Toons sack Hughton

Yep! shearer the great tactician.Not.

Thats what is strange. Ashley said he wanted somebody with more experience, yet he appointed Shearer to try to keep his side in the prem!

Obviously he was just doing this because Newcastle fans love the idea of legends being their manager. Political decision not footballing at the time.

Alan Pardew set to be new Newcastle manager

Alan Pardew is set to be named as the new Newcastle manager within the next 24 hours, BBC Sport understands.

The former Reading, West Ham, Charlton and Southampton boss was among the favourites to take over from Chris Hughton, who was sacked on Monday.

Hughton led Newcastle back into the top flight last season but following his dismissal, the club said it wanted someone "with more experience".

Pardew, 49, has been out of work since being sacked by Southampton in August.

BBC Sport understands that Pardew was in talks with Newcastle about taking over at St James' Park as long as 10 days ago.

It is believed Pardew became close friends with Newcastle owner Mike Ashley and director Derek Llambias when all three were familiar faces at an exclusive London casino where Llambias was managing director.

Reserve team boss and ex-Magpies striker Peter Beardsley is currently in charge of first team affairs at the club.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/9267960.stm

That really doesn't make sense!!!

Relegation fodder.

Good riddance i say.

I was fairly indifferent towards Newcastle but now I hope they nosedive and go down. Ashley deserves it.

They are a joke of a club.

I was hoping they wouldn't have a manager in place by the weekend. You know the way it gives everyone a lift playing for a new gaffer. We'll just have to get on with it and beat them, simples.

Alan Pardew? They sack Hughton for Alan Pardew? Are they F***ing serious?

Wanting experience is fair enough, but get someone with positive and successful experience. What's he done? FA Cup final against us and won that numpty cup with Southampton.

Well done Mike Ashley you fat barcode.

Crazy that the man was sacked. Newcastle are not a very well ran club these days....haven't been for a long time. Sitting in the Newcastle end on Saturday. If i am honest, think i am going to join them in their anti-Ashley chants.

Alan Pardew - Big name manager? Madness. . . Maybe he can bring in another Tevez and Masch for the Premier League to enjoy, although without the ownership issues

thought they was mental just to get rid of poor Hughton but to get in Pardew as the experienced big name manager well Ashley's lost it

To appoint a manger who's career win ratio is only 43% after sacking a manager who's win ratio is over 50% is F***ing madness - ain't it. 

I see what you did there,

To appoint a manger who's career win ratio is only 43% after sacking a manager who's win ratio is over 50% is F***ing madness - ain't it. 

Only Newcastle eh?...