Football Weekly Extra: World shrugs as Pardew takes the reins at Newcastle

[Jonathan Wilson]

Welcome to a stereophonic, supercharged edition of Football Weekly Extra, with James Richardson, Barry Glendenning, Sean Ingle and Jonathan Wilson's huge floating brain beaming down from near-earth orbit.

We start our Premier League discussions with another fine mess at Newcastle United. The Geordies love a messiah - but really, Alan Pardew?

Also in the podcast, we take in all the dead rubber action from the Champions League, while Sid Lowe tells us about the Barcelona-tinged Ballon d'Or.

Finally, we're interested to know when a synonym is not quite a metaphor but might be an analogy. Your answers on a postcard please - or perhaps tweet them, or just post them along with your feedback on the blog below.

James Richardson
Ben Green
Barry Glendenning
Sid Lowe
Sean Ingle
Jonathan Wilson




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[Joss]

Just listened to this, hadn't realised he was on it - obviously didn't listen attentively enough!
Great pod though

 

[wii]

I hope Martin O'Neill will take the hot seat

 

[Ben]

I hope Martin O'Neill will take the hot seat

I take it the manager's seat at Newcastle is not that hot then?

 

[wii]

I take it the manager's seat at Newcastle is not that hot then?

what else could i say then ben

 

[alicwkd]

Absolutely stunned by the appointment of Pardew. Totally inept, clueless man who has been sacked from every manager's job he has had, yet lands a job previously vacated by Chris Hughton, a nice man who has done an absolutely first rate job in very testing circumstanes. Feel for the Newcastle fans, I really do, but I can't help wishing relegation upon them now with that pile of **** in charge.

 

[NunoPeixinho]

Is he really that bad ?

 

[wii]

Now what will that ALAN PARDEW do? :S