Four Years On Are We Better Off With Pardew? PLEASE VOTE!

Last updated : 05 December 2014 By Footy Mad - Editor

Next week will mark four years since Pardew succeeded Chris Hughton as Magpies boss .... but we ask YOU ... have we progressed one inch?

He keeps telling us the "ship is steady", but only because he kisses Mike Ashley's arse, not because of any managerial brainwaves or super skills.

Reporters who know the man say he has nothing to do with the choice of the players who sign, and everybody knows ... he sure as hell makes no decision on who is sold!

So what does he actually do? He is a puppet who is told to work with what is put in front of him,

But a run of just one Barclays Premier League defeat in nine has lifted much of the immediate pressure off Pardew's shoulders.

I don't believe for a second the "Pardew Out" banners have been destroyed. They are simply under the bed ready for another day.

Some could argue Hughton is out of work, and what has he done since leaving Newcastle?

But, if Pardew was at any other club, he would be out of work too.

No matter who has the Newcastle job, it is the owner who runs the show. The manager only stays when he agrees to be the muppet who stands up and takes the shots.

We haven't progressed because the owner doesn't want us to!

How bizarre is that?

Pardew: "I haven't really thought about it (the anniversary) at this stage because this game takes precedence over anything like that and I will probably review it some other time.

"As a coach it's the same as the players - you've got to rise to the occasion and I can't wait for the game and I hope the players are feeling the same way.

"Getting on the same pitch as the likes of (Eden) Hazard and (Diego) Costa and (Cesc) Fabregas is fantastic and you've got to raise your game. If you are not going to get inspired by that then don't play.

"I think mentally we're in a strong position and our confidence is high - we've had one defeat in nine and we have a good kind of spirit and we're still learning lessons along the way.

"We learned at Burnley that you have got to put the ball at risk and take chances in the game and that even against the so-called lesser opposition you still have to take risks.

"Especially against Champions League teams, if you're not going to take risks you're not going to make forward runs and you're not going to threaten the opposition and you'll get beaten, so we need to threaten against Chelsea."

The question is simple - ARE WE BETTER OFF NOW THAN WE WERE IN 2010?

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