AP has his faults and one biggy is refusing to just try and grind out result to end a poor run. We would all run the team playing our preferred formation and style of play and from that formation give the individual tactics that make every game a different one to the last. We would probably all be loathe to do the Pulis, but sometimes it has to be done and for Burnley and Citeh that is what we'll have to do....... Surely?
The poor run after Xmas, just kept going because he won't sacrifice his philosophy it seems to me. If he doesn't then confidence will erode and the whole sorry mess happens again. Next two weeks training should IMO be, shape,shape,shape.

That's Life
And as funny as it may seem
Some people get their kicks stompin' on a Dream.
KEEP THE FAITH!!!!!

I doubt the officials will let us field 12 players

I think you will find Mutch does not count.

..after Dec;

Home Chelsea, we were all over them big time ... but then they scored completely against the run of play, but this was against Chelsea, not Pardews fault that Palace had nobody to take any advantage of any attacking play, but then again it was against men who were apparently the previous seasons winners, lost 3-0.

Villa away, Hennessay had a mare and we could not do attack, keepers error not Pardews fault, lost 1-0.

Man.C away, again Hennessay performed and then Dann deflected to make it 0-2, we actually played well I thought, but then again it was against bloody Barcelona, not Pardews fault that he came up against Barcelona and his team gave them the first goal and then fluked them their second, lost 4-0

Spurs home, we played well in this one and should have taken the lead again through Zaha to make it 2-1... but then they go up the other end and score the goal of the ferking season! not Pardews fault that his team hit the bar twice and had Zaha's goal bound shot brilliantly saved when at 1-1! final score lost 3-1.

Bournemouth home, they did us and deserved it, lost 2-1.

Watford home, ref decided to use Palace to warn the Premiership about shirt pulling in watfords first attack! not Pardews fault, lost 2-1.

WBA away, they decided to play like Barcelona and everybody was in complete shock..half time 3-0, second half Wickham decided to play like Ronaldinho but we just failed to equalise through Danns head which was cleared off the line, not Pardews fault that West Brom thought they were Barcelona in the first half.

Liverpool home, we were playing like a dream and winning 1-0....then our keeper decided to pass to one of their players....and then a player called Benteke somehow awarded himself a penalty, of course this was all Pardews fault!

Need I go on.

..nothing personal Dangermouse, you just mentioned December and it seemed like a good time to remind posters that we have been quite unlucky and full of individual mistakes that have nothing whatsoever to do with managers.

Edited by Inapickle (05 Nov 2016 1.23am)

Are you saying that there is such a huge gulf in class between Pulis, who could galvanise his players into world class performances and Pardew who apparently couldn't manage to do that at all?