If we get beat against Watford we will be at exactly the same amount of points and games that Warnock got the boot on Boxing Day against Soton. Remember Warnock took over within the season, Pards has had all pre season. As a result a Boxing day loss and I think the owners will act.

“ [T]here are known knowns; there are things we know that we know.There are known unknowns; that is to say there are things that, we now know we don't know.But there are also unknown unknowns – there are things we do not know we don't know. ”
—United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld

We will beat Watford and then go on another 10 game losing run.....that seems to be what happens.

I actually like the guy and tbf to him we have been competitive in pretty much every game and don't look too far from being a decent team.

Saying that I've always said he should be given untill January and if we find ourselves in the bottom three then you really can't defend the guy. With the backing his had, the money his paid and the squad at his disposal, we should not be in the bottom three half way through the season. Every other manager is under the same pressure and would be sacked.

Changing manager could easily see us worse off and I'd rather we get 3 points at Watford and he can add a bit of quality in Jan and we can get through this season. I still belive if he stays we will have a much better 2nd half but bottom 3 come arsenal then he probably deserves the sack.

With one or two additions to the squad I
i.e. a striker and a left back, we have a decent squad. Unfortunately Pardew is tactically inept to get the best out of them. Instead of setting up the team go take the game to the opposition, he tries to get a result by stopping the opposition playing, with inevitable results. He insists on playing a system that has not worked for over a year and doesn't have a plan B.I have - get another manager in now!

Let's keep the ball this season!

In response to the topic question: I was Pardew in until the Swansea game, where, seeing it first-hand, us losing that spectacularly has completely sent me the other way. In believed that due to our stature as a club; should we, shouldn't we be a solid Premierleague team? I think the fact that, on paper, we should be better than this, shows Pardew's ineptitude.

I'm willing to forget the second half of the season last season (afterall, we got to the FA Cup final, stayed up and had no real quality up top). Even forgetting that, Pardew is in a very precarious position, with us hovering delicately over the drop zone (by 1pt and much better GD).

Pardew doesn't do himself justice by making excuses every week, because at the end of the day, every team gets good and s*** luck at different times of the season. The way he goes about himself reminds me of a bird playing hard to get... teasing you with the "good performances, but unlucky" and a "team in transition," when in reality we could very easily go down (or she finds a new bloke to bang).

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Didn't save Sherwood at Villa, though? Absolute riots all over Birmingham there was.

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