After a holiday hiatus, the soon-to-be-award-winning IWIWAG podcast returns with special guest Barry Ameobi (@ToonArmyMIA) helping the merry blogsters break down Newcastle United's transfer season so far, from Debuchy's debut to Rémy's renege. We also gnaw on Norwich, catch up on our Reading, and examine Hatem Ben Arfa's PSG fetish. Plus: Can Shola's beard bring back the bravado? And how you can help Cissé score for Sédhiou. Click below to listen, or visit our iTunes page for your own personal download.
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Just listened to the podcast for the first time, good job guys.
Also well done on that partnership with Cisse's foundation.
Posted by: 89Norcal | 01/17/2013 at 01:48 AM
Do we break out the relegation talk now guys? I said it was staring us in the face before we started the Christmas stretch but even then I couldn't imagine only 1 point from Norwich and Reading. Simply shocking.
What else is there to say? How can you possibly right the ship when it's taken on this much water? Is there anyway Pardew can save this team or does Ashley have to make the change? I'd love to hear what others think because I'm in a dark, dark, dark place right now.
Posted by: Eric | 01/19/2013 at 11:00 AM
I totally understand how you feel. This is the worst I have felt about the team in a long time, maybe ever. The first half today looked pretty good I thought. But there is a huge mental complacency with this team. You could see/feel it in the team. Cabaye scored and we thought we had won right them and there. I'm sitting at home watching the rest if the game yelling at the tv because we lost the fight to score 2,3,4 goals and put the game away. I always feel that with this team/coaching staff going 1-0 up on the first half of a game is a win and we sit back and try and protect that too much. And, even though there was talk about a possible knock to Cabaye ( and I understand being a college coach myself) wanting to protect that player, the subs were baffling. Didn't Pardew say 2weeks ago Bigi had place being in the first team? Regardless, I feel just sick!
Posted by: MichiToon25 | 01/19/2013 at 11:17 AM
I completely agree with you guys. Pardew even admitted he and Yohan weren't on the same page over how much he could play. For a player coming off of an injury, how does that happen?! You have to have plans for every situation in a match and if Pards was to sit back and defend if we had a slim lead at the half then we are truly in trouble. Any players we bring in will not be able to offset negative tactics. When you are at home against a team sitting second from the bottom in the league, you don't bunker down to hold a 1 goal lead, you keep pushing and put the match out of reach. This is a HUGE 6 point match that could come back to haunt us in May.
Posted by: rob | 01/20/2013 at 10:47 PM