Exactly, he would have the full backing of the FA if Mike Ashley did penalise him for playing a strong team. It's in the rules ffs that the strongest team should be played.
Can't wait to see how proud that fruitloop is to get beat of Pardew.
'Well as Bobby use to say, if you're going to get beat it may as well be off the best, and that is exactly what Alan proved today, fair play to the man'