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Exactly. That was precisely what Pardew would not do, because he (rightly, probably) assumed he would have no other option. As soon as he did, he ran, but presumably on the basis that he would not criticise his former employer.

This.

That was Campbell wasn't it?

Most of them probably can't string two words of English together, without an "um" or "er" - how are they supposed to remember whole words? If they could use text speech, they may be better.

We need at least 2 replacements for him, but if that were the case, I would be willing to let him go. Even in the West Ham match, when we were 2-0 up in the 91st minute, he was trying to pick a fight, which is exactly why he missed 10 games through suspension. In addition, his knee still looks f*cked.

He is Lee Ryder!

So am I, especially with the suggestion that Steve Black will be part of the coaching staff, if true. I think he would make a massive difference, in terms of both physical and mental fitness (the latter probably being even more important for our crowd of cheese eating surrender monkeys)

This - defence is crucial, so we put less pressure on everyone else

Bell got a century in the WI, as well

Didn't we hire a fitness guru this season to ensure this would not happen?

Already done, thanks

Even batting to 11, with not bowlers, we can't get 400 these days

Or will it result in a points deduction, meaning that having saved ourselves (or more likely ManU having saved us), we get relegated anyway

Neither of them would be staying

Carv's "best coach in the Premier League" sound bite was played on ABC News Radio's sports news this morning Not in a good way either

Brilliant article HF - captures the position exactly

I was quite pleased when Taylor had to come on, so we actually had someone who can take a free kick or corner, but we still did not use him all the time

Does that mean he can only play on a sunny day or under lights?

English - tick, Premier League experience - tick, overpriced (probably) - tick

Not really the point though. I just want a pundit to tell it how it is, not jumping on a bandwagon without any knowledge, or trying not to offend an old mate

Presumably he will start at right back

He's a nutter, isn't he? Can see Pardew getting "pushed with the head" this time

Big Sam should be at Real Madrid or Barcelona

New excuse for typo

He's a Leighton Orient fan, isn't he? Good article, though - it'll never catch on, and his ban will be extended