sadoldgit

At least we can concentrate on the league now!

Of course he is. Wilkins is only doing what he (NC) wants and concentrating on the league. Don't you get a warm fuzzy feeling knowing the future of SFC is in good hands?

To get this club up we needed stability, something which we seem to avoid like the plague. The newguy coming in must wonder how long it will be before the boo boys are on his back or he does something to upset the CEO. We have not so much shot ourselves in the foot as balsted the whole damn leg off. It just gets worse......

We were told that ML didn't come to the last game because he was p*ssed off with not getting promotion. We were told that ML didn't make thelast game because he couldn't get a flight. We were told that there were problems at training. We were told there were not. Dontcha just love this transparency malarky! If The Echo want to wheel out an old legend to have his say so be it. Why shouldn't he add his twopenneth to all of the other dodgy rumours doing the rounds.

OH well, lets look on the bright side, we have a strong CEO.

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?