54 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 1 minute ago, TRon said: Was it against Hull under Steve Bruce when we came back from 2-0 down? I was there, it was absolutely soul destroying. I thought it was during that League Cup run we went on, and he beat Man City to get to a quarter final? Infuriating Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 "Short Term Basis" is kind of a given if you employ him (unless you're Mike Ashley) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 On 08/02/2022 at 12:00, HawK said: You obviously did not watch any of the matches if that's the conclusion you're drawing. Tell me the gameplan, and how he instructed our players to use the ball when in possession. The 5th position was a fluke that relied solely on the sheer individual brilliance of several players, notably Cissé who for 4 months could not miss, in spite of Pardew. Not to mention the horrifically tepid season the usual "Top 6 tm" had that year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbthree3 Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 On the subject of Pardew it looks like the fanbase for the most part are looking back really fondly on his time. The same people who at the time won't have been happy at all, Welsh town banner 2014 comes to mind Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Anyone who looks back fondly on Pardew is insane, the guy was a snake from day one, constantly talking us down and the fans down to make life easier for Ashley. He was also a fucking terrible manager and had massive ego, especially considering his non-existent abilities. Fucking hate him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 The brass neck on these journalists. We were very lucky not to get relegated the next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Slightly hyperbolic but the revisionism on Pardew is on par with George Bush getting to be a chill retiree painting shit in his den. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Can’t be surprised he looks on that season fondly saying it’s provided him with unlimited work thereafter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Maximin Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 (edited) 15 minutes ago, gbandit said: Anyone who looks back fondly on Pardew is insane, the guy was a snake from day one, constantly talking us down and the fans down to make life easier for Ashley. He was also a fucking terrible manager and had massive ego, especially considering his non-existent abilities. Fucking hate him To be fair looking back fondly on his time isn’t the same as looking back fondly on him. We had some great moments then, especially with that 5th place finish. I look back fondly on that year of course and then some fun nights in Europe. FWIW there was a load of filth in there but maybe he got something right also to help us do so well that year (having a great team and Liverpool and Chelsea being poor were the main reasons mind). Also when he left we were midtable and then almost got relegated under the best coach in the league and did the following year. Edited April 14, 2022 by St. Maximin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 5th despite Pardew, not because of Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 People acted like he was the worst manager ever at the time. then we hired SMC and Bruce and gained a little perspective. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, LV said: 5th despite Pardew, not because of I can't stand Pardew, but no chance. He did a great job that season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 (edited) On 08/02/2022 at 15:29, Mike said: The thing that keeps Pardew at the top of the list is it genuinely felt like he'd NEVER leave. Even Bruce was gonna get sacked eventually. If Palace never came in for him, he'd 100 percent still be here now. The thing I’ll never forget is his lip licking ability. Edited April 14, 2022 by RodneyCisse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 9 minutes ago, The College Dropout said: People acted like he was the worst manager ever at the time. then we hired SMC and Bruce and gained a little perspective. It wasn’t just the fact he was a bad manager, he ripped the last remnants of NUFC’s soul out of the club when he was here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Pardew speaks positively about the club now, as he knows that he was lucky to manage a club of this size and he never will manage in the PL again. He could've perpetuated the bollocks that Souness et al come out with in the media in England but he doesn't, so through gritted teeth fair play to him for that. Shame he couldn't do it when he actually had the job. "Can't compete with Swansea and Southampton", the belitting of expectations, talking in post match interviews as if we're thick. I won't forgive him for that, and certainly won't forgive his convincing of Ashley and some fans that being in the Europa League was a bad thing to cover his own arse and failings in 2012-13. "Thank god we're not in Europe". Wanker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 He bigs us up because by association it bigs himself up. The guy’s ego is so fragile Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 When managers do well over 1 season, you have to back it up.u Quite a few examples of managers have 1 season wonders despite being poor managers. While we looked good in parts in that season, there were plenty of games we won despite hanging on for dear life at the same time. Best thing he did was probably fostering team spirit that season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 That video was two minutes and twenty seconds of excuses. Standard. Goes without saying any Newcastle fan looking back on his time fondly is utterly clueless and it's their breed who enabled Ashley to stick around for so long. With everything good that is happening, it's easy to forget that - during the worst of it - I felt as detached from the wider fanbase as much as I did the rest of the club. Probably one of the reasons why I'm still not fully back (to the levels I was when growing up) and dare say I never will be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 26 minutes ago, Yorkie said: That video was two minutes and twenty seconds of excuses. Standard. Goes without saying any Newcastle fan looking back on his time fondly is utterly clueless and it's their breed who enabled Ashley to stick around for so long. With everything good that is happening, it's easy to forget that - during the worst of it - I felt as detached from the wider fanbase as much as I did the rest of the club. Probably one of the reasons why I'm still not fully back (to the levels I was when growing up) and dare say I never will be. Fair play to you for being able to listen to him for that long. I'll be happy if I never his his voice again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Maximin Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, LV said: 5th despite Pardew, not because of These things are easy to say, but he was the manager then so you can’t just take all that away from him and it’s how managers are judged ultimately. When you look at the bigger picture and the other three years though you can judge his overall performance much better. He’s still a bad manager as we’ve seen at his other clubs and a personality to match also. Still, there’s nothing wrong with looking back fondly on his time here. Edited April 14, 2022 by St. Maximin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1tche Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Only thing that makes me look at his time here fondly, was some of players, their performances and some of the goals. We had some brilliant players who produced some brilliant moments. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 He was a cunt, is a cunt and will always be a cunt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 That 5th place season. He inherited a team with great spirit, had the luxury of some purples and was bailed out time and time again by individuals doing their magic. The football in large was dreadful. No Cisse and we finish mid-table probably. He was, is and always will be a spawny cunt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 (edited) I can admit that during the 5th placed season, I did not hate Pardew. Looking back on his entire time here though? Nah, fuck him. 5th or not. We lost Ben Arfa because of him. Edited April 14, 2022 by Kaizero Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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