Pardew – mad as a hatter?

December 10th, 2010 | 304 Comments |

First of all, apparently other managers have been telling him he’s mad to take the job:

“I’ve had a lot of texts from managers saying ‘you must be mad going there’. But it’s one of the top five clubs in England. It’s a daunting prospect but something I couldn’t turn down.”

Given that the club is run by clowns and the rate at which we get through managers it’s hard to argue with suggestions that he should be carted off to somewhere where they hand out regular cups of tea and strong medication.

He then goes on to say:

“The problem I’m going to have initially is the players.

“I need to get my message across quickly and with clarity so as not to get any resentment at a time when they are doing reasonably well.

“The battles I need to win are on the pitch. I understood what was going to happen if I took the job.” (more…)