all academic as Mike Ashley is a f***ing maniac. is he ? yes he's fucked up before (keegan and kinnear) yet now we are in a position of improving on the pitch and hopefully in a financial position to keep it going. Oh, Maddy. You optimistic fool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 This "lots of people on here think/thought (insert stupid idea here), but I don't because I'm brilliant" line of argument is getting old, especially considering that the "lots of people on here" generally don't exist. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 The fact Pardew got a 5 and a half year contract still irks me. Most were f***ed off about the Hughton business at the time and they seemed to do that out of pure pigheadedness. I nod my head when I read Wullie's reservations about giving this guy money to spend in the summer. We'll see I suppose. I think we've got to give him money, I would hate to go through next season with what we currently have. Correct. In my mind, we've Sounessed this right up again. Appointed the wrong man who we have to back regardless. Exactly. Here we are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 I was 10 yards from Ashley and Cuntbias at one point this afternoon. Wanted to shout something abusive at the latter, but it was too nice a day. love it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Anyway, it's all academic as Mike Ashley is a f***ing maniac. is he ? yes he's f***ed up before (keegan and kinnear) yet now we are in a position of improving on the pitch and hopefully in a financial position to keep it going. Oh, Maddy. You optimistic fool. it's the actual position we are in, not a projection though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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