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Having a look round the media it's becoming very clear that many of us are discontent with the current management and in particular Pardew. The chronicle had his popularity at rock bottom with his approval rating only being 19% and 81% wanting him out.

So in light of this I was wondering how we're going to react when it comes to the matches vs soton and Hull?

Personally I'm not a fan of booing as I don't think it does anything to help the players on the pitch who aren't always to blame for inept tactics (although at the end of last year their performances probably deserved it).

So my personal tact will be joining in with the anti pardew chants and banners as such... although I won't be booing anyone as I think the players look much more like they care this year. Obviously the away crowd will be a lot more ferocious than the home crowd at Hull. But if we lose to soton in the same manner as last year with no tactics or hope I think Hull will be the nail in Pardews coffin!

so what are you going to do?

 

I've voted 'do nothing' because I'll support the team for 90 minutes whatever.
After 90 minutes I'll voice my discontent.

 

wonder how long it will take for HBA chants to come up if we go behind early...I do agree with you but I think Pardew will make a hasty retreat at half time if it goes wrong so I think something needs to be shown during the game

 

Not in the country, so I'll not do anything, but I'd be down with booing if a performance was bad enough. Anti-Pardew chants and stuff don't seem to have been effective in the slightest before to be honest, and I don't blame him for the mangled squad he's been left with, he's just trying his best. If his best isn't good enough, and Ashley can't realise that on his ****ing own, I'd be surprised.

What's actually happening is his best is good enough for what Ashley wants out of this club, so it's all about the owner for me.

 

Exactly what is any of this meant to accomplish ?

Simple venting of the spleen at the risk of the negative impact on the squad (i.e.: no expected upside, quite clear possible downside) or does anyone think it will cause some change ? if the latter, what change ?

 

I agree but I think Its clear he's not leaving and all we can do Is keep chopping off the head of the beast til he realises... I don't entirely subscribe to pardew trying his best...he hasn't made a positive managerial decision in almost 2 years and our teams become increasingly negative

 

I think of it like Hydra... Chop off one head, two more will take it's place... If we get rid of Pardew, we may regret it

 

this is what I fear...although we can always live in naïve hope that maybe we'de get a de boer in but lets be honest it would be "one of the boys"

 

As I am out of the country I have decided I will watch the whole game with my back to the telly. I think this could be what pushes him over the line.

 

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I fully expect a repeat of Cardiff. We've kind of set that stall out, infamy has been achieved. Plus it was easy to do once, it'll be even easier to do again. I imagine quite a few folks would get a kick out of making Pardew cower in his dugout.

I wonder if it'll be just another storm Ashley will let him ride out, though. Maybe reverse psychology is what's needed - everyone belting out pro-Pardew songs even if we get beat, then maybe the Fat One will bin him off?

 

the problem is the only thing that will effect Ashley is if he starts losing money. Sadly many of us are too loyal to give up on matches (sadly I'm included in this) but I've made a point not to buy anything sports direct related and any of the new kits for the last few years... However this isn't enough and I fear it'll take fans not buying season tickets to get him to budge which just wont happed

 

According to those bellends at the Chronicle Pardew will speak about the Transfer window tomorrow. That should be a laugh.

 

Pardew will only go after we have lost the next 4-6 games. none of us want that to happen. But i wouls rather that happens than that useless waste of space stays as our manager!!! FFS go you ****...

 

I think he can only start potentially losing real money when something adversely affects our global advertising, i.e. relegation itself. Still, there's always the hope that he realises success on the pitch can actually lead to greater exposure for S**** D*****. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if he was toying with the idea of sacking him purely because of the column inches it'll generate.

 

I'll be watching it on the telly

since i live in london and work a lot of weeekends, i rarely get to go to game

but if i did. i'd join in the anti-regime protests.

i've only recently moved into that train of thought - go back to my posts from last year and you'll see i was still defending pardew, and even the financial stability of ashley's ownership (compared to the previous regime)

but i've realised now, the club is for ashley to generate profit, and turn a profit on players. they don't want relegation but they don't want to achieve anything more. and pardew is not a good manager.

 

I'm going to boo the people booing and start a pantomime like atmosphere. When the HBA songs start I'm going to break into Weird Al Yankovic's parody of Michael Jacksons "Bad" entitled "Fat"

 

It's a small minority of 'young uns' who start off the HBA ****e apparently.

 

His butt is wide, well ACS's is too
Just watch your mouth or he'll sit on you
The word is out, better treat him right
'Cause he's the king of cellulite
Ham on, ham on, ham on whole wheat, all right

His zippers bust, his buckles break
He's too much man for you to take
The pavement cracks when he fall down
He's got more chins than Chinatown

Well, he's never used a phone booth
And he's never seen his toes
When he's goin' to the movies
He takes up seven rows

Because he's fat, he's fat, come on
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
You know he's fat, he's fat, you know it
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
You know he's fat, he's fat, come on you know
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
Don't you call him pudgy, portly or stout
Just now tell him once again who's fat

When he walk out to get his mail
It measures on the Richter scale
Down at the beach he's a lucky man
He's the only one who gets a tan
If he have one more pie a la mode
He's gonna need his own post code

When you're only having seconds
He's having twenty-thirds
When he go to get his shoes shined
He gotta take their word

Because he's fat, he's fat, sha mone
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
You know he's fat, he's fat, you know it
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
You know he's fat, he's fat, you know it you know
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
And his shadow weighs forty-two pounds
Lemme tell you once again who's fat

If you see him comin' your way
Better give him plenty space
If he tell you that he's hungry
Then won't you feed his face

Because he's fat, he's fat, sha mone
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
You know he's fat, he's fat, you know it
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
You know he's fat, he's fat, you know it, you know
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
Woo woo woo, when he sit around the house
He really sit around the house

You know he's fat, he's fat, come on
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
You know he's fat, he's fat, you know it, you know it
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
You know, you know, you know, come on
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
And you know all by himself he's a crowd
Lemme tell you once again

You know he's huge, he's fat, you know it
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
You know he's fat, you know, hoo
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
You know he's fat, he's fat, you know it, you know
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
And the whole world knows he's fat and he's proud
Just tell me once again who's fat

 

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