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Good piece by .com up.

 

The damned United

 

We don't know Alan Pardew personally and we can't pretend ever to have taken a great interest in his managerial career to date - mediocre in the extreme though it looks, and punctuated by rumour and gossip.

 

By agreeing to become the new Manager of Newcastle United though, he's now tainted and viewed with the utmost suspicion by tens of thousands of supporters.

 

On the face of things that's a fairly shoddy state of affairs, giving further fuel to those who accuse fans of this club as being insular, misguided, in-bred idiots.

 

Pardew though has willingly allied himself to the most inept, improper set of clowns ever to mismanage a football club, arriving amid accusations of Cockney casino cronyism and desperate cries of "not Joe Kinnear" from media pals - slightly less than a ringing endorsement.

 

Were he to be a proven manager with an illustrious history, the bewilderment and annoyance of Hughton's departure would at least be replaced by a sliver of optimism - a 0.1% chance that something positive might come out of another self-created farce.

 

Instead though, Pardew now arrives here with nothing but a long contract. No benefit of the doubt, no honeymoon period, no support in the dressing room and not even any Geordie/adopted Geordie "remember me" credentials.

 

If Chris Hughton was rendered as dead man walking by the lack of support from his employers, then quite what shelf life Pardew will enjoy is open to question. That he doesn't appear to have much credibility to start with doesn't help: a chancer appointed by chancers.

 

And in making the change, Mike Ashley has once again demonstrated the utter contempt that he now holds for the fans that he once sought to buddy up with. At a stroke he's managed to successfully re-ignite the bad feeling on and off the field that resulted in our fall from grace two seasons ago. Is he trying to take us down?

 

The springboard effect that a new manager tends to bring to a club didn't happen here under Shearer and there seems to be even less chance of Pardew and his feel-bad factor pulling it off. If anything, his position seems like a watered-down version of Brian Clough's infamous move to Leeds (watered-down in that he doesn't have any medals to show his new charges).

 

Looking back at our history, there's a sense that Pardew arrives with a brief to impose dressing room order in the same way that messrs McGarry and Smith did, following the inclusive stewardship of Dickie Dinnis and Willie McFaul. This time however, the outward appearance is more of an iron fist in a glove puppet.

 

In the absence of information, the void is once again filled by a welter of opinions and theories. Rather than briefing pliant pressmen though, why doesn't Ashley have the balls to come out just once and explain himself; giving just a veneer of accountability to the emotional hostages that compose his public?

 

But please, don't send Del boy out to embarrass himself further with his half-baked nonsense. You'd have more credibility if you appointed Gazza as spokesman.

 

Start off by outlining exactly what "experience" Alan Pardew has that Hughton lacked: winning tin pot trophies, being sacked by clubs in each of the top three divisions, or appearing in the High Court? Or perhaps it was more the "experience" of moving in similar social circles...

 

And once you've tried to justify the appointment you've just made, move on to explain why his predecessor was jettisoned, after having somehow managed create an air of respectability around a club that had none. Hughton got Manager of the Month a few times here - the Nobel Peace Prize might have been a more fitting reward.

 

If senior players were allowed to do as they pleased at the club and Hughton couldn't control them, tell us.

 

If Hughton refused to sanction the sale of players or differed with the contract, tell us.

 

If the downturn in attendances and corporate business is being laid at Hughton's door, tell us.

 

Of course none of this will happen, despite whatever level of protests follow over the coming days and weeks - which will inevitably overshadow events on the field and supply a ready-made excuse for the dropping of points and the submitting of transfer requests.

 

The emotions invoked by the loss of Kevin Keegan soon disappeared though, along with noble intentions of boycotting pies, pints and pumps. Meanwhile, the lack of information regarding Shearer's post-relegation position manifested itself in a collective regional glumness rather than Barrack Road bonfires and barricades. Storms were ridden out.

 

The real damage though is being done by stealth. Fans who don't daub on bedsheets or voice their discontent on message boards or phone-ins, but vote with their feet, stop buying tickets, shirts for their bairns etc. as their own personal point of no return is reached

 

And with next summer seeing the extended season ticket deals for a significant number of fans expire, the decision to boycott SJP has just been made easier.

 

The insular nature of the club and the way it runs its business was already having that negative effect - but this latest self-induced farce only hastens that process.

 

A new low.

 

www.nufc.com

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TEVEZ after Pardew sacked by WHU

 

“West Ham striker Carlos Tevez says he was surprised former manager Alan Pardew was not sacked earlier. Pardew was dismissed as manager last week, with Alan Curbishley swiftly appointed as his successor.

 

Tevez, 22, told the News of the World: “I was surprised to see how long Pardew held on to the job in the end. “In Argentina or Brazil he would have been out long ago. It was clear the team did not react as he wanted – it wasn’t going right.”

 

The Argentine is yet to score a competitive goal for the Hammers since his move from Brazilian club Corinthians last August and has struggled to command a regular first-team place. He added: “I was never given the chances I thought I would be given and I was told to play out of position against my will.

 

“I had to sacrifice myself for the team, which I don’t think helped. I was playing in ways I did not understand well and I lost a lot from my own game. “It didn’t fit where he put me but I wanted to help. “I don’t think he had a clear idea about my game or what to do.

 

“He was a good football man but more suited to coaching English teams without foreign players with big reputations. “I think that was a big problem for him.” Tevez insists he is keen to help West Ham push up the table and is relishing working with new manager Curbishley.

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The Sky cameras are set up at SJP for the press conference btw.

 

Just been trying to get this mental old bird from work to go up and start mouthing off. She considered it, but decided to go to Debenhams instead. :(

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Good piece by .com up.

 

The damned United

 

We don't know Alan Pardew personally and we can't pretend ever to have taken a great interest in his managerial career to date - mediocre in the extreme though it looks, and punctuated by rumour and gossip.

 

By agreeing to become the new Manager of Newcastle United though, he's now tainted and viewed with the utmost suspicion by tens of thousands of supporters.

 

On the face of things that's a fairly shoddy state of affairs, giving further fuel to those who accuse fans of this club as being insular, misguided, in-bred idiots.

 

Pardew though has willingly allied himself to the most inept, improper set of clowns ever to mismanage a football club, arriving amid accusations of Cockney casino cronyism and desperate cries of "not Joe Kinnear" from media pals - slightly less than a ringing endorsement.

 

Were he to be a proven manager with an illustrious history, the bewilderment and annoyance of Hughton's departure would at least be replaced by a sliver of optimism - a 0.1% chance that something positive might come out of another self-created farce.

 

Instead though, Pardew now arrives here with nothing but a long contract. No benefit of the doubt, no honeymoon period, no support in the dressing room and not even any Geordie/adopted Geordie "remember me" credentials.

 

If Chris Hughton was rendered as dead man walking by the lack of support from his employers, then quite what shelf life Pardew will enjoy is open to question. That he doesn't appear to have much credibility to start with doesn't help: a chancer appointed by chancers.

 

And in making the change, Mike Ashley has once again demonstrated the utter contempt that he now holds for the fans that he once sought to buddy up with. At a stroke he's managed to successfully re-ignite the bad feeling on and off the field that resulted in our fall from grace two seasons ago. Is he trying to take us down?

 

The springboard effect that a new manager tends to bring to a club didn't happen here under Shearer and there seems to be even less chance of Pardew and his feel-bad factor pulling it off. If anything, his position seems like a watered-down version of Brian Clough's infamous move to Leeds (watered-down in that he doesn't have any medals to show his new charges).

 

Looking back at our history, there's a sense that Pardew arrives with a brief to impose dressing room order in the same way that messrs McGarry and Smith did, following the inclusive stewardship of Dickie Dinnis and Willie McFaul. This time however, the outward appearance is more of an iron fist in a glove puppet. 

 

In the absence of information, the void is once again filled by a welter of opinions and theories. Rather than briefing pliant pressmen though, why doesn't Ashley have the balls to come out just once and explain himself; giving just a veneer of accountability to the emotional hostages that compose his public?

 

But please, don't send Del boy out to embarrass himself further with his half-baked nonsense. You'd have more credibility if you appointed Gazza as spokesman.

 

Start off by outlining exactly what "experience" Alan Pardew has that Hughton lacked: winning tin pot trophies, being sacked by clubs in each of the top three divisions, or appearing in the High Court? Or perhaps it was more the "experience" of moving in similar social circles...

 

And once you've tried to justify the appointment you've just made, move on to explain why his predecessor was jettisoned, after having somehow managed create an air of respectability around a club that had none. Hughton got Manager of the Month a few times here - the Nobel Peace Prize might have been a more fitting reward.

 

If senior players were allowed to do as they pleased at the club and Hughton couldn't control them, tell us.

 

If Hughton refused to sanction the sale of players or differed with the contract, tell us.

 

If the downturn in attendances and corporate business is being laid at Hughton's door, tell us.

 

Of course none of this will happen, despite whatever level of protests follow over the coming days and weeks - which will inevitably overshadow events on the field and supply a ready-made excuse for the dropping of points and the submitting of transfer requests.

 

The emotions invoked by the loss of Kevin Keegan soon disappeared though, along with noble intentions of boycotting pies, pints and pumps. Meanwhile, the lack of information regarding Shearer's post-relegation position manifested itself in a collective regional glumness rather than Barrack Road bonfires and barricades. Storms were ridden out.

 

The real damage though is being done by stealth. Fans who don't daub on bedsheets or voice their discontent on message boards or phone-ins, but vote with their feet, stop buying tickets, shirts for their bairns etc. as their own personal point of no return is reached

 

And with next summer seeing the extended season ticket deals for a significant number of fans expire, the decision to boycott SJP has just been made easier.

 

The insular nature of the club and the way it runs its business was already having that negative effect - but this latest self-induced farce only hastens that process.

 

A new low.

 

www.nufc.com

 

Best thing they've written in ages, and spot on it is too. :clap:

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Pardew has agreed to do his first live interview with SSN after the press conference.

 

Fancy that....................guess who's getting pre-briefed and spoon fed questions.

 

SSN are a bunch of fucking bent cunts.

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Pardew has agreed to do his first live interview with SSN after the press conference.

 

Fancy that....................guess who's getting pre-briefed and spoon fed questions.

 

SSN are a bunch of fucking bent cunts.

 

At least they seem to realise that the fans are close to 100% against this appointment. Whether they ask proper questions about it remains to be seen.

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Pardew has agreed to do his first live interview with SSN after the press conference.

 

Fancy that....................guess who's getting pre-briefed and spoon fed questions.

 

SSN are a bunch of fucking bent cunts.

 

At least they seem to realise that the fans are close to 100% against this appointment. Whether they ask proper questions about it remains to be seen.

 

It'll be 100% agreed before it goes live Dave. Dummy runs the lot would be my bet.

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Pardew has agreed to do his first live interview with SSN after the press conference.

 

Fancy that....................guess who's getting pre-briefed and spoon fed questions.

 

SSN are a bunch of fucking bent cunts.

 

At least they seem to realise that the fans are close to 100% against this appointment. Whether they ask proper questions about it remains to be seen.

 

It'll be 100% agreed before it goes live Dave. Dummy runs the lot would be my bet.

 

:sadnod:

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