It's not about pardew, it's about the players he has to work with, a side having to play Lancashire,Lallana and Wotton because the alternatives are no better is bankrupt footballing wise, we could get Gus Hiddink in, those players would still be crap but with the resources available they might get better replacements in within a reasonable delay, like 6 weeks,instead of wasting time over a player who can't get a work permit (allegedly)..