Yes good post. I'm a bit more positive but that's my personality! But I distinctly remember next to NOTHING happening last off-season under Pardew, with silly friendlies against sh1te teams and never seeing him as involved in coaching the players as I see with Frank. That crowd, venue and opposition today would have seriously developed some youngsters - that was smart. Last off season I just knew that Pardew had not prepared the team and it took us several games and lost points to easybeats to finally get going, and then the damage was done and he was on the way out and we were on the way down. I do not see that happening with this man. He will not neglect the defense, he will play players to the greatest benefits (in his interview post match he talked about 343 and making the defence very solid and allowing guys like Zaha to do less defending and more attacking). I have very little doubt that this team will at the very least stay up this season (unless something Palacesque happens and FDB resigns!).

I'm confused now, is this one of those double negative traps? Going to have a packet of monster munch & a lie down.

Risible slur treated with total and utter disdain.