A number of Newscastle supporters are
upset that the club did not elect to dismiss the Magpies boss, who was fined
and suspended over the incident.
Alan Pardew should have been sacked for his headbutt
on David Meyler, according to a Newcastle United campaign group.
The Football Association (FA) imposed a
seven-match ban on the Magpies boss on Tuesday, following his altercation with
the Hull City midfielder. However, the former West Ham boss will serve a
three-game stadium ban on matchdays and will not be allowed on the touchline
for a further four matches. Alan Pardew was fined £60,000 (€72,000) by the FA
and £100,000 (€120,000) by Newcastle for his character.
Kevin Moore, founder of the 'United for
Newcastle' supporter group, believes the punishment does not go far enough and
feels Pardew should have paid for his misdemeanour with his job.In my personal
opinion, he should have been sacked for the offence," Moore told Perform.I
do not want to see anyone representing my football club do something like that,
especially the manager of a football club, so I would have liked to see him
sacked to be honest.
The ban is justifiable for what he did. At the
end of the day regardless of player, fan or manager, any level of football club
you just can't do what he did. Especially considering you're meant to be a role
model to young kids. Any manager that does something like that, their
reputation goes out of the window. If you did that in the street you would be
arrested, so why was Alan Pardew not arrested for that scenario?
His reputation is tarnished, so rightly it should
be. It was a “stupid” act. Kevin feels Pardew's indiscretion is one in a series
of incidents to blight the club and believes Newcastle's image has been spoilt
as a result. He has called for change from the Board to the Manager, including
owner Mike Ashley, though he concedes that is unlikely to happen.
The club's reputation is also tarnished, “he
added. "At the start of Ashley's tenure it was okay, but since then it's
been totally a different story, now it's coming down to the manager. It's
becoming complicated to be honest, and the club is being portrayed in a bad
view. The club has a lot of history and a lot of tradition and at the moment it
does not seem to be there. It is very disgraceful.
We have needed change for a while now at
Newscastle FC. It builds on everything they have done since taking over at the
club. It’s one problem after another and it's time for them all to leave.
Unfortunately they are all here for a long time.
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