S-Clarke

pretty much

I don't think people are turning against him, most of us can see what he's done and we'd ben screwed without him and ML - but that doesn't mean he's closed to critisism and i feel there are a few things he could and should have handled much better than he has.

I agree with you. We have alot to thank NC for and he's done alot of good in putting this club back in the right direction, but as you say - his constant alienating of certain individuals and his petty blocking of the echo is irritating alot of people. At the end of the day all the Pardew uncertainty has been caused by his comments to solent a few months ago - IMO chairman should really not get involved in the media like he did, they were some naive comments which rocked the ship and has added a doubt over pardews future ever since. All we need him to do now is confirm either way - keep him, or replace him, because we cannot have a summer of this constant ''the club refuse to comment'' rubbish.

quality, well played blackpool - brilliant performance.

You're right, Pard's has laid some really solid foundations at this club - from the players, to the coaches and even to the scouting network. If you ignore the first 10 games, his performance on the field has been pretty good. 83 points is the real total we gained over 46 games, 3 points behind leeds. I don't count that as a failure considering what we started with. If he does go it must primarily be down to NC and Pards clashing behind the scenes, there have been some disagreements on the targets for some time (if you look at Nicola's statement from February on the league not being good enough, and the cups not a priority etc) Any new manager that comes into this club is lucky, because they take control of a ready made club which they don't need to do much with - Pard's has laid it all ready for them, which is why it's so harsh if he does get sacked. Cotterill will probably get us promoted, but i must say his appointment wouldn't fill me with a massive amount of confidence - he's not in the same league as Pard's anyway, which is why I'd view it as a backwards step in the grand scheme of things. I trust pard's to take this team to the premiership - and i believe he'd make if he's given the chance. Sadly, i don't think he will be.

I'd love to know what AP has done to **** NC off so much! it can't just be our league performance, because that's been ok...

if that's true, then it really is madness and possibly would take us backwards and render this season a waste of time.

****. Poor fella, such a shame - he had the talent to make an impact here, but was ruined by injuries.

Heskey was always the safe option though, Zamora has been fantastic this season but he's never proven himself at international level, which makes it quite a big gamble when you're basing a decision on 2 friendly matches prior to the tournament. I'm pleased to see Parker and Huddlestone included, they've both had fantastic seasons and it would have been wrong if Hargreaves was included in front of them. It's good to see some really good wide players included too - that's been our problem in past tournaments, now we have players like Lennon/Johnson/Cole/Theo etc - who can all offer decent width. (I’m sounding like derry here...) Possible question mark over SWP - Maybe young deserved a chance ahead of him? he's had a decent season and SWP has been hit and miss for me. Overall - not a bad squad tbh. Will be interesting to see what the final squad turns out to be.

Wouldn't suprise me - they are being run by the same two guys who said ''we're financialy in a mess'' then 1 week later come out and say ''we want to spend 100,000 p/w on a striker'' !

Wasn't the story a while back suggesting that Pard's would only be appointed if they were relegated? i can see them going for a ''bigger'' name myself. They'll want to make a big statement imo.

this has really all been started by NC though, and his comments about us not doing well enough in the league, and the pretty clear message that it's play-offs or bust.

what on earth is NC playing at. nut job.

there's something going on nick, however you dress it up - this isn't just mindless rumours anymore. we'll have a new manager by next week IMO.

Welcome to QPR.

who needs torres? he wouldn't score more than 10 in this league

Messi has something like 45/46 goals in all comps - unreal.

John Gorman as his assistant too. seems like they're cutting costs...you know what happens when you go for the cheap option... maybe we can beat them 4 times next year too.

it would just unsettle the entire club and it's a change that we really do not need. It would still take hugue offers, but it would throw some players futures in the air if Pard's did come sniffing. i just want to enjoy the world cup and forget about saints until july!

You can guarantee that Pard's would walk straight into a new job and come knocking for our players straight away. it would just mean this season has been a total pointless waste of time.

Lescott...? he 'should' be fit for the world cup, still a gamble due to his fitness though,

I think 99% of the fanbase support Pardew and want him to stay, but it doesn't look like NC shares the same views. Don't get me wrong - i'm pleased with what NC has done and how he's contributed in moving this club forward, but he is starting to bug me a little bit.

That comment came from Adam Blackmore on Solent, after speaking with a 'close' representative of Markus in the directors suite on Saturday.

totally spot on, at the end of the day all of this uncertainty was brought on by NC's comments back in February, so he's going to have to end this - and im starting to believe it will be with Pard's sacking.

Somethings going on, too many noises to suggest otherwise. Bizarre.