Pardew proffers plaudits: 8/10 for the season, says the manager

May 18th, 2011 | 20 Comments |

Alan Pardew thinks we’ve had a good season, as do most fans. We’re a newly promoted side and it looks like we’re heading for a mid-table finish and may even sneak into the top 10, which is not to be sniffed at.

Pardew said:

“Including Chris’ time as manager here, you would have to give it an eight.”

I presume he means out of ten, although he doesn’t actually say. If he means eight out of a hundred then that’s not so good! Personally, I always score things out of 11 so that you have a mid-point rating at 6/11, but then again I’ll be the first to admit I’m weird.

Anyway, Pardew continues:

“In terms of the expectations and the amount of finance that was spent in the summer, the fact that we lost Hatem to a broken leg, that we sold Andy Carroll, yes, I would give it as high as that.

“Possibly. If you looked at our squad, you would have to say on paper, it didn’t look the strongest for the results we have had, and that’s a great thing.

“But we need to carry that over into next year and hopefully be stronger.” (more…)