Not really. If we got rid of the smarmy git and got a proper manager we'd still have a chance to stay up.
But then there's the other issue of Mr 100+ BMI taking a festering dump on any ambition.
To take that group of players and achieve such bad performances over a long period really takes some doing.
All we can hope is we get a couple of decent signings and Ashley sees the light and drops this chump.
When your managers remit is 'keep it tight, the opposition can hurt us' it's hardly surprising. A nil:nil score line is what Pardew dreams of before kick off.