..yes, it's a joke having no manager.

It would have been a risk retaining AP, but it's a far bigger risk replacing him.

I felt that Pardew's fortunes were in the turn and was confident of a win at Watford and maybe a point v Arsenal.

Sadly, some of his signings - notably Andros Townsend - haven't worked out. The long-term loss of Souare and Wickham has also been a bitter blow

In retrospect, maybe he was in too much of a hurry to forge a new identity for the team which led to the premature departure of Murray, Gayle, Jedinak and Bolasie - all of whom still had plenty to offer.

I am not optimistic - I fear a period of turmoil.

..so in training Pardew shows them how to boot the ball into their own face while making sure the ricochet hits someone else on the arse so the ball falls nicely at the feet of the enemy to score, then he shows our keeper how to not take command of his penalty box and how to not communicate with outfield defenders while at the same time he shows expertly how to dive over the ball during a save and how to clear a back pass straight to the enemy .....then he very stupidly told one defender how to tackle in a way that would appear just like a brilliant dirty foul to really convince the ref into giving a penalty that would later be seen on TV as one of the greatest ferking dives of all time! I could go on for hours doing this very very easily.........how about the time a midfield player who was standing on a post during a corner and who somehow managed to kick the ball against his own leg twice and then mis*** it again two feet forwards towards the onrushing enemy who had much fun pushing it three feet into our goal! ..what was Pardew doing showing them how to do that! ....Pardew was awful in training and thank god he has been sacked.

..nothing has been proven, the season has a long way to go and we were well placed for a battle with an improving defence.

He has gone now so this means nothing, we will have to wait and see who arrives, hopefully someone not yet mentioned.

I'd give up mate. Some people have never played the game and think if a sub comes on he has to directly replace the man going off! Some people haven't got the capacity to realise the team had already been reconfigured to allow this to happen without weakening the team. And yes, it was just sh*t luck that we let that goal in. I guess it would have been a different scenario had Campbell scored or there were no further goals. Still, a bit of a rocky road ahead. Probably three weeks until the new man gets a grip of things, and by then it could be too late. Can you imagine if we win at Watford what people will say about how the team has improved without Pardew. Laughable.

Yeh me too. Hey, maybe the next manager will be "LUCKIER"

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