More Drama With The Looney Toons

This week after weeks of debating the  Premier League finally saw its first managerial casaulty,and with some suprise it was Chris Hughton, whom was first to recieve the chop.

For the past few weeks rumours have been rife of who exactly was to be first to get the dreaded sack. Carlo Ancelotti? Last year’s double winning manager has seen his side unable to carry on his accolades this term and since the removal of Ray Wilkins as assistant manager has seen his side take a desperate run of form. Avram Grant? The Israeli has been unable to revive good fortunes at Upson Park, as his bosses and supporters alike look increasingly uneasy at his sides reluctance to leave the foot of the table, Roberto Mancini and Ray Hodgson are finding it hard to match their respective sides ambitions while Mick McCarthy and Roberto Martinez are also feeling the pressure.

Hughton - Sacked

The removal of any of the above would surely have been taken with a justifiable shrug, so it was a shock to find it was not any of the previously mentioned managers, but a certain Chris Hughton. Since Bobby Robsons reign ended in 2004, the Toon army have experienced tremendous instability.Souness, Allardyce, Roeder, Kinnear, even the return of "King Kev" Keegan and Big Alan Shearer have all failed to match the blind ambitions of the club, in the end leading to their relegation in 2009. Hughton, initially taking role as manager as a stand in until a more “suitable replacement” was found was left to pick the pieces, only to propel the club from the ashes and return to top flight in his first season at the helm, topping this by wins over Arsenal and decimating Aston Villa and Sunderland with 6-0 and 5-1 wins,it was only a month ago when the side were as high as fourth and Newcastle seemed to finally achieve stability,so why in god names was Hughton given the sack?

 

Pardew - Tipped As Next Manager

It is to bluntly honest, a disgrace to the club for not even giving the very figure who turned the fortunes of the club around a chance when the club are currently in mid table. Fans and legends alike at the club have shown their disgust at the move. The argument from the suits at the Tyne, is that they seeked a man who had more “Premier league experience”, so it is a bit amusing to hear that it is Alan Pardrew, a man whom with limited experience in the top flight with west ham and briefly with Charlton, a man who was plying his trade until august in the third tier of English football before being sacked. It seems Mike Ashley’s foolishness has again got the better of him, and I would not bet against his meddling, as we have seen with Chelsea so far, in team affairs, blowing in the owners face and facing a tiresome relegation fight for the rest of the season, as I cannot see this Newcastle side take to the man who replaced the man that build the team and whom it was clear they all worked to play for, and in such circumstances.