Alan Pardew: Newcastle boss unhappy as family affected

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Newcastle manager Alan Pardew is unhappy that his family and friends have been caught up in the debate surrounding his future.

Newcastle have won only five games in 2014 and are second bottom of the Premier League this season, leading to calls for Pardew to be sacked.
He said: "My family and friends worry me a little bit, because it's started going past football media at times.

"That's not nice. But it makes me more determined. That's the make-up I have."

Pardew signed an eight-year contract extension in September 2012 but Newcastle have taken only 19 points from 26 games since Boxing Day last year. They have not won in six league matches this season.

Fans recently created a group called sackpardew.com, which handed out 30,000 A4 posters calling for his dismissal at last week's home draw with Hull.
Owner Mike Ashley reportedly said Pardew was "finished" if Newcastle lost to Stoke on Monday, which they did.

"I don't shy away from it and I'm not going to hide," Pardew said of the increasing speculation. "I'm not holding any grievance against the media, or some of our more militant fans, or the guys who printed the posters. "I've been out and about and had a few fans telling me their opinions, quite strongly. A few cars are diving a bit too close to me. "I get it. I will go home, shine my manager of the year trophy and give myself a bit of confidence."

Pardew, 53, said he had had no contact with Ashley, but that he had spoken with chief executive Lee Charnley. "We discussed ways of trying to help the team - ways of trying to find a solution to try and get this team playing to its capacity," Pardew said.

 

If this is the case then anyone who thinks it is fair to target abuse at his family or friends, or who thinks it is right to act threateningly towards him, ought to hang their heads in shame. I have no issue with fans protesting inside the ground, or in football related ways outside the ground, but taking it beyond that is out of order.

 

Protesting against Pardew is one thing. Involving his family is just wrong on so many levels.

 

His family doesn't live in the North East and I very much doubt any abuse is given their way. This is just the words of a man near the end of his managerial reign, hanging on for dear life, trying to blame everyone and everything to save himself and it isn't going to work. Don't feel sorry for him because I can guarantee he doesn't give two s**ts about any of us.

“So I will go home and shine my manager of the year trophy to give myself a bit of confidence and come in tomorrow.''

What a pathetic ****.

 

I read that bit, and even I was like, FFS Alan... Just shut your stupid face.

What's this about cars "diving" too close to him? Firstly, I didn't realise there was a Cabella convertible. I bet it's cheap foreign crap that looks all fancy but has a 1.3 under the hood...

Secondly... Are there really people who drive around threatening premier league managers with the prospect of a hit and run?

 

I think his past 'alleged' misdemeanors disrupted his family far more than Newcastle fans will ever do. It's just bullshit, a pathetically sad attempt for people to feel sorry for him which no person of sound mind would ever do.

 

This all day long.
Every club has it's mongs who over step the decency mark.
I see some right belltops on Twitter from time to time having a go at players past and present.

 

" so I will go home and shine my manager of the year trophy "

That's a euphemism I've not heard before.

 

If what he is saying is true (which I don't think is)...then if he cared about his family so much why doesn't he quit instead of chasing the money, it's not like he would have to sign on if he quit

 

On the money for me. You think about why Pulis walked out and compare it to Pardew - boggles the mind.

 

Pulis walked because he couldn't get on with Parish, not sure why you would think there is any comparison, as for ronson333 irrespective of truth there should be no support for the arseholes who are willing to abuse family members, protest in the stadium and outside is fair enough but not when it's made so personal elsewhere.

 

Not sure about this family harassment or being driven at by angry fans. If true, there's obviously no place for this.

But the bit in bold you mention, seems to be a recurring theme with Pardew. One of my members of staff was sat next to Pardew last Saturday, in a London restaurant. Pardews companion was a young woman (who clearly wasn't his wife) and they had their hands all over each other.

 

I think some peoples sense of morals is being eroded by their hatred of Pardew. I just don't get the last bit at all. He is trying to the job to the best of his ability. That ability not being good enough is neither here nor there. That is for somebody else (Ashley) to make that judgement call. Hating him for not being good enough tongue in cheek is one thing, but some seem to genuinely believe it is of his own doing. Quite simply, you need your f**ing head tested. I understand the fans wanting a change as I do myself, but its all getting a bit silly and pathetic. Of course there is nothing to say what has actually happened, but we do have some absolute morons among our support so i tend to think this type of s**t is going on.

The reasoning that he should quit if he cared about his family is bewildering. Am I reading that right? You honestly believe that the bloke is so self obsessed he'd put his own family's well being before it?

Apart from wanting to remain in employment, and not walk away from a large amount of money (lets remember there is not a single person making this comment who would do so), the fact remains that taking protests outside of the normal scope of football is just the work of an absolute imbecile. As for his personal life, its of no interest to me. Just as Shearer's alleged misdiscretions weren't.

I despair at our fanbase at times.

All that said, the stuff about polishing his trophy is hilarious. I thought Less Hope put it in for comedic effect.

 

not that i can see it anywhere in the article, i see the protests are "affecting" his family, but that could mean anything, they could be affected by his demeanor at home or any other things, it doesnt directly say that the fans are starting to pick on his family etc.... if anyone were to do something that stupid they should put their season ticket money towards some counselling, protests on the pitch are all fine, but taking it up that notch is beyond sane.

 

Don't you think P45due brings all the trouble to his own front door and it's no wonder it affects his family.( I don't believe for one minute that any fan has hurled abuse at his family, especially as they don't live up here.) Could be Charlton or West Ham fans who also hate him for the shambles at their clubs when P45due was in charge.
How he is still in Newcastle is just unbelievable considering his record since Boxing Day 2013 and it's worth remembering that he was sacked at WHU after taking them to their worst run of games in 70 years. Charlton also sacked him after a run of 1 win in 13 games and then his sacking at Southampton following a lot of rumours about his personal behaviour which continued at Newcastle with incidents too numerous to mention and which should have saw him given the bullet.
He also has the nerve to say he's never known times like those he's experiencing at present, all I can say he has a very short memory.

Please, Please, walk away before sacking number 4 comes your way and put us all out of our misery.

 

This. It's actually made me quite annoyed that it's even being suggested.

Nobody would be able to pick them out of a line-up, nobody cares about his family.

 

I very much doubt that the level of abuse and vitriol that Pardew is experiencing is akin to anything he has had to go through before, also again the idea that even him taking abuse trying to do anything like shop, have a beer, eat a meal in a restaurant or do any of the things that you want to do outside work is unacceptable. As for where his family lives that is irrelevant as I am sure thay have been up here with him. I am starting to think that the vocally vicious and abusive minority are begining to do more harm to the image of this club than Ashley, I read Gary Monk's comments regarding his feelings that Sky and other parts of the media are playing on the issues and winding things up with the way they spin their coverage.

 

If it's true, then the family stuff is completely wrong! IF it's true.

That said, he has nailed it with the bold text below:

"Well it's always a difficult scenario, particularly for family and friends. For me, I'm a manager that's kind of thick skinned - I don't ignore it.

 

An outsider's view - poor multi-millionaire Pardew. Like others here I don't believe it for a minute his family have been targeted, it's just the normal stress that goes with any managerial post when you're under pressure. He didn't care much about his family when he was shagging a player's wife years ago that left his wife suicidal. Dickhead.

No offence guys but I hope we thump you tomorrow just so he gets the boot - your Club deserves better.

 

Does this not sound better ? Pardew 53 said he had had no contract with Ashleigh