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#305014 Newcastle Thread

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28 Dec 2015 18:28:36

Pardew's tenure is being subject to a lot of revisionism, but its been the laws of continuous shit ever since the 5th place campaign (the 7 wins from 8 in the year, incidentally, came with a 4-3-3, and with HBA in a wide-role he allegedly is suited too). Maybe its easy to say it looking back, but he looked like he wanted out on a number of occasions between Cabaye going and when he actually left. Incidentally, West Ham sacked Allardyce for 3 wins in 5 months at the end of last season to take them from 4th to 12th and nobody bats an eyelid yet apparently somehow its delusional to think Pardew should have done better than got 5 wins from Boxing Day to the end of the season in 2013/14.

To me, it all looks better because we then gave the manager's gig to a man who is barely qualified to be a coach, and then to a man who is clearly not a Premier League-capable number one because Charnley and Carr are his mates. I didn't enjoy supporting Newcastle in 2014, yet even that poor year is paradise compared to this unending cavalcade of horseshit.

Also Sammy Ameobi isn't as good as Shola Ameobi, never mind Wijnaldum for fuck's sake.

#304991 Newcastle Thread

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By Poe | On 28 December 2015 - 17:15 PM GMT

8 wins in 41 games in 2015.

Good lord

I had no idea how bad it was until that. Totally repulsive.

By Shola | On 28 December 2015 - 17:20 PM GMT

And people still believe getting rid of Pardew was an excellent decision.

It would have been the right call if the idiots hadn't fucked up the recruitment of the replacement.

#304981 Newcastle Thread

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28 Dec 2015 17:07:06

Christ alive watching Newcastle in 2015 has been such an appalling waste of time, nevermind hearing about games on Twitter, Sky Sports News, or anywhere else. Maybe knitting might be a more fulfilling leisure pursuit in 2016. Or landscape gardening.

Clearly, something has to change, as what we're currently trying just isn't working on any level.

#304971 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread

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28 Dec 2015 16:17:34

Haven't been able to watch Newcastle as Flash is not updated enough for me to stream it (true story) but sounds like we were hanging on by half-time.

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26 Dec 2015 22:17:12

Missed Newcastle (again)... kinda relieved I didn't see that slap in the face live as it would've been pretty fucking rotten, even if it does sound like we were second best.

We really need bodies in during January.

#304116 Newcastle Thread

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23 Dec 2015 22:50:20

There's clearly something of talent with Wijnaldum given he was the captain of the Dutch league winners last year and is so far our top scorer, plus Cabaye turned up as the captain of the French league winners and wasn't always consistent. But there's a consistency issue with GW, especially when it comes to away matches (let alone the further games against teams that aren't called Norwich).

Colback seems to have a bit of an odd standing - some weeks, he's down as a good player and then on others, he's viewed as a total waste of a shirt. The truth's probably more complex, but I do agree Anita has improved significantly. Attacking from wide is a moot point, hence the confusion over the role's Sissoko and Wijnaldum play I guess - both of them cut inside with Janmaat and Dummett used as overlaps, and while it does kinda work in a counter-attack, there's an issue of vulnerability there. Still, all of them are better options than Gouffran in centre-mid, or the continuing law of diminishing returns that is Tiote.

Maybe that formation doodling is what Graham Carr does.

#304096 Newcastle Thread

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23 Dec 2015 20:53:12

Personally I'd drop Colback for a wideman with Wijnaldum and Anita in the middle, given Colback seems better at getting yellow cards than anything else. Only problem with that is the options issue, given Aarons is permanently injured, Obertan is Obertan, and Thauvin is Cabella's shitter sibling.

Sissoko and Wijnaldum don't work as wide players, so would rather have one in the middle, and also preferably a motivational rocket up Sissoko's arse, even if he's been better than usual of late. Not sure about De Jong - there's some footballing intelligence there, but the fitness issue is a big stumbling block, and he's looked fairly off the pace in all of his recent starts, whereas Perez has looked more able to stretch opposition defences. I'm also not sure on Mitrovic, but it does look like Cisse's extended absence gives him a chance to show he can be the striker he thinks he is. Or to get a stupid sending off and leave us with Ivan Toney as the only option. Either one's likely tbh.

Agreed about the formations thing. Least he ditched the useless 4-2-3-1 tried earlier in the campaign.

I'm more surprised the MD and Scout don't appoint someone who matches their philosophy, rather than the mis-matches going on both with Pardew (although player and manager motivation for being there could have been an issue for both of them) and now here. Then again the claim was Remi Garde was that, although I'm guessing he's more gutted at turning down a then-midtable club now he's washed up at the bottom rung than we are at him saying "Non".

#303408 The FIFA Thread

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21 Dec 2015 12:05:36

Blatter's press conference really was a symphony of delusion. What a prat.

#303379 The FIFA Thread

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21 Dec 2015 10:18:29

So they have.

Hopefully the CAS throws the appeal straight out.

#303237 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread

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20 Dec 2015 15:36:47

Leicester, Watford and Crystal Palace for top 3.

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20 Dec 2015 14:29:28

I'm still not sure on the first Watford goal. It looks to me as though Ake just gets a touch and plays it off Bogdan, but it could equally look as though he's about to put both hands on the ball. Very tricky decision to commit to either way.

Mind you, Watford have looked like they could get more through legal means regardless.

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19 Dec 2015 23:11:09

By Based Jorge | On 19 December 2015 - 22:56 PM GMT

Welbeck suffering another set back even after his surgery. Said to be ruled out until Feb but probably gonna be out for the season, some people might think he'll have to retire lol

So like Sturridge then.

#303117 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread

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19 Dec 2015 19:21:20

Well... I was expecting to lose, but can't help but be disappointed with that. Not least given de Jong's sitter at 1-0.

#303112 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread

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19 Dec 2015 18:49:33

Curses.

#303108 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread

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19 Dec 2015 18:29:45

The rain is looking like Villa's best player atm. But I'm open to it continuing - doesn't seem that bad, and the referee is happy to let it go on for the moment.

Ofc I'd be less likely to say that if we were losing.

#303101 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread

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19 Dec 2015 17:51:57

I'm honestly dreading this game with Villa. It feels like such a Newcastle thing to do to lose to a team who haven't won in what must feel like a millennium, even with our historically excellent record against them.

Leicester top on Christmas day, Chelsea fans booing a win and MUFC losing to a newly promoted side again is pretty a bizarre cocktail. Gives the league a nicely unfamiliar look though - much better than the quite frequently predictable season last year.

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19 Dec 2015 16:13:55

By Ninja | On 19 December 2015 - 16:13 PM GMT

Why are you surprised that we weren't jumping on him when we were winning?

I thought a fair few of them were calling them lucky this time last year.

#303073 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread

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19 Dec 2015 16:11:14

van Gaal can't have long left can he?

... please stay until after MUFC's trip to St. James' next month.

#303066 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread

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19 Dec 2015 15:41:09

By Carroll. | On 19 December 2015 - 15:40 PM GMT

Nothing wrong with that IMO

Except possibly spelling their Belgian playmaker as "Lazzard"

#302777 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread

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17 Dec 2015 15:03:20

Telegraph are claiming Hiddink will be appointed before the Sunderland game.

Still a bit of a surprise - I was expecting them to keep at it for a little while longer, even as he was falling off the cliff.

#302608 The Big English Shakeup

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16 Dec 2015 18:07:12

I like the idea of one of these saves that calibrates accordingly, so at the start it swaps team's squads. Maybe that's one for people with more time to facilitate a full swap.

Can I ask who's in the now-Championship NUFC squad?

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By Shola | On 14 December 2015 - 19:07 PM GMT

In fairness didn't think it was anywhere as cringey as it seemed before seeing it. Klopp trying to thank the fans and put in a relationship isn't a bad thing - especially as he's also willing to have a go at them.

Tom Carroll also seems to be getting slated for what was a pretty inofensive performance - Eriksen, Kane and Alli seemed to be the bigger problems - as well as the Spurs players taking their foot of the gas.

I get the merit to the exercise, but equally get the fact it looks weird after a 2-2 draw against a side Liverpool should win. It is nice to see him at least try to make the connection, given quite a few managers don't really go to such lengths to get their fans on side.

Alli did seem to be trying harder than Eriksen and Kane yesterday, but yes, he wasn't that great. Kane was surprisingly poor. I'd say Spurs' only real threat going forward was Lamela, and he went off the boil after the hour. Carroll was pretty anonymous, mind.

Some people seemed to be arguing our players give more when our games are on TV, hence how we have the case where all 4 of our wins so far this season have been in games broadcast on TV in the UK. Which seems to ignore both the fact every single BPL game is televised somewhere in the world, and the gutless surrender to West Ham on TV (and that's ignoring the 4/5 in the second half of last season).

#302085 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread

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13 Dec 2015 17:54:58

Holy fuck

At 70 I was so confident it would remain 1-0 or possibly see Spurs nab 2. Maybe I was right to feel a tiny bit confident we could take a reward from this one.

#302075 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread

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13 Dec 2015 17:24:19

Christ on a bike Cisse has been awful.

We've not been as bad as I feared we would be tbf, but its not been the most productive performance.

#302064 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread

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13 Dec 2015 16:46:43

Coloccini back on familiar form I see. Arsehat.

#302043 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread

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13 Dec 2015 15:33:47

Villa look like they're making a serious challenge for Derby's worst points total.

#301910 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread

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12 Dec 2015 19:24:40

If it wasn't for Glenn Murray's best efforts Bournemouth could've really given MUFC a proper howking.

#300918 FA Cup 2015/16

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07 Dec 2015 19:53:51

Watford away.

Can't be any less of a disaster than the league game with them from September. Or the league game there 2 weeks later probably will be, seeing as they'll most likely pick some of their 40320 other players.

#300777 FA Cup 2015/16

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06 Dec 2015 22:03:02

If Salford beat Hartlepool in the replay and get a Round 3 tie against a PL team, there's going to be a painfully drawn out series of press about them.

Draw's tomorrow at 7pm on BBC Two..

#300720 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread

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06 Dec 2015 17:57:42

Holy shitballs

That's a result and a half.