The Barclays Premier League Thread 2014/2015

[Liam]

The commentator just rhetorically asked if Newcastle could do the job tonight on a wet weeknight in Stoke

You do realise that is a fairly common football meme/concept, rather than one solely produced and distributed by EWB?

[Lineker]

I don't like to acknowledge outside of the EWB bubble

Colback just missed the chance for Newcastle.

[peteypirahna]

I'm fairly sure the wet, windy night in Stoke meme started off with the Football Weekly podcast blog on the Guardian.

But it's one of those things that's become so big that it's difficult to truly trace the origins, what with it spreading to /r/soccer.

[Colly]

What the fuck is an /r/soccer?

[TPS]

It all went wrong for Pardew when he signed that six tear contract. Surprised yet tbh but you sack one manager you could go through a load of managers. Blackburn just one example

[peteypirahna]

What the fuck is an /r/soccer?

It's where the cool people go to talk about football and make passive aggressive slurs against Americans.

[Lineker]

/r/soccer is utter dross.

[Colly]

Sounds awful.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

All internet forums are awful. EWB is just less awful than most.

[Lineker]

Barring Nerf.

[gunnar hendershow]

19 points in 26 matches.

Bang up job Pards. Surely this is the end of the road, right?

[Rafael]

I have this weird feeling that if Pardew gets sacked, Joe Kinnear will be back at the club.

[peteypirahna]

Could be worse I suppose, Steve Kean's been doing a bang up job in Brunei and could do with a return to the Premier League...

[Gazz]

I'd take Steve Kean over Kinnear in an irregular heartbeat.

I'd take one of those nodding birds over Kinnear as manager.

[Lineker]

Sky are reporting that Pardew is safe for now and will be in charge for the weekend.

[stokeriño]

"Sky are reporting that Pardew is safe for now and will be in charge for the weekend."

I'll next Monday's press release, then.

[Gazz]

There's no real point in sacking him, nothing will change with regards to the club's ambition, transfer policy or poor standard of coaching.

[Nerf]

What else does Newcastle expect when they keep buying shit players he doesn't even want?

[Gazz]

We don't buy shit players.

We buy good players and make them shit.

[TPS]

Like Gary Neville said last night, they signed players without Premier League experience.