Noelie

Not surprised we lost. Sad way to lose, 2 goals in added time. Well done Pardew.

Of course BenArfa is a jerk-off, but at worst, is a talented player. It is my honest belief that Pardew has totally mismanaged him when he has been fit and available.

Everyday I keep hoping to read the article saying Pardew has been sacked, but I know it ain't gonna happen. If we were in the relegation zone instead of being mid-table I'm sure even Ashley would be getting rid.

In Pardew's post-match interview he said it was a close game. Did he mean it was close cos they only scored one in beating us? I think he said we were missing 10 high profile players. Who were they? At best I can only count 4.

PARDEW MUST GO!! There is little consolation that the score was kept to the minimum. There is NO consolation in knowing Pardew is stupid. Amoeba should have been off at halftime or earlier. Taking Cisse off and leaving Amoeba on is typical Pardewism. Waiting until the last 20 minutes before making changes is again classic Pardewism. Mapoo on? where the fuck was Santon .

Santon and Haidara should be the starting fullbacks. Is Pardew so stupid he can't see that........ or are his advisors at fault.

AND, ..........Pardew's had 6 days to instill some gusto into the non-performing players but I don't think he has the where -with-all to do it. I just hope he doesn't start Stroller, Marveaux, or Obertan, something he's capable of doing. I think we'll lose and just hope it's not another 4 nowt debacle.

I'm a little tired of Remy's absence being used too much for our abysmal performances of late. Lets face it, Cisse, Gouffran, Sissoko, BenArfa, are all capable of scoring but they're just not doing it. And furthermore, Remy's absence has fuck all to do with the number of goals we're letting in. If the midfield and defense had been doing their fucking job we could have possibly been looking at scoreless draws instead of cricket scores.

When you look at the background of most of the players who were playing against ManU, you have to believe that Pardew does not have the know-how and ability to mold them into a decent functional team. Colo:...... 38 games for Argentina. Tiote:...... 42 games for Ivory Coast. Cisse:..... 29 games for Senegal. Santon.....: 8 games for Italy. (also under 16 - 17 - 20 - 21). DeJong:.... 7 games for Holland. (also under 19 - 21). Anita:........ 3 games for Holland. (also under 15 - 17 - 19 - 20 - 21). Haidara:.... France under 19 - 20 - 21. Gouffran:... France under 21. Gosling:..... England under 17 - 18 - 19 - 21. I left out BenArfa because he doesn't seem to fit into Pardew's plans, but we know he has played for France. And of course Shola!!........well he has turned out for Nigeria!!!!!! Willo and Elliot have no international experience although Elliot is close to an Irish gig.

I'm a little settled now, so ............. Elliot was really badly positioned for Mata's free-kick, he should have known better. When Gouffran was taken off I had forgotten he was on the pitch. He's gone downhill and is pretty much anonymous. De Jong continues to look like a non-scoring striker, and he's had plenty of time on the pitch to show his wares. My heart really rose when Shola was brought on for a few minutes, got stuck in my throat and nearly choked me. Pardew proved again he is a clueless entity,......... why Shola and not Armstrong, nothing to lose but a lot to gain. Criticize me as you will, but I think Saylor should be given a run out in place of Willo. He plays with heart & soul of a Geordie. Colo seems to have lost the plot. Gosling didn't do that badly and I've always questioned why Pardew played Marveaux ahead of him as a substitute. ManUre were there to be taken in the first half, and they should have been but we can't score, and you must to win.

Pray tell, what have I done to deserve this? Am I being punished for something I have done? For fucks sake tell me!!

Now with West Ham 9 points behind us and Stoke 6, I'm beginning to think we won't finish in the top half of the league unless we get some more points on the board. And I'm not sure we will after our recent results and the way we played. Stoke could well be 3 points behind us this weekend if they win cos I see us getting hammered again by Man.Ure.

Actually she was a woman but used a male pen-name for her writings.

When you get old, (and God willing most of you will), you foster a dislike for change as it often brings disruption and irritability into your life, or is too difficult to understand and cope with in the so-called golden years. However, a new manager to replace Pardew is a change I would welcome (albeit the new one might be worse).

Hate to say this, but I wouldn't be altogether surprised if we didn't get a single point from the remaining games. Elliot did very well despite the porous defense in front of him. Made some good saves and can't fault him for any of the goals.

First half was one of the most abysmal performance's I have ever watched! More and more obvious the management and coaching staff are clueless. Haidara is very good and has been neglected in favour of mediocre Dummett, explain that. Mbiwa has been useless at right back but they kept starting him in the absence of Debuchy. He was appalling in the first 10 minutes. Why didn't they start Santon.........because they're clueless? They should not have taken BenArfa off to bring on DeJong, it should have been Anita or Gouffran. BenArfa wasn't getting the service he might of got in the second half. Dummett the fullback on for midfielder Sissoko? why not midfielder Gosling? On the plus side, DeJong showed he might become good up front.

Yanga shudda been yanked after 10 minutes, he was rubbish from the start. Anita is TOO fucking lightweight. BenArfa is not getting enough service. I'm surprised it's only 1 - 0.

Let's face it, Everton is a better team. Dummett is another Simpson, doesn't mark close enough, and jockeys players into the box instead of keeping them out. Colo should be told not to pass to Willo cos if he does he'll get it back from him 90% of the time. Anita is too lightweight, and his miss was unforgivable. Mbiwa should never be allowed to play right back again, I'd rather see Saylor there, he's done it before. The number of chances we had should have put us on the scoreboard. To bring Marveaux and Shola on is as good as saying I give up.

Big problem I saw today was that with the absence of Santon & Debuchy we had no fullbacks driving down wings. Dummett & Mbiwa provided little in any attacking movement. Tiote did an excellent job in controlling the midfield but he still gives me some knuckle biting in loss of possession. Willo was a bit dodgy on occasion. I wonder about DeJong as a striker, he should have easily put away that header after the shot rebound(wor lass would have) Colo was again a stalwart in defense, and surprisingly did more forward foraging than usual. Cisse did better, discounting the goal he scored, he did at least get some shots on target for a change. This was a match that perhaps Armstrong could have made an impression.

Unbelievable!! Not sure we deserved 3 points. Lots of possession but an insipid display.

At my age, I should be used to this crap by now........ But I'm not!!

DIABOLICAL, we got exactly what we deserved ..... NOTHING. Humbled by the bottom of the league club. A shit team won over an even shittier team. Dummett is not an attacking force like Santon, and his set-piece kicking is piss-poor. 3 points doon the netty cos we played like shite!! Krull should have stopped that goal, it was well within his reach. Carver is as bad as Pardew with his substitutions. Gosling would have been more of a force than Marveaux. DeJong doesn't seem to living up to his goal scoring record.

We've been rubbish since the kick-off. So have they but we are worse. Gouffran and Sissoko have been almost anonymous. Anita is playing like shite. Dutton is not a set piece kicker. Colo and Krul are the only ones looking decent.

Well with Remy & Debuchy missing it will certainly dull our prospects.

The Shields Gazette is reporting Remy & Debuchy are injured but I haven't seen it reported anywhere else. Is it true?