I know you have a personal reason to feel this way but I do actually agree with you there. Its not that I don't follow his line of thinking, I just think there was a quite nasty and spiteful tone to the article that was as you say unnecessary. Sure NC may come off as a bit cold and a bit of a hard nosed businessman but then he's achieved a heck of a lot more in his life than some hack journalist. I think people may have a case if they say that Cortese could be a bit more lenient with Pardew but that article was quite offensive and completely OTT IMO.