Since we had a squad that should be finishing in top 12 probably. What was our wage spend? 11th highest in league. Where we currently are with 3 hard games coming up after next two is unbelievably poor. With Pardew in charge we will be in bottom 3 at Christmas.

Also, wasn't it Pardew and Parish themselves who said we should be aiming higher?

I don't get why you like him so much. He's an egotistical w***er which is just about bearable when we're picking up results but we're not.

In terms of new managers, also don't know why we're only focusing on unemployed managers. Pardew afterall was employed when we got him.

Who cares.

Whoever it is it can't take a month to appoint them. 3-4 days so we can start building again.

Because right now we're going backwards. Today finally confirmed it for me. To ship five goals against a team that are, on paper, at the very best our equal shows that something is very wrong somewhere.

Combined with the fact that Zaha's goal aside - three of the goals were gifted.

Personally shipping 5 is embarrasing enough, but no one should kid themselves that we look good going forwards for anything other than small periods.

There isn't currently a vacancy for a new manager?

I don't think there will be one for a few weeks, it is obviously a consideration for Parish, but he comes across as being a Pardew fan, he will hang on to him, until the bitter end.