Football 2013-2014

[WS_Jack_III]

Second half of last season? Failure to rejuvenate Cisse?

But yeah, I don't think he's a particularly good manager, but I don't think we'd get anyone better. I can't see the club wanting to.

[thetime]

To top 4: bit worried about arsenal missing out for top 4 now!

[DomDom1984]

he's achieving his goals.

[kaosmark2]

he's achieving his goals.

[kaosmark2]

Finding their feet after a rough patch after the Cabaye sale as well.

[WS_Jack_III]

Had a rough patch before as well. Last weekend was our first home goal since BOXING DAY. 2 months without a home goal is an atrocious stat. We hadn't exactly been prolific away during that run either, West Ham was our only win in that period.

[thetime]

he's achieving his goals.

[pink_triangle]

I think newscastle could (justifiably) use this as a reason to sack pardew.

To top 4: bit worried about arsenal missing out for top 4 now!

[kaosmark2]

if the club actually invested once in a while I think we could have been higher this season. Haven't made a signing in ages.

[kaosmark2]

They could use it as a reason if they wanted rid of him, I can't see why they would want rid of him though.

As for arsenal, I think they will finish below Liverpool now, but the flaws of spurs will keep them safe. Arsenal are so frustrating, they do all the hard work and get in a position to challenge in January. Then when they need to make a statement ( with 2 cup campaigns and competing in the league with 2 huge squads) they pull off possibly the biggest cheapskate move in January transfer window history.

[WS_Jack_III]

We made 5 a year ago. It's two crappy transfer windows under Kinnear.

My bigger issue with investment isn't actually last summer, as the club made clear they'd done most of their business in January, it was the summer before only signing Anita (who IMO was MotM today).

We really need to get some strikers in permanently though, and a replacement for Cabaye in. We could really use a good CB as well.

[Essex_George]

Yup.

I think it's ridiculous to say it's a habit of theirs, considering this is the first time in 6 years they've been in this position. In recent years they've had excellent second halfs of the season - after the title has gone.

Random question, amongst Liverpool's defensive troubles, what's happened to Sakho? Is he injured or just not getting picked? I thought he'd looked good in France (albeit not £18m good)

[kaosmark2]

aye and they were panic buys because we hadn't managed to play well with an extremely thin squad.

[DomDom1984]

Oh, here's a nice cherry on the dickhead cake.

He apologised. Fair enough. But rather than admit to what he did, he says he was trying to push him away with his head.

Glorious. Stay classy Pardew.

[WS_Jack_III]

I think "panic buys" is doing the players a disservice. Debuchy was signed 6 months late, Sissoko and Gouffran had pre-contract agreements anyway and we just panicked to pay a fee and get them in early. All 5 had been scouted for a fair while anyway.

Of course, it did show up the desperate attempt to spend as little as possible in the transfer strategy. Everything wrong with the summer.

[kaosmark2]

I reckon if we had been top half last January we wouldn't have got all 5 of those players.

[pink_triangle]

We made 5 a year ago. It's two crappy transfer windows under Kinnear.

[kaosmark2]

Are the crappy transfer windows down to Kinnear or was he a convenient placement for a chairman who didn't plan on spending money whoever was in charge of transfers?

[DomDom1984]

I don't see why they should feel obliged to sack him.

[Tuna]

And a £100k fine. Plus whatever the FA do.

guess that means its not the sack then

[eFestivals]

important result for Liverpool yesterday, that was their trickiest away fixture of the 2nd half of the season.

They've currently got 5 more points in the 2nd half of the season than they had from the same games in the 1st half of the season, so they can lose to all of Utd, Chelsea and City and not have to worry about top 4 at all, as long as they at-least draw with Spurs (tho even if they lose it prolly won't matter).

I doubt they'll do it, but winning the title or finishing 2nd isn't beyond them. Realistically I reckon they'll finish 4th.

[kemosabe]

I'm a Sunderland fan and obviously im very rarely positive towards Newcastle (I wanted to say that first) but even when trying to be as neutral as possible I really cant stand Pardew, I liked Chris Hughton and Sir Bobby when they were Newcastle managers but not him.

Swearing at Pellegrini, Fighting with others, pushing over lines men and of course the Rumoured reason that he was sacked from West Ham and Southampton (the players wives ) and now this...

Anyway off to the final today Haway the lads

[DomDom1984]

I know you don't because you are part of the problem

[dentalplan]

Speaking of melodramatic morons; I see Sol Campbell is making daft accusations again.

[DomDom1984]

I can see the Society of Black Lawyers ( or whatever they're called ) getting right on top of this.