Fans Ready To Turn On Pardew!

Last updated : 06 February 2014 By Footy Mad - Editor

Getting rid of thick skinned club owner Mike Ashley is out of our hands.

He seems to get pleasure out of winding up Newcastle fans, and Alan Pardew said in an interview in the summer: "Mike does some bizarre things when he suffers criticism from supporters."

We have no power to get him out. He has a personal wealth of £2.5b and he sees Newcastle as a toy. He's a Tottenham supporter, anyway, so what does it matter to him.

But he's here to stay.

As for Pardew ... he has seven years left on his contract and he won't walk.

Prior to the appointment of Pardew the Sports Direct business owner had parted company with as many as five managers during his brief tenure at the club.

And while he may be the second-longest serving manager in the Premier League, Pardew faces the real prospect of being next in the firing line, particularly as the Toon Army are enduring an alarming run of form.

Newcastle have mustered just one win from their last seven games, including a 2-1 home defeat to relegation strugglers Cardiff in the FA Cup and, worst of all for fans, a 3-0 loss to Sunderland.

As the boos rang out loud and clear across St James’ Park at the final whistle, it was difficult not to think that Pardew could be in trouble, though he remains a 16/1 outsider to be the next manager to leave his post in the Premier League because Chris Hughton and Sam Allardyce are walking a very thin line.

Kinnear may have already paid the price for poor dealings in the transfer market, but it may not be long before the club makes more changes.