Alan Pardew

I said before the season that I think we'll finish 8th like, knocked that down to 9-10th now after seeing Everton and Swansea but I think we'll be about there purely because of the dross filling the rest of the league. I think it'll be a torturous and frustrating ride regardless.

 

I'm happy with that progress.

We finished 8 points from 8th last year and were absolutely s****. Anything over 50 points and you're pretty much odds on as you're really only the best of a bad bunch. It's only progress if we maintain it and/or improve upon it though. And Pardew showed last year that he's hardly reliably in that respect, especially without investment.

We just need to steady the ship after the relegation battle last season, get some confidence instilled back around the city, our team is slowly building into something special we just need to keep trying to add little bits of quality here and there as we are never going to splash at big style like some teams do. We've came a long way already from the days of Barton/Nolan, we just need to keep pushing on. New owners and a new fancy manager would be nice but that’s not likely to happen anytime soon.

Tenner.

 

SEMTEX is prepared to eat his s***.

I'm not even slightly prepared to eat my own shit. I just know I won't have to.

You were saying you never thought we'd get close to Swansea.  I don't think it's a ridiculous notion that we might.

 

aaah yes, i did say that, and you're right to pull me up on it tbf...i don't think we'll finish above them but yeah we might not be a million miles away from them, it's not beyond the realms of possibility

 

anyway as stated you can have your bet if you factor the points swing for europe against swansea

 

'You can have your bets as long as I make the odds heavily weighted in my favour, rather than use the bookmakers'.'

 

i'm factoring in alan pardew my friend, playing in europe has nothing but a crippling effect on teams and reduces them to a shadow of their former selves ergo swansea will soon fall to pieces

 

only fair no?

I knew it wasn't just me that was partial to an ergo

I said before the season that I think we'll finish 8th like, knocked that down to 9-10th now after seeing Everton and Swansea but I think we'll be about there purely because of the dross filling the rest of the league. I think it'll be a torturous and frustrating ride regardless.

 

I'm happy with that progress.

We finished 8 points from 8th last year and were absolutely s****. Anything over 50 points and you're pretty much odds on as you're really only the best of a bad bunch. It's only progress if we maintain it and/or improve upon it though. And Pardew showed last year that he's hardly reliably in that respect, especially without investment.

 

We just need to steady the ship after the relegation battle last season, get some confidence instilled back around the city, our team is slowly building into something special we just need to keep trying to add little bits of quality here and there as we are never going to splash at big style like some teams do. We've came a long way already from the days of Barton/Nolan, we just need to keep pushing on. New owners and a new fancy manager would be nice but that’s not likely to happen anytime soon.

 

Adding ANY quality (of a permanent stature) would be a start.

You were saying you never thought we'd get close to Swansea.  I don't think it's a ridiculous notion that we might.

 

aaah yes, i did say that, and you're right to pull me up on it tbf...i don't think we'll finish above them but yeah we might not be a million miles away from them, it's not beyond the realms of possibility

 

anyway as stated you can have your bet if you factor the points swing for europe against swansea

 

Aye, ok then.  Tenner says we'll  finish 5 points or more ahead of Swansea @ 4/1.

 

 

make it 3 or more, 1 win

 

agreed

FBM, I had already given you 5, so good of you to cut your nose off there 

I'll claim the moral (if not financial) victory anyway if we get close to them 

I said before the season that I think we'll finish 8th like, knocked that down to 9-10th now after seeing Everton and Swansea but I think we'll be about there purely because of the dross filling the rest of the league. I think it'll be a torturous and frustrating ride regardless.

 

I'm happy with that progress.

We finished 8 points from 8th last year and were absolutely s****. Anything over 50 points and you're pretty much odds on as you're really only the best of a bad bunch. It's only progress if we maintain it and/or improve upon it though. And Pardew showed last year that he's hardly reliably in that respect, especially without investment.

 

We just need to steady the ship after the relegation battle last season, get some confidence instilled back around the city, our team is slowly building into something special we just need to keep trying to add little bits of quality here and there as we are never going to splash at big style like some teams do. We've came a long way already from the days of Barton/Nolan, we just need to keep pushing on. New owners and a new fancy manager would be nice but that’s not likely to happen anytime soon.

 

 

Adding ANY quality (of a permanent stature) would be a start.

True but i think we will sign Remy fwiw once this court case is over and done with and providing he gets off with a slap on the wrsit for his rape.

Fuck off with any bets with Happy Face that involves stats, he'll twist you up like a twisty thing and leave your bank account empty.

i've just fucking baited myself into betting against newcastle

i've just fucking baited myself into betting against newcastle

You sir are a whore

I said before the season that I think we'll finish 8th like, knocked that down to 9-10th now after seeing Everton and Swansea but I think we'll be about there purely because of the dross filling the rest of the league. I think it'll be a torturous and frustrating ride regardless.

 

I'm happy with that progress.

We finished 8 points from 8th last year and were absolutely s****. Anything over 50 points and you're pretty much odds on as you're really only the best of a bad bunch. It's only progress if we maintain it and/or improve upon it though. And Pardew showed last year that he's hardly reliably in that respect, especially without investment.

 

We just need to steady the ship after the relegation battle last season, get some confidence instilled back around the city, our team is slowly building into something special we just need to keep trying to add little bits of quality here and there as we are never going to splash at big style like some teams do. We've came a long way already from the days of Barton/Nolan, we just need to keep pushing on. New owners and a new fancy manager would be nice but that’s not likely to happen anytime soon.

 

 

Adding ANY quality (of a permanent stature) would be a start.

 

True but i think we will sign Remy fwiw once this court case is over and done with and providing he gets off with a slap on the wrsit for his rape.

IF we sign Remy on a permanent deal it will take a slight sting out of the abortion that was the summer transfer, however I can see him being touted as our January signing and not much if anything, more happening

Any man who uses stats as the main crux of his argument cannot be trusted IMO.

I think we'll sign two or three in Jan regardless of our position. Mike loves the January sale.

Any man who uses stats as the main crux of his argument cannot be trusted IMO.

Any man who uses stats as the main crux of his argument cannot be trusted IMO.

Amen to that.

Any man who uses stats as the main crux of his argument cannot be trusted IMO.

9 times out of 10 you'd be right

Any man who uses stats as the main crux of his argument cannot be trusted IMO.

 

9 times out of 10 you'd be right

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Any man who uses stats as the main crux of his argument cannot be trusted IMO.

I'm sure the nation's actuaries will die a little when they find out.

Any man who uses stats as the main crux of his argument cannot be trusted IMO.

 

9 times out of 10 you'd be right

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Any man who uses stats as the main crux of his argument cannot be trusted IMO.

 

9 times out of 10 you'd be right

 

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Don't belittle me Bimpy, that was comedy gold!

Yeah, I think the club feels they get better deals in January, and essentially use the summer as a period to declare initial interest, and then start whittling the price down leading up to January.

Just wish they'd come out and admit it.

Because really, what are stats except the collective representation of factual data? I'd much rather hear about emotions and how they relate to objective truth.

Any man who uses stats as the main crux of his argument cannot be trusted IMO.

 

9 times out of 10 you'd be right

 

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Don't belittle me Bimpy, that was comedy gold!

I wasn't mate, i liked that comment a lot, made me chuckle. This gif a bit wrong then, sorry that wasn't my intention

Yeah, I think the club feels they get better deals in January, and essentially use the summer as a period to declare initial interest, and then start whittling the price down leading up to January.

 

Just wish they'd come out and admit it.

Because although its a financially sound way to conduct business, it is of course detrimental to the club as we're always treading water until January and then playing catch up by which time the first few months have taken their toll on our squad physically and mentally.

Right, I brought my pencil set and protractor so I'm ready to re-enter this thread. Fire away HF 

Because really, what are stats except the collective representation of factual data? I'd much rather hear about emotions and how they relate to objective truth.

They can be, but they can still come down to human judgement and/or error.