PaddockLad

Well Ashley approves the transfers and appoints the manager, coaching & scouting teams... I have a gander at NO now and then and its pretty vehemently anti Pardew...fair shout, but what about the man who appointed him? theres hardly a note of criticsm...if we're (partly) blaming the sudden influx of half a dozen Frenchies in January, then the need for them was obvious the previous May when we qualified for Europe. But there again, the deals we got for 3 of them just weren't on the table in the summer, so anyone who does trace this back to a lack of recruitment in the summer can't have it both ways if they have a history of praising Ashley for his "buy em young, cheap as poss" policy. Possibly we should've bit the bullet a bit more in the summer and had a bit more rotation pre Christmas...possibly we should've signed another striker to replace Ba in Janauary, possibly we should've sacked Pardew before Christmas. If anyone thinks at least one of these things should've happened, then all those decisions are ultimately down to Ashley.

All the optimism from early February has evaporated.....we were all, pretty much to a man/woman, happy with the squad after the window. Not replacing Ba was mentioned, but many felt we were sufficiently strong enough in midfield to compensate for that, especially after Sissoko's performance v Chelsea. This was where we went wrong iyam, and obviously failing to replace any the 4/5 strikers who have left the club in the last year has also contributed to our downfall. Am going to Loftus Road next week...seems like Villa 09 all over again.

Not to mention suspended players.....Debuchy was sent off last week....or has that news not made it over the north sea yet?.....perhaps your carers are keeping it from you. Bless.

Trying to relax with my good friends Jack Daniels and Black Sheep............. working a fuckin treat tbh...trick is kids stay pissed and the nerves will just drain away naturally....

I had one and mentioned it on here yesterday....went at lunchtime though sorry lads...

Ahh...for some reason I thought theyd got to the cup final....is that my coat I see before me?.....

The fans were chanting for Jose Mourinho earlier, which must feel good for the present incumbent, on their way to more than likely winning another two trophies this season. What a bunch of fuckin cunts.

Ok...any of you London based characters fancy going?...fanbase not all good, just found out i got a spare....

Not heard about Drooper then?...

Luke is banned from SJP Mike Ashley likes this

or get back on the (southbound) Jubille Line after getting pissed in Stratford and change to the Distrcit Line at West Ham, as the works are all to the west of WH and Upton Park is the first station to the east

Is that on his twitter or something because he doesnt claim anything about his sources in the actual article, which is obviously normal and to be expected. Interesting that Brenner and Bird aren't banned...not beyond the realms to beleive that the person or persons are talking to all the NE journos... seemingly apart from Caulkin?

Whether its true or not is largely irrelevent. This is about control. Theres probably something in it, but its almost certainly one person's opinion/agenda. What actual weight does that carry until its splashed in a headline?...

Yeah I do agree with that, but the club is staring relegation in the face and this is blatant shit stirring at the worst possible time. The club are also allowed an agenda in a world where the press are free to print what they want. The press want it all ways all the time. Life isnt like that.

I dont see any problem with the article, or its source, or the Telegraph printing it. But there again I dont have a problem with the club banning them either. The whole thing is hardly up there with the wikileaks bloke never seeing the outside of his cell yard for the rest of his natural...

Billionaire shows control freak tendancies....who'd have thunk it?...

If he's not exactly complaining, he's doing it because he's indignant that the club has had the temerity to ban his journo. I actually agree with you, but what did they expect?.. If true that puts the tin hat on it

I take it the bloke with editor in his twitter name is his boss though?...

Well like I said theres a source for it so whats their angle?...could just as easily be Pardew covering his arse because he knows hes out in the summer and sticking the knife into Cabaye and the rest of the surrender monkeys..."not me guv, it was those Frenchies"... Who does Ryder want to stick together with?..the club?...or is he supporting Edwards?...

And journalists understand that they can and will piss powerful bodies/organisations off from time to time. If they weren't expecting something of this nature from the club then theyre very naiive. The press are the biggest wummers out there, they like the power to affect events. Its why a lot of them are in it. Look at the tabloids. They have complete freedom to do this, but the club also has the right to ban them. Petty by NUFC? yes. What did the Telegraph expect though?...

The truth of the story is irrelevent. The club have banned Edwards because his story was about as welcome as a fart in a spacesuit when we're staring relegation in the face. Its shit stirring, pure and simple. Luke Edwards personally needs NUFC a lot more than NUFC need Luke Edwards. The press can get as uppity as they like, the club are the ones with the power here. The source may be impeccable, but at the end of the day why is someone shit stirring at this time? whats their agenda? one mans opinion is worth what without something to back it up?...

my thoughts? "Mike Ashley: football genius"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/22363860 Whilst am not in the Alex bracket as far as conspiracy theories go, does Murray think a bag containing the blood of a certain Spanish top 3 player may be about to be destroyed?.....Eric Abidal anyone?...sadly the Armstrong affair has made me beleive its pretty much "guilty until proven innocent" which is illogical and unfair...but still.. this also... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22363900

Its the same err "person" iyam. I find J69's almost constant personal insults very puzzling...to say the least he's as strange as a bottle of fuckin crisps. Maybe he needs professional help.....wait a minute...!

Well am not sure about any of it.....was it the plan to play with one actual striker after Demba left?....if so its pretty much failed, perhaps because the rest of the recruitment in January was possibly of the "who can we get cheap now?" variety. Maybe missing out on Remy polaxed an effective front 3, I dont know. But Sissoko hasn't really worked up there either, but perhaps PArdew had little option but to play him there if we were going with Cisse on his own. Which, by common consent, is the best posistion for him rather than in a 442.