As easy as it is to blame the manager, we could really do with some width, creativity and a good big man upfront.
Even if Pardew was sacked today i'm not convinced a new manager would drastically change things for the better, took me a long time to realise it but there are a lot of issues with this squad.
Motivation and confidence make a massive difference though and I dont believe Pardew provides that, in fact I'd bet he saps it away with his ultra cautious negativity. IMO a decent manager could organise and motivate the players we have and we'd see the quality come through. No reason not to keep adding more quality though so obviously I agree we should go out and sign Gomis and Thauvin, or at least someone like Sinclair.
It's no longer cautious/defensive/negative/pessimistic in my mind. In my mind the bloke is just clueless. It's not as if we're suffering from drab 0-0 draws all over the shop.