Traditionally, hasn't Colo looked shaky alongside anyone but Willo?
Okay. Who exactly is being played out of position? MYM is the only one I can see, and that's still a position he'd played before he joined us.
Yeah but then we don't have a stick to hit Pards with. Sissoko you could argue but then he has played far better on the right for us. Shocking when he was central.
Believe it or not, but not everyone is looking for a stick to beat Pardew with.
.Wh wh what?!! You do know how much fun it is?
To put things in perspective, from what I remember we had a brilliant pre-season the year we got relegated and a **** one the year we finished 5th - getting beat something like 6-1 of Orient days before the season. Straw grasping aside though, there's a hell of a lot of work to do defensively and some of it needs to be done with a cheque book.

Pards even asked if he was ok 
The Leyton Orient game was in the Championship season when so called big players were told in no uncertain terms to put in some effort or f** off - many f**ed off. I was at the game and it was awful. I take your point, though, a pre-season doesn't necessarily bear any relation to the team's fortunes once the season starts.
Believe it or not, but not everyone is looking for a stick to beat Pardew with.