Just nonsense.

We are the least expansive team in the league - no one is saying go completely gun ho, but the idea we can’t do anything but this is so stupid it’s untrue. We’ve played more expansively than this plenty of times ourselves in recent years and not done any worst. We will be the lowest scoring team to survive in the premier league (bar Huddersfield) in the last 7 years, so by very definition there are 5 comparable teams a year who play more expansively than we do now and have stayed up.

As I said above, the Chelsea and united games are clear as day proof that we could approach games differently, with the same squad, if we wanted to.

Yes we lost heavily under Pardew at times, but we also won heavily and often scored more than 2 a game(!!!!!), and reached a bloody cup final - it’s funny when fans try and use that as the yardstick for a bad season.. I’d take that any day over the utter s***e we’ve watched this year.

Accusing everyone who disagrees with you of acting like a teenager whilst writing in alternate capital letters is also quite amusing.

To excuse Hodgson for our poor set pieces and tactics is patently absurd.
He's kept Luka on corner duty for the majority of the time in the last couple of seasons and the delivery and movement of the players are rarely varied.
We pose a non-existent threat from set pieces which is inexcusable for a squad containing Dann, Benteke, Cahill, Kouyate and Tomkins.
Obviously Hodgson doesn't take the set pieces any more than managers of other teams than manage to score from them somehow.
One goal from around 180 corners this season says it all.
If people want to defend Hodgson from even the mildest criticism that is their prerogative, but the evidence that is being witnessed on the field speaks for itself.

Doesn't really address my point on set pieces.
We managed to score from set pieces with almost the same group of players in previous seasons.
Dann was always good for a few goals a season from them and set pieces are a very useful weapon in your armoury when you struggle to score goals through other means.
Nonetheless, I respect your right to defend Hodgson at all costs.

To excuse Hodgson for our poor set pieces and tactics is patently absurd.
He's kept Luka on corner duty for the majority of the time in the last couple of seasons and the delivery and movement of the players are rarely varied.
We pose a non-existent threat from set pieces which is inexcusable for a squad containing Dann, Benteke, Cahill, Kouyate and Tomkins.
Obviously Hodgson doesn't take the set pieces any more than managers of other teams than manage to score from them somehow.
One goal from around 180 corners this season says it all.
If people want to defend Hodgson from even the mildest criticism that is their prerogative, but the evidence that is being witnessed on the field speaks for itself.

He's the manager and I'm unaware of rules precluding him from changing the corner taker, or indeed on varying corner routines.
The absolving of any responsibility on the part of Hodgson is baffling.[/quote

It’s also baffling that everything is also being blamed on him ,

“This is a crisis, a large crisis.... in fact if you have a moment, it’s a 12 storey crisis, magnificent entrance hall, carpeting throughout, 24 hour portage , and an enormous sign on the roof saying “This , is a large crisis” - Edmund Blackadder