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  • Pardew exits relegation bound West Brom

     

    Journey man Alan Pardew has parted ways with West Brom on mutual consent the club announced Monday with the Premier league side 10 points adrift of safety.

    Pardew’s departure was confirmed on following a 2-1 defeat at Burnley two days earlier, goals from Ashley Barnes and Chris Wood sinking the Baggies.

    The Englishman was appointed as the replacement for Tony Pulis in November, but was unable to turn around the club’s fortunes.

    During Pardew’s four-month reign, West Brom won a single Premier League game, a 2-0 success at home to Brighton and Hove Albion.

    A run of eight successive league losses proved enough for West Brom to part Company with the former Newcastle United and Crystal Palace manager.

    The 56-year-old also oversaw an embarrassing episode for the club, with senior players including Jonny Evans, Gareth Barry and England midfielder Jake Livermore apologising following an alleged incident involving a taxi during a training camp in Barcelona.Pardew leaves with just six games left of the season

    John Carver, Pardew’s assistant, has also departed and first-team coach Darren Moore has been placed in charge on an interim basis.

    Pardew’s exit leaves some form of premier league record as the 2017-18 season has seen more permanent bosses leave their post than any other time.

    Frank De Boer lost his job at Crystal Palace just four games into the Premier League season, while Craig Shakespeare (Leicester City), Ronald Koeman (Everton), Slaven Bilic (West Ham), Tony Pulis (West Brom) and Paul Clement (Swansea City) all left their clubs before the end of December.

    Pardew joins Mark Hughes (Stoke City), Marco Silva (Watford) and Mauricio Pellegrino (Southampton) in being relieved of their positions since the turn of the year.

  • Pardew retains job as West Brom sacks CEO

    Pardew retains job as West Brom sacks CEO

     

    West Brom owner Guochuan Lai appears tired of counting losses and has taken the drastic decision to sack Chairman John Williams and chief executive Martin Goodman in response to the club’s woeful Premier League campaign.

    Monday’s 3-0 defeat at Chelsea was their third successive loss in the league and leaves them rooted to the bottom of the table seven points from safety.

    The Baggies have won just three of their 27 league games this term and Tony Pulis paid the price for their poor start to the season by losing his job in November.

    But his replacement Alan Pardew has made little impact, only managing to preside over one win in his 13 top-flight matches in charge.

    Nevertheless, Pardew’s job is safe at least for the time being, with the club instead directing their ire at Williams and Goodman, who were dismissed on Tuesday.

    Mark Jenkins, a director of West Brom’s controlling company WBA Holdings, returns to the club as CEO having previously held the position for 14 years, and he highlighted the importance of results in the Premier League following his appointment.

    He told the club’s official website: “There is much to do but for now the focus must solely be on the remaining games of this season.”

    West Brom host Southampton in the FA Cup fifth round on Saturday before a Premier League meeting with Huddersfield on February 24 as they bid to avoid relegation to the Championship.

  • Excited Alan Pardew lands West Brom job

    Excited Alan Pardew lands West Brom job

     

    Alan Pardew has been appointed as West Brom’s new manager on a two-and-a-half-year deal.

    The Baggies dismissed Tony Pulis earlier this month after taking just 10 points from their opening 12 games of the Premier League season, with Gary Megson stepping in for last weekend’s 1-1 draw with Tottenham and Tuesday’s 2-2 stalemate with Newcastle United.

    Pardew quickly emerged as the favourite to take over at The Hawthorns and stated on Sunday that the job was an “attractive” one.

    And West Brom have now confirmed the appointment, with Pardew penning a deal until 2020.

    John Carver, who worked with Pardew during his time at Newcastle, will join his backroom team, while Megson has left the club.

    “I’m thrilled with the opportunity Albion have provided and looking forward to getting to work with what I consider to be a talented group of players,” Pardew told West Brom’s official website.

    “The immediate challenge will be to get the results we need to pull ourselves up the table. But I’m aware that while I’m joining one of the great, traditional clubs of English football, it is one determined to go forward in the Premier League.

    “It’s an exciting opportunity to play a part in that ambition.”

    West Brom chairman John Williams added: “Alan brings the experience of more than 300 Premier League games and the kind of dynamic leadership from which our club can benefit.

    “We were impressed with what he had to say and what he has to offer and we are looking forward to an exciting new era under his charge.”

    Pardew has been out of work since being dismissed as Crystal Palace boss last December, but played with and managed West Brom technical director Nick Hammond at Reading.

    The 56-year-old has also had spells as manager of Southampton, West Ham as well as Newcastle.

     

     

  • Premier league sack: Who is next?

    Premier league sack: Who is next?

    The English premier league is referred to as the most difficult league in the world by pundits majorly because of the media attention, criticism and view from many across countries of the world.

    With millions of dollars spent on various clubs every season by owners, the twenty clubs that partake in the league try to perform according to the targets set by the board of directors.

    These targets put lots of pressure on the footballers but most especially on the club managers.

    Many managers in the premier league get negative/positive reactions from football fans for the playing patterns of their teams, although, the result remains the ultimate goal. Managers get contract extensions, new deals with many companies and even sack letters depending on the success or failure of their teams during their reign.barclayspremierleagueteams copy

    The English premier league is so dynamic that no manager, no matter how popular you are or your past achievement for the club is beyond getting sacked after a poor run lasting a period of time.

    [quote font_size=”18″ color=”#000000″ bgcolor=”#ddaa5d” bcolor=”#dd3333″ arrow=”yes”]This season alone, six managers have been booted out of their positions for inability to perform up to the expectation of the club owners. With barely two months into the new season, Francisco Guidolin of Swansea became the first manager to get the sack.[/quote]

    Two months after, Swansea city sacked their second manager of the season, Bob Bradley alongside Alan Pardew of Crystal palace were sacked for inability to get enough point for their various clubs. Just three days into the New Year, Mike Phelan (Hull city) got his own sack letter.

    However the most shocking sack came in February when the Best Manager in the league, Claudio Raineri was shown the exit after less than twelve months of surprising the football world by winning the English Premier League with underrated Leicester City.

    A month after,  Aitor Karanka of Middlesbrough was sacked for his team’s poor run of form. Taking a closer look at these teams that have sacked coaches this season; they are all within the range of fifteen to nineteen on the league table. With two months before the season closes, one wonders if we have seen the very last sack or if there will be more.  If there will be, who is next???

  • Pardew sacked as Crystal Palace manager

    Pardew sacked as Crystal Palace manager

    Alan Pardew has been sacked as manager of Crystal Palace, the club announced on Thursday.

    Pardew left Newcastle United to take over at Selhurst Park in January 2015 and led the club to a 10th-place finish in the Premier League, Goal reports.

    But his first full season in charge did not prove as successful in the league, Palace enduring a dreadful second half of the campaign, finishing just five points above the relegation zone.

    The former Southampton and Charlton Athletic boss led Palace to the FA Cup final, only to see his side beaten 2-1 in extra time by Manchester United in May.