The form of Newcastle United since the turn of the year is nothing short of a disgrace and it obvious that we would be in relegation trouble if it was not for our good start to the season. This is a fact.
Another fact is Mike Ashley is the biggest problem at St James park and I truly believe until he gone we will never return to the days of Champions League football and cup finals. However the most unfortunate of all these facts is that we are stuck with Mike Ashley until Geordie Abramovich arrives on Tyneside. With Ashley being currently immovable we need to look at the second biggest problem at our club - this being our under fire manager Alan Pardew.
Now anyone who has seen my previous posts will know I have always had a level of sympathy for Pardew given the circumstance he is working under. However for me he has reached the point of no return - something must change with the leadership of our club & unfortunately for Pardew he finds himself next on the chopping block.
Pardew has never been backed fully by Mike Ashley - no replacement for Carroll, Ba, and recently Cabaye has hindered our progress, yet my belief is he is not getting the best out of the current squad - which is a squad he has shaped.
If we look at this seasons Premier League the standout clubs have been the Merseyside duo to Liverpool & Everton. They have impressed with not only their results, but also their style. Brendan Rodgers and Roberto Martinez have allowed these clubs to dream big. Not even a die-hard Liverpudlian would have imagined Liverpool would be favourites to win the league or that Everton would be set for the Champions league football at the expense of Arsenal. Both clubs are over achieving and they must be given credit for that.
On paper Man City and Chelsea are streets ahead of Liverpool as you would expect with their levels of player investment. Likewise Everton have no right to be ahead of Arsenal and Spurs. The excellence of Rodgers & Martinez has been the difference.
Looking at these achievement compared to Pardew's failings I think it is clear our manager is failing to get the best out of our players. The term 'Pardewed' is doing the rounds of Twitter to suggest a reason for the awful form or Cisse, HBA, and Yanga-Mbiwa.
He must be aware that we currently take the field looking like a bunch of individual pub footballers with no game plan or tactical awareness. He must be aware that he is unable to influence a game from the sidelines (or Directors Box). When was the last time a substitution or tactical change influenced a game? When did we last come from behind to win a game? These are all questions Pardew must answer and take responsibility for.
I have changed my opinion on Padew's future. No longer will I accept him because "who else will come?" , or because "Ashley is an awful owner". Ashley is here to stay and we just need to make the best of a bad situation. Alan Pardew is not the best option.
Unfortunately for us our infamous owner holds the only opinion that matters. We judge by success, he judges by revenues and profits.
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