I was sort of hoping they would move him up instead of sacking him, but a change was definitely needed. We haven’t won in so long now. Everton in the cup would be the last time, god knows when it was in the League. This season, I have seen Claudio devoid of ideas. His tinkerman style has come back but I think this is more down to not knowing how to play our team. Going down cannot happen, no matter who you are, not in this age of football. It can mean life and death for your club financially, I’ve seen it before at our club. It seemed clear to me that the players no longer believed in him or themselves and that is his purpose as manager.
We will forever be grateful Claudio for what you achieved for us, but football is a cruel world. Good Luck!
My money is on Pardew coming in. If we can get him on a short term contract I think he can really turn things around quickly, something he has a track record in. His long term record isn’t the best, but I think he would be the best man to turn us around right now.