Pardew's going to suffer in order to keep earning that salary - a war of attrition between him, the fans and Ashley. 0-2 now and atmosphere not good...
With Pardew it's getting a bit like Steve Kean at Blackburn where the results clearly dictate that the manager has to go and the fans are in uproar but you have owners who don't care what the fans think. The manager is left there hanging in the wind and bearing the brunt of fan anger.
Liverpool are looking a bit hit and miss so far, home defeat and far from convincing in Europe. I thought last seasons heroics might be a one-off-and its starting to look that way.
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villa probably the better team until then!
Perfectly struck bicycle kick into the net redoubles the pressure on Pardew and his side.
As clear a 2nd yellow as you could possibly get, but the ref bottled it.
Cue the Newcastle fans to express their disenchantment once more.
For all the backing Mike Ashley has given Pardew this week, you wonder if it might be exhausted by a defeat like this.
Two goals for the substitute Cisse!
Credit where credit's due, it was Pardew's call to bring him on and it's worked wonders.
Unexpected to say the least.
Disagree, but I do I have concerns about his lack of discipline sometimes.
I'm not that surprised. Losing Suarez lost Liverpool about 50% of their quality - in terms of goals scored and assists.
Liverpool are looking a bit hit and miss so far, home defeat and far from convincing in Europe. I thought last seasons heroics might be a one-off-and its starting to look that way.
Lovren should absolutely be taken off.
There is no way he should continue. No way at all.
So the rules are now useless. Lovren didnt know what day it is, and now he is back on the field with a bandage.
Its disgusting.
To be fair, he wasn't knocked unconscious and if the club and independent doctor have cleared him to play on, it's really fair enough.
Ahh, an edit.
You dont have to be knocked out to be concussed.
And from the pics that i was watching, the cameras quickly looked away when they saw how badly he was in trouble.
He was down and out of it for a long time, and when he was walking off the pitch he looked in a complete daze.
This is exactly what the new rules were trying to prevent - a team desperate to get their player back on.
If the independent dr cleared him to play on, then it raises serious questions as to either:
1) his competency
2) if he can be persuaded by a team (who have already subbed one defender)
Liverpool club doctor
Ah, right. Thanks.
I reckon Liverpool will come back to win this.
He's being a baby when it comes to the tackles on Liverpool players, particularly Koutaye's one on Moreno in the box in the first half.
Sometimes think I am watching different incidents from him with his comments