Car accident or bad tackle, it ends up the same. He was one injury away from not having a left back. We had 2 or 3 of the back 4 playing out of position every game after that.

Allardyce came in and added 2 left backs and a centre back, and we still ran out of centre backs by the seasons end. But under Pardew...who knows if we'd have gone as long as we did before having to throw any warm body into the centre of the defense.

Also, I blame Pardew for many of the injuries because the players were unfit and so prone to get them - even previously robust players. Once hurt, they seemed to stay hurt, too.

We don't do possession; we do defense and attack. Everything else is just wa**ing with a football.

He is egotistical disaster, will be on big brother one day, if he was half decent he would have been given a post by now, sky pundit will be he's crowning glory

“That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn

I think it is quite clear the poster meant it was foreseeable we did not have cover at left back. Pape was always a red card waiting to happen.

dont be silly...its much easier to hate on a man rather than have a reasoned opinion.

on the whole the guy did well, and of course its his fault our reliable full back smashed his leg to peices in a car accident.

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No way would we have stayed up with Pardew, he talks a good game so should fit in well with the other know-alls on Sky

Your comment was completely unnecessary. One of the worst i have seen on here. It was quite obvious that he was rightly criticising Pardew for not having cover in that position. He was not talking about the unfortunate accident that Pape suffered