On reflection, has anyone thought that winning our 3rd round cup game at Anfield probably had a negative effect on us this season? For the following reasons;

1. It allowed Pardew perhaps another couple of games in the job. 2 more games with Big Dave in charge and perhaps it could have been tighter / we might have had the points to being close to staying up.

2. It meant we went to Barcelona on a jolly - And not excusing the players, they did what they did. Because someone at the club booked that trip believing we would lose to Liverpool. In the end we had a game on Monday and again on Saturday and went to Barcelona inbetween on a trip none of the players wanted to go on

3. We lost in the next round to Southampton anyway, gametime that could have been better spent on the training ground or recuperating.

Maybe I'm just over reflecting on certain moments in the season.

What really cost us was the appointment of Pardew and the points the bottom 4 took of us in the premiership....
Huddersfield took 6
Southampton took 6
Stoke took 4
Swansea took 4