Pardew's lip service?
We tend not to hear much, if anything, from the club hierarchy, but it’s been that way for some time to be fair. It isn’t a new phenomenon and is something that we have kind of learned to live with. I don’t want Ashley to become the next Dave Whelan who is always popping up with comments here and there about anything and everything to anyone who will listen and even those that don’t, but I would like to hear a little bit more about what is going on behind the scenes at my club.
This is why I was pleased when Alan Pardew seemed to open up the lines of communication a little with the fans. To be fair, he isn’t saying anything extraordinary and it’s generally the usual kind of football stuff that you get from any manager of any team within the Premier League, but occasionally he does give us an interesting little titbit such as his critiques of Nile Ranger and Wayne Routledge as well as the odd bit of injury news and so on.
When it comes to transfers though, I’m kind of getting fed up of hearing how the club are actively looking for players and how the summer will be good for transfers and that kind of thing. Less talking, just show us the action kind of thing. As Moreno said about Alan Pardew the other day, the guy has virtually zero control over any incoming transfers. He is not unique in that aspect as every football club owner has the ultimate say in any transaction. Pardew may realise this one day.
I’m not getting on his back or anything as I’ve been really impressed with him since he took over from Chris Hughton. I think our performances have improved despite the weakening of the squad and I think that we have played better than the form table suggests. Injuries are hitting us hard, but it’s not Pardew’s fault. Injuries are part and parcel of football and many of us said at the start of the season when Hughton was still charge that we would struggle if we sustained a few injuries in key areas of the squad. I think some people have forgotten that to be honest.
It’s almost like we are getting paid some form of lip service by Pardew, which is dangerous as it will lead to expectations being raised in the transfer market which will more than likely be followed by disappointment. With regard to speculation I much preferred Hughton’s ‘no comment, let’s move on’ kind of policy. It was boring and crap, but we never expected anything else.
That is kind of my point with this article. As I’ve said, it’s not a go at Pardew, and it’s not a Hughton love in, but it is a warning that Pardew is playing a dangerous game by raising expectations to a level that he might not be able to match.
People will say that Pardew is a puppet if he can’t get the required funding from the owner, but I would say that he is just an employee doing his job no differently to the way that you or I would go about our daily jobs. If the boss says something then you do it. If you want something and the boss won’t give it to you, what do you do in your job? Get on with it? Or walk out?
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1st
yes its improved ,but we still dont know what too believe because fatty is 1 liaring tramp
I didn’t take this job to be any man’s tool! I’m walkin oot! jk lol
You gonna meet your hero before the match batty?
jay its the other way round iam his hero
getting shitfaced before stoke. toonsy owes me 30 quid anyhow, beeeerrrrr
I’m always pissed anyway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR6fGeIAOQ4&NR=1 here you are jay
boys i want that on record-if i somehow get the tight label….toonsy owes ME money
mark toonsy owes every 1 money
That’s your mate isn’t it batty? Yeah mark, I bet you’re really loose
Totally off topic, but was watchin’ the tele with my old man last night and somethin came up about Liverpool. I explained to him that Liverpudlians are “affectionately” referred to as “bindippers” which he thought was hysterical. He proceeded to refer to them as “dumpster divers” for the rest of the show. LOL
yeah jay and my toon tops
jayjay, u can blame toosny for that.. he’s a sicko
hes a top lad jay
lol y’all take it easy on Toonsy now… he’s a good bloke, just a little tubby
“a little tubby!!!” toonsy is to the world of fitness what fred west was to the youth hostling trade.
jay
Yes it has improved but then it couldn’t have got any worse really.
I think its important for a Manager to talk to supporters, but I do understand that Pards can come across as talking to much but I would rather have that than being kept in the dark and treated like mushrooms the way we were with Clueless.
I think Pards needs to find the middle ground but I think given time he will, I also think that when he said Judas would not be sold he believed that, I guess he will soon learn not to believe what the Fatman and Owlheed tell him.
Jay-
LMFAO
Dave-o
In all fairness, would you have turned down 35mil for a player like Carroll? After the cheeky little shite handed in a written transfer request?
OH I would have drove him there meself
actually come to think of it after handing in his transfer request I think I would have just kicked him all the way 
It has increased. Has it improved? A lot of it is waffle and some of it will be lies.
Dave,
I’d PAY to see ya do that. Matter of fact, I’d pay half a month’s wages just to punch him in the jaw. And I’m not even a born and bred Geordie! HA!
DJG > Has it improved?
Why are you asking the question when Toonsy has allready asked it
I see the spanish 3rd division player has just scored against Arse
hes a snide and a gob shite,come to think of it he fits right in with the other two snides
Ice it could be worse we could have got JfK back
Dog, who you talkin’ about??
O!HURLEY,the snide,the fat git,and owl-heed,the three amigos
dave 29 or clueless chris who jumped into bed with fatty after fatty shit all over 2 yes 2 toon legends
thats a canny exchange batty told me about richietoon to spain we get this fellow
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/12032011/58/premier-league-paper-round-mourinho-next-season.html
“I’m kind of getting fed up of hearing how the club are actively looking for players and how the summer will be good for transfers and that kind of thing. Less talking, just show us the action kind of thing”
The argument regarding the media seems to go round and round and doesn’t really come to any conclusion apart from subjective opinion (Pardew’s a liar, a puppet, just answering repetitive questions, being more open than Hughton).
The media have a job to do and managers have an obligation to talk to them. Unless the media stop, the quotes won’t stop, so i’ve got a little sympathy with Pardew in that respect. I guess the only way of stopping being sick of hearing quotes would be to stop reading them altogether.
Being open and informative is great but I guess all you could ask of Pardew is to maybe be a bit more tactful in understanding how the media work when it comes to his comments and be aware that people do actually examine every word he says.
only two blokes who tell it how it is or try too KK,AS imo
aye ya reet dog the rest are c unts
Batty @ 32 Spot on, but that dosn’t fit with most peoples agenda
Ice I think that was because they truly loved the Toon
dead reet DAVE
I love the toon
Jay I wouldn’t doubt that
Hi again. Bye again. Back soon
You better not, or it’ll be kneecapping time
Jay would that be with a 9mm or a rusty drill
Howay Toonsy. It seems the manager can’t win. He either says too much or too little whoever it is.
I liked Hughtons style but many didnt as he didn’t give much away but also Pardew is more open and that’s what fans crave. Again, I like Pardews style , it’s the likes of Kinnear that I didn’t like.
I say you are whinging for whinging sake.
9mm back of the leg, no mercy
jay jay,back of leg?face to face mate,man to boy
oh Jay thats a bit rough Lad
it should get easier with time 
BS No9 well are you getting over your Ban now or is it causing you sleepless nights
aye dave kna!s all aboot bans like
say no more 
Ice
Ice meant to ask what was your dogs breed for
was it what im thinking 
You know I’m only joking big dave mate
Jay I know your a good Lad I never listen to what Richie and Toonsy say about ye
no dave not what you think,were hardly any left in uk.took to america,bred there to protect the cattle from grizzly bear attacks which they did well,also now in some states now they are the only dogs allowed within police force and prison service for insurance reasons,they are more reliable than dobamans/alst ect,read a report from one prison out in the wilds in u.s.a that they can track for 8hrs straight,were most dogs can only go 4hrs then need break,great dogs i have found and i have bred many in the past
It’s just as well mate, although Richie is right about me being a short arse, at Wigan toonsy told me I’m not even ginger, I argued I was
Jay
I didn’t actually think they were that intelligent tracking etc, and im not trying to be funny incase Batty says I am 
I thought they would have been similar to my pig only wanting to mess about or fight with other dogs 
Ice so they arn’t like E/bulls etc then
What are they like with other dogs
Dave 48 – He can get over another one now aswell. Fed up with his constant snide remarks like
Whilst we’re on dogs, mine was traditionally bred as a Roman guard dog. It’s used to sitting around for hours. Mine is excellent at that
Increase the peace big lad
It’s just been increased Jay
Toonsy have you been playing with the Ban hammer
my dog is good at woofing at people but he would lick them to death 
DAVE,it depends,gave two pups to guy in village he mixed them, and they wont fight with any other dogs ect,mine have always been kept to themselves,now they will kill anything,but love kids,will drag you a 100yds to lick babys in prams ect,they are highly recomended by everybody to be good with children
icedog
Posted March 12, 2011 at 8:51 PM
“will drag you a 100yds to lick babys in prams”
Sounds like Jay Jay
TOONSY
Toonsy just aswell Jay isn’t as big then
Ice I take it you bred from yours ? Mine would be brill with kids, everytime mine see’s dede coming out to play with him he gets all excited and runs straight into him knocking him over
Big dave I’ve never knocked out a lad smaller than me
Dave – Same as mine (dig). Mine loves kids, other dogs, everything, nut because of her 60kg weight I always have to keep an eye on her.
Jay Jay – That’s because it must be a struggle to find one
Jay…try kindergarten there may be one there
You gotta laugh at Paul Scholes like….two horrendous tackles today against those poor Arsenal boys, and he never even got a yellow card…hilarious really…
must be pick on jay jay day
hes not small,hes just not tall enough 
jay jay don’t let them get at you mate…there’s nowt wrong with being small…I heard that the women like small cuddly men……
Jay dont just sit there mate and take that of them stand up and fight
Oh sorry you are standing
MM how long you lived owr the water mate?
leave jay alone ya fookin bullies
yeah shit dave
icedog, since 2000 mate, though I had a couple of years away in the states during that time…
Hopefully Stoke will put out a full team tomorrow and get a shitload of injuries
Where’s Moreno at, did he follow my Bundesliga tips and win loads of money…?
toonsy and 2 or 3 sendings off
bloody hell, seems the infamous Graeme Carr is in the Sunday Sun tomorrow talking about transfers etc, don’t think I can remember him ever giving an interview
Hey hey, anybody still up?
munich doubt it you got 2 oot of 4
Buenas Noches lads, how the devil are ya all?
dave hows ya family m8
Nm, it certainly appears so. Cant wait to get the football goin’ again. How’s y’all tonight?
ILM …why is Graeme Carr infamous ? Thought he was doing a sterling job……becoming a bit of a legend at the toon…
Moreno-
Great, m8. And you?
Radged
plus I see on twitter Mark Douglas and that Colin warris bloke saying they’re hearing the same stuff about Enrique, saying they reckon he’s off in the summer to Spain.
Just thought i’d pass that on, as toonsy said in his article the other day, we all love transfer gossip really
batty…I was well pleased with the Nürnberg tip, not many would have gotten that one…
OhURLEY WHAT TIME IS IT IN YOUR NECK OF THE WOODS ?…ooopss caps lock error…or too many weißbiers…hic…
Munich
nah, didn’t mean like that mate, just the fact he’s talked about that much and I can’t actually remember him giving an interview that’s all
Batts all good mate
OH hows you mate did you get all your papers done
MM,
I went for a 14 team coupon. I went with 3 of the ones you mentioned. Schalke, bayern and nurnberg. Wasn’t confident with Dortmund away and didn’t choose werder due to late kick off. All three came in! Close with schalke and nurnberg!!
12 teams won out of 14, would have been 5 grand but Swansea suprisingly lost and forest couldn’t break down Doncaster so drew.
Set of puffs
Monchen Mag-
It’s 4:00 pm here mate! Still bright, sunny, and warm hehehe!
Dave- sure did, mate! All 160 of em like. Have any idea how long it takes to deliver 160 papers on a fcukin tricycle??
ILM …seems as if Carr has come from obscurity to hero in a pretty short period of time…needbody knew about him a few months back !…
MM put him out of his misery mate and tell him where we all are
Moreno…sorry to hear it bud…
Where you unhappy about it all ? Bet you were getting pretty excited, 13 out of 15 is some going mate !
OH you should think about getting a wee electric scooter like Ice has I think he can get you a good deal on them
Dave-
HAHA yeah that’d be MINT. I’d probably be able to fill the tank on $10 hehe
Dave-
You friends with anybody else from here on facebook? Other than toonsy, obviously lol
Ohurley…160 LA Times Sunday Edition on a tricycle takes some doing mate, they weigh 3Kg each !! …nowt for a proper Geordie like…I used to deliver 120 chronicles in a group of flats…hard work…!
Big Dave..thats not an electric scooter, it’s a souped up skateboard with “go faster” stripes…
OH Jay Jay and Batty
Monchen-
That sounds like a bitch, man! I wouldn’t actually know bein’ as that my da was rich as fook when I was a kid and I never had to work. When I finally broke down and got a job at 16 years old, I worked in a guitar shop. It was awesome lol!
Now I sell mobile phones, and am working on finishing a degree in Philosophy. Probably going to become a barrister. That way I can try to keep Batty oota the clink
Dave-
HAHA Batty is on facebook?? Shit, you GOTTA send me a message on there and tell me how to find him haha
And Jay Jay, lol. Didn’t mean to leave ya oot, buddy
MM, was pretty exciting like, especially since teams like York were just scraping a 1-0, best one was Dundee as they were 1-0 down and ended up winning 2-1. Bolton also scored in last minute and I had them on. Made a day where we weren’t playing a bit more emotional for the sake of a quid….
Can’t say I get upset, dain’t think that’s the way to look at it, I havent lost out on a win in my opinion, I spent a quid for a pretty emotional 90 minutes. if it had been one team pipped in the 90th minute then maybe that would have been a different story though!
OHurley – Search for “smackrat” and Batty shos up on Facebook
Ohurley you’re random dude, I can see the link between mobile phones and a degree in philosophy……. Get your barrister qualifications quick, cos a bunch of the guys on here could need your help…good to have someone like you on our side…!
MM-
No problemo, mate
Figured a full fledged barrister might be a good thing to have in the Toon. Thinkin’ bout movin’ there like. I think I’d fit right in lol
Well done Moreno…good attitude mate, it wasn’t yours to lose…!
where has that old git went too
Ohurley, if you moved to the toon mate yo
u’d have a blast !
MM, try telling that to the wife, she had it spent by the 80th minute!
You lot would be wonderin’ who that dumbass wearin’ the american football shirts is hehe. Probably be the only one in the Toon sportin’ a Tennessee Titans shirt lol
OH I see you have a lot of lady friends on your Facebook
MM- no doubt like! I think the only thing separating me from y’all is a common language
Dave-
I have a LOT of lady friends in general, mate
I like my womens hehe
Moreno…you’re lass seems to have her head screwed on !!
Dave – Aye I’ve been through it already
Munich has a facebook as well. Never knew that
toonsy 111 fck off ya big tramp
The only bad thing about the Blogs FB is you cant trawl to see who is who
Batty- lol!!
Toonsy are you a FB trawler
Dave- yeah that sucks. It’s cool to put a face with a name. Even when it’s as ugly as your’s
Cute kids though, davey
OH – Dave does have a focking ugly face like
OH but not when its as ugly as yours
I allways find it strange when I have been talking to someone for a longtime on the blog and you dont know what they look like.
You didn’t look like what I thought you would look like
OHurley
Posted March 12, 2011 at 10:22 PM
“Cute kids though, davey”
Batty 124
Bullying tossers
jay it alreet m8 iam here
Dave…get on the Interpol site if you want to put a face to the names on here
They’re all cock smokers anyway batty
jay when ya meet up with toonsy stick the nut on him m8 ,reet in the bollocks
soz jay
Batty that was a low blow
Feck off
ok father jack ,feck off drink drink
where is everyone away to and where is the old git
I’m still around. I’m just fiddling with some bits
Yeah you like to fiddle with your bits if Mark isn’t about to help ye
iam off dave that was nice of you inviting worky ,didnt know you had a kind heart
nite lads
Mark is being frigid at the minute
Presumably because he is watching an awful lot of porn which is why I’ve just had to help him get rid of a load of dodgy viruses off his PC
Later Batty
even if i am about he fiddles away
Batty dont tell everyone mate I dont want to ruin my image mate. Nite mate I wont be long meself.
Mark you’re like a perv peeking through a gloryhole. No sign of you but as soon as someone mentions you you’re there
bet you had a bot of a tug when you were talking about glory holes there
Coincidences are funny things
Toonsy
Mark were you waiting for an invitation
Reet thats me outta here catch you’s tomorrow
Dave – He’s always lurking
Later Dave
night mate
Just updating the site a little so if it goes a little haywire that’ll be why
Pair of slappers
I would just think it’s the beer anyway mate
And it worked. Nice
Nobody will notice anything though as it was more of an update for “behind the scenes”. Anyway, bed calls, catch you later
Moreno & Mark – As you both write you’ll probably see a grey bar at the top of the screen. It’s all pretty self explanatory and just makes things a little bit easier to access.
Tell you what, I’ve read people say that Swansea’s Ashley Williams would be a goodun to sign. Not on this evidence he wouldn’t
nice one, catch you the morra anyway. Thinking of drugging my son to get him to sleep.
Has the communication improved under Pardew?
Aye Hooton was on 3 mobile and Pards is on vodaphone.
Ah ha ha
haha ha.
christ DJG, divvn’t leave the day job
Has communication improved under Pards? has it chuff!
It has increased, but certainly hasn’t ‘improved’
gives us more to talk about as fans, but the guy talks a load of shite. He is like a spin doctor for a political party. mike has said, ‘reet, the fans hate me, need to get a massive blagger in to deal with the press and turn the fans round…who do I know that talks complete shite, Alan Pardew, he has told me to put it all on black a few times and it’s come up red, convincing guy though. great teeth”
thank God he knows the odd tactical formation.
Listen to The Jam ‘To be someone’ and shed a tear for partridge.
I think I should be banned for that joke like.
yep ya should….get the hammer oot
DJG …you’re a canny lad, but your jokes are shite…even through my beer goggles…
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