Jaehyun Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Surely there was a loud penny drop for Pardew after those subs. Even he must have noticed we were more confident, more menacing and more threatening. Sure enough, the goal came. People like to overcomplicate football but the basics are simple - play attackers and just try to score. I'd love to think Saturday was a turning point but we've been burnt before. Hahaha what have we become? We're completely negative in opinion whilst being completely neutral in emotion. I suppose the answer would be that you're being realistic ATB. This club, seriously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Just hoy in your best players is what Sven did to no avail. Seeing as how i've never seen half the side have a prolonged run of good form, I don't even know who our best players are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hydeous Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 If (and that's a big IF!) we don't have injuries to key players, I think this side will gain confidence slowly enough and we'll see the Cabaye we all want to see this season - tireless, confident and creative. We need his free kicks and his accurate passing. I'm still strangely optimistic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theregulars Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Just hoy in your best players is what Sven did to no avail. Seeing as how i've never seen half the side have a prolonged run of good form, I don't even know who our best players are. You must surely know that they are fairly indubitably Krul, Coloccini, Cabaye and Ben Arfa on the evidence of the last 2 years? Indeed, the frequent absence of all 4 last year was a large reason (not as large as the manager) that we were shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezertron Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Just hoy in your best players is what Sven did to no avail. Seeing as how i've never seen half the side have a prolonged run of good form, I don't even know who our best players are. I know who our best players are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Green Balls Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Could it be any worse than the dross he served up last season? Not taking a risk is the biggest risk Pardew is taking, because it's not fucking working, and last season our backline was a sieve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Our best players are 1. Ben Arfa 2. Ben Arfa 3. Ben Arfa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 By best players I meant most talented/best XI. I've said earlier in this thread our season is dependant on Krul-Colo-Cabaye-HBA-Remy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Just hoy in your best players is what Sven did to no avail. Seeing as how i've never seen half the side have a prolonged run of good form, I don't even know who our best players are. Well yeah the team needs to be balanced to a point as well as for our best XI personally its the team that ended the game against Fulham but Anita for Gouffran. Obviously bigger tests to come though and certain players need to be seen that they can play together. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Slightly strange the club haven't forced Cabaye to give some quotes to the press saying he's committed to playing as hard as he can, would have thought 'operation rebuild bridge' would have started Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Slightly strange the club haven't forced Cabaye to give some quotes to the press saying he's committed to playing as hard as he can, would have thought 'operation rebuild bridge' would have started You might almost say that they aren't very good at PR. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Mags Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Slightly strange the club haven't forced Cabaye to give some quotes to the press saying he's committed to playing as hard as he can, would have thought 'operation rebuild bridge' would have started although not at all surprised it hasn't Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 I think cabaye is still reconsidering his future after knowing that he is just a "reserve" in top team plan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1964 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Must admit i was expecting some form of Gallic grovelling long before now. The entire nation surrendered to Germany in 6 weeks and we dont even get an apology for his treachery. Its coming to something when we can't even subjugate the French Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Must admit i was expecting some form of Gallic grovelling long before now. The entire nation surrendered to Germany in 6 weeks and we dont even get an apology for his treachery. Its coming to something when we can't even subjugate the French Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Fucking Hell But the Chronicle can reveal that Cabaye has not sulked after failing to make the move to the capital Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Someone's been on sulk watch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToonArmy Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 David Ginola: 'Newcastle United must forgive Yohan Cabaye' Former Newcastle United man David Ginola has pleaded with the club's fans to forgive Yohan Cabaye. The Frenchman reportedly went on strike towards the end of the summer in order to force through a transfer to Arsenal, after the Magpies turned down an offer from the Gunners for the player. However, Cabaye has since remained on Tyneside and Ginola feels that the supporters should put the saga behind them. "He's a great player - he's done really good for the club," Ginola told reporters. "You have to put things in perspective. Sometimes you make a mistake and you have to be forgiven for that. "As soon as he steps back on the football pitch at St James' Park he will wear the zebra shirt and that will be it, he will be back on track." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallace Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 David Ginola: 'Newcastle United must forgive Yohan Cabaye' Former Newcastle United man David Ginola has pleaded with the club's fans to forgive Yohan Cabaye. The Frenchman reportedly went on strike towards the end of the summer in order to force through a transfer to Arsenal, after the Magpies turned down an offer from the Gunners for the player. However, Cabaye has since remained on Tyneside and Ginola feels that the supporters should put the saga behind them. "He's a great player - he's done really good for the club," Ginola told reporters. "You have to put things in perspective. Sometimes you make a mistake and you have to be forgiven for that. "As soon as he steps back on the football pitch at St James' Park he will wear the zebra shirt and that will be it, he will be back on track." He always says zebra shirt for some reason. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppe Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 David Ginola: 'Newcastle United must forgive Yohan Cabaye' Former Newcastle United man David Ginola has pleaded with the club's fans to forgive Yohan Cabaye. The Frenchman reportedly went on strike towards the end of the summer in order to force through a transfer to Arsenal, after the Magpies turned down an offer from the Gunners for the player. However, Cabaye has since remained on Tyneside and Ginola feels that the supporters should put the saga behind them. "He's a great player - he's done really good for the club," Ginola told reporters. "You have to put things in perspective. Sometimes you make a mistake and you have to be forgiven for that. "As soon as he steps back on the football pitch at St James' Park he will wear the zebra shirt and that will be it, he will be back on track." http://www.johnniebrocks.com/Images/ProductImages/2152.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 David Ginola: 'Newcastle United must forgive Yohan Cabaye' Former Newcastle United man David Ginola has pleaded with the club's fans to forgive Yohan Cabaye. The Frenchman reportedly went on strike towards the end of the summer in order to force through a transfer to Arsenal, after the Magpies turned down an offer from the Gunners for the player. However, Cabaye has since remained on Tyneside and Ginola feels that the supporters should put the saga behind them. "He's a great player - he's done really good for the club," Ginola told reporters. "You have to put things in perspective. Sometimes you make a mistake and you have to be forgiven for that. "As soon as he steps back on the football pitch at St James' Park he will wear the zebra shirt and that will be it, he will be back on track." He always says zebra shirt for some reason. http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1rkfo4obP1r9sq92o1_500.gif Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/sep/13/yohan-cabaye-newcastle-alan-pardew Alan Pardew is confident Yohan Cabaye is fully committed to Newcastle United after the disappointment of seeing a proposed move to Arsenal fall through last month. Pardew's French midfielder briefly went on strike, declining to play in the defeat at Manchester City and draw at home with West Ham United, after Newcastle rejected Arsène Wenger's £10m bid. However, Cabaye is expected to start Saturday's game at Aston Villa. "I haven't really needed to speak to Yohan, if I'm honest," Newcastle's manager said. "I can just see how he is by his demeanour, which is spot on. I did speak to him, of course, but not at great length. We had a conversation. I didn't have to coax him in any manner. I had a little discussion about the window shutting, about his new baby girl and you can just tell that he's in a place where he has turned a corner. "Sometimes players don't turn that corner. I have seen that with guys I played with and also managed. They continue the process of wearing the disappointment – let me put it that way." Although privately furious with Cabaye last month, Pardew is now in forgiving mood. "It must have been a difficult period for Yohan as well," he said. "He would have been influenced by his agents, who obviously had a stake in the transfer. "I'm not saying he was perfect in the way he handled it – I don't think he was – but the one thing I do know about Yohan is that he's a very focused person. He's the type of guy if you put the finishing line there, he doesn't look to the sides, he looks at the line. I think that has helped to turn him around. You can tell his eyes are firmly fixed on Newcastle and France," Pardew added. It helps that Cabaye's personality, at times a powerful influence in Newcastle's increasingly Francophone dressing room, is appealing. "Yohan is a person you can't help but like," Pardew said. "We can all make decisions around decisions that might not be right, but that's not to say his character has changed. It hasn't. "The players really like Yohan, so do the staff and so do I. We were willing and wanting him to stay. There was a lot of that going on. For everybody, particularly the French players, it was important that he stayed." It probably helps Newcastle's cause that Cabaye is desperate to cement his place in a France stride striving to qualify for next summer's World Cup in Brazil. "We could have a good number of players at the World Cup so it's important for them to have good seasons here," agreed Pardew. "Several – Yohan, Hatem Ben Arfa, Mathieu Debuchy, Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Yoan Gouffran – are vying for that French team while Shola Ameobi has a chance with Nigeria and Cheik Tioté, too, with Ivory Coast." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Don't forget Obertan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 "Alan Pardew is confident Yohan Cabaye is fully committed to (playing well for) Newcastle United after the disappointment of seeing a proposed move to Arsenal fall through last month and putting himself firmly in the shop window." His best performance(s) this season will be against Arsenal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Pardle again jackhammering the knife into Cabaye. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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