Yeah, not usual for Pardew to initially play down the injuries and then reveal the truth.
Alright mate you're right, he's going to be our for fucking months. Better?
Not really.
If we're "knee-jerking", then we're only knee-jerking at our luck.... not at Pardew or the player, because it would be unlikely that this is their fault. (Well, except for not having a good LB back-up. In truth, we needed 2 LBs when Enrique left.)