Lord Nibblington Posted 14 September 2014 Share Posted 14 September 2014 Champions elect, I'd say. Indeed. Whilst only being slightly above fighting relegation, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScouseFox Posted 14 September 2014 Share Posted 14 September 2014 I didn't realise that's how it worked. well you were the one making out 3 points in four games wasn't much. how many points ahead of you did you think we'd be after four games? there's only been 12 points on offer ffs. using averages is a much better way to look at it over the course of the season than just "slightly" ahead. already. the gap's only going to get bigger mate, amazed you can't see that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theessexfox Posted 14 September 2014 Share Posted 14 September 2014 well you were the one making out 3 points in four games wasn't much. how many points ahead of you did you think we'd be after four games? there's only been 12 points on offer ffs. using averages is a much better way to look at it over the course of the season than just "slightly" ahead. already. the gap's only going to get bigger mate, amazed you can't see that. Chill out, don't take anything for granted, can you tell the future? Burnley may go on an amazing run and finish top half for all we know. Burnley are acquitting themselves decently too. (But Drinkwater v Jones is not a tight call ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ttfn Posted 14 September 2014 Share Posted 14 September 2014 BlackburnClaret was doing so well until the Drinkwater/Jones/Arfield debacle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stadt Posted 14 September 2014 Share Posted 14 September 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Legend_in_blue Posted 14 September 2014 Share Posted 14 September 2014 I'd buy that for a dollar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HitchinFox Posted 14 September 2014 Share Posted 14 September 2014 In bits, laughing at the past few pages...tears in my eyes. We might have waited 10 years for a Prem win. But so worth it purely for the change in mood of this place. Keep it up lads... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox42 Posted 14 September 2014 Share Posted 14 September 2014 Kasper Trippier Shackell Morgan Konchesky Mahrez Drinkwater James Arfield Ulloa Ings Not included anyone who hasn't had a proper go yet. Talk about giving our players confidence... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEGGSY Posted 14 September 2014 Share Posted 14 September 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfox Posted 14 September 2014 Share Posted 14 September 2014 If we are talking goalkeepers I think we shade it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_the_fox Posted 14 September 2014 Share Posted 14 September 2014 A book celebrating second place... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_w Posted 14 September 2014 Share Posted 14 September 2014 A book celebrating second place... Second in the Championship, what a fairytale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Prussian Posted 14 September 2014 Share Posted 14 September 2014 But we've always had the better defence, let's see where we both are in 4 or 5 games. You've had the luxury of playing Swansea, Crystal Palace and Manchester United before they bought another 100 felt strikers. Yes, let's see where we both are in four of five games. I have a hunch Leicester will still greet from a top spot and Burnley continue to linger very close to the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan LCFC Posted 15 September 2014 Share Posted 15 September 2014 Blackburn Claret was inconsistent before. He used to post some sense and some shit, often including the Dyche-like inferiority complex in there. Now? I'm afraid he has disgraced himself. Some of the crap posted in here is mind boggling. If anything I'd say there hasn't been enough gifs, so here is mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScouseFox Posted 15 September 2014 Share Posted 15 September 2014 remember when he said there wasn't much in it between Drinkwater and David jones!!!!?!!!££!!!?£!!!!! hahahshshahhshabsbdjdbsj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox in the North Posted 15 September 2014 Share Posted 15 September 2014 Drinkwater/Jones, not much in it, probably Drinkwater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmer Posted 15 September 2014 Share Posted 15 September 2014 Just watching Manu v qpr highlights... Jeeze Qpr look terrible, no pressure at all, the space Manu had is ridiculous and some of that defending ...! Rio is an embarrassment ,They just didn't look interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corky Posted 15 September 2014 Share Posted 15 September 2014 Rio's got a book to flog, QPR isn't as important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 15 September 2014 Share Posted 15 September 2014 Rio's got a book to flog, QPR isn't as important. Wonder if his caps are still selling well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy King Power Posted 15 September 2014 Share Posted 15 September 2014 To be fair, Rio's brother Anton did play for QPR. That said, he's clearly in for the cash. Makes you pleased to see someone like Cambiasso giving it his all, having a genuine interest, and showing us that he still has it, and will be teaching Drinky his best stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl the Llama Posted 15 September 2014 Share Posted 15 September 2014 Blackburn Claret was inconsistent before. He used to post some sense and some shit, often including the Dyche-like inferiority complex in there. Now? I'm afraid he has disgraced himself. Some of the crap posted in here is mind boggling. If anything I'd say there hasn't been enough gifs, so here is mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 15 September 2014 Author Share Posted 15 September 2014 Alan Pardew Will Be Replaced At Newcastle By…Another Alan Pardew 3by The Premier League Owl • General Alan Pardew reportedly has ‘one game to save his job’ according to the press, and supposedly an underwhelming performance against Hull City at St James’ Park could very well bring the curtain down on this sorriest of sagas. Pardew is loathed by the club’s support and understandably so. During his four years at Newcastle, he’s managed to combine being a perceived apologist for Ashley with structurally naive football, smugness, and head-butting. He’s a natural hate-figure and, you suspect, that even if Newcastle had flourished under his stewardship he would just be tolerated rather than loved by the crowd. His personality is a blend of self-regard and faux-aggression, he’s that type of manager. He’s a prancing peacock on the touchline, celebrating goals as if he’s scored them himself and pointing to the director’s box or back at the crowd whenever there’s a defeat to explain away. Alan Pardew loves him some Alan Pardew, but everyone else can do without. Realistically, should Newcastle win on Saturday, Pardew will be buying himself time rather than security. The disaffection with his long-term performance is so visible and audible that he has almost certainly past the point of no return with the club’s supporters. When Ashley inevitably dismisses him – be it this weekend or in the future – it will be a popular decision. But that will be a short-term joy. As everyone knows, Pardew is the least of Newcastle’s worries. What has happened in the North-East in recent years amounts to a robbery of the soul – and Pardew is just the lookout outside the building. While Ashley and his various henchmen have had their hands in the vault, he’s been leaning up against the side of the side of St James’ Park, whistling tunelessly and pretending that everything is normal. “There’s nothing to see here, there’s nothing to see here…” So what does getting rid of him really achieve? Likely nothing beyond a slightly different aesthetic. When discussing any potential replacement for Pardew, it’s essential to understand how Newcastle are perceived by the outside world. They are nominally a football club, but they are really just a marketing platform. It’s one of the great tragedies of English football; Newcastle are associated with flair and passion and a dozen other healthy-but-true cliches, and it’s been terribly sad to see them become the poster-child for the modern phenomenon of ‘football team as a business’. That is what they are though – they are the Formula One car who exist only to survive the race. They have no ambition to win, only to display their sponsors’ logos to the television audience, to avoid crashing, and to not finish last. Mike Ashley is the Monopoly player who doesn’t buy any houses, hotels, or train stations. He’s content to just to keep going around the board and collecting his £200 for passing Go. That’s no less bleak in football terms. The forty-point mark represents everything, players are bought because of their likelihood to appreciate rather than solve tactical issues, cup games are thrown, and Newcastle are never more than a week away from some form of PR catastrophe. Periodically, claims are made about the future and reassurances are given that this financial focus is really in aid of a brighter tomorrow, but only the most naive supporter will believe that. Newcastle exist to collect cash, that they have to send out a football team every week is just an inconvenience. Pardew’s departure will provide a brief sense of victory, but only until his replacement is announced. Ashley’s running of the club has made it virtually impossible to attract a credible alternative to the job, and the calibre of appellant candidates will be far lower than anybody seems to anticipate. Neither Frank De Boer, nor David Moyes, nor even Tim Sherwood will replace Alan Pardew, Alan Pardew will replace Alan Pardew – or, at least, a different version of him will. Another manager? No, another yes-man with no real claim to a Premier League job will jut be asked to whistle outside the building and distract the crowds while Ashley and Lee Charnley get on with whatever it is that they’re doing inside. Iain Dowie and Gary Megson are both 66/1 to replace Pardew. Sneer, then realise that unfortunately those markets actually offer some value. This sad, sad chapter doesn’t end with managerial change at Newcastle, postpone the party until the club is sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veezeeblue Posted 15 September 2014 Share Posted 15 September 2014 We only consider other Champions of England to be our true, historic rivals. We haven't won the Rumbelows/Milk cup though. oh yes 1920 & 60 you were champs ! since then you´ve spent over 10 years in the 3rd division and 7 in the 4th division and in fact your last title was 4th div champs in 92 well done sir ! so following your logic your rivals should be Burton Albion and Morecambe ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corky Posted 15 September 2014 Share Posted 15 September 2014 We'll move down a place tonight whatever the result, could do with a draw so Hull only go level and West Ham remain a point behind. It's great to watch these games and they have a bearing on our position Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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