Crystal Palace v Newcastle United - Saturday 28th November 3pm Kick-Off

[Haydnator 45]

I'm going to this

 

 

Would so love not to watch this

 

 

Newcastle last 5 @ Selhurst Park

D 1-1

W 0-3

W 0-2 (Championship)

W 0-2

W 1-2

 

We've lost to Crystal Palace in the Premier League only once: a 1-2 defeat in 1998 at St James' Park.

 

NUFC record vs Alan Pardew sides

D 1-1 (away at Palace)

L 2-0 (away at Charlton)

W 0-2 (away at West Ham)

W 2-4 (away at West Ham)

D 0-0 (home to West Ham)

 

This will either go a way of Palace winning comfortably and us having to see Pardew's smug face on Sky and in papers all talking about how 'the Geordies are ungrateful, delusional pathetic bell ends who hounded this tactical genius and future England manager out of their club which they think is bigger than it actually is' or we somehow pull off a win. We all know which is the most likely.

 

 

[Dr Gloom 22147]

Dreading this like

[Haydnator 45]

Just read that we haven't won a 3pm game since February

[essembeeofsunderland 811]

4 v 0 home win

[Kitman 2207]

We will be shite again. Expect to see a grinning Pardew at 5pm.

 

"Credit to the lads, I fawt we was excellent tudai"

[essembeeofsunderland 811]

I think he will show us respect when being interviewed

[Rayvin 5295]

Which will actually only make it worse.

[Haydnator 45]

I'm surprised this isn't on TV actually. The one at St. James' will be on though.

[The Fish 10963]

Mike will receive Fanks from Pards

[aimaad22 4222]

Im still struggling to understand why the players are so half arsed. Is McClaren a shite motivator or is there credibility in the idea that some of the older players are having an effect on the dressing room. We've got a fair bit of deadwood that have been stuck here for a while. Colo, Tiote, Gouffran, Cisse etc. The dressing room needs a nucleus. One with a bit of energy and premiership experience.

[Ausman 0]

As far as captaincy goes, Colo could do with some lessons from Nolan. He just doesn't seems to be doing anything on the pitch. We desperately need some one on the pitch to start screaming at the fuckwits.

[Park Life 71]

This is going to be annoying on so many fronts. He'll be dancing around on the touchling and there will be that signature.."Oi..Hey! Hey! whenever there is a touch on any Palace player.

[trophyshy 7084]

Nailed on loss if he sticks with the same hideous mess we've seen lately. Whatever happens the Bournemouth result will mask the performance.

 

There is the possibility Pardew could relegate us at SJP at the end of April.

[Holden McGroin 6783]

We seriously need to beef up the midfield if we want to get anything out of this:

 

 

Im assuming Tiote is out. Anita needs to be removed and sold. Sissoko should be put inside and told to hold (although naturally he will get forward).

[PaddockLad 17646]

Im still struggling to understand why the players are so half arsed. Is McClaren a shite motivator or is there credibility in the idea that some of the older players are having an effect on the dressing room. We've got a fair bit of deadwood that have been stuck here for a while. Colo, Tiote, Gouffran, Cisse etc. The dressing room needs a nucleus. One with a bit of energy and premiership experience.

It's been noticeable for three seasons iyam. We've basically given up at various points every season since we finished 5th. It comes from the very top of the club, it's inherent in every single part of the set up. No one properly gives a fuck.

Edited November 23, 2015 by PaddockLad

[Howmanheyman 33835]

It's been noticeable for three seasons iyam. We've basically given up at various points every season since we finished 5th. It comes from the very top of the club, it's inherent in every single part of the set up. No one properly gives a fuck.

If Ashley gave even a 1/4 of a fuck he'd have Charnley out of the door after appointing someone capable if running a premier league club. As for Carr, even with the club's strict limitations on player purchases and profiles, let's be honest, some have been fucking gash. Moncur should be left back in the corporate section talking about balmy nights in Budapest to the prawn sarnie mob.

 

As ever (in)actions speak louder than words.

[trophyshy 7084]

The hyperbole about Carr has been ridiculous. He signed a load of skinny cowards and bigamists.

[ewerk 31195]

I think that with most of Carr's signings we've seen in flashes that they have talent. They've just failed to progress and/or been largely inconsistent on the field. To me that looks more like a coaching failing rather than recruitment errors.

[Gemmill 46027]

The hyperbole about Carr has been ridiculous. He signed a load of skinny cowards and bigamists.

He's been auditioning for a casting role on I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.

[Andrew 4857]

The hyperbole about Carr has been ridiculous. He signed a load of skinny cowards and bigamists.

 

He didn't sign anyone, he doesn't sign people.

 

Charnely is the one to look at, then Ashely.

 

We've had a lot of very good players recommended to us by Carr who haven't been signed in favour of cheaper options.

 

Ayew, Gomis, Lacazette and Aubameyang are ones I can think of off the top of my head, all gone on to do better than the players we signed in their stead.

[trooper 940]

The way we're playing I can't see us getting anything from...

 

Palace (a)

Liverpool (h)

Spurs (a)

Even Villa (h) after those games will be touch & go I can't help feeling this will be the relegation season for us.

[trophyshy 7084]

OMFG CARR DOESN'T SIGN PEOPLE?!!>1111!!

[trooper 940]

After that "none performance" most managers would have had the whole team on the training pitch Sunday morning sharpish. Instead I'll bet these lot have been allowed to stroll in this morning with not a care in the world.

[The Fish 10963]

After that "none performance" most managers would have had the whole team on the training pitch Sunday morning sharpish. Instead I'll bet these lot have been allowed to stroll in this morning with not a care in the world.

 

Nope

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-players-told-were-nowhere-10483115

[The Fish 10963]

I think that with most of Carr's signings we've seen in flashes that they have talent. They've just failed to progress and/or been largely inconsistent on the field. To me that looks more like a coaching failing rather than recruitment errors.

 

 

 

He didn't sign anyone, he doesn't sign people.

 

Charnely is the one to look at, then Ashely.

 

We've had a lot of very good players recommended to us by Carr who haven't been signed in favour of cheaper options.

 

Ayew, Gomis, Lacazette and Aubameyang are ones I can think of off the top of my head, all gone on to do better than the players we signed in their stead.

 

Don't get me wrong, there've definitely been some duds in there. We clearly followed Thauvin for some time and while our interest in other targets had cooled we stuck at Wor Flo.

 

I think Carr's advice would have reaped further rewards if Santon/Mbiwa/Ben Arfa/Cabella/Sissoko weren't played in a Pardew side. Hell Gouffran was shifted from reserve/rotation forward into a jobbing winger, then a defensive midfielder ffs, no wonder everybody think he's dog shit.

 

As Andrew has said, with a little ambition we could have signed 2 of Lacazette, Aubemyang, Gomis or Ayew. Plus whomever else we've looked at that hasn't caught the headlines because the position doesn't normally score goals. Alderweireld? How's that lad doing?

 

Carr's like this message board and Charnley/Ashely are CT. We can keep putting forward brilliant recipes, but you know damn well it'll be a duck pizza with a cherry tomato on top for dinner.