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He must be wearing a black hole.

A team with Simpson, Williamson, Jonas and Ameobi as first choice good enough for top 5/6, are you serious? Not to mention getting a maximum of half a season out of Ben Arfa (even in his best spell). Adequate to stay up for plenty off here at the start of each season. Adequate for anything other than what was achieved for the rest. You were quite pro Pardew for a lot of that, probably too much. Now you seem to have swung too far in the other direction.

I've been afraid to say that I thought the Cups stance and Europe stance were part of a phase of a plan.

I wasn't making a point, just answering your question. I am surprised people seem to be implying that Pardew has had an adequate squad/1st team since he's been at Newcastle.

Ba, Debuchy, Enrique off the top of my head.

I much prefered the pair of tits in season 1.

.com says no, and it's not listed on wiziwig.

I'm ambivalent about both of them.

I'd be interested in wolfy's take.

Are people seriously forgetting the baggage he came with? Or the amount of time he's been given at Newcastle? Neither of those things preclude Pardew being a cunt.

There's clearly a pattern there with Ben Arfa.

Expert trolling.

http://instagram.com/p/rUPCUWxnQD/ that would properly put the shits up you.

I think he's Fancuna's cousin.

I don't think this is just about match fitness by a long shot. You obviously disagree, but that's the context that's being talked about. The statement released by his agent suggests Ben Arfa doesn't think it's about match fitness. Pardew's talk of professionalism suggests (a little more tenuously) he doesn't think it's about match fitness.

Holy shit, there is actually some gun toting raccoon on the cover!

"Great" players, in the "prime" of their careers, do not play at grounds like that. Do I also need to talk about the circumstances that he finds himself in?

I think you are tbf.

Would have been disappointed not to have been challenging for the title before that late goal. Will now have to settle for a Europa League spot.

the game against sydney showed that, really?

anyone still play?

It would be a lot better if it was a joke.