Aye, just noticed that What gave it away was:
RYDER: What do football injuries, the Europa League, the sale of Cabaye, tiredness and the pesky local Press all have in common? Well, they are the reasons why Newcastle haven’t had such a great season – according to Pardew that is.
ME: What do sovereign states, spies, social media and the Notting Hill Carnival all have in common? They’ve all been used as excuses by Alan Pardew during his three and a half years on Tyneside.
It is lazy, like. If he asked, I'd have been fine with it.