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I think that the new motto should be WIFP Yep, you got it. Win It For Pardew!

Alpine, what is your take on this rumour???

Do you know that for sure? I thought he was trying to do what he could on a tight bugdet.

IF the 5 year plan was based on automatic promotion last season, even with my dodgy maths that would mean 4 seasons in the Championship. With NCs lack of patience with progress, that doesn't sound right to me.

And from day 1 everyone was saying he shouldn't run SFC because of his lack of experience. yet here we have another businesssman making big footballing decsions but that is okay? No double standards with you then Alpy? Still, you have seen the back of Pardew so you are a happy bunny this morning.

It may well be that Markus wanted him out, but I don't see that Cortese would have supported him against the owner. In the few media announcements he never really showed any support for Pardew.

Yes bitter that he has just sacked a decent manager at a crucial time for SFC. But so long as you are happy Alps. Tell me again, how many football clubs had Cortese run before last summer? But in Nicola we trust right?

It would seem that to live up to Cortese's expectation the new manager will have to go through the rest of the season unbeaten! After a poor start only the likes of Alpine could complain about the last 3/4s of last season. This season we would be in the play off spots already if we weren't a match light I am sure. I see know reason why Pardew couldn't deliver a goo season this year, so why sack him now? Sorry, it makes no sense to me.

I agree although I think that Cortese was embarrassed by all the public support for Pardew at that time so held fire. Bad decision and even worse timing.

Really Alpine you talk us much b*ll*x as CB Fry. Are you two related?

Well we all know what a footballing genious Mr Cortese is so lets sit back and enjoy the ride. If he signs a few more Brazilians there will be nothing to worry about will there?

Yep it was that. 3 wins in 13 and 20 mins from relegation. The man is a legend.

No you haven't. I never said that Burley was forced out. Go and find them. Thing is you won't be able to.

But your idea of a good manager is 3 wins in 13 Alps, so if he acheives that at Palace he is on a roll surely?

I should probably add loyalty to stability - another trait sadly lacking in football these days.

AT what point will they go the same way as Pards? By Half Term? Christmas? Pardew asked for 18 months, not unreasonable. Barring a catastrophe, I don't think a review at Christmas was unreasonable. THis new guy is going to have to go some to keep his job for any length of time.

Jesus Christ mate, what are you on? I know Cortese has sacked Pardew and that is where I lay the blame 100%. I am also very aware that peple like Alpine have not supported Pardew and are notunhappy to see the back of him but it is down to Cortese that he has gone. I don't think I can make this any clearer can I? I also never said that Burley was forced out by the fans. I said I thought he was a better manager than many gave him credit for being. Simples. You may be watching me, but you obviouly do not read my posts very carefully.

Cortese has now made a rod for his own back. Whereas progress and results were down to Pardew, if they do not improve significantly then it will be Cortese getting stick and not the new guy. I hope he knows what he is doing. Decisions to date do not fill me with confidence.

So you support the revolving door theory then? Even if the manager is doing well?

Of course not, you know what I mean. Tell me, if the new guy does not perform better than Pardew by Christmas what should happen to him?

So if the new manager comes in a wins one game, draws another and loses then next what then? Pardew's win ratio was very good. If the new guys doesn't do better will he last beyond Christmas?

So if his replacement doesn't get auto promotion I trust you will be calling his judgement into question? A man who has less experience in football matters than you?

How do we know it would not bring the right end result? The bookies seem to think we will get promoted yet after 3 league games the CEO thinks differently? All those years in banking and he has a football crystal ball?

It was a J O K E Alps

After the awful roller coster ride of finding a new owner and thinking that finally the club would be settled and well run, within a fewdays the new owner dies and his side-kick sacks th manager. I think it has been obvious for a while that Cortese does not rate Pardew, but as a banker with 1 year's experience in running a football club, perhaps he should have given Pardew the 18 months he requested? The club is going in the right direction and I would have been very surprised if we were not in the top 3 or 4 come Christmas, so why this now? This club achieved the little it has achieved over the years during periods of stability. It looks like those days are well and truly behind us and that we can look forward to more chopping and changing in the future.