Was I alone when, as I watched Newcastle breaking at pace against West Brom, I remembered back to Pardew's West Ham and, in particular, that epic 3-2 victory at Highbury, the game that triggered a Sol Campbell break down? To be fair, Etherington and Reo-Coker combined weren't on a par(dew) with Hatem Ben Arta, albeit Yossi was a bit tasty, but the style was exactly the same.
When Zola left, I called for Pardew. What a shame we passed on the opportunity to let him see to, in his words, "unfinished business" at Upton Park! I tell you what, had we signed him, Lambert would be a West Ham player now and so would Lallana. People forget Pardew built this Southampton team when in the old Third Division! Oh and he had the gumption to show Nolan the door!
Got rid of Carroll and Nolan for £40 million and replaced them with BA and cisse for around £10 million. Cracking bit of business. I'd take BA alone over Carroll and Nolan. I look back really fondly to the pardew days. I was at Cardiff when Zamora won the play offs for us. That team was full of youth, pace, hunger and quality. A typical pardew side. Newcastle for champions league?
ReplyDeleteNot Orging these days Paul?
ReplyDeleteNot as much, no. Still check in fairly regularly, but for me it seems to be going round in circles on there at the moment. Although that's probably down to the piss poor performances were getting served up!
ReplyDeleteIs this the same Pardew that left Tevez on the bench because he wasn't match fit and Mascherano out of the team altogether because he wasn't good enough (even though he went straight into a Champions League game a week after joining Liverpool)? Or the one that the season we were promoted he only got us up to sixth? Or was it the same Pardew who got much too erm... pally with the players? No thanks.
ReplyDeleteIt's the Pardew that got us promoted, achieved a top ten finish, signed a host of superb players at bargain basement prices and who took us within a cat's whisker of winning the FA Cup. And you say no thanks? You deserve Allardyce!
ReplyDeleteThing is west hammer, every manager has their faults. I remember pardew thinking it was slightly unfair on his players, who were performing well, to be immediately dropped for tevez and masch. And as for his off the field antics, I wouldn't care if Big Sam was rumping every single one of our players wags, if it meant our football was as entertaining as Pardews west ham
ReplyDeletePardew didn't sign Tevez and Mascherano that was Brown looking to up the selling price Destroyed the balance and togetherness in the squad
ReplyDeleteAlso he made mistakes but he's learned and so 2nd time round he would've been better
Chance gone now so get DiCanio now
I was at every Pardew home game and we weren't that much better than now. An ageing Teddy dragged us through that dire time.
ReplyDeletePaul, how could you wish that on the poor wags? Imagine Allardyce lowering himself down on you muttering the immortal words, "I'm going to enjoy this, not as much as you will but you're the lucky one, I can't shaft myself!"
ReplyDeleteLol, "Your getting the famous allardyce treatment, It ain't pretty but it gets the job done, wham bam thank you ma'am"! What a horrid thought
ReplyDeleteGet it in the box, no messing around with foreplay!
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