teohgk Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 If there's one thing that every single football manager, player, chairman and media person talks s*** about on a regular basis, it's transfer deals. I don't see why Pardew is treated as so much worse than them. talk about wanting to sign players and didn't get it's a thing, but talk about how much you love the players and how important they are but sold them right after it's another. and yes, Pardew always talk shit, he deserve to be treated bad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Geordiesned Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 The Guardian online are currently running a poll of who will be relegated from the Premier League. Current standings are: 1.4% Arsenal 0.5% Aston Villa 12.5% Blackburn Rovers 0.4% Bolton Wanderers 0.8% Chelsea 0.5% Everton 0.3% Fulham 1.2% Liverpool 1% Manchester City 4.3% Manchester United 9.1% Newcastle United 11.8% Norwich City 16.4% Queens Park Rangers 0.9% Stoke City 0.4% Sunderland 20.7% Swansea City 0.4% Tottenham Hotspur 0.8% West Bromwich Albion 12.8% Wigan Athletic 4.2% Wolverhampton Wanderers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 That's hilarious Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Geordiesned Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Why do people even try to sabotage these polls? Like it makes a difference to real life! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Yip if you are either big enough to be hated or genuine relegation contenders you score highty. The non - entities don't register. Sadly we're a bit of both Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 After seeing the results of that poll, I've gone from a 5 to an 8. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Can't believe so many people think we're a near certainty to be relegated (9s and 10s). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Can't believe so many people think we're a near certainty to be relegated (9s and 10s). Been the same in most of the paper predictions too. All seem to be citing the loss of Nolan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Hearing "Where are the goals going to come from" makes me want to hit something. Nowhere you titanic t***. They're not going to come. We won't score 10 all season. Derby, the worst team this league's ever seen by some margin, somehow got 20 despite being literally worse than 11 kitted-out cinder blocks set on the field. And we won't score half that, because I can't see where they'll come from either because I'm a goddamn retard too. Shut up. Die. Do shots of bleach, improve your outlook on life or at least improve mine by vacating this planet. We're not scoring goals. There's no way we'll get any. f*** this thread for the 4th year running. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Not a chance IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Can't believe so many people think we're a near certainty to be relegated (9s and 10s). Ridiculous really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 The only way we'll go down is based on an implosion akin to the cockney mafia 4 managers season. With the players we have we're nowhere near relegation candidates. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley17 Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 I feel confident as fuck tonight, no idea why. Only way i can see us going down is if theres a flare up and pardew (and a few key players) leave - basically if 08/09 repeats itself Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 It's the potential loss of all of the players that brought us up, and kept us up not exactly a no brainer. Yes the players we have brought in will probably prove to be better but as yet their all largely untested in the premiership. Think we'll be fine but we are potentially missing that player that on a rainy evening in Stoke will take the game by the scruff of the neck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbo Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 I voted 3, I think we're in a good position to build on last season. I see the predictions of doom as needless scaremongering, but then I don't think we've really lost much this summer. Kevin Nolan left, not Cheik Tiote, and I'm not particularly worried about Barton leaving either. Enrique going will be a blow, but if we can sufficiently replace him and bring in a good striker then we are looking pretty good for a top half finish. Also looking at the business other clubs have been doing, no one is exactly leaving us in their wake. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 It's the potential loss of all of the players that brought us up, and kept us up not exactly a no brainer. Yes the players we have brought in will probably prove to be better but as yet their all largely untested in the premiership. Think we'll be fine but we are potentially missing that player that on a rainy evening in Stoke will take the game by the scruff of the neck. I hope this is a joke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 I voted 3, I think we're in a good position to build on last season. I see the predictions of doom as needless scaremongering, but then I don't think we've really lost much this summer. Kevin Nolan left, not Cheik Tiote, and I'm not particularly worried about Barton leaving either. Enrique going will be a blow, but if we can sufficiently replace him and bring in a good striker then we are looking pretty good for a top half finish. Also looking at the business other clubs have been doing, no one is exactly leaving us in their wake. Ours could still go either way. Much depends on what we do with Jose and Joey and whether they are adequately replaced. Our die is yet to be cast Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 That player is Tioté btw, if such a problem actually exists. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JS Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 It's the potential loss of all of the players that brought us up, and kept us up not exactly a no brainer. Yes the players we have brought in will probably prove to be better but as yet their all largely untested in the premiership. Think we'll be fine but we are potentially missing that player that on a rainy evening in Stoke will take the game by the scruff of the neck. I hope this is a joke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roy the Irish Magpie Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 I voted 4. I'd put my money on Norwich, Wigan and Swansea going down atm. But qpr are nothing special either and then there's wolves and blackburn(to a less extent) too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
quayside Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 That player is Tioté btw, if such a problem actually exists. The problem does exist and not only for us, any side in the league can be shafted by rainy evenings in Stoke or in fact games in any weather at any time of day in Stoke. On the evidence we have so far Tiote is the nearest thing we have to a street fighter, Barton (if committed and still at the club) can give it out and Colo isn't a pushover either, although he is not a massive physical specimen. Be interesting to see whether some of the new boys fancy it as the winter kicks on. Fwiw I don't think we're even close to being in the frame for relegation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 That player is Tioté btw, if such a problem actually exists. The problem does exist and not only for us, any side in the league can be shafted by rainy evenings in Stoke or in fact games in any weather at any time of day in Stoke. On the evidence we have so far Tiote is the nearest thing we have to a street fighter, Barton (if committed and still at the club) can give it out and Colo isn't a pushover either, although he is not a massive physical specimen. Be interesting to see whether some of the new boys fancy it as the winter kicks on. Fwiw I don't think we're remotely in the frame for relegation. Well we obviously didn't have those 'street fighters' last season when Stoke humped us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 That player is Tioté btw, if such a problem actually exists. The problem does exist and not only for us, any side in the league can be shafted by rainy evenings in Stoke or in fact games in any weather at any time of day in Stoke. On the evidence we have so far Tiote is the nearest thing we have to a street fighter, Barton (if committed and still at the club) can give it out and Colo isn't a pushover either, although he is not a massive physical specimen. Be interesting to see whether some of the new boys fancy it as the winter kicks on. Fwiw I don't think we're remotely in the frame for relegation. to be fair most of the new boys will have experience of harsher winters than we are used to thanks to the gulf stream. (though if your point is about stoke as opposed to the weather then i bow to your point) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 It's the potential loss of all of the players that brought us up, and kept us up not exactly a no brainer. Yes the players we have brought in will probably prove to be better but as yet their all largely untested in the premiership. Think we'll be fine but we are potentially missing that player that on a rainy evening in Stoke will take the game by the scruff of the neck. I hope this is a joke. Why would it be look at the results last season? Who have we signed this season that will tear them apart! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
quayside Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 That player is Tioté btw, if such a problem actually exists. The problem does exist and not only for us, any side in the league can be shafted by rainy evenings in Stoke or in fact games in any weather at any time of day in Stoke. On the evidence we have so far Tiote is the nearest thing we have to a street fighter, Barton (if committed and still at the club) can give it out and Colo isn't a pushover either, although he is not a massive physical specimen. Be interesting to see whether some of the new boys fancy it as the winter kicks on. Fwiw I don't think we're remotely in the frame for relegation. Well we obviously didn't have those 'street fighters' last season when Stoke humped us. Too true. There are sides who will force results by sheer physicality and Stoke are one of them, they will continue to pose a horrible threat in this league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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