Newcastle is a poison chalace
they will sell all your good players
bring in players that you havent asked for
fortunately for alan pardew he is in to mike ashton for about 2 million worth of casino debt
hence the contract untill 2020
mike would have to write that money off if he sacked him
theres definitely something behind the scenes with mike ashley and pards! 8 year contracts and staying in a job after headbutting an opposition player?
was a shock appointment in the first place. was sacked by then league 2 southampton.
ashley has a recruitment team in place headed by graham carr. sole objective is to scour europe for low priced talent with potentially huge sell-on value and make profits.
theres no strategy or tactical profiling on any of their signings. simply sign player with potential, let him star and make double your money in a year or two.
instead of signing players that will bed in to a method of playing and tactical set-up, they just sign flair players who they know will attract interest.
team has no identity and method to their madness. just a random group of 11 players assembled to make a profit for the owner.
pardew wont lose his job because he doesnt cause a fuss and rock the boat. for him to lose his job he'll have to do something unthinkable or go on an extremely poor run of form where relegation is probable.