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Just for future reference - is 'parnsip' meant to be a witty, yet insulting name for Pardew?

 

i don't know, call him whatever you want i just copied it off someone

 

how about "alan lyingfacedyesman", any better for you?

 

 

 

I reckon Pardew would work actually.

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What was so great and refreshing about his interview by the way?

 

The more balanced opinion on the incident and Barton for a start. Rather than the "OH MY GOD! IT'S BARTON ATTACKING A VULNERABLE FRENCHMAN!!! HE MUST BE BANNED FOREVER!" that we saw from elsewhere in the media.

 

 

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Fair play to Pardew, he said the right things in those interviews. He uses his charm to convince us he isn't a puppet, but unfortunately we know the truth. I do sort of like him though, even if his substitutions yesterday were shocking.

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What was so great and refreshing about his interview by the way?

 

The more balanced opinion on the incident and Barton for a start. Rather than the "OH MY GOD! IT'S BARTON ATTACKING A VULNERABLE FRENCHMAN!!! HE MUST BE BANNED FOREVER!" that we saw from elsewhere in the media.

 

 

Fair enough he needs to defend his player but he still came across as obnoxious as ever.
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Regards Pardew's tactics yesterday, my guess is this season he always wanted to go with Ben Arfa behind a front man. After his injury, he gave Vuckic a try in that role but either didn't see enough, or is just not confident yet, to start him in the prem. So he binned the idea and went for a power game of Ba and Ameobi to try and unsettle Arsenal. Credit to him for changing it all at half time, and he must have been encouraged with Obertan's performance when he was behind the front man. Fully expect him to go with that v Mackems.

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Pardew got almost everything wrong yesterday. Worrying.

 

What's with the suicidal attitude since FT yesterday, Otter? I don't really get it. Admittedly i didn't see the whole game, but it was a good result, yes?

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Sorry YG.

 

I've been pretty disillusioned over the summer with NUFC. Yesterday gave me no real optimism either, I thought we were shockingly short of ideas and Pardew's much trumpted "change of style" was still two lads up front hoping to be hit with the ball. We were lucky that Arsenal were still on their holidays as a decent team would have humped us.

 

On the bright side, I'll be watching football all season and wont see a worse game. I thought both sets of players should have issued apologies for the dross on show yesterday. Probably the dullest game I've seen since the mind numbing 0-0 v Derby in 1997 (ish).

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Sorry YG.

 

I've been pretty disillusioned over the summer with NUFC. Yesterday gave me no real optimism either, I thought we were shockingly short of ideas and Pardew's much trumpted "change of style" was still two lads up front hoping to be hit with the ball. We were lucky that Arsenal were still on their holidays as a decent team would have humped us.

 

On the bright side, I'll be watching football all season and wont see a worse game. I thought both sets of players should have issued apologies for the dross on show yesterday. Probably the dullest game I've seen since the mind numbing 0-0 v Derby in 1997 (ish).

 

what he said

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I'm pretty sure that Arsenal are better than what they showed yesterday. I'm not sure the same can be said about us.

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I think it's safe so say Barton and Tiote are better than they showed yesterday and Cabaye will improve in fitness and statute as the weeks pass...as well as having an actual left back.

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We had a right footer playing at left back, two lads making debuts, a midfield which had never played together (and was split across three continents in pre-season) and a CB partnership that hasn't played together for an extended period of time for ages.  We've still got new signings who haven't played yet, with more likely to come and still have Ben Arfa to come back.

 

But you don't think we'll improve?

 

 

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Otter, I think what we saw yesterday was largely due to a crappy pre-season. We sold Enrique without a replacment, said to be coming in this week. This meant we were vulnarable at left back and Jonas has developed no understanding with said left back yet. It's the first time Tiote and Cabaye have played together in the middle of the park meanning they're no where near close to developing an understanding, hence both constantly dropping deep.. As well as this Ba looked completely short of match practice.

 

This led to a dis-jointed display where we struggled to link up particularly well. I think we'll improve given time but it just goes to show how important game time is in pre-season.

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Otter, I think what we saw yesterday was largely due to a crappy pre-season. We sold Enrique without a replacment, said to be coming in this week. This meant we were vulnarable at left back and Jonas has developed no understanding with said left back yet. It's the first time Tiote and Cabaye have played together in the middle of the park meanning they're no where near close to developing an understanding, hence both constantly dropping deep.. As well as this Ba looked completely short of match practice.

 

This led to a dis-jointed display where we struggled to link up particularly well. I think we'll improve given time but it just goes to show how important game time is in pre-season.

 

Hopefully.  :thup:

 

I think yesterday we reaped the rewards of a shambles of a pre season. What annoyed me was that one of the few positives of the pre season was Vuckic and he was nowhere to be seen.

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