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Why the fuck is Remy taking corners ?

Cheers mate lol

A few of you are no doubt having a cheeky pint or two with your mates before going up to the ground. Just wondering how everyone's feeling about the walkout will it be well supported ?

I've always thought he'd want his redundancy package I think iirc it's worth about £9 million.

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/alan-pardew-vows-not-quit-7064468 Wont resign.

It's not about the board or me, it's about 11 players wearing the black and white of Newcastle at 3pm on a Saturday afternoon. You're going to walk away after an hour and leave them to it? I don't think that's right and I really, really hope they don't do that." Well I hope they do.

It's not about the board or me, it's about 11 players wearing the black and white of Newcastle at 3pm on a Saturday afternoon. You're going to walk away after an hour and leave them to it? I don't think that's right and I really, really hope they don't do that."

Alan Pardew has vowed to apologise to Newcastle United fans after the game against Cardiff City. The under-fire Toon boss is eager to sign off the home campaign with a victory against the relegation-haunted Welsh side. But he feels that three points will ease the pressure on the club going into what needs to be a busy summer in terms of recruitment. Pardew said ahead of the big clash: “I want a nice result and be able to look fans in the eye and say ‘Sorry about the last seven games, we haven’t been good enough but I’m glad I won here today’. “That’s all I want to do. I don’t want to say ‘There’s a win I’m OK now’. “It’s not about that, it’s about us winning a football match and giving ourselves some creditability and pride before we go to what we know is a tough game at Liverpool.” But Pardew insisted that he will stay strong no matter what happens at St James’ Park . The United manager has endured fan protests during the last two away defeats at Arsenal and Stoke City. However, in the last home game against Swansea City – which Newcastle also lost – the crowd stayed with the team. Regardless of what atmosphere unfolds at St James’, Pardew is ready to face the music. He said: “It’s a job you have to be really strong with. “I know on Saturday the criticism is very much focused on me this time around. “I have to accept that. I am not going to hide from it. “And I am not going to hide on the sideline. “Some might ridicule me, some might be very angry, but I am doing my job. “I have to show the players that they have to be big enough because they’ve got to play. “I know this club that this is more important than me, Mike (Ashley), Hatem (Ben Arfa) and Loic Remy. “We need to show that. We need to show that we are bigger than all of these names. “We need to get the win for us all to go on holiday in the summer and be able to say to a Newcastle fan: ‘All right mate, how you doing?’” United manager Pardew is likely to leave Ben Arfa out of his line-up after the player held his own Press conference this week and breached club rules. The Frenchman has been training with the reserves and faces an uncertain summer with one year left on his contract. Ben Arfa is also able to buy himself out of his agreement under FIFA rules. "All right mate how you doing"

Great article Mr Happy Face thanks mate I hope as many people as possible get to read it.

60 minutes up off your arse's and out he's shitting it. Pardew "The club's the most important thing on Saturday and what comes f9rst" "I know there are protests and walking out - but what comes first" "This is a football match on saturday afternoon with fans wearing black & white" "We had a tough game at Arsenal but we dug in, and if we show that type of character on Saturday, I really hope they stay with us and support us" "We need the support this week- we really do" "We want to win for our staff at the ground we want to win for our fans and ourselve's"

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ifpb55bXkrg If you unsure wether to walk-out on saturday watch this it may be 3 years old but everything he says is spot on.

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/kevin-keegan-refuses-rule-out-7061448

He could have said no, or maybe but before the guy finished the question Keegan said "the answers yes"

It is what it is take it for what it's worth to some people it probably means nothing. To me it showed that Keegan would come back here under different ownership in a heartbeat it seems like he didn't have to think about it. He could have side stepped the question but he didn't he gave a straight positive answer, nothing will probably come of it but it brightened my day up a little.

Shirley that's not a bad thing with the state of things at the minute.

Alan Pardew – press conference today You either have targets or you don’t have targets, and after all we know that bonuses are paid out – so they must be based on something. And the news is coming through that Pardew has Ben Arfa training with the Development squad - so there’s definitely a rift, and probably a big rift that seems to have developed between former star player Ben Arfa and the manager – and that’s never good for either party. And it cannot be doing Ben Arfa’s confidence or mood any good, to be banished to training with the Reserves – and as we said – that’s not good. This is some of what Alan said in his press conference today: “I wasn’t set any targets for this season and the only targets are those that we set ourselves.” “Saturday is very important, we have to put in a performance that gets the stadium on our side and gets us a win.” The good news is there are no new injury problems, and we just have to hope that a mini-miracle happens on Saturday afternoon, and that we can beat the rock bottom team Cardiff City at home, and in front of over 50,000 fans. Is that asking too much? That would be very good and would certainly help to lift the morale of the Newcastle fans, although not by too much. That’s because after the very poor performances this year, a massive rebuilding is required in the summer transfer window, if we are to have a decent side next season. And the very last thing we want to have is another relegation fight next season.

Dull grey kit, to match the dull grey football, of a dull grey man.

We'll just stick with the scintillating Pardew tactical football knowledge threads than shall we ?

http://www.themag.co.uk/the-mag-articles/pardew-wasnt-set-targets-season-admits-ben-arfa-training-away-team/ Latest load of old bollocks from Pardew "Ben Arfa traing with different group" "No set targets for the season" "We have to put in a performance that gets the stadium on our side and gets a win"

It's what the club needs, the fans, the ground, the city would be buzzing if he came back. The word needs spreading now Keegan's interested under new ownership. Also to those that say he's probably to old, you don't think he'd take anything on if he knew he couldn't give 100% do you ?

The sheer fact he would come under new ownership should be something to strive for and push on & try to get Ashley & Pardew out.

Yeah come in stabilise the club & pass his skills and knowledge on. The fact he'd be up for coming back with Ashley gone has to be taken as a positive.

Wondering if word got round that Keegan would be up for another go with new owners if that would tip the balance.

Last night Kevin Keegan was at Hedworth Hall for a football talk-in sounds like the evening was a fairly casual affair from what ive been reading over on NO. Apparently there were questions from the crowd "and the last one was in the middle of the sentence and got to Kevin if we got new owners..... To which Keegan interupted the answer is yes" Look's like he'd be up for it what do you think ? I'd love it got to get rid of these clowns first to stand a chance. (He's back up here again next week on 9th May at the Lancastrian suite).

It'll have to be at a different club then I'm afraid.