Sack Paradew, demands Newcastle fans

A number of 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
"cowardly" 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.
Subsequently, 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.
Pardew was fined £60,000 (€72,000) by the FA and
£100,000 (€120,000) by Newcastle for his
behaviour.
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 don't 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.
"It [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'd be arrested, so why wasn't Alan
Pardew arrested at the same time?
"It [his reputation] will be tarnished, so rightly it
should be. It was a cowardly act."
Moore 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 top to bottom,
including owner Mike Ashley, though he concedes
that is unlikely to happen.
"Without a shadow of a doubt [the club's reputation
is tarnished]," he added. "At the start [of Ashley's
tenure] it was okay, but since then it's been
laughing stock after laughing stock, now it's coming
down to the manager.
"It's becoming tedious to be honest, and the club is
being portrayed in a bad way. The club has a lot of
history and a lot of tradition and at the moment it
doesn't seem to be there. There's no soul and heart
in the football club. It's disappointing.
"We've needed change [for a while]. It builds on
everything they've done since taking over at the
club. It's one thing after another and it's time for
them all to go. Unfortunately they're here for the
long run."