da wazamba： With Alan Pardew leaving his managerial role at Newcastle United to head for Crystal Palace last week, Mike Ashley must get a new manager on board as quickly as possible to get the Magpies’ season back on track.
da roleta： Pardew’s last game in charge of the Geordies was a hard fought 3-2 win over stuttering Everton at St James’ Park a fortnight ago. Shortly after the victory, rumours broke that the former West Ham United and Southampton boss could be on his way back to Crystal Palace – the place where he spent four years of his 18 year playing career. The news didn’t come as a huge shock to the football world, as it was obvious Pardew had taken the club as far as he possibly have could and it had long been apparent that he wasn’t the man the Toon Army wanted at the helm.
The only surprising thing about his move to Selhurst Park is the fact he left a club in top half of the Premier League to move to a side who are embroiled in a relegation battle. But the new Eagles’ boss has an affinity with the south London club, and the Crystal Palace fans are sure to be happy with the appointment of the 53-year-old.
That leaves Newcastle without a manager at arguably the most important time in the season. The Magpies may sit comfortably in tenth place in the Premier League table, but they will want to get a new manager in as soon as possible. Assistant boss John Carver has taken charge of the last two games, but unfortunately for the 49-year-old, hasn’t done an awful lot to impress Ashley.
In his first game, Newcastle took the lead three times in the home league encounter with Burnley on New Year’s Day, only for the Clarets to hit back three times and earn a surprising 3-3 draw. Then Carver took his side to Leicester City in the FA Cup where they were disappointedly beaten 1-0.
With the January Transfer Window open, it’s imperative that Ashley gets the right man in with a vision to take the club forward. With leading scorer Papiss Cisse away on international duty, and star man Moussa Sissoko attracting huge interest from the Premier League big hitters as well as French club Paris Saint-Germain, the vacant managerial role at St James’ Park has to be number one priority.
With Derby County boss Steve McClaren and St Etienne’s Christophe Galtier both ruling themselves out of the job, we are still none the wiser as to who is going to succeed Pardew in the Newcastle hot seat. Ex-Spurs boss Tim Sherwood is the new bookies favourite, and Remi Garde, who recently spent three years in charge of French giants Lyon, is allegedly in talks with the club.
Newcastle are undoubtedly a huge club who have massively underachieved in recent times. Their 60-year wait for a domestic trophy will go on for at least another year after being knocked out of both competitions.
Newcastle face arguably the toughest test of their season when they travel to Stamford Bridge to face table-toppers Chelsea tomorrow. John Carver will be in the dugout, but for how much longer is anyone’s guess.
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