Who, despite being left-footed, apparently doesn't like playing on the left, and when he is forced to, sulks and spends his time looking for coins in the grass.

Fryers and Ledley as substitutions make sense. Flamini probably was injured, and wouldn't last out the 90 minutes anyhow. Fryers, is a decent wingback option, and most importantly a defender - Plus both in theory protect the back four and keep pressure in midfield.

What makes no sense, is Campbell for McArthur. Campbell for Beneteke, yes, to go as a lone striker, with Zaha dropping back into midfield.

But taking off a more 'defensively minded player', at 1-1, with about eight minutes likely on the clock, to bring on a poor striker, only seems to be a last throw of the dice at winning a game, which we had no real chance of winning, where as going for the point makes all the sense (even bringing on one of the kids into midfield just to block up numbers and give you 'a sacrifice' pawn makes sense).

Of course that sub probably doesn't affect the goal, but it should affect how we see Pardew's reasoning. A point from that game would ease the pressure, making a decision like that pangs of desperate gamblers, who are trying to make up their losses, but betting on the high odds, rather than keeping what they have left.

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..just like saying if McArthur's shot had been an inch more to the left of their keeper and anyway they're paying massive huge amounts of dosh for this player to be able to do this and that and how about our players making the pass to this individual more difficult to the extent that he needed to use his hands to control it...then it was offside anyway, so they did defend well didn't they.

Moan.u had to use two feet to stop our attacks, also disguised shirt pulling and shoulder nudges, very professional they were with their defending, the ref was the worse we have had to endure and the best that moan.u could have had to help them build up a nice head of steam, you need to rewatch the game in order to see their nice touches off the ball, ref was too easily fooled.

And surprise surprise according to ssn he will not face any further action if only mile jedinak and Connor whickham had that kind of stroke eh ?

Dont hold your breath!