Re: More Football Chat : Thu Dec 09, 2010 2:21 am  

Two blatant penalties denied tonight. The first one the ref gave the pen but then overturned his decision on advice from the blind **** behind the goal.

But apart from those penalty calls we didn't look like scoring in the entire match. We were dire again. We got lucky when Marseilles hit the bar, we got lucky when the unmarked Heinze was rightfully flagged offside when he'd just headed home.

The only bright side tonight was Josh Mac who played some sublime balls through, but that's it.

Our next three games are Spurs, Man United and Arsenal. If we play those games like we have the last three then we're getting three hidings and Ancelotti will be an ex-Chelsea manager.

Re: More Football Chat : Thu Dec 09, 2010 9:52 am  

From the picture i saw on BBC site, it looked like Malouda had trodden on a landmine. What's with the shockingly bright alternative kits Chelsea have these days. are they THAT desperate to have attention drawn to them in any way possible?

Re: More Football Chat : Thu Dec 09, 2010 11:10 am  

5 and a half year deal for Pardew

Newcastle fans that had been bigging Ashley up in recent times will be feeling a little silly right now!

Re: More Football Chat : Thu Dec 09, 2010 11:23 am  

PAUL M wrote:

:lol: 5 and a half year deal for Pardew

Surely this is a wind up!!
I becoming more and more convinced that Ashley actually hates the thought of Newcastle being sucessful, his behaviour is bizzare to say the least.

Re: More Football Chat : Thu Dec 09, 2010 11:28 am  

PAUL M wrote:

:lol: 5 and a half year deal for Pardew

Newcastle fans that had been bigging Ashley up in recent times will be feeling a little silly right now!

Joke isn't it

IIRC Allardyce was given 3yrs and booted out after about 6 months. No way will Pardew be there in 2016!!!

Re: More Football Chat : Thu Dec 09, 2010 11:35 am  

In the normal world, a five and a half year deal would make think that his annual salary must be quite low to balance out giving him such a long deal.

In the fairytale land of St James's Park, I'm not so sure......

Re: More Football Chat : Thu Dec 09, 2010 11:54 am  

Pardew only has to keep them up to be more succesful at the club than Shearer.

Re: More Football Chat : Thu Dec 09, 2010 12:02 pm  

And not quit when the going gets tough to be better than Keegan

Re: More Football Chat : Thu Dec 09, 2010 12:10 pm  

Smiggs wrote:

Surely this is a wind up!!
I becoming more and more convinced that Ashley actually hates the thought of Newcastle being sucessful, his behaviour is bizzare to say the least.

Sounds bizarre, but could be true!

You have to wonder about some of his decisions!

Re: More Football Chat : Thu Dec 09, 2010 12:13 pm  

Football really is gripped with this pandemic of financial stupidity. It pays salaries to players and staff way above what it should be doing as a loss making industry. Newcastle are giving a manager sacked by Southampton a 5 and a half year contract? It's absolutely unbelievable. If they had gone after Mourinho or Wenger and been told the only way to secure them was that deal, fair enough. They are proven. But Alan Pardew has a record of destroying as many clubs fortunes as he has helped and was not in demand from any other club. So why the ridiculously long contract?

It smacks of helping a mate out to me. I think Ashley is going to try and sell the club again now, so he's giving his casino buddy a long contract in the knowledge that he'll get a good few million when he is inevitably sacked.