Guest Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 The performances from those 3 defeats should be our "average". We weren't "really good", but if, for example, from those performances we'd beaten 1-0 Stoke and drawn 1-1 at Fulham, you couldn't have said we didn't deserve those results. Even City at home, had we pulled back to 2-2 it wouldn't have been undeserved. The West Ham, Swansea & Southampton results & performances are the ones which fucked our season over in truth. We were abysmal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 The performances from those 3 defeats should be our "average". We weren't "really good", but if, for example, from those performances we'd beaten 1-0 Stoke and drawn 1-1 at Fulham, you couldn't have said we didn't deserve those results. Even City at home, had we pulled back to 2-2 it wouldn't have been undeserved. fair point Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest malandro Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 AP does like to be the centre of attention... or it has something to do with SuperMac's speculation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 AP does like to be the centre of attention... or it has something to do with SuperMac's speculation. Both have got big ego's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Can we not bring in some new coaching staff? An injection of different ideas could go a long way. How many actual proper coaches do we have anyway? 3/4? How many have the UefaB? Most sides have at least 8-10. Arsenal have 19. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 There's nothing unusual about a manager and players having fall outs. It'll happen every week up and down the country, and is all part of the boss to employee dynamic that occurs in all walks of life, especially when things aren't going well. Nothing to worry about particularly there. What is peculiar is why it needed to be mentioned in public. I manage people and have done for years and I'm yet to fall out with anybody and I don't get walked over by people, I manage them. Falling out with people isn't a part of being a boss, avoiding fall outs is. I've seen managers who do fall out with people regularly and they are usually pushed out of the business because of the disruption they cause. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 There's nothing unusual about a manager and players having fall outs. It'll happen every week up and down the country, and is all part of the boss to employee dynamic that occurs in all walks of life, especially when things aren't going well. Nothing to worry about particularly there. What is peculiar is why it needed to be mentioned in public. Cos it's nearly January, innit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 There's nothing unusual about a manager and players having fall outs. It'll happen every week up and down the country, and is all part of the boss to employee dynamic that occurs in all walks of life, especially when things aren't going well. Nothing to worry about particularly there. What is peculiar is why it needed to be mentioned in public. Cos it's nearly January, innit. Good work Columbo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I honestly think we'll have a good January transfer window that'll unite everyone and we'll finish the season strongly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I honestly think we'll have a good January transfer window that'll unite everyone and we'll finish the season strongly Hope so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I really hope so too .........but if we get to the end of Jan and I hear Pardew giving it the "well we can be proud we've held onto all our best players" line I'll be Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Just had a look at the teams above us in the league for the first time in a while and I really thought we were a lot further behind the likes of Liverpool, Swansea & West Ham than we actually are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I do realise that this gap might easily have doubled by the New Year by the way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Yeah we're only 3 points off West Ham who have been having a "good" season. Things can turn around very quickly the way the league is Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Just had a look at the teams above us in the league for the first time in a while and I really thought we were a lot further behind the likes of Liverpool, Swansea & West Ham than we actually are. We're two easy home games behind them, that takes us up to 23rd February if none of them get another point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Even if in the last 6 defeats we'd won one and drawn one...it'd have been lousy still but we'd only be 6 points off 4th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Even if in the last 6 defeats we'd won one and drawn one...it'd have been lousy still but we'd only be 6 points off 4th. In the real world we didn't get those points and we're 10 points (50% of our points total) off fourth, you really do live up to your forum username. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 If we'd won every game this season, we'd be comfortably top of the league. He's doing an amazing job. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 If we'd won every game this season, we'd be comfortably top of the league. He's doing an amazing job. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Ah man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sh74 Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Just think what a quality manager could do with our team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Finish 5th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliassenfredrik Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 http://tldr.me/1M9TNTU3JTNRNTsnTS8vPz6nSKy3WT0srLc1O1E_KTyxK0S8u0M_MTUxP1Tc0NjHQNzEG0ybG5qZmpqYGJgA.gif Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest malandro Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Finish 5th. playing attractive football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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