Hoping (as we all are) for some transfer window miracles. However, we could realistically (and worryingly) be in the position in mid October of having no points on the board.

Home to Southampton and Chelsea, away to Man City, Utd and Burnley- tough games all. Away to Newcastle and home to West Ham currently looking the next winnable fixtures- assuming an upturn in form.

Fingers crossed for some hard work on the training ground in the international break

Pardew's team never got booed even with the bad run. There was a reason for that. Since he left booing has happened three or four times. There is a reason for that too.

He was a good fit for the club but was hounded out by those who know better

Big chest and massive boobs

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We have not sufficiently upgraded the team and squad over the 5 years we have been in the premiership. We've had no players come through from the Academy and we have not bought well when trying to find value in the lower leagues and overseas. We still have a number of players who helped us come up or were with us in our first season in the premiership and they are now 4 years older and beginning to decline. The fact they are still first team regulars reveals the lack of depth as does the fact that this season's two loanees walked straight into the first team. So we've progressively deteriorated and that process was only halted (temporarily) by the splurge in spending in January. No wonder Parish and the Board want to try a different approach. So FdB joins a club actually in a difficult position, which Allardyce and the January spending managed to conceal.

I accept that the change in tactical approach is causing us problems but the fact is we are becoming progressively weaker as a team and any manager who took us on would have problems. I for one would like us to change our approach and look to retain more possession rather than simply hit it up to Benteke each time and regularly concede possession as we did today. We have to find a way of improving our home form and surely an alternative approach is worth trying as is the need to bring in younger players from the Academy and elsewhere

I do think the abuse of FdB is over the top. He is the lightening rod for the discontent we all feel about how the last two years have panned out but all the blame should not be laid at his door....the overall lack of quality in the squad has been a developing situation over the last two to three years.

Quite agree and having a s*** start to the season is nothing new either. Par for the course. Fereedman lost the first three games went bottom and everyone wanted him out. Then when it clicked after thee window everything changed and we went from bottom to top.

Not good definatrely but its three games in. Thirty five to go.

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
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Delusional!

Bring back Brolin

Look, it's quite simple.

Pardew was s***.
De Boer so far has been s***.

HTH.

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