Well I suppose one could say, yes we have lost 6 on the bounce as a result of abject defending but we are not in the relegation places and cut adrift, we are only a 1/3 of the way through the season and the 'Transfer Window' opens in just over a month.

Furthermore, whilst we lost on Saturday the players showed great desire and fighting qualities to come back from 3-1 down so it could be argued they are still playing for Pardew.

A win against Southampton on Saturday (Whom Hull have beaten) could really kick-start our season and be just the tonic we require.

Just to introduce a bit of positivity into the debate !

Never been a "Hippy" in my life.
My brother who has just turned 60 has grown a beard and is growing his hair - he tells me that in Australia he is defined as a "Mippy" (A modern hippy).

Anyway, let's not turn this into a HIPPY thread !

Probably got the idea from AP doing that pathetic dance in the cup final instead of getting the team set up to defend for their lives for the remaining 10 minutes.

Porkair, please turn to heading 270 and contact France now on 178.8, good day.

Going to get loads of abuse for this but I don't believe AP should be held fully responsible for this latest miserable run, and the players need to take a look at themselves.

I cannot remember when a team last scored a good goal against us. The management can only do so much in training and plan for matches. In my view some of the players have been a f***ing liability...

Mandanda - has let in several poor efforts since the start of the season, especially at Burnley where he was awful.

Ward - one of the only players who always puts his body on the line and gives 100 %, unable to get forward as much as usual.

Dann - it is like his s*** twin brother has turned up since being made captain, his marking and organisation has been nothing short of pathetic.

Tomkins - looks good in the opposition box but absolutely horrendous in ours and doesn't seem to know the basics of marking.

Kelly - has cost us numerous goals, inexplicably passing to De Bruyne and gifting City their goal last week.

Cabaye - I thought he had been decent of late, but that failure to clear the ball yesterday was unreal, 80k a week to have a touch like a rapist and costs us a goal.

Mcarthur - always gives 100% like Wardy but his passing has been terrible of late.

Zaha - cannot fault Wilf as he is always a threat and finally delivering an end product.

Puncheon - has returned to his anonymous self and looked like a right ponce backing out that header yesterday causing a free kick which they scored from.

Townsend - looked like a right bargain a few months ago but has severely dropped in form, sulking and moaning because he can't play on the right. Gives away a lot of free kicks in dangerous areas which lead to goals.

Benteke- scored a few goals but not enough for 32m. His defending yesterday was an embarrassment costing us a few goals. Granted he's a striker but a Sunday league striker could defend better.

Wickham - such a shame he got injured as he has looked good and a constant threat.

Hennessey - sufferring twin brother syndrome like Scott Dann.

Sako - looks like he's swallowed a fridge, slow and laboured.

Overall I accept AP has made errors like keeping Kelly left back, however he can't be blamed for some of the mistakes that keep happening. The one from Cabaye yesterday sums this shower of s*** up.

He should be given 2 games to save his job.

Thick and thin. PTID!!!