With Newcastle managing director Lee Charnley admitting that a new appointment may not come until the summer – therefore leaving Newcastle in limbo for the rest of the season – are supporters regretting Alan Pardew’s recent departure as manager?
“Clearly my preference is to try to find someone to bring in now. However, if I have to wait until the summer for what I believe is the right individual, then I would rather wait. We’ve had about 80 applications. I hope by the end of this week I will have a better indication whether a decision can be made now or until the summer,” said Charnley.
Earlier into the new season, former Newcastle manager Alan Pardew found himself under intense pressure from his own supporters, who were demanding his sacking at the club. But he turned things around, and the boo-brigade appeared to have been silenced by an upturn in Premier League form.
However, the Crystal Palace position became vacant following Neil Warnock‘s sacking, and Pardew opted to return to his former club as a player to help keep the London side in the top flight, ending his four-year association with the Magpies in the process.
Since his exit at the end of December, Newcastle are winless in their last three Premier League games, while being eliminated from the FA Cup by bottom-of-the-table Leicester City. As for Crystal Palace, the Eagles have won back-to-back league outings and an FA Cup win since Pardew’s arrival, with only four points separating the two sides in the league too.
Newcastle are slowly sliding down the table, and they are keeping the supporters, players and staff completely in the dark about any managerial appointment. John Carver is the caretaker at present, but if a new face comes in, it will mean a new style of play has to be heard and adhered to, which can often see a transition period.
For so many years Newcastle supporters were begging owner Mike Ashley to alleviate Alan Pardew of his previous position at the club, and now they are falling apart after getting their wish. The 53-year-old left the club in 9th place, but they have since dropped two places already since his exit.
There’s plenty of the campaign still to go, but the exit of their former long-serving boss is having an adverse affect to form in all competitions.
