I'm not pulling out this quote to pick on Dave or anything; it just highlights what a low ebb we thought his appointment was - summarises perfectly the negative feeling towards the change. I didn't think any differently to this.
Absolutely astonishing how it has all panned out. And as much as i love Pardew, i'd still maintain that his appointment is a fluke.
A fluke in what respect, he turned out better than expected?
I think they did their homework on this one just the way they target players now. There was an earlier article where it was revealed that Pardew was Llambias's choice and he put the name forward to Ashley.
They desperately needed to get it right, and as we sit here in 4th position with an apparently great team spirit you'd have to say they succeeded.
Fluke?