Pardew ...8 year Contact !!!!!!!!!

[stanistheman]

F ack me I thought Ageymang and Vine were given mad contracts !!

Has Father Paladini been handing out early xmas pressies ????

Seriously they will be fooo ked if they want to get rid of him anytime in the next couple of years !!

If Newcastle slide down the table and they sack him they will probably only have to pay out a year or two of his contract as a lot of Managers' contracts have clauses in them that allow the club to sack them without having to pay up for the full contract.

[Marshy]

But the thing is, there is no guarantee the next manager will be any better. You might even think he is worse than Hughes. Then what? Another squad overhaul, new backroom staff more instability. Results may or may not improve, if they don't then fans call for another new manager.

Just because there is no guarantee about something, it does not mean you stay with the current choice. That's a bit like saying, my gf is a b*tch, but I'll stay with her because there is no guarantee that my next gf won't also end up being a b*tch.

[Jimmy Floyd Rabbit]

If you don't finish in top 6 your contract is null & void etc etc.

A man like Ashley won't hand out 8 year contracts unless Pardew is having to produce. So if he does what he done last year happy days for him if not then he won't.

I can see him lasting 2-3 of those.

[Will M]

Just because there is no guarantee about something, it does not mean you stay with the current choice. That's a bit like saying, my gf is a b*tch, but I'll stay with her because there is no guarantee that my next gf won't also end up being a b*tch.

But you could also opt to not having a girlfriend. But if you did get a different one, would you pick a better one than the previous one? Of course you would.

So I will ask again, what happens if the next manager does not meet your approval?

[Marshy]

But you could also opt to not having a girlfriend. But if you did get a different one, would you pick a better one than the previous one? Of course you would.

So I will ask again, what happens if the next manager does not meet your approval?

How would you know the one you're choosing is better than the previous one? You might think she's better, but she might end up being worse. But that's life, there are no guarantees except death and the taxman, and if things end up being worse, then so be it.

[Will M]

How would you know the one you're choosing is better than the previous one? You might think she's better, but she might end up being worse. But that's life, there are no guarantees except death and the taxman, and if things end up being worse, then so be it.

Well, essentially what I'm saying is it's a poor analogy. As with a girlfriend you have no commitment, and you can have several girlfriends at once. It isn't really an apt metaphor for managers mate.

And once again, you have failed to answer the question. Because having a few girlfriends before finding the one is a lot more realistic than going through 10 managers before finding the right one. Savvy?

So for the last time, if the proposed new manager is not good enough, would you sack them too? What about his replacement? When do you decide to just stick and not twist?

[Marshy]

As you're being pedantic, let's replace gf with wife...

If you have a wife and things aren't working out, you're not going to stay married to her and never marry again because the next wife you get might also end up being a b*tch.

Similarly, if a company is struggling compared to the competitors, the board are not going to stay with the same CEO because the next one might end up doing even worse.

If the NHS is getting screwed, the government will not keep the same Minister in charge, because the other one might screw it up even more.

If the government is doing a rubbish job, the public are not going to vote them in again because they next government to come in might be even worse.

So to answer your question, yes, if the new manager that comes in and does a rubbish job, and you think he does not have the potential to change things around in the future, then he would need to go. Just like if your new wife and you are not getting along and you think things will never improve, you will be better off having another divorce. And just like if the new government that comes in is doing even worse and you think they will not improve things, you might consider voting for someone else.

[Jimmy Floyd Rabbit]

My god how sh*t has this thread become! ZzzzzZ

[TBLOCKRANGER]

I always thought Pardew was mates with the owner, all part of this "cockney mafia". Whatever it is that Ashley bloke's business model has worked, the toon could easily have ended up like Coventry, Wednesday, forest and Leeds to name but a few. Long contracts give the air of stability and probably as some has said have break clauses to protect both parties.
Just think though a geezer like Pardew who comes across as a nice and sensible person, isn't going to cause a stir if the owners decide to get rid of him during the contract, in any event he'll probably be moved upstairs or will be happy to walk. His career was going nowhere prior to the toon but now he's regarded as one of the top 6 managers in the prem, he knows which side his bread is buttered.