pardew faces the sack

[Lady Whistledown]

Lambert was top scorer the previous season also. He is too good for this division

No. He is not.

He will never be a success any higher than this level because he has no pace. Grant Holt is the same. It's funny seeing Norwich fans thinking that they'll rip up the Championship next season based on Holt's goals. He has failed before at that level and will again (compared to this season I mean).

He and Lambert are the footballing equivalent of flat track bullies- give them rubbish opponents (ie third and fourth division defenders) and they'll spank them all over the place, but put them up against anyone with a bit of class and they come unstuck. In the arse end of the Football League, Lambert can lumber around after all your long balls and get away with it. Take him up a level and teams wise up to that tactic and cut off his supply, and he has nothing else to reply with.

I could be wrong, but isn't Lambert about 29 now too? If he was going to make it higher, he would have done by now. Be realistic, it's not happening. Barnard has far more chance of succeeding in the Championship than he does.

 

[Acker79]

No because that was Poyet

I think you'll find it's both of them. Deals are between the player and the club, not the manager, Tony has to sign off on them.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Finishing 2nd to anyone will do me next year. Even if its fu*king Aldershot

Don't worry, even if you do finish second by 20 points to Aldershot, the Third Division Capello will be telling the media that you were the best team anyway

It's like if he tells himself something enough times, he eventually starts to believe it. Welcome to Planet Pardew.

 

[redneb]

No. He is not.

He will never be a success any higher than this level because he has no pace. Grant Holt is the same. It's funny seeing Norwich fans thinking that they'll rip up the Championship next season based on Holt's goals. He has failed before at that level and will again (compared to this season I mean).

He and Lambert are the footballing equivalent of flat track bullies- give them rubbish opponents (ie third and fourth division defenders) and they'll spank them all over the place, but put them up against anyone with a bit of class and they come unstuck. In the arse end of the Football League, Lambert can lumber around after all your long balls and get away with it. Take him up a level and teams wise up to that tactic and cut off his supply, and he has nothing else to reply with.

I could be wrong, but isn't Lambert about 29 now too? If he was going to make it higher, he would have done by now. Be realistic, it's not happening. Barnard has far more chance of succeeding in the Championship than he does.

But we are not in the CCC next year. So if he does well next year and gets us there, we'll just get a striker who does the business in the CCC.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

But we are not in the CCC next year. So if he does well next year and gets us there, we'll just get a striker who does the business in the CCC.

I appreciate that. I was merely pointing out that your opinions of Lambert are somewhat unrealistic.

 

[The Wizard]

But we are not in the CCC next year. So if he does well next year and gets us there, we'll just get a striker who does the business in the CCC.

Who are your targets then? Messi? Torres? Capello/Mourinho dream team have already said its their dream to manage you as you are a MASSIVE club, so perhaps he could ask them to join? No persuasions will be needed I doubt given the huge nature of the club they will be joining.

 

[Easy 10]

I love Southampton fans. They GENUINELY believe they are still a Premiership club, just paying us all a little visit.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I LIKE him. Can we KEEP him, Sim?

 

[Simster]

Wouldn't it be awful if they stayed down another couple of years and their crowds went as low as 9,000?

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Saw Pardew at the Football Writers' Dinner last night. He looked very chilled. He was on the Daily Express' table, I think. Didn't speak to him, but I did fancy having a polite pop at him about Calderon

No Gary Stevens there this year, but Curbishley was in attendance. Tony Millard, too

 

[Gerbil]

You wouldn't say that if Calderon somehow surprisingly came back .

A) Calderon won't ever come back, even if Pardew got sacked he wouldn't have.
B) Yes i would say that, i don't want him back at all

 

[The Wizard]

A) Calderon won't ever come back, even if Pardew got sacked he wouldn't have.
B) Yes i would say that, i don't want him back at all

Agreed. Accepting our offer then waiting to see if he gets offered more at Soton which he inevitably would have! Money grabbing Spanish wanker.