Mick Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 I hope that he is not seriously considering reverting to long ball after last week's disaster and that it is just the journalist's interpretation of his comments based on the last game. It is patently obvious that having signed all these "technical" players that few of them are suitable to that style. We reverted to long balls after the Norwich game, it will be interesting to see if he moves away from it. I would go as far as to say that my only interest in today is how we try to play and maybe seeing one of the kids get some time on the pitch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 A goal would be nice today Alan - it has been a while. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leazes1986 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Party-line Alan Pardew should take leaf out of Kevin Keegan's manual 8 Feb 2014 09:30 Newcastle United manager's claim that Joe Kinnear produced "good work" in an ill-fated eight months the latest of a list of staggering statements Share on print Share on email Alan Pardew has a copy of Kevin Keegan’s autobiography on his bookshelf in his office at the club’s Benton base. However, Keegan’s superb book must be gathering dust because at the moment Pardew is talking like a bloke who must have flicked through it and looked at the pictures. This isn’t an article comparing Pardew to Keegan, far from it, but if he wanted a rough idea how to deal with the supporters on Tyneside, he could do himself a favour by putting the Sunday Times down and picking up “My Autobiography” by Kevin Keegan. Not for the first time this season – and in the aftermath of Joe Kinnear’s departure as director of football – he said something ridiculous in his pre-game Press conference ahead of the clash with Chelsea today. In a staggering statement about the man who was placed awkwardly above his head just eight months ago, Pardew said: “I’m just sad to see anybody lose their job, as Joe has. “He did a lot of good work here. But that decision was the board’s decision.” This after he said following the win over Chelsea earlier in the season: “This win is for Mike Ashley and all our fans. Trust me, he is a fan and I’m pleased for the club. We are all Newcastle fans.” In a season in which Pardew is thought to have been irked by supporters branding him a “patsy”, he does little to help himself when it comes to addressing the club’s fanbase. Instead, he continues to deliver corporate jargon and dish out the party line. His opening gambit at Newcastle, uttered at a time in which the Toon Army were up in arms after the sacking of the popular Chris Hughton, came straight from the handbook. Back in December 2010, Pardew said: ‘I’m not a Geordie of course, but I’m a football person with a love of the game and I can assure you I bring great drive, desire and commitment to the job. “I have always managed teams that have played attacking, positive football, something I know the supporters here appreciate. ‘At the same time I intend to focus on developing exciting young players through the club’s excellent academy and development squad, and I know the board here at St James’ Park are very committed to that too.” Even if Pardew was against Kinnear’s arrival eight months ago, and you could argue that he should have been given the ex-Wimbledon manager’s trolling on arrival, it didn’t show. Pardew said: ‘It is very simple for me: if Joe can persuade Mike to invest in the right manner, then that will be the best outcome for us. ‘As well as we have done in the transfer market, there is always room for improvement.” Only Newcastle haven’t improved their squad with any permanent signings, Pardew producing a very similar line this week when stating: “It is important that we do that in the next three or four weeks with the board and start targeting the summer.” The pressure told on Pardew at the end of last season with a quote that left Ashley furious when he said: “We know we’ve got an uncomfortable conversation regarding the form this year, the underachievement that’s been mentioned and everything else. “It’ll be uncomfortable for us both, because we’ve both underachieved. “Him as an owner and me as a manager.” Yet Pardew, just like he has after three successive spineless displays against Sunderland, survived. Of course, any manager who is sitting on a six-year contract is unlikely to bite the hand that feeds him. Sadly, though, it appears that answering some of the valid questions of the supporters comes a distant second place. For a start, his comments instantly raised question marks around Kinnear’s “resignation” this week. Newcastle were quick to put out the party line that Kinnear had resigned, but sources close to the club suggested he had been summoned to Newcastle and told he had to go. Talk of doing “good work” at St James’ Park is laughable – that’s fair comment. Kinnear has achieved nothing at Newcastle in either of his two stints as boss, unless laying the foundations for relegation back in 2008-09 is classed as “good work”. We all know his involvement at United is a by-product of his friendship with Ashley and, after bouncing ideas off each other over a pint, Kinnear must have convinced the Toon tycoon he knew where it was all going wrong. Ah OK, if Kinnear is saying he could improve a club of Newcastle’s stature, despite his part in relegation five years ago, then he MUST be right! Only anybody worth their salt would have been able to pick up his CV to see that the man who left both Luton Town and Nottingham Forest in a worse position than when he arrived and did not get a job after Newcastle the first time despite declaring he was “fit as a fiddle”. Yes, without a doubt, Pardew’s words are irritating Newcastle fans at the moment. But then he has to say it. Don’t forget this is a week in which Pardew has been overruled a couple of times by his Press officer when trying to give fans a bit more insight regarding the Yohan Cabaye sale. The reason for that being that the Press department will be on the end of a sharp phone call if something appears in print that the current board don’t like. Where once the game plan was to advise Ashley on what might be a good thing to say to at least keep the punters happy, now the media department – spearheaded by Wendy Taylor and Lee Marshall – appear simply to do asthey are told and when they are told to do it. And there isn’t a PR degree or course out there that will change that. Of course, it is up to those above them, like silent administrators Lee Charnley and John Irving, to offer some support. Although that isn’t forthcoming and, just like Pardew, it is their role to release what comes from the top – whether they believe it’s a good idea or not, and regardless of how it leaves the paying punters at St James’ Park feeling. Ryder having a bit of a go. Awfully written like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leazes1986 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Aye with George Caulkin, good listen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Anyone listen to the latest true faith podcast? The guy from true faith saying he'd heard that there was concern among the coaches that Pardew's preparation for the derby, that he was basically saying "we've got better players". Jesus wept, if true obviously. Probably the most positive thing I have heard from him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Ryder having a bit of a go. Awfully written like It's actually not a bad article, regardless of how it's written it gets a few good points across and this type of piece is long overdue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Anyone listen to the latest true faith podcast? The guy from true faith saying he'd heard that there was concern among the coaches that Pardew's preparation for the derby, that he was basically saying "we've got better players". Jesus wept, if true obviously. Probably the most positive thing I have heard from him horrific preparation though Oh it is, just sounds weird hearing him bigging us up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leazes1986 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Ryder having a bit of a go. Awfully written like It's actually not a bad article, regardless of how it's written it gets a few good points across and this type of piece is long overdue. I agree, just slightly annoying that he has only found a backbone himself since he's been banned. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Ryder had a right go on Monday, like. Fair play to him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 I hope that he is not seriously considering reverting to long ball after last week's disaster and that it is just the journalist's interpretation of his comments based on the last game. It is patently obvious that having signed all these "technical" players that few of them are suitable to that style. What is more damning is that two after 3 years of buying technical footballers from France we are still worried about this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 “I would rather lose 3-0 again in a bid to win the game than just accept a 1-0 defeat.” Next game. "Debuchy, Taylor, Williamson, Santon, Dummett, you're all playing." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David28 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 “I would rather lose 3-0 again in a bid to win the game than just accept a 1-0 defeat.” Next game. "Debuchy, Taylor, Williamson, Santon, Dummett, you're all playing." At least Sol Campbell doesn't make the bench. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Yeah some good insights, though I do disagree with the Anita bashing on it some ridiculous stuff said. The coaching thing is f***ing scary though Michael Martin just picks players out he doesn't like and then refuses to accept they might ever be decent. He's been forced into admitting when Gouffran's had a good game, but he'll never say that it's because he's a good player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest snoopythewriter Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Just fuck off you motherfucking cocksucking cuntface motherfucker. Fuck! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 I thought the podcast on True faith was pretty poor, apart from cauñkin the other apport absdolutely nothing. Michael martin and company seem not to have any idea about football and formations and the basic concepts within the game. All they can do is harp on about what is anita's role? What does neat and tidy mean? Such and such was shiite etct etc... Really shallow and crap imo... Like the webpage but the podcasts are sooooooo bad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 As I predicted, he's flip-flopped reactively once again to a heavy defeat and abandoned his disastrous long ball tactic which backfired embarrassingly last week. Shola's been dropped so he's back to aimless, uncoached passing where the players will make it up as they go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomson Mouse Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Anyone listen to the latest true faith podcast? The guy from true faith saying he'd heard that there was concern among the coaches that Pardew's preparation for the derby, that he was basically saying "we've got better players". Jesus wept, if true obviously. Probably the most positive thing I have heard from him If you believe that the secret footballer is Dave Kitson then he talks a lot about Pardew and most of it us quite revealing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Yeah some good insights, though I do disagree with the Anita bashing on it some ridiculous stuff said. The coaching thing is f***ing scary though Michael Martin just picks players out he doesn't like and then refuses to accept they might ever be decent. He's been forced into admitting when Gouffran's had a good game, but he'll never say that it's because he's a good player. He's already written De Jong off after 45 minutes man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Aye, the Michael Martin has been getting on my tits in over his personal vendetta's against some players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomson Mouse Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 spot on Neesy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomson Mouse Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 'Doing' maybe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Time to walk fuck face! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomson Mouse Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Aye, the Michael Martin has been getting on my tits in over his personal vendetta's against some players. Yeah he talks garbage Bit harsh on Neesy that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnes23 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Time to walk f*** face! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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