It's a game that can't be won man.
Does something wrong? Blamed and well deserved. Does anything right? Should have been doing it anyway, no credit.
And anyone who thinks I'm misrepresenting the no-win fantasy world they live in, where the minimum acceptable criteria for a manager is "gets everything right all the time", please, provide a comprehensive list of things you would actually give pardew credit for.
And I don't even like the f***er - although to some I'm sure if I'm not actively trying to set him on fire I must want to lick his hoop - I'm just tired of the ridiculous blindness on display sometimes.
I love the I don't even like him disclaimer while defending him.