TheGuv Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 We're exactly the same as last season. 8 for me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Nailed on, unless something is fine to rid this club of the cancer that's eating away at its heart. Seriously, we're in trouble here. Believe it. People will of course come in on their high horse and say we're all just giving a kneejerk reaction. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 I'm starting at an 8, I do think that there will be some total dog shit teams this season, that might keep us up but it's got to improve by a hell of a lot from tonight's showing, because even teams like Hull and Cardiff will fancy their chances against us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 I think everyone can see that we're in trouble. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider Jerusalem Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 After one game, vs Man City away you shouldn't really be putting any predictions down for being relegated, but the simple facts are that it looks like nothing has changed from last season. We've got the same lifeless squad being led by someone who shouldn't be anywhere near a football team in any top league and turned up at one of top four with nothing but a hat-full of excuses before a ball has even been kicked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 NUFC fans are deluded. Myth-busted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 I always expected us to lose, even heavily (I predicted 4-0). But I expected some fight at least. The manner of the defeat was shocking, it was like we just picked 11 fans from the stands and fired them out to make up the numbers. I'm struggling to think of a team in the league that wouldn't beat us playing like that tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 6 just now, 60/40 to go down if you like, still time for things to change so not going all out an 8 or 9 yet myself Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 not going to base any judgement over a season on City away given how we always perform there but they need to buck up idea's fast. Thats assuming of coarse JFK isn't our manager by tomorrow night. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Our club is rotten to the core. We're absolutely f***ing rancid in so many respects. I'm preparing for a long, hard season. This - but I won't give a relegation assessment until October... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Green Balls Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 I think a lot of people are basing their assessments on the bulk of last season as well, where we barely scraped by with a half decent squad, and suffered our heaviest home defeat in ages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Nailed on, unless something is fine to rid this club of the cancer that's eating away at its heart. Seriously, we're in trouble here. Believe it. People will of course come in on their high horse and say we're all just giving a kneejerk reaction. I wonder who that will be..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Next two games we'll have an idea if we're headed for an average season, or relegation imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phil K Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Nailed on, unless something is fine to rid this club of the cancer that's eating away at its heart. Seriously, we're in trouble here. Believe it. People will of course come in on their high horse and say we're all just giving a kneejerk reaction. I wonder who that will be..... Usual subjects no doubt. "Our dressing room is a place of peace and serenity and respect for Pardew" (and if you say otherwise you're making it all up !!!) Relegation fear is still way too early, surely Ashley will need to get rid of Pardew and install someone with at least SOME ability (That will rule out Kinnear) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 I'd say I'm a 5, the club has been on a downer for the best part of 12 months but we might do better than 4 or 5 other teams, particularly if we fluke out and get a proper manager in. The worry has basically continued from last season mind which is, erm, worrying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiedean Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Carrying on from last season....no creativity don't look like scoring...FFS we had 3 touches inside city's box last night even lower league teams have a shot on goal we had nothing Simple formula is don't score goals you go down and we don't look like scoring not scored for 3 games at home With this manager and setup I cannot see us beating anybody Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 I'd say I'm a 5, the club has been on a downer for the best part of 12 months but we might do better than 4 or 5 other teams, particularly if we fluke out and get a proper manager in. The worry has basically continued from last season mind which is, erm, worrying. You have easily enough good players to not be anywhere near the relegation places. Watching the match last night it was pretty gobsmacking to see largely the same bunch of players turn out such a half-arsed, not bothered, unmotivated performance, much as they did last season. When you were making signings last year, you were the envy of a good chunk of the league for having identified so many decent French players, and then the same last January when you brought in Sissoko. I specifically remember, for example, on numerous occasions as the January window closed and you and us were both struggling, hearing Villa fans reflect that you had successfully bought yourselves out of trouble. You need new faces in now, that's obvious, but there is a long way from that state of affairs to what you have now, which is somehow managing to fashion out of a decent squad of players, a side which looks like considerably less than the sum of its parts. Baffling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 I'm not too worried yet but if we don't get 4 points minimum from the next 2 league games, I will be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Still about a 3 for me, nothing has changed after last night. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Having slept on it I'm still worried about relegation. It was the manner of the defeat more than anything else. We stumbled across the finishing line last season, we were atrocious. We needed 37 games to ensure survival and the players looked like they'd given up on Pardew and the most worrying thing about last night was the fact that absolutely nothing has changed from March, April, May. Same players, same manager, same coaches, same 'tactics', same lack of discipline, lack of enthusiasm, lack of possession, lack of threat etc. Nothing has changed so I'm expecting us to struggle this season as badly as we did last. Insanity is repeating the same mistakes and expecting different results. We're in fucking trouble. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 I'd say I'm a 5, the club has been on a downer for the best part of 12 months but we might do better than 4 or 5 other teams, particularly if we fluke out and get a proper manager in. The worry has basically continued from last season mind which is, erm, worrying. You have easily enough good players to not be anywhere near the relegation places. Watching the match last night it was pretty gobsmacking to see largely the same bunch of players turn out such a half-arsed, not bothered, unmotivated performance, much as they did last season. When you were making signings last year, you were the envy of a good chunk of the league for having identified so many decent French players, and then the same last January when you brought in Sissoko. I specifically remember, for example, on numerous occasions as the January window closed and you and us were both struggling, hearing Villa fans reflect that you had successfully bought yourselves out of trouble. You need new faces in now, that's obvious, but there is a long way from that state of affairs to what you have now, which is somehow managing to fashion out of a decent squad of players, a side which looks like considerably less than the sum of its parts. Baffling. If you are baffled, we'll swap you managers... I think you'll soon get your head around it then.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Having slept on it I'm still worried about relegation. It was the manner of the defeat more than anything else. We stumbled across the finishing line last season, we were atrocious. We needed 37 games to ensure survival and the players looked like they'd given up on Pardew and the most worrying thing about last night was the fact that absolutely nothing has changed from March, April, May. Same players, same manager, same coaches, same 'tactics', same lack of discipline, lack of enthusiasm, lack of possession, lack of threat etc. Nothing has changed so I'm expecting us to struggle this season as badly as we did last. Insanity is repeating the same mistakes and expecting different results. We're in f***ing trouble. Pretty much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Where are goals going to come from? Where are clean sheets going to come from? We concede, we give up, we score, we try to defend the rest of the game and let them batter us until they inevitably break us down. We have a manager that makes excuses before the game's kicked off, and we walk onto the pitch already defeated. Where are the points to keep us up going to come from? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Where are goals going to come from? Where are clean sheets going to come from? We concede, we give up, we score, we try to defend the rest of the game and let them batter us until they inevitably break us down. We have a manager that makes excuses before the game's kicked off, and we walk onto the pitch already defeated. Where are the points to keep us up going to come from? I cant see anything else but a change of mangers to at least try and get the players together as a unit again. I'm starting to see similar lines to his west ham days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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