Listen mate. Ashley has backed this idiot to the hilt. It's Pardew's fault and nobody else's.
I don't believe Ashley couldn't attract a better manager, either.
Me too. He's also overrated and I get the impression we didn't do a very thorough character check on him (judging by a few stories I read in the French press).
GW 31:
Sunderland 0-2 Man Utd
Arsenal 3-0 Reading
Man City 2-0 Newcastle
Southampton 1-2 Chelsea
Swansea 2-2 Spurs
West Ham 1-1 WBA
Wigan 2-2 Norwich
Everton 1-0 Stoke
Aston Villa 2-3 Liverpool
Fulham 1-1 QPR
. If we sign him it will be a pretty damning indication of what Pardew's footballing philosophy amounts to. Don't believe we would sign him to sit on the bench or to be our 'Ameobi option' () either.