Even after relegation I had an urge to look forward to what awaited us in the Championship, but right now I can’t even bear thinking about next term.
Many things need to change, whether it be in terms of managerial personnel, playing staff, or the way they work together and the form they collectively create. Whatever ‘it’ is ‘it’ needs to change or else we’re just going to waste next season as well. Bowing out with a whimper after recent home troubles against Champions League qualifying Arsenal hasn’t helped matters much either.
Don’t get me wrong, there isn’t exactly much shame in that these days and Arsenal away from home aren’t the softies they used to be. There is a reason why they have the best away defensive record in the league, but the truth is that particular record was rarely under threat aside from a few half-chances sporadically placed throughout the match.
I don’t even think we played that badly and even thought that Laurent Koscielny’s 52nd minute winner was a tad fortunate on a number of levels, but it was our lack of intent that annoyed me the most. Granted we had literally nothing to play for as any relegation concerns had been allayed by ourselves last weekend, but after two home defeats on the spin I’d have liked us to avoid a third one, as obvious as that seems.
Alas it wasn’t to be and now we’ll undoubtedly be confronted with a summer rife with rumours of one form or another. What fun that will be.
I’m trying to think of positives from this season and I’m struggling. At a push we finished above Sunderland and the second coming of Jesus, or Paulo Di Canio as he is perhaps more commonly known, but that is a minor consolation considering that same team beat us 3-0 on our own pitch just a few weeks ago. The Chelsea game perhaps? Reaching the Europa League Quarter Final?
I’m sorry that this isn’t much a match review, but there wasn’t an awful lot to write about really so I’ve gone on a rant about our season instead. For that I do apologise and I hope I don’t end up doing the same next season!
Howay the lads!
Newcastle: Steve Harper; Mathieu Debuchy, Fabricio Coloccini, Steven Taylor, Mapou Yanga-M’Biwa; Yohan Cabaye, Cheik Tiote; Jonas Gutierrez, Hatem Ben Arfa, Yoan Gouffran; Papiss Cisse
Subs: Jak Alnwick, Danny Simpson, James Perch, Vurnon Anita, Gabriel Obertan, Sylvain Marveaux, Adam Campbell
Arsenal: Wojciech Szczesny, Bacary Sagna, Per Mertesacker, Laurent Koscielny, Kieran Gibbs, Tomas Rosicky, Mikel Arteta, Aaron Ramsey, Theo Walcott, Santi Cazorla, Lukas Podolski
Subs: Lukasz Fabianski, Thomas Vermaelen, Monreal, Gervinho, Jack Wilshere, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Olivier Giroud
Attendance: 52,354
Here in Germany they blather on about the “turn over phase”, the seconds when the attacking team lose the ball,and the defending team have the posession. Almost all German teams react as fast as flock, and realising there is space behind the opponents run like flock at high tempo and try and take advantage of the numbers and balance to launch a counter attack.
Take a look at how long it takes wor lot to get the fuking ball under control. We also don’t have the athletic ability to take advantage of this so we give the ball to Jonas, who gives it the old slow slow quick quick slow, and allows the opponents to regroup. Pish poor really. We could try playing the Alien on the right wing, at least he can attack at speed ffs..
Munich Mag(Quote)
http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20130520/captain-colo-thank-you-harps_2281670_3185117
Reading the last few paragraphs, sounds like Colo is staying next season 😯
I do hope so.
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
Munich-exactly mate, bang on. He is capable of good tackling no doubt, but I am always nervous with him, there is always that petulance in him that will see him leave a foot in on a player if he’s not having a good day. The foul was completely avoidable, just stand off him and pressure him. But no, he is clearly good mates with Debuchy for a reason, they practice comparing their tackles in training 😉
Anita was great, displayed far more energy than cabs or tiote has this season and showed us what we’ve been missing in the middle. Wouldn’t mind seeing him alongside Sissoko..
Newkie(Quote)
Beardsley-let’s hope so 😕
Newkie(Quote)
BB Hope your right, it does read that way
Premandup(Quote)
Any lad who actually watches Geordie Shore probably has plucked eyebrows, wears make up and a spray tan or wants to have the aforementioned 🙄
richietoon(Quote)
The very fact that Pardew thinks Strolla is ‘fire power’ and his answer to everything is the reason why we finished where we did.
Stuart79(Quote)
MM@142
Na, I’m 30 this year so I’m a convert of the Kevin Keegan era. Simply because I got so excited watching the football that was played.
I used to enjoy watching Blackburn too because of a certain Alan Shearer. With Newcastle I loved Beardsley.
Then when Shearer signed for Newcastle it was my favourite player joining my favourite team. Alwayed followed and love the Geordie culture. So when Geordieshore started I wanted to show my girlfriend a bit of the city!
I wanted to cringe, when I saw how the lads dressed like girls and the girls acted like tramps. But I do realise its not a true reflection of culture. More of a sad state of how the world is changing. Its just as bad over here.
With all the young boys wearing their bloody hair in a mullet shaved on the sides and then doing ridiculous dances where they look like they are iceskating on a the spot. They spend more time in the mirror than the girls do!
But maybe I’m just old school. I like men to be men 😆
JJ(Quote)
Most seasons when the last game is over I look forward to next season. The rumours and signings during the summer. Pardew has even robbed me of that. The guy is totally useless. I have no confidence next season will be better.
georgio(Quote)
Richie @156
My girlfriend loves it! And I have to admit. I’m like one of those husbands who bitches and moans when the soapies are on because my lass wants to watch it, and I find myself getting hooked on it too, even though its the biggest shower of **** on television.
I make her watch our shitty football team, which is probably less entertaining lately, so I can’t complain really 😉
Funny thing is having supported Newcastle for nearly 20 years she still understands the accent better than I do. I can’t make out what the hell they are saying half the time.
And why do they always say “us” instead of “me” or “I”…
Do all Geordies say “us” to describe the singular first person? And who is this Craig guy that everyone enjoys? Also, is “fanny” a synonym for girls? haha…
JJ(Quote)
Stuart
Shola is “the mackemslayer!”, he’s quality – at least once a year! Quality. 😉
JJ(Quote)
“georgio
May 20, 2013 at 12:01
Most seasons when the last game is over I look forward to next season. The rumours and signings during the summer. Pardew has even robbed me of that. The guy is totally useless. I have no confidence next season will be better.”
If Colo leaves I will be seriously concerned.
JJ(Quote)
That Bale goal was sick.
That’s exactly what Benny was trying to do. 😛
I think we will see more of that from him next season.
The only question is will he still be at NUFC ❓
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
welington..u r a fucking joke 😈
i think u r pards family…cabay play all season on hba position…10 in midfield..hba be better when he s free and leave the wing…
hba can be a fucking better player and win trophee of best player england if. ..first 💡 he s not injury. ..second 💡 the team play well and decent football..third 💡 he play on his free postion 10 ❗
mr genius fucking wellinghton ❗ shame on u and shame on u r miserable jugement of hatem ben arfa. ..the most influencal best player of the team same if he 50% fit…
happy or not ❓ it s the same. ..go to finish u r game on PS3 fifa…
…muppets mind… 👿
djebs9(Quote)
Newkie, Cabaye’s return per game is better than HBA’s this season. I’ll grant that he had a cracker last season, but the standard on this blog seems to be that last season we were lucky, hadn’t been found out, etc. So, by the same standards, HBA’s luck has been used up and teams have gotten in the habit of double-marking him.
“Better goals” is pretty much irrelevant, and “from nothing” doesn’t much help compared to Cabaye, who develops the situations in which goals become likely. Really, these comments are more about taste (what kind of player you enjoy watching) than which player is better in terms of winning games.
Wellington(Quote)
DJEBS9
At least Wellington backs up his opinions with stats / articles etc.
You just use expletives
Keyboard warrior of the lowest kind. Sober up kid
Premandup(Quote)
http://www.sunderland-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/sorry_andre_villasboas__wheres_your_logic_795961/index.shtml
And people say only pards talks s*** 😆
Newkie(Quote)
Yes wellington mr genius muppets mind! 😆
JJ(Quote)
Ice some very good points you made that shows we don’t really differ that much 😉
MM who wound you up mate 😕 I will say that that is one of the things that really grates me on here at times, when you get some that talk down to you and try to treat you like ****, because they are behind a screen.
Even we have had some heated debates but its never went to far and we never throw insults at eachother why 😕 I like to think that its because we have a bit of respect.
The other thing that is starting to get really annoying is when some come on here for what it seems like a deliberate act of just trying to rile certain people up to get them to fight back and in the process make the blog a no go zone for some bloggers.
Yeah there is time that a debate will get heated and my answer to others is to just crack on and work their way round it.
But when imo some are continually trying to start an argument with others and when it doesnt work they will try to snipe at them mock them etc its not on and others should have to put up with that ****.
Rant over so can we all agree to disagree and keep it civil and show a tad of respect 😉
Big Dave(Quote)
DJEBS9 – everyone is entitled to their own opinions.
Your tirade at Welly’s is out of order sunshine.
👿
Grow up
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
djebs9 – chill out man, I’m just stating my opinion. 🙂 If you think the excuses for Ben Arfa are good enough, OK. I just have to wonder why you don’t make excuses for other members of the club’s staff, too…
Wellington(Quote)
Djebs,
I don’t like Benny on Fifa, he never passes me the ball.
JJ(Quote)
Having reeding both persektives
Djebs not reading mms converse… he fucking point toward bad converses on discussoins…
you should be shame on u for jugement of welington with harsh words.
… mr genius wellington make decent point.
Still love king benny! I wish we had three more king to benny, be four king good!
JJ(Quote)
Unfortunately Djebs is of the ilk who makes it impossible to have a rational discussion about Benny, for he is god 😀
Newkie(Quote)
Big Dave
“The other thing that is starting to get really annoying is when some come on here for what it seems like a deliberate act of just trying to rile certain people up to get them to fight back and in the process make the blog a no go zone for some bloggers.”
There is no need to single out Troy. He has tried hard to improve after his mother of all hissy fits a couple months back… 😆 😆 😆
JJ(Quote)
JJ – it’s true, I am the muppet genius. 😆
Wellington(Quote)
Djebs you need to chill a bit and show a bit of respect and let others express their opinion without a tirade of abuse, i’ll give you the benefit of doubt as it seems English isn’t your 1st language so try to calm down a bit
Big Dave(Quote)
Dave it can’t believe a love in though. Football is an emotive game that creates and brings out emotion in people’s comments.
End of the day I bet hardly any of us have met its just good to debate people’s opinions. I do think its interesting how we all seem to be in agreement about Pardew though………..
Maybe every has read his comments this morning saying he wish he had Shola available to “add a bit more punch to us” he is absolutely deluded.
Sad thing is he is one of those people that spout so much BS he a actually begins to believe it all.
BIGPAPA(Quote)
Considering how much we were struggling to win the high ball, I think Pardew was right to bemoan the lack of Shola. Hopefully we recruit a better tall forward for times when we need that Plan B.
Wellington(Quote)
Djebs,
Where are you from mate?
JJ(Quote)
What are your thoughts on Pardew BD as a ‘regular’ blogger?
BIGPAPA(Quote)
Big D@169 😉 Do you know this Vicky Pollard bloke thing or whatever 🙄 Thank flock I know nothing about it … 😆
Munich Mag(Quote)
Batty seems to be the only one who makes a concerted effort to stalk, I mean, get to know his fellow bloggers 😆
JJ(Quote)
JJ…Ah the old “I only watch it ‘cos wor lass does” 😉 😆 ..there’s even a bloody Spanish version of it “Gandia Shore” 👿
richietoon(Quote)
Wellington@176, big man, I could imagine you’ve been called a few things in your time, but a “Muppet Genius”…. has got to be the best. 😆 😆
If I got hit with that I’d be proudly getting teeshirts printed mate 🙂
Djebs, you’re a blast man 🙂
Munich Mag(Quote)
There was zero indication from yesterday that anything will change. My biggest worry is that we will persist with AP, a number of players will look to push through a transfer out of the club (and any player with any ambition likely will as we play the most baffling brand of footie). We will then be left in a position where we not only have to add to the squad but we will be doing major reconstuctive work due to the outgoings. That will set up more excuses for AP and give him until christmas by which time we will likely be languishing quite far down the table. I know it sound excessively doom and gloom but I cant see any other scenario unless somebody or something radically changes which is an unlikely path taking into account all indicators.
buddy(Quote)
Can you fuckheads please be nice to each other 🙂 🙂 🙂
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
JJ@184, you’re probably questioning how Geordie Shore made it to Spain around the same time as the Laird of Alicante.
You can come to you’re own conclusions mate … 😉
Munich Mag(Quote)
Aussiemag@187, you need to be more succinct mate, with that one post you’ve got the whole blog giving it “who me ??…you cant”… 😆 😆 😆 😆
Munich Mag(Quote)
Richie,
I’m just trying to get up to speed with the Geordie culture so that when i eventually come to Newcastle I fit in… 😉
Once I’ve done my comb over and bleeched my *** hole, I should be just about there.
JJ(Quote)
Big Papa it doesn’t have to be a love in I love a good old fashioned debate, but you can still debate with eachother without the school playground stuff as I said we just need to respect others opinions even if we dont agree
Big Dave(Quote)
Wellington,
You do realise that Long/High Balls have been our Plan A all season (not Plan B). And of course we struggle to win them as our main striker isnt great in the air and is left isolated and alone to battle to win these long balls. Mindless stuff…
buddy(Quote)
Big Dave, I’m off to the beer garden, keep an eye on the wazzocks on here hoying their weight aboot 😉
Munich Mag(Quote)
welly @179. – unfortunately I think that is Plan A.
otherwise known as the only plan. 👿
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
Just wanted to chime in with the following…
How good was Anita yesterday? Obviously not the answer to our lack of players in the box, but I’m pretty sure he sparked every single attack in the second half.
blip(Quote)
Eminem 🙂 🙂
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
Buddy – I know how Pardew sets up his team. 🙂 But there’s a difference between drawing the other team on and looking for a long ball over the defence (which is our main gambit) and putting one into the mix for a big striker when the other team drops deep. Our lack of a good target man has a lot to do with the team’s failure to come from behind.
Wellington(Quote)
“Big Dave
May 20, 2013 at 12:52
Big Papa it doesn’t have to be a love in I love a good old fashioned debate, but you can still debate with eachother without the school playground stuff as I said we just need to respect others opinions even if we dont agree
Ye Big Dave, and also I’ve always been taught to respect my elders. So considering how bloody old you and MM are you’d think they’d pay you a bit more respect on this blog eh! 😉 😀
JJ(Quote)
Pardew’s plan B is to put on Shola and make his plan A look good so people stop complaining when plan A doesn’t work..
JJ(Quote)
Aussie 😆
Newkie(Quote)
W,
The mindless comment was aimed at him and his lack of tactical nous as opposed to you (just in case that was unclear). My worry is that if we get a big centre forward we will resort even further to long balls (and we play the highest amount in the Prem as it is). Why on earth would Santon/HBA/Cabaye/Marv/Cisse etc wanna stay and play in a team that does little else but play long balls. We have sold all our players that suit that system and purchased players that suit a completely different system yet we have kept with that system. You couldnt make it up if you tried
buddy(Quote)
Wellington,
Do you think Carroll and Cisse would make a good combination up front with Ben Arfa playing in the hole behind them?
My problem is that no matter how highly I rate Ben Arfa as a player, I’m not sure he fits into the team dynamic. The thing is he is the one player that can create a goal out of absolutely nothing all on his own.
JJ(Quote)
JJ…if you act like those lot you defo won’t fit into Geordie culture…Ice and Big Dave will love you to bits though 😆
Whey, much as that was a **** season and my reservations about Pards, roll on next season…missing the footy already 😥
richietoon(Quote)
Big Papa my views on Pards is I could write a list aslong as your arm of the things I dont like about him.
But I dont believe Jabba will get shot of him or bring a better man in.
So because of that I haven’t been wasting my time in the Pards is **** debate.
He has had 1 good season and 1 **** one so hopefully next will be a decent one
Big Dave(Quote)
Big Dave loves the debate. Just don’t ever call him Irish.
I did once, but I think I got away with it…
Newkie(Quote)
Buddy,
That is my arguement. We have wonderfully gifted technical players.
But if we insist on keeping Pards and he refuses to change his style. then we may as well get rid of the likes of Ben Arfa and Marvaux because their ablities and strengths are not being played to.
Rather get good players that would suit his direct tactics.
JJ(Quote)
Newkie,
I love the Irish, Aaron Hughes was one of my favourite players… 🙂
JJ(Quote)
Munich – 😀 It’s way up there, but I think I’ll get a labcoat printed up instead. 😉
Buddy – depends on what role they’ve been signed to fulfill. If they’re coming in to replace Cisse, then it would be silly not to play direct – and we might as well move on HBA to replace him with a quick wide forward. If the target man comes in to play as a sub or option, then I don’t think it’ll trouble most of our players. Cabaye isn’t going to mind either way – his long passing is excellent and he plays more long balls than any of our other outfield players.
JJ – it’s be very Italian. Depends on what we’re playing behind those three – 3-4-1-2 isn’t going to work without signing another good central defender and will create headaches in the wingback roles. But I don’t think Carroll is coming back.
Wellington(Quote)
JJ you mustnt have loved Hughes that much if you thought he was Irish .
Oh and im not that old not when compared to Ice or Richie
Big Dave(Quote)
DAVE@169/191 spot on mate,as per normal like 😉
icedog(Quote)
JJ 😆 😉
Newkie(Quote)
JJ,
I would rather we just got rid of AP rather than becoming an ineffective version of Stoke and have to listen to the utter ***** that he spews. But to keep AP and to continue signing the type of players we are is crazy. Whilst we are signing good players there is no consistency, as we are constantly leaving ourselves short in certain positions. I, for one, am very worried about this summer.
Wellington,
Does Cabaye strike you as a player who is happy? To my eye he looks quite the opposite, and I can see exactly why. These talented & technical players are being sold a lie by a dinosaur of a coach
buddy(Quote)
Agree with JJ.
Sometimes I wonder what fooking planet Pards is on.
Players if the season for me, Steve Taylor when fit or James Perch (says a lot about our season)
Moreno(Quote)
Moreno, the vote for our best player was last week, catch up mate 🙂 🙂
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
DAVE thats the trouble with your age your memory goes too but me and richie will keep you right when you lapse 😀
icedog(Quote)
BD, I ‘hinted’ that Ice was old last week and he has blacklisted me 🙂 careful with those comments mate 🙂 🙂
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
Buddy – he seems frustrated by the results, which is the right attitude to have.
And I don’t think that short-passing has won football forever. If it had, then Chelsea wouldn’t have won the Champions League. 🙂
Wellington(Quote)
AMF@216 aye and your still on my bloody list,a couple more names on it then its handed over to batty to sort 👿
icedog(Quote)
not good for his lads 😯
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/neville-neville-to-be-charged-with-sexual-assault-29280390.html
icedog(Quote)
Wellington-or the Europa league. Two awful finals where Chelsea win the game by lumping the ball to an isolated striker.
I knew Pards was years ahead of the game 😀
Newkie(Quote)
Ice, fuk me, this has got serious 🙂 🙂
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
Moreno
NUFC is a broad church – but to suggest Saylor as player of the season means it must be an intergalactic sized church.
😯
MM – re “the turn over phase”- when Gouffran and Sissoko signed they broke like the wind, we were dangerous, scoring for fun, great to watch, Pardew soon knocked that sh*t out of them. Dont they know they were signed as defenders?
Buddy “These talented & technical players are being sold a lie by a dinosaur of a coach” – perfectly put fella.
Stardust(Quote)
Wellington
A simple Q for you since youre supporting Parpoo.
Do you believe there is a mismatch between the players Carr is identifying as NUFC type players – ie Players Carr thinks can push us to the next level – and Alan Parpoo’s style of play?
If you believe there is a mismatch – who should go in your opinion. Pooey or Carr?
Stardust(Quote)
Dave – You’re no saint, fella.
There are some very sensitive souls on here who can’t take a bit of ridicule designed to show up the flaws and contradictions in their arguments. Talk about being in a bar and saying things to people’s faces. I hate being around people who recoil at the first sign of confrontation and all they want is a love in.
DJEBSIE wasn’t OTT. If he said that to me, I wouldn’t be offended in the least, not like Big Dave and one or two others who hate being mocked or parodied. Get over yersels and grow a pair.
Blackley & Brownlie(Quote)
Agree with these comments above and its being my point all along. We must get a new manager that has modern ideas and beliefs, instead of, defend and play hoofball.
BIGPAPA(Quote)