So you think nothing's going on then? Why don't they just come out and back him so that we can move on?
Where's the fun in that? Remember the January after Pardew left, with all the supposed sounding out potential managers, 80 high profile candidates had put their name in the head yadayada? Meanwhile Carver took to the bench game after game and it wasn't until a full month after Pardew left, by the time we all knew Carver would get/keep the gig he was gagging for, that they finally confirmed Carver would stay in place until the end of the season? Their master plan was what? To wait until McClaren became available? Steve f***ing McClaren? And you would trust these men to make the correct decision and pull it off?
I do think something is going on alright: they're in a pickle and they're buying time in the hope that things will sort themselves out on the pitch with McClaren. People don't seriously believe we are after Rafa Benitez or capable of pulling such a deal off do they?
No, I wouldn't trust them to make the right decision, not at all. But in the past they've been quick to deny any claims of the manager (Pardew) being on the verge of being sacked. Now every news source claim that McClaren is doomed and that we're looking for a replacement, and they say nothing.
It's likely they fail to get anyone in though, and let McClaren get on with it, like nothing has happened.
