I finally went to Pardew out last night. It was the substitutions in the second half that did it. Anything less than 2 points from the next 2 games and he NEEDS to go.

IN - Give the geezer more time

To many times have clubs chopped and changed managers.....were not in dire straights yet.......just look at Leeds, Birm, Blackburn, Pompey & Charlton to name a few clubs as examples we dont want to follow.
Even to the extent of Hull......they've been up & down from the pl to the champ in the space we've managed to hold our own in the premier league.

This isnt a Mickey mouse league, and i know results and performances aren't all that at the minute, but people need to remember were not Barcelona......were Crystal Palace who are used to the yo yo nature of football.

Parish is trying to build a team around a man who he geniuelly believes in.....i trust him. Look at the players we've got at the club. Ok some of them are not performing all that (Townsend....cough cough) but who would of thought 2-3 years ago, even when we were in the prem we could of signed someone of Benteke's statue.

Parish knows, chopping and changing manager isnt the right thing to do, just look at utd with fergie and what they've achieved in that era.....why cant we be the same in 20 years time? Not saying pardew will be here in 20 years time, but what i am saying is that if we have a stable team, a stable manager, new infastructure & a huge catchment area theres no reason in 5 years time we are really making some noise in the league and become an even more attractive club/

People being to impatient here i think

PARDEW IN.....For now!!!

The real question is Parish in and out with Pardew

How many points lost through poor team selections / tactics / substitutions and an inability to close out a game do you really need to see ?

Throw in sulky looking and overweight players, frequent public criticism of individual players, crass and ridiculous media soundbytes, a thinning squad that continually pick up injuries etc. etc.

Oh sorry - and s*** results for nearly a year.

Losing the dressing room is just a cliché and the players are still trying but for sure they will be able to see what everyone else can.

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I really wanted him to do well (Still do). We improved so much when he first came here.
He felt like such an upgrade on Pulis - the excitement was back. We were taking the game to other teams.

BUT Swansea was inept, Hull was disappointing and last night was marred by a stupid substitution.

We're not a bad side and going forward we often look brilliant but we've hit a wall and we always seem 2 minutes from disaster.

I want to hang on to him because I fear us doing a Fulham and getting in some useless manager and getting relegated.

And I don't dislike Pardew - sure he makes some odd comments - but doesn't everyone under the PL spotlight? I prefer him as a man to Mourinho, Mike Phelan, Fat Sam, Holloway, Freedman, Pulis and many other managers who've been in the PL.

But then I remind myself we need the results and he's not getting them. I imagine West Ham fans are going through the same thing - slipped close to the bottom but managed by a guy who's had them playing some great football.

I feel it's right he goes if there's a better replacement but I wouldn't be deliriously happy to see the back of him - more disappointed it didn't quite work out when it seemed so close.

You fed me, you bred me, I'll remember your name.