Sunday, December 10, 2006
Who do you Think you are Kidding Mr Pardew???
If you think Christian Dailly is ever an answer??? And furthermore when has he ever been a midfielder? When have you ever put him midfield and we haven't got a total arse whipping? Remember Bolton last year when we lost 4-1? So why do it again??
Pardew has completely lost my respect for that team selection. That was one of the most sickening performances I've ever had to endure and I've seen a few!
Read it and weap
Bolton 4 - 0 West Ham
Pardew has completely lost my respect for that team selection. That was one of the most sickening performances I've ever had to endure and I've seen a few!
Read it and weap
Bolton 4 - 0 West Ham
Posted by Dave at 7:12 am
Dave said...
Did I mention what a fucktard Alan Pardew is for that team selection?
Did I mention what a fucktard Alan Pardew is for that team selection?
Comment posted on Sun Dec 10, 07:20:00 am
Dave said...
Sorry just add that this very much looks like a relegation season to me. The opportunity was there a few weeks ago to push on - we've had our confidence slump the season - you can't have two in a season or you are gone!
It's not all AP's fault but when he's had decisions to make he has made them badly. Be it the wrong striker, wrong midfield, wrong formation and today Christian Dailly in midfield.
I'm full of rage right now. :-(
Sorry just add that this very much looks like a relegation season to me. The opportunity was there a few weeks ago to push on - we've had our confidence slump the season - you can't have two in a season or you are gone!
It's not all AP's fault but when he's had decisions to make he has made them badly. Be it the wrong striker, wrong midfield, wrong formation and today Christian Dailly in midfield.
I'm full of rage right now. :-(
Comment posted on Sun Dec 10, 07:34:00 am
Anonymous said...
Pards is still a decent manager, but i think he needs a fresh start at a new club.
The rot is setting in now. A new manager needs the transfer window open to make some moves. We're going to lose to ManUre, so sack him now.
GU:Four-star Bolton leave Pardew's men for dead
Pards is still a decent manager, but i think he needs a fresh start at a new club.
The rot is setting in now. A new manager needs the transfer window open to make some moves. We're going to lose to ManUre, so sack him now.
GU:Four-star Bolton leave Pardew's men for dead
Comment posted on Sun Dec 10, 11:56:00 am
Melbournehammer said...
Beex,considering your condition, I would have called it a spineless display.
Beex,considering your condition, I would have called it a spineless display.
Comment posted on Sun Dec 10, 01:01:00 pm
Melbournehammer said...
Green still prefer him to Carroll
Spector give him time and support and he will be OK.
McCartney thrown in at the deep end
Collins plays better alongside Gabbs or Anton
Konchesky must be blackmailing AP
Dailly at least he tries
NRC Manure or Arse shirt on his Xmas whislist
Mullins probably Hammer of the year so far
Etherington deja vu
Harewood very easy to defend against when you just keep hitting high balls forward to him
Tevez will go down in WHU history as the one we let slip through our fingers
Pantsil not his fault
Sheringham all he seemed to be imterested in was playing the miracle through ball
Pardew said the team was naive in the post match interview.Time to take a look in the mirror Pards.
Green still prefer him to Carroll
Spector give him time and support and he will be OK.
McCartney thrown in at the deep end
Collins plays better alongside Gabbs or Anton
Konchesky must be blackmailing AP
Dailly at least he tries
NRC Manure or Arse shirt on his Xmas whislist
Mullins probably Hammer of the year so far
Etherington deja vu
Harewood very easy to defend against when you just keep hitting high balls forward to him
Tevez will go down in WHU history as the one we let slip through our fingers
Pantsil not his fault
Sheringham all he seemed to be imterested in was playing the miracle through ball
Pardew said the team was naive in the post match interview.Time to take a look in the mirror Pards.
Comment posted on Sun Dec 10, 01:27:00 pm
beggers said...
Taped the game, won't bother watching it. I fucking hate Bolton an'all.
Reeks of relegation lads but it has done all season. I suspect this season will go down to the wire. 17th will do. Don't expect miracles when Ashton returns neither. Team sport lads and if the strikers don't get the service, well you know the rest.
Will a change of manager be the answer? Not for Charlton. Who do you replace Pardew with?
If the bloke coming in is not the dogs bollocks, expect much of the same. I've no doubt Eggert is looking very closely at Pardew. He made it quite clear he wants us to be a successful club, so Pards is on borrowed time, make no mistake. But other than Curbs, I can't think of anyone else? Who would you try and get?
But that's for down the track, for now what do we do? How do we get out of this? What would you guys do?
Taped the game, won't bother watching it. I fucking hate Bolton an'all.
Reeks of relegation lads but it has done all season. I suspect this season will go down to the wire. 17th will do. Don't expect miracles when Ashton returns neither. Team sport lads and if the strikers don't get the service, well you know the rest.
Will a change of manager be the answer? Not for Charlton. Who do you replace Pardew with?
If the bloke coming in is not the dogs bollocks, expect much of the same. I've no doubt Eggert is looking very closely at Pardew. He made it quite clear he wants us to be a successful club, so Pards is on borrowed time, make no mistake. But other than Curbs, I can't think of anyone else? Who would you try and get?
But that's for down the track, for now what do we do? How do we get out of this? What would you guys do?
Comment posted on Sun Dec 10, 02:41:00 pm
norven munky said...
This was as bad as it gets. Totally inept. There were so many fundamental mistakes today it defies belief. Virtually every player was guilty of frequently turning the ball over with no or very little pressure.
At one stage I decided I was gonna do up a log on the mistakes off of the tape afterwards. You know something like :-
"1st min, PK passed it straight to Davies under no pressure" etc
But the sheer number of mistakes made me ditch the idea - I would have gone through 3 pens worth of ink.
I thought Paintsil was abominable when he came on. Made mistakes with virtually *every* touch.
I have been bagged out for suggesting Pards has no tactical nous and rode his luck on one formation and no injuries last season. His tactics against Arsenal gave me hope there were brains upstairs but I think its all over now.
Eggy must act to try and salvage our Premiership status now. And I don't mean promoting Kevin Keen or bringing in Iain Dowie.
Whoever it is needs to be able to motivate. Being able to turn water into wine is about what's required tho.
This was as bad as it gets. Totally inept. There were so many fundamental mistakes today it defies belief. Virtually every player was guilty of frequently turning the ball over with no or very little pressure.
At one stage I decided I was gonna do up a log on the mistakes off of the tape afterwards. You know something like :-
"1st min, PK passed it straight to Davies under no pressure" etc
But the sheer number of mistakes made me ditch the idea - I would have gone through 3 pens worth of ink.
I thought Paintsil was abominable when he came on. Made mistakes with virtually *every* touch.
I have been bagged out for suggesting Pards has no tactical nous and rode his luck on one formation and no injuries last season. His tactics against Arsenal gave me hope there were brains upstairs but I think its all over now.
Eggy must act to try and salvage our Premiership status now. And I don't mean promoting Kevin Keen or bringing in Iain Dowie.
Whoever it is needs to be able to motivate. Being able to turn water into wine is about what's required tho.
Comment posted on Sun Dec 10, 02:56:00 pm
beggers said...
Ranirei may be ok, thought he did ok at Chelscum. Might struggle with our lot of skilless clowns but.
Hiddink would be ideal but he's taken. Like what he did with the Socceroos. Not the most talented squad but he brought the best out of them.
El Tel, I've always liked him but I don't know?
Curbs, much the same as we've got IMO.
Keegan, nah.
Bobby Robson, too old.
Not a great deal to choose from really. I like you Beexie am scratching my head over this one.
If it does happen it'll probably be a foreign manager we know fuck all about, I mean it's obvious there's no one in the shop window. Ian Dowie.....only joking.
Unfortunately I think our only hope is January, bringing in some foreign players, a la' 'Arry at Portsmouth last season, who have not yet caught the losing disease, and survive. Never thought I'd be saying that about the foreign players but what else can you do?
Ranirei may be ok, thought he did ok at Chelscum. Might struggle with our lot of skilless clowns but.
Hiddink would be ideal but he's taken. Like what he did with the Socceroos. Not the most talented squad but he brought the best out of them.
El Tel, I've always liked him but I don't know?
Curbs, much the same as we've got IMO.
Keegan, nah.
Bobby Robson, too old.
Not a great deal to choose from really. I like you Beexie am scratching my head over this one.
If it does happen it'll probably be a foreign manager we know fuck all about, I mean it's obvious there's no one in the shop window. Ian Dowie.....only joking.
Unfortunately I think our only hope is January, bringing in some foreign players, a la' 'Arry at Portsmouth last season, who have not yet caught the losing disease, and survive. Never thought I'd be saying that about the foreign players but what else can you do?
Comment posted on Sun Dec 10, 05:45:00 pm
Melbournehammer said...
Don't be surprised if SGE is top of Eggy's list
With regards to players, I don't think we need to panic buy.I am fairly confident NRC or Yossi or both will be gone by the end of January.With Ashton returning,we probably need to buy only a midfielder and another defender.
If I were Eggy I would sell NRC for a minimun of 8 mil then add 5 mil of my own and buy SWP from Chelsea.I would still have 5 mil left to buy another one ,possibly 2 players.
My dream team for 2007 would be
Green
Spector Ferdinand Gabbidon ?????
SWP Mascherano Mullins Etherington
Tevez Ashton
Carroll Harewood Bowyer Yossi ????
Don't be surprised if SGE is top of Eggy's list
With regards to players, I don't think we need to panic buy.I am fairly confident NRC or Yossi or both will be gone by the end of January.With Ashton returning,we probably need to buy only a midfielder and another defender.
If I were Eggy I would sell NRC for a minimun of 8 mil then add 5 mil of my own and buy SWP from Chelsea.I would still have 5 mil left to buy another one ,possibly 2 players.
My dream team for 2007 would be
Green
Spector Ferdinand Gabbidon ?????
SWP Mascherano Mullins Etherington
Tevez Ashton
Carroll Harewood Bowyer Yossi ????
Comment posted on Sun Dec 10, 07:41:00 pm
Anonymous said...
very harsh on Dailly. Pards wanted two defensive midfielders and since mascherano was injured he went for Dailly. Dailly wasn't even that bad.
As for Pards have you now made your decision becuase we lost to Bolton away? We would have lost this game if we were in the best form of our lives. Bolton at the Reebok = loss
very harsh on Dailly. Pards wanted two defensive midfielders and since mascherano was injured he went for Dailly. Dailly wasn't even that bad.
As for Pards have you now made your decision becuase we lost to Bolton away? We would have lost this game if we were in the best form of our lives. Bolton at the Reebok = loss
Comment posted on Sun Dec 10, 10:11:00 pm
Anonymous said...
Doesn't Vialli need lots of transfer funds to do anything?
While I'm very concerned for our safetly, Blackburn, Sheff United, Boro and Manc City are shite too, so we've still got a lot to play for.
Doesn't Vialli need lots of transfer funds to do anything?
While I'm very concerned for our safetly, Blackburn, Sheff United, Boro and Manc City are shite too, so we've still got a lot to play for.
Comment posted on Sun Dec 10, 11:49:00 pm
beggers said...
Got plenty of loyalty Anon. But I, like most, am real concerned with our situation. I'm not convinced ditching Pardew is the answer but something has to be done NOW. I hope to Christ he's gets us through this. I had your blind faith once, remember getting relegated on 41 pts with the likes of Di Canio, Cole, Carrick, Kanoute, Sinclair etc? By virtue of being WEST HAM we are the eternal optimists but this is bad mate, no two ways about it. I'm not and never would give up on the club but it hurts to see us free falling this way.
Got plenty of loyalty Anon. But I, like most, am real concerned with our situation. I'm not convinced ditching Pardew is the answer but something has to be done NOW. I hope to Christ he's gets us through this. I had your blind faith once, remember getting relegated on 41 pts with the likes of Di Canio, Cole, Carrick, Kanoute, Sinclair etc? By virtue of being WEST HAM we are the eternal optimists but this is bad mate, no two ways about it. I'm not and never would give up on the club but it hurts to see us free falling this way.
Comment posted on Mon Dec 11, 06:41:00 am
whubris said...
Loyalty to the club, yes. Loyalty to Pardew, well, yes, but not as much!
BTW Beggers it was 42 points..
Anon - why did Pardew want four defenders and two defensive midfielders, at BOLTON?
Look I don't know what the solution is but buying new players is not going to get us anywhere. All the players we have are Premiership quality. The real problem is in the dressing room and we need Pards to sort it. Having said that though a new signing will gee up the other players and especially with Ashton coming back from injury it might just be enough. Frankly it doesn't matter much who it is or where they play, the only real benefit would be psychological.
Loyalty to the club, yes. Loyalty to Pardew, well, yes, but not as much!
BTW Beggers it was 42 points..
Anon - why did Pardew want four defenders and two defensive midfielders, at BOLTON?
Look I don't know what the solution is but buying new players is not going to get us anywhere. All the players we have are Premiership quality. The real problem is in the dressing room and we need Pards to sort it. Having said that though a new signing will gee up the other players and especially with Ashton coming back from injury it might just be enough. Frankly it doesn't matter much who it is or where they play, the only real benefit would be psychological.
Comment posted on Mon Dec 11, 07:25:00 am
Dave said...
Anon - as the author of the original article I'm not sure if you are directing your comments at me or everybody in general for their comments??
I originally said I am pissed off with Pardew for his actions in THIS game and have not called for his head in anyway. I'm not sure getting rid of him is the answer - I really don't know what the asnwer is personally.
As for Dailly it's not about what he did or didn't do in this game it is the idea that Pardew thinks he can select him as a central midfielder and get away with it - this is the premier league and Dailly is a defender and not a very good one at that! But if you do want me to comment on his performance in this match he did give the ball away very cheaply on many occasions along with many other guilty players.
That structure with Dailly in the midfield was never going to work - there was never going to be any sort of supply to the forwards - it was a very negative decision to play him and we got punished.
Anon - as the author of the original article I'm not sure if you are directing your comments at me or everybody in general for their comments??
I originally said I am pissed off with Pardew for his actions in THIS game and have not called for his head in anyway. I'm not sure getting rid of him is the answer - I really don't know what the asnwer is personally.
As for Dailly it's not about what he did or didn't do in this game it is the idea that Pardew thinks he can select him as a central midfielder and get away with it - this is the premier league and Dailly is a defender and not a very good one at that! But if you do want me to comment on his performance in this match he did give the ball away very cheaply on many occasions along with many other guilty players.
That structure with Dailly in the midfield was never going to work - there was never going to be any sort of supply to the forwards - it was a very negative decision to play him and we got punished.
Comment posted on Mon Dec 11, 09:12:00 am
beggers said...
42 PTS!!! whubris,thanks for the clarification, I think!
whubris is bang on, the problems in the dressing room, but a new player or two in Jan. might revive us, who knows? It's not a case of panic buying but getting players out of neccessity. Only problem is getting decent players, I mean who would want to come to us in our current situation?
42 PTS!!! whubris,thanks for the clarification, I think!
whubris is bang on, the problems in the dressing room, but a new player or two in Jan. might revive us, who knows? It's not a case of panic buying but getting players out of neccessity. Only problem is getting decent players, I mean who would want to come to us in our current situation?
Comment posted on Mon Dec 11, 09:42:00 am
Anonymous said...
I actually turned it off when the thrid goal went in. I have to say i am still sticking by Pardew, butas eveyone has said this situation is getting worse. Sheffield Utd are ahead of us!
I Was a bit surprised he chose a 4-5-1 and like everyone else i cant beleive he put Dailly in as a Mid. I think i saw sheringham touch the ball once.
It will really suck if we get relegated (At all) but the first time in years ive been able to follow them reguarly.
I actually turned it off when the thrid goal went in. I have to say i am still sticking by Pardew, butas eveyone has said this situation is getting worse. Sheffield Utd are ahead of us!
I Was a bit surprised he chose a 4-5-1 and like everyone else i cant beleive he put Dailly in as a Mid. I think i saw sheringham touch the ball once.
It will really suck if we get relegated (At all) but the first time in years ive been able to follow them reguarly.
Comment posted on Mon Dec 11, 11:11:00 am
whubris said...
Yeah I'm with Dave - if Pardew done wrong then he deserves some stick, but that doesn't mean we should call for his head. Frankly I don't know how long it should take before a manager is considered "not good enough" - it could be years before things really gel. IMHO there are top class managers, middle class managers, and people who should not be allowed anywhere near a football pitch (e.g. me, Dave, and the rest of the people on this site!) But seriously, if you're not in the Ferguson/Hiddink/Wenger mould, then you're just as good as the next guy. Curbishley, Strachan, Moyes, Allardyce.. All much the same for mine. Sometimes you win, and everyone thinks you're the best manager since Clough, and then you go on a losing streak and you're just a regular manager (or worse) again. It all averages out and I really think it doesn't matter all that much who is in charge unless they're a genius. They all pretty much know what they're doing and they all have different approaches but ultimately I think in general you're not much better with one manager than the next, apart from what sort of players they buy. And even then you sometimes get lucky or unlucky. Pardew's signings have been good, so no problem there. I don't think changing managers is really going to help much, just like a fresh coat of paint really, if there's rot underneath how long will it last? Stick with Pardew but FFS man listen to the fans...
Yeah I'm with Dave - if Pardew done wrong then he deserves some stick, but that doesn't mean we should call for his head. Frankly I don't know how long it should take before a manager is considered "not good enough" - it could be years before things really gel. IMHO there are top class managers, middle class managers, and people who should not be allowed anywhere near a football pitch (e.g. me, Dave, and the rest of the people on this site!) But seriously, if you're not in the Ferguson/Hiddink/Wenger mould, then you're just as good as the next guy. Curbishley, Strachan, Moyes, Allardyce.. All much the same for mine. Sometimes you win, and everyone thinks you're the best manager since Clough, and then you go on a losing streak and you're just a regular manager (or worse) again. It all averages out and I really think it doesn't matter all that much who is in charge unless they're a genius. They all pretty much know what they're doing and they all have different approaches but ultimately I think in general you're not much better with one manager than the next, apart from what sort of players they buy. And even then you sometimes get lucky or unlucky. Pardew's signings have been good, so no problem there. I don't think changing managers is really going to help much, just like a fresh coat of paint really, if there's rot underneath how long will it last? Stick with Pardew but FFS man listen to the fans...
Comment posted on Mon Dec 11, 01:17:00 pm
Anonymous said...
FFS! I have been telling all and sundry Pardew needs to give someone else a go and who does he pick? Fucking Dailly AND in MIDFIELD! That says it all really...
Things are looking bad, something radical has to change and ASAP.
FFS! I have been telling all and sundry Pardew needs to give someone else a go and who does he pick? Fucking Dailly AND in MIDFIELD! That says it all really...
Things are looking bad, something radical has to change and ASAP.
Comment posted on Mon Dec 11, 03:19:00 pm
Anonymous said...
In this situation you can't sack all of the players, which is why the manager must stay on top of things and why the manager carries the can - especially when the team is good enough to cope quite easily in this league.
I would sacrifice the manager before sacrificing our league status. We've already done the opposite once before just recently, so let's not do it again.
Pardew knows the score.
In this situation you can't sack all of the players, which is why the manager must stay on top of things and why the manager carries the can - especially when the team is good enough to cope quite easily in this league.
I would sacrifice the manager before sacrificing our league status. We've already done the opposite once before just recently, so let's not do it again.
Pardew knows the score.
Comment posted on Mon Dec 11, 04:51:00 pm
Anonymous said...
Woah, I've just noticed the new poll and for me it paints a bad picture. The Di Canio team of 2002/2003 season was far better.
Too good to go down, you might say.
:(
Woah, I've just noticed the new poll and for me it paints a bad picture. The Di Canio team of 2002/2003 season was far better.
Too good to go down, you might say.
:(
Comment posted on Mon Dec 11, 04:57:00 pm
Anonymous said...
Well to be honest with ya all, why i got up at 3.00 o'clock was to watch my team play footie and all i saw was a piss poor display!!,Ok at the moment AP's selection is crap but being a staunch hammer im sure that things will pick up,So bring on the manc scum!!I for one will be up again in a bid to satisfy my need to see the hammers win.
Sth Bris Hammer (Bunker)
Well to be honest with ya all, why i got up at 3.00 o'clock was to watch my team play footie and all i saw was a piss poor display!!,Ok at the moment AP's selection is crap but being a staunch hammer im sure that things will pick up,So bring on the manc scum!!I for one will be up again in a bid to satisfy my need to see the hammers win.
Sth Bris Hammer (Bunker)
Comment posted on Mon Dec 11, 06:33:00 pm
Anonymous said...
Boro don't deserve PL status and with their fans deserting them, let's hope the crash and burn.
Middlesbrough
Describing Boro as 'mediocre' would be flattering and their ever-decreasing number of fans know it. Just 23,638 were in attendance for the tepid draw against Wigan, the lowest gate of the season. To arrest the decline, children will be allowed in for £1 for the December 23 date with Charlton, but it is an act of desperation rather than seasonal goodwill.
Boro need to go. The Aussies shouldn't be there, so hopefully relegation will speed their exit, maybe even to the A-League.
50,000 fans at the dome. come home to Melbourne, Dooks.
Boro don't deserve PL status and with their fans deserting them, let's hope the crash and burn.
Middlesbrough
Describing Boro as 'mediocre' would be flattering and their ever-decreasing number of fans know it. Just 23,638 were in attendance for the tepid draw against Wigan, the lowest gate of the season. To arrest the decline, children will be allowed in for £1 for the December 23 date with Charlton, but it is an act of desperation rather than seasonal goodwill.
Boro need to go. The Aussies shouldn't be there, so hopefully relegation will speed their exit, maybe even to the A-League.
50,000 fans at the dome. come home to Melbourne, Dooks.
Comment posted on Mon Dec 11, 08:48:00 pm
Anonymous said...
Cast your vote for Man of the Year 2006
Go and vote for Lucas Neill.
Shannon Noll is winning, ffs.
Cast your vote for Man of the Year 2006
Go and vote for Lucas Neill.
Shannon Noll is winning, ffs.
Comment posted on Mon Dec 11, 09:13:00 pm
Anonymous said...
Alan Pardew
"It's important that I give strong leadership and guide them through this difficult period," said the West Ham boss after his side's capitulation at Bolton. The catch is that the capitulation, in front of an evidently dismayed Eggert Magnusson, has weakened his position to such an extent that, upon being asked if he expected to still be Hammers boss next week, a chastened Pardew could only meekly reply: "I hope so."
Defeat at Bolton is not uncommon. Yet it is unusual for a team to accept defeat before the match had been played. Nor is the downgrading of a 4-4-2 formation in favour of a 4-5-1 the obvious course of action following ten hours of play without an away goal. For the record, this was the Hammers' tenth defeat in eleven games outside of Upton Park.
One newspaper claimed at the weekend that Pardew had 'suffered' for having 'Mascherano and Tevez forced upon him'. Nonsense. Lest we forget, he celebrated their arrival by proclaiming that the Hammers would soon be challenging the best of Europe.
Pardew wanted the Argentines and his inability to merge two players widely recognised as 'world-class' into his team is a failing of management. On Saturday, he omitted Mascherano and selected centre-half Christian Dailly as the holding midfielder and sent striker Tevez to the wing.
The January transfer window offers Pardew possible salvation, but his future will probably be decided before then. According to a report in The Times, Pardew was summoned to a meeting with Magnusson following last week's home defeat to Wigan and warned that 'results had to improve...and would have to improve immediately if he wanted to be around when £12 million will be made available to strengthen the relegation-threatened side next month.'
No wonder he sounded so meek. Magnusson, in turn, must also be wondering whether Pardew can be trusted to use the money wisely after mismanaging the talents of Mascherano and Tevez to the extent that the Argentines have become, as with Shevchenko, a self-imposed handicap.
Alan Pardew
"It's important that I give strong leadership and guide them through this difficult period," said the West Ham boss after his side's capitulation at Bolton. The catch is that the capitulation, in front of an evidently dismayed Eggert Magnusson, has weakened his position to such an extent that, upon being asked if he expected to still be Hammers boss next week, a chastened Pardew could only meekly reply: "I hope so."
Defeat at Bolton is not uncommon. Yet it is unusual for a team to accept defeat before the match had been played. Nor is the downgrading of a 4-4-2 formation in favour of a 4-5-1 the obvious course of action following ten hours of play without an away goal. For the record, this was the Hammers' tenth defeat in eleven games outside of Upton Park.
One newspaper claimed at the weekend that Pardew had 'suffered' for having 'Mascherano and Tevez forced upon him'. Nonsense. Lest we forget, he celebrated their arrival by proclaiming that the Hammers would soon be challenging the best of Europe.
Pardew wanted the Argentines and his inability to merge two players widely recognised as 'world-class' into his team is a failing of management. On Saturday, he omitted Mascherano and selected centre-half Christian Dailly as the holding midfielder and sent striker Tevez to the wing.
The January transfer window offers Pardew possible salvation, but his future will probably be decided before then. According to a report in The Times, Pardew was summoned to a meeting with Magnusson following last week's home defeat to Wigan and warned that 'results had to improve...and would have to improve immediately if he wanted to be around when £12 million will be made available to strengthen the relegation-threatened side next month.'
No wonder he sounded so meek. Magnusson, in turn, must also be wondering whether Pardew can be trusted to use the money wisely after mismanaging the talents of Mascherano and Tevez to the extent that the Argentines have become, as with Shevchenko, a self-imposed handicap.
Comment posted on Mon Dec 11, 09:30:00 pm
Anonymous said...
I agree this was not the right decision as alan could have got us out of this situation with a little support. i think he did good things at the club like the FA cup final and even though he wasnt a West Ham man at the beggining he became 1 over the years. it is also sad that he was only our 10 manager ever and it would be terrible if the new owners decide to get rid of all their managers this quickly.his dealings in the tranfer windows were also great.
I agree this was not the right decision as alan could have got us out of this situation with a little support. i think he did good things at the club like the FA cup final and even though he wasnt a West Ham man at the beggining he became 1 over the years. it is also sad that he was only our 10 manager ever and it would be terrible if the new owners decide to get rid of all their managers this quickly.his dealings in the tranfer windows were also great.
Comment posted on Tue Dec 12, 03:34:00 am
Anonymous said...
It will be interesting to see if the new owners had someone in mind before buying the club.
It will be interesting to see if the new owners had someone in mind before buying the club.
Comment posted on Tue Dec 12, 04:00:00 am
whubris said...
Good point Anon (the last one). Maybe they did have someone in mind. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Good point Anon (the last one). Maybe they did have someone in mind. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Comment posted on Tue Dec 12, 08:25:00 am
beggers said...
It wouldn't surprise me if(the last Anons) comments are right. You don't get to be where these guys are by being mugs. The more I think about it the more I think it's probably true.
...Post a Comment ... Go to ForumIt wouldn't surprise me if(the last Anons) comments are right. You don't get to be where these guys are by being mugs. The more I think about it the more I think it's probably true.
Comment posted on Tue Dec 12, 03:06:00 pm