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Is no one really considering the option that maybe he really did resign (rather than being sacked) because he feels he didn't get the job done?

 

"Judge me on my signings."

 

It's a thought.

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Is no one really considering the option that maybe he really did resign (rather than being sacked) because he feels he didn't get the job done?

 

"Judge me on my signings."

 

It's a thought.

I don't think he's resigned, the guy was far too up his own ass to be able to critically evaluate himself.
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I don't think he was ever given a real job with real power. He was clearly not suited to the diplomatic niceties of negotiating with other clubs, and it looks to me that Ashley really saw him as his personal consultant.

 

 

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Guest chicken little

Did Pardew get him out I wonder?

 

I'd understand if, for all the (reasonable) slating his answers have got, Pardew felt like he'd got chucked under the fucking bus in that interview the other day. For all he made an arsehole of himself with his answers, it shouldn't be in his remit to answer on those kinds of things when he's got a Director of Football nominally in charge of transfers.

 

Could this be a precedent: the moment Alan Pardew felt shame? One humiliation too far even for him?

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What is really needed now is a decent detailed statement telling us exactly what has happened, why Joe has resigned, whether he leaves having done a good job or because he fucked up and - most importantly - what direction the club is going in (and who will be dealing with it) with regards to player signings/contracts and the like.

 

Anyone think we have a hope in hell of getting that?

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Could a new (competent) DOF be the end of Pards?

 

http://www.themag.co.uk/assets/2012/06/denniswise1.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/FthdCaY.jpg

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/10/26/article-0-028974F3000004B0-444_468x297.jpg

 

http://i.smimg.net/13/36/mick-mccarthy.gif.gif

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What is really needed now is a decent detailed statement telling us exactly what has happened, why Joe has resigned, whether he leaves having done a good job or because he fucked up and - most importantly - what direction the club is going in (and who will be dealing with it) with regards to player signings/contracts and the like.

 

Anyone think we have a hope in hell of getting that?

 

Not a chance of them telling us anything.

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I don't think he was ever given a real job with real power. He was clearly not suited to the diplomatic niceties of negotiating with other clubs, and it looks to me that Ashley really saw him as his personal consultant.

 

I'm pretty sure he really did have the power to sign players, hence us not getting anyone signed once he took over those duties.

 

Even if we're notoriously slow in the transfer market normally, signings did seem to dry up more once he became DoF. It implies to me he really was in charge of all that.

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Guest alijmitchell

I wonder if Ashley was ever stupid enough to believe Joe could do a proper DOF job. I doubt it obviously, but if anything it would be even more worrying than just appointing his mate to do nowt.

 

Could have just been ignorance and stupidity in the first place. Ashley might just be that thick. Look at how parades was appointed. And lambarse for that matter

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