Mick Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 For the benefit of the mackems viewing, I've always wanted him out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 The old chestnut about him being the second longest-serving manager in the Premiership is supposed to reflect well on our progress as a club and how we've put all our off-field instability aside, but for me it's just an incriminating reminder of how bad he is. I think we have a very exciting first XI, and a fair bit of depth below it - not too dissimilar to Everton, but just look at the difference. Years on from him taking the reigns I'm still so thoroughly bored when watching the team (except if we're facing a Man Utd/Chelsea - but even Gus Poyet and Paulo di Canio had that down with the mackems after about a week on the job). I'm just so deflated about the club's decision not to make a change in the summer. It was a real chance. This season of dull midtable mediocrity will be viewed as some kind of redemption for Pardew rather than the lowest acceptable watermark for where we should be with the squad. Will probably be at least another season or so before we consider a change, unless we hit get a glut of injuries in the second half of the season and Pardew's one-page pamphlet of tactics becomes redundant. Shola Ameobi over Hatem Ben Arfa, man. On a regular fucking basis. Break that down in your head and you know we're going nowhere fast, or slow - for that matter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Hatem needs a run of games. One comes along where it looks on the surface to be one he can influence given their weakness at full back on either side. And Pardew prefers Shola. He's a fraud. Pardew that is. Utter turd brain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippity Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Pardew can shove his negative tactics up his arse. Preferably using Shola as a ramrod, which would kill two birds with one stone, really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest snoopythewriter Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 How much longer do we have to take this cunt's patheticness? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 How much longer do we have to take this cunt's patheticness? 6 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 How much longer do we have to take this cunt's patheticness? 6 years. Until he finishes 8th this season and is rewarded with another contract extension. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 The old chestnut about him being the second longest-serving manager in the Premiership is supposed to reflect well on our progress as a club and how we've put all our off-field instability aside, but for me it's just an incriminating reminder of how bad he is. I think we have a very exciting first XI, and a fair bit of depth below it - not too dissimilar to Everton, but just look at the difference. Years on from him taking the reigns I'm still so thoroughly bored when watching the team (except if we're facing a Man Utd/Chelsea - but even Gus Poyet and Paulo di Canio had that down with the mackems after about a week on the job). I'm just so deflated about the club's decision not to make a change in the summer. It was a real chance. This season of dull midtable mediocrity will be viewed as some kind of redemption for Pardew rather than the lowest acceptable watermark for where we should be with the squad. Will probably be at least another season or so before we consider a change, unless we hit get a glut of injuries in the second half of the season and Pardew's one-page pamphlet of tactics becomes redundant. Shola Ameobi over Hatem Ben Arfa, man. On a regular fucking basis. Break that down in your head and you know we're going nowhere fast, or slow - for that matter. :clap: Outstanding as always man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest snoopythewriter Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 We could have had Martinez. We. Could. Have. Had. Martinez. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 We could have had Martinez. We. Could. Have. Had. Martinez. Half the people on here thought he was overrated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 We could have had Martinez. We. Could. Have. Had. Martinez. Half the people on here thought he was overrated. You mean the ones who look at stats? He got Wigan relegated he must be shit, blah blah, etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 You say that like getting Wigan relegated is nigh on impossible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I don't rate Pardew but the hyperbole here is mental. spot on. It's not, he's shite. Correct! We've got a squad that's capable of so much more. Him the Owner and the fat sweaty mess of a D.O.F are fucking up royally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippity Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Tired? Fuck off, man Pardew. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Not giving him enough credit Beren, etc. Our results have been a bit all over the shop like, performances much better on the whole than the diabolical stuff we saw last season but still don't enjoy enough of what I see performance-wise. In patches we play some decent stuff aye, but controlling a game and attacking the opposition with intent will never form the basis of our tactics under this manager, not for any longer than 45 minutes ordinarily anyway. Today we didn't even see any concerted attacking effort whatsoever, as our tactic appeared to be boring the opposition to tears then nicking it late on, which went out of the window with Debuchy's challenge. I've seen some first halves this season where we've blitzed the opposition quite effectively and went in at HT 2 up, but even then you'll usually get the inevitable second half where we hang on for dear life. I'd say Man Utd and Crystal Palace were the only 2 games where you could say we had a decent degree of attacking intent for more than 45 minutes this season, but that's off the top of my head admittedly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 http://www.themag.co.uk/the-mag-articles/alan-pardew-got-tired-injuries-well-alan-pardew-west-brom Injuries. Is he just on about Coloccini going off? He's been so fortunate with injuries this year man. Also he needs to take some responsibility for tiredness since he's voluntarily not picking any more than 14 or 15 players. We did look very tired though, really sloppy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 To be fair, no other teams have to deal with this many games at this time of year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 To be fair, no other teams have to deal with this many games at this time of year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 http://www.themag.co.uk/the-mag-articles/alan-pardew-got-tired-injuries-well-alan-pardew-west-brom “West Brom sort of let us have possession today and we had a lot of it and we controlled the game to a degree. “A few breakaways they had but other than that I felt confident that we would win the game…but the sending off did change it of course. “Unfortunately, I think it was a red (Debuchy) and then it was uphill and after the amount of games we got tired and we had injuries as well; we had to keep shuffling our team and in the end something give.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorin Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Think it might be time for Pards to take a hike... my eyes were hurting from watching Ameobi for so long. There was no reason what so ever to have the team play like that when it was so obvious it wouldn't work after 10-15 mins... goddamn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 To be fair, no other teams have to deal with this many games at this time of year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Seriously, do we have any injuries other than (now) Coloccini? And we have a ready-made replacement for him sat on the bench. These are luxuries I haven't seen many NUFC managers have, and he's still bemoaning his luck with injuries, fitness, etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Seriously, do we have any injuries other than (now) Coloccini? And we have a ready-made replacement for him sat on the bench. These are luxuries I haven't seen many NUFC managers have, and he's still bemoaning his luck with injuries, fitness, etc. He just wont accept it was his team selection, boring football and lack of attacking coaching. Anything will do than accept the blame himself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 That Shola performance was horrendous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 That Shola performance was horrendous. Pardews decision to start him was even more horrendous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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