Gridsy wrote:
Alby wrote:
But he’s also a manager who doesn’t inspire much optimism when appointed like DM was to some. Generic manager getting generic job.
He flopped at Palace, don’t let the cup final fool you and Newcastle fans became increasingly and universally tired of him over time. He’s lost a lot of credibility.
Everywhere else he has been he has had a great immediate impact then tailed off. Newcastle and palace were very good for a while under him.
I blame the fans for it going wrong at Newcastle. They are a weird, insular bunch who only really want Geordies there and they hated Pardew from the start for being a Southerner. Because he did so well for a couple of years they just about put up with him. But as soon as results started to go bad he and his family were subjected to unacceptable abuse, even death threats. Pardew managed to recover the situation and results had improved immensely when he got the chance to return to Palace and he took it to go to a place he felt safe and wanted.
The Newcastle fans rightly get praise for turning out in huge numbers, but there are many things about them that I really don't like.
Couldn't put it better myself.
The way they treated Roeder and Kinnear for example.... and they thought Shearer (no experience) would keep them up because it was Shearer. He lost all 3 games in charge.