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Off Topic Alan Pardew appreciation

Discussion in 'Newcastle United' started by Welshie, Apr 24, 2020.

  1. Joelinton's Right Foot

    Joelinton's Right Foot Worth Every Penny
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    I agree it was a very good team, but also believe that the team was better than the sum of its parts. A lot of that credit has to go to Pardew for that season. There were better overall squads who finished below us.
     
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  2. Dr Van Helsing

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    the prem was weak that year
     
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  3. Darren Peacock’s Ponytail

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    8 wins in last 65 games over 3 clubs as manager
     
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  4. Delusional Full Stop

    Delusional Full Stop Here to serve all your counselling needs.
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    He’s improving then.

    <cheers>
     
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  6. Delusional Full Stop

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    But how many times has that been said?
     
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  7. Heed

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    Blessed be the Lord Pardew.
     
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  8. Delusional Full Stop

    Delusional Full Stop Here to serve all your counselling needs.
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    Quick is there a Doctor in the building, Heed's gone delirious.
     
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    Judge Death and Heed like this.
  9. Heed

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    Doctor Who...Do you know anyone that fits the bill.
    Anyway, you have to take or grasp the feel good factor from such enigmatic leaders.
     
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  10. Welshie

    Welshie Chavcunt fanboy dickhead

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    Aren't YOU a doctor?
     
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  11. Heed

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    Witch Doctor maybe.
     
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  12. Warmir Pouchov

    Warmir Pouchov Better than JPF

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    Very very average manager who weirdly excelled here. Did a good job under shocking ownership. As we’ve seen before and since, Ashley is a tricky boss at best. Of course it would have been interesting to see how he’d gone if we’d invested more than Anita after a cracking season but we will never know. A critical opportunity missed but he may not have taken us upwards anyway.

    Love him or loath him he will go down as providing some of, if not the best players, football, results and general excitement of any time in Ashley’s reign. He worked under the same constraints as the others and stuck out 5 seasons, was never relegated, provided European football.

    Our fans understandably struggle badly with him. They hated him before he joined so was on a hiding to nothing. He was never gonna improve that with his obvious arrogance. He’s not likeable. So he’s never judged fairly by fans or just purely in the terms of results etc. It’s fair enough giving him a bit of stick about his behaviour, but refusing to recognise how well he did here seems short sighted. Given that the same people rank Rafa as a genius tells it’s own story.
     
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  13. Delusional Full Stop

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    Define doctor.
     
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