The Barclays Premier League Thread 2014/2015

[TCO]

Sunderland have barely stayed in the league the past two seasons, their squad has been awful in comparison to Newcastle's.

Seeing Pardew go to Palace and getting a buyout fee for him would be the funniest possible way to get rid of him.

[Gazz]

It'll be like Christmas.

[TCO]

Apparently it's as good as done. They want him and he wants to go.

If the compensation is anywhere in the region of the £5mil that's being reported then Ashley will have played a Levy!

[Nerf]

Newcastle after Frank de Boer

[The Lusophone]

West Ham have been hard done by with the loss today I think.

Also is Pardew to Palace really going to happen?!

Would need to pay a lot of compensation to Newcastle for it to happen, doesn't Pardew have like an 8 year contract?

[Colly]

Five and a bit years left, but I doubt it'll be the equivalent in compensation.

[brenchill]

I'm guessing Pardew just wants to go back to London. It makes zero sense from a footballing prospective.

[Baddar]

Pardew would really be in a no win situation at Palace. He could keep them up and still be forced out, ex player or not.

[Whisper]

To be fair, nothing Pardew does is good enough for Newcastle fans. He may as well go back to Palace where, if he can keep them up, he might get just a tiny bit of credit.

I don't particularly like Pardew, but Newcastle fans have been ridiculous at times.

[brenchill]

Yeah, I don't get the Newcastle fans either. You have a dire squad, barely any money to spend and are never any where near the relegation zone. What exactly do you want?

[Baddar]

They expect Champions League glory.

[brenchill]

Newcastle's starting XI is worse than Villa's and they are always in the top half. I'd rather have Pardew than Lambert.

[Colly]

I don't particularly like Pardew, but Newcastle fans have been ridiculous at times.

I don't disagree (though it is a minority of actual matchgoing fans that have actually vocally protested), but its not as if other clubs fans wouldn't say... hire a plane proclaiming a managers shitness to fly over their ground during a game.

[brenchill]

Newcastle fans probably want Keegan back.

[The Lusophone]

I don't particularly like Pardew, but Newcastle fans have been ridiculous at times.

I don't disagree (though it is a minority of actual matchgoing fans that have actually vocally protested), but its not as if other clubs fans wouldn't say... hire a plane proclaiming a managers shitness to fly over their ground during a game.

I think the situation's are a little different, to be fair whilst also not trying to defend the idiots who did do that.

[Dan]

Guys, complain about Prem ref's after you've been to a League One game. Or worse a League Two game... Over to you, Dan.

We are the worst team in the football league. This thread makes me laugh a lot.

[Whisper]

I don't particularly like Pardew, but Newcastle fans have been ridiculous at times.

I don't disagree (though it is a minority of actual matchgoing fans that have actually vocally protested), but its not as if other clubs fans wouldn't say... hire a plane proclaiming a managers shitness to fly over their ground during a game.

Oh I agree, that was equally ridiculous. But there is a big difference between Moyes' failings with the Premier League holders and the supposed failings of Pardew.

Living in Newcastle, there seems to be borderline hatred for Pardew. It was temporarily lessened by the recent good run of form, but now all Newcastle fans I know actually want him gone again.

Who are you going to get that can do more with this squad and limited resources? Since being promoted, Newcastle have finished 10th, 5th, 16th, 10th and are currently 9th. Pardew was hailed as a hero not so long ago.

Edited December 29, 2014 by Whisper in the Wind

[brenchill]

If the next guy coming in does half as good a job as Pardew he has done really well.

[Colly]

But the whole point of the supposed stability that keeping a manager long term (second to Wenger currently?) gives is that you have time to shape a team, build your own tactics and attempt to improve year on year. Player departures notwithstanding we're going backwards under Pardew and if you asked me what our tactics were after 4 years of watching every home game I honestly couldn't tell you. Hump the ball up and hope for a lucky bounce is my best guess.

I don't hate him, I actually find him amusing in spells, but he's not a great manager and as I said months ago at any other club he'd have been gone long ago. I wouldn't hound him out but I'd have little sympathy if he went, though I would be concerned about who we'd get in given recent history. Much as the sackpardew crowd are idiots some of the stats listed on there are absolutely damning.

[Lineker]

Pulis to Newcastle!

Who will he headbutt first...