themanupstairs Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Nothing can absolve this fraud anymore man. Nothing. Bringing Shola on at half time last week, and ahead of Ben Arfa and Campbell this week, as well as playing Jonas is enough to warrant him taking all the blame. The above isn't some isolated fan opinion "cos shola is fkn shit zomg guti cant run". It is a symptom of some serious underlying managerial deficiencies that are as plain as the midday sun for all to see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 We have lost our way during matches so many times this season, in games where we were in control, where we were looking good. The excuses and platitudes have been exhausted now, the team should be able to look to the bench and the direction they need from the manager. This problem is exacerbated as there is no real leader on the pitch to focus the players when we are put under any type of pressure. It's almost chronic now, we all know what is coming and the pack of cards come tumbling down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Don't think I've ever been as unattached to football as I have been this season. To basically see the same shit week in, week out has been a fucking chore and to be honest, my enjoyment for the game has diminished rather quickly, that win against Chelsea and our Europa League run have been the only positives from this turgid season. I know there's other things to life other than football but I can't help but feel that the game is an important part of my life, it's just how it is and to receive no enjoyment for it is really saddening. Pardew's endless list of excuses, his tactics, the fucking 3-0 loss to the Mackems...sad to say this but fuck football man, it's basically ruined the majority of my weekends and I'm now holding Pardew mainly (not wholly) responsible for this sort of apathy - there's a lot of other factors that have contributed to this season's shitness as well such as shit refereeing and a lack of investment in the summer. Football can be a fickle game mind and I have been guilty of that on a fair few occasions but it's becoming increasingly difficult to keep my faith in a man who has fucked up in his role big time. Credit when credit is due and criticism when criticism is due and he is rightly receiving a lot of criticism. Have you only been following us for a couple of years? The seasons under Souness were far worse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Don't think I've ever been as unattached to football as I have been this season. To basically see the same shit week in, week out has been a fucking chore and to be honest, my enjoyment for the game has diminished rather quickly, that win against Chelsea and our Europa League run have been the only positives from this turgid season. I know there's other things to life other than football but I can't help but feel that the game is an important part of my life, it's just how it is and to receive no enjoyment for it is really saddening. Pardew's endless list of excuses, his tactics, the fucking 3-0 loss to the Mackems...sad to say this but fuck football man, it's basically ruined the majority of my weekends and I'm now holding Pardew mainly (not wholly) responsible for this sort of apathy - there's a lot of other factors that have contributed to this season's shitness as well such as shit refereeing and a lack of investment in the summer. Football can be a fickle game mind and I have been guilty of that on a fair few occasions but it's becoming increasingly difficult to keep my faith in a man who has fucked up in his role big time. Credit when credit is due and criticism when criticism is due and he is rightly receiving a lot of criticism. Have you only been following us for a couple of years? The seasons under Souness were far worse. How uncharacteristically condescending. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Very little between this season and the Souness era. In fact, I'd argue that this has been worse than any of Souness' and is pushing 08/09 pretty close in the shitness stakes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmk Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Very little between this season and the Souness era. In fact, I'd argue that this has been worse than any of Souness' and is pushing 08/09 pretty close in the shitness stakes. Yep, it's all that Stu is clinging onto though it seems. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 'ol Graham has a better win percentage anarl. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Enjoyed the relegation season more than this one. Don't know why, just did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Have you only been following us for a couple of years? The seasons under Souness were far worse. It was probably worse, hardly far worse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 The relegation season we knew we were shit after Keegan went, this season we had high expectations of top 8, even under Keegan we weren't expecting too much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Don't think I've ever been as unattached to football as I have been this season. To basically see the same s*** week in, week out has been a f***ing chore and to be honest, my enjoyment for the game has diminished rather quickly, that win against Chelsea and our Europa League run have been the only positives from this turgid season. I know there's other things to life other than football but I can't help but feel that the game is an important part of my life, it's just how it is and to receive no enjoyment for it is really saddening. Pardew's endless list of excuses, his tactics, the f***ing 3-0 loss to the Mackems...sad to say this but f*** football man, it's basically ruined the majority of my weekends and I'm now holding Pardew mainly (not wholly) responsible for this sort of apathy - there's a lot of other factors that have contributed to this season's shitness as well such as s*** refereeing and a lack of investment in the summer. Football can be a fickle game mind and I have been guilty of that on a fair few occasions but it's becoming increasingly difficult to keep my faith in a man who has f***ed up in his role big time. Credit when credit is due and criticism when criticism is due and he is rightly receiving a lot of criticism. Have you only been following us for a couple of years? The seasons under Souness were far worse. There were bigger problems than Souness then. Now it seems like Pardew is the only big problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Don't think I've ever been as unattached to football as I have been this season. To basically see the same shit week in, week out has been a fucking chore and to be honest, my enjoyment for the game has diminished rather quickly, that win against Chelsea and our Europa League run have been the only positives from this turgid season. I know there's other things to life other than football but I can't help but feel that the game is an important part of my life, it's just how it is and to receive no enjoyment for it is really saddening. Pardew's endless list of excuses, his tactics, the fucking 3-0 loss to the Mackems...sad to say this but fuck football man, it's basically ruined the majority of my weekends and I'm now holding Pardew mainly (not wholly) responsible for this sort of apathy - there's a lot of other factors that have contributed to this season's shitness as well such as shit refereeing and a lack of investment in the summer. Football can be a fickle game mind and I have been guilty of that on a fair few occasions but it's becoming increasingly difficult to keep my faith in a man who has fucked up in his role big time. Credit when credit is due and criticism when criticism is due and he is rightly receiving a lot of criticism. Have you only been following us for a couple of years? The seasons under Souness were far worse. Far worse in what way? I can safely say I've enjoyed two games this season - Chelsea and Bordeaux at home. In Souness' first season, we got just as far in the UEFA Cup but far more enjoyably because we scored a shitload more goals (28 vs 13), got to an FA Cup semi (Spurs and Chelsea at home were great days), the league campaign was fucking dire but we still managed more away wins, less away defeats, less home defeats. We also finished 11 points clear of the drop, which we'll be lucky to do this season. It was rotten and yet there's literally nothing about this season which is better. "Far worse"?! As usual you're talking utter toss. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Don't think I've ever been as unattached to football as I have been this season. To basically see the same s*** week in, week out has been a f***ing chore and to be honest, my enjoyment for the game has diminished rather quickly, that win against Chelsea and our Europa League run have been the only positives from this turgid season. I know there's other things to life other than football but I can't help but feel that the game is an important part of my life, it's just how it is and to receive no enjoyment for it is really saddening. Pardew's endless list of excuses, his tactics, the f***ing 3-0 loss to the Mackems...sad to say this but f*** football man, it's basically ruined the majority of my weekends and I'm now holding Pardew mainly (not wholly) responsible for this sort of apathy - there's a lot of other factors that have contributed to this season's shitness as well such as s*** refereeing and a lack of investment in the summer. Football can be a fickle game mind and I have been guilty of that on a fair few occasions but it's becoming increasingly difficult to keep my faith in a man who has f***ed up in his role big time. Credit when credit is due and criticism when criticism is due and he is rightly receiving a lot of criticism. Have you only been following us for a couple of years? The seasons under Souness were far worse. Far worse in what way? I can safely say I've enjoyed two games this season - Chelsea and Bordeaux at home. In Souness' first season, we got just as far in the UEFA Cup but far more enjoyably because we scored a shitload more goals (28 vs 13), got to an FA Cup semi (Spurs and Chelsea at home were great days), the league campaign was f***ing dire but we still managed more away wins, less away defeats, less home defeats. We also finished 11 points clear of the drop, which we'll be lucky to do this season. It was rotten and yet there's literally nothing about this season which is better. As usual you're talking utter toss. Agreed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 There were bigger problems than Souness then. Now it seems like Pardew is the only big problem. We finished 13th and reached the QF of the UEFA, didn't we? I can't say if this season is worse or not until the last ball has been kicked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Don't think I've ever been as unattached to football as I have been this season. To basically see the same shit week in, week out has been a fucking chore and to be honest, my enjoyment for the game has diminished rather quickly, that win against Chelsea and our Europa League run have been the only positives from this turgid season. I know there's other things to life other than football but I can't help but feel that the game is an important part of my life, it's just how it is and to receive no enjoyment for it is really saddening. Pardew's endless list of excuses, his tactics, the fucking 3-0 loss to the Mackems...sad to say this but fuck football man, it's basically ruined the majority of my weekends and I'm now holding Pardew mainly (not wholly) responsible for this sort of apathy - there's a lot of other factors that have contributed to this season's shitness as well such as shit refereeing and a lack of investment in the summer. Football can be a fickle game mind and I have been guilty of that on a fair few occasions but it's becoming increasingly difficult to keep my faith in a man who has fucked up in his role big time. Credit when credit is due and criticism when criticism is due and he is rightly receiving a lot of criticism. Have you only been following us for a couple of years? The seasons under Souness were far worse. Far worse in what way? I can safely say I've enjoyed two games this season - Chelsea and Bordeaux at home. In Souness' first season, we got just as far in the UEFA Cup but far more enjoyably because we scored a shitload more goals (28 vs 13), got to an FA Cup semi (Spurs and Chelsea at home were great days), the league campaign was fucking dire but we still managed more away wins, less away defeats, less home defeats. We also finished 11 points clear of the drop, which we'll be lucky to do this season. It was rotten and yet there's literally nothing about this season which is better. "Far worse"?! As usual you're talking utter toss. All of this is true. Souness was appalling, this is worse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Someone list the team we usually fielded under Souness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Don't think I've ever been as unattached to football as I have been this season. To basically see the same shit week in, week out has been a fucking chore and to be honest, my enjoyment for the game has diminished rather quickly, that win against Chelsea and our Europa League run have been the only positives from this turgid season. I know there's other things to life other than football but I can't help but feel that the game is an important part of my life, it's just how it is and to receive no enjoyment for it is really saddening. Pardew's endless list of excuses, his tactics, the fucking 3-0 loss to the Mackems...sad to say this but fuck football man, it's basically ruined the majority of my weekends and I'm now holding Pardew mainly (not wholly) responsible for this sort of apathy - there's a lot of other factors that have contributed to this season's shitness as well such as shit refereeing and a lack of investment in the summer. Football can be a fickle game mind and I have been guilty of that on a fair few occasions but it's becoming increasingly difficult to keep my faith in a man who has fucked up in his role big time. Credit when credit is due and criticism when criticism is due and he is rightly receiving a lot of criticism. Have you only been following us for a couple of years? The seasons under Souness were far worse. How uncharacteristically condescending. Any chance of a repeat of last night's description of Stu? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 I agree that this is worse than Souness. We had lower expectations then anyway, we had a decent though unremarkable squad. However I genuinely believe this team is the best we've had in a decade, yet we're going to get a brush with relegation (or worse) out of it, which is just so sickening. And the horrid, horrid ways he sets the team up. Results are more important than style, which is why last season we tolerated the shit football. This season our luck's run out and we're not getting the results either. He simply must go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Someone list the team we usually fielded under Souness. Shola on the left wing is my over-riding memory of his tenure here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Someone list the team we usually fielded under Souness. It was something like: (4-4-2) Given Carr Bramble Boumsong Babayaro Milner Dyer Butt Robert Shearer Kluivert/Shola Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Someone list the team we usually fielded under Souness. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Newcastle_United_F.C._season#Starting_11 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Newcastle_United_F.C._season#Starting_11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Someone list the team we usually fielded under Souness. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Newcastle_United_F.C._season#Starting_11 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Newcastle_United_F.C._season#Starting_11 Look at that defence, Boumsong, Babayaro, Ramage and Bramble. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Playing Cisse right wing is worse tbh. Shola's useless regardless of his position. Cisse has a great deal of talent as a centre forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 The thing with Souness is that you knew he wouldn't be here long term. Fat Fred was always willing to pull the trigger once we looked as though we'd be in the shit. We're stuck with the current clueless cunt, it seems. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 "Trust me, we'll be a top ten team next year." GERRIN!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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