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West Brom: Alan Pardew set to be named as manager

By Ian DennisBBC Radio 5 live senior football reporter

Last updated on .From the section West Bromcomments132

Alan Pardew, Tony Pulis
Alan Pardew, right, has previously managed four clubs in the Premier League

West Brom are set to appoint former Newcastle and Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew as their manager on Wednesday.

The Baggies sacked Tony Pulis on 20 November after going 10 Premier League games without a victory and sitting a point above the relegation zone.

Pardew, who has been out of the game since being sacked by Palace in December 2016, is expected to sign a deal until 2020.

The 56-year-old will become Albion's sixth permanent boss since 2011.

West Brom let slip a two-goal lead on Tuesday as they drew 2-2 at home to Newcastle, but moved up to 16th place in the table ahead of Everton.

Pardew, a former team-mate of West Brom technical director Nick Hammond, will take charge of his first game against former club Palace at The Hawthorns on Saturday, 2 December (15:00 GMT).

Albion then face trips to Liverpool and Swansea before a home fixture against Manchester United.

Pardew, who has also had spells at Reading, West Ham, Charlton and Southampton in an 18-year managerial career, has been a losing FA Cup finalist twice as a manager.

He was named LMA Manager of the Year in 2012 after he guided Newcastle to fifth place in the Premier League.

Former West Brom boss Gary Megson has taken temporary charge since Pulis' departure.

"I will meet the chairman at 10:00 tomorrow, what about? I don't know," Megson said following the draw against Newcastle.

"Something has to be done at some point. I was just told in the interim period to take the team. What I've done the last eight or nine days is what I've done for the last 20 years, so I have enjoyed all that.

"I haven't applied for manager jobs in the last three years but whatever happens now, if ones do come up I will apply."

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  • Comment posted by zuf, at 23:17 28 Nov 2017

    Expect a brief resurgence followed by a record breaking winless run, with the odd headbutt and dad dance thrown in.

  • Comment posted by User0766887094, at 23:00 28 Nov 2017

    Everytime a vacancy becomes available i hear the same names; Big Sam, Pulis, Pardew, Pearson, Moyes, Hodgson etc.. Any combination of those who are unemployed.

    Are these really the best managers we have.

  • Comment posted by Glad All Over - CPFC, at 23:11 28 Nov 2017

    I see West Brom have looked outside the box here.

    Unfortunately that box was ‘an innovative managerial appointment’.

  • Comment posted by dougie, at 22:52 28 Nov 2017

    I'm guessing Pardew knows some special handshakes. Only thing to explain his seat in first class on the gravy train.

  • Comment posted by Savvy Paul, at 00:19 29 Nov 2017

    Pardew, Moyes, Hodgson, Allardyce, Pulis...like the temporary teachers we used to get at school.

  • Comment posted by Mr Sunshine N Shades, at 23:13 28 Nov 2017

    Left Newcastle (a job he only got after being sacked by a Southampton side in League One) at the door of relegation and went to palace
    Had a honeymoon period then ruined Pulis's previous good work (namely defending duties) and left palace..at the door of relegation also

    Awful manager..no tactics and a litany of excuses

    if he stays in the top flight too long he'll get the England job :'(

  • Comment posted by Magpie87, at 23:14 28 Nov 2017

    When Ryan Giggs is linked with Premier League jobs people howl that he needs to prove himself in the Football League first, but why? Kevin Nolan is currently working wonders at Notts County, but even if he won League 2 and League 1 in successive seasons does anyone seriously think a Premier League club would give him a second glance? It is all about money, so it is safety first.

  • Comment posted by Slim, at 23:05 28 Nov 2017

    Complete joke of a managerial merry go round. Where is the ambition, creativity or imagination from the owners?

  • Comment posted by cmac, at 00:06 29 Nov 2017

    And so the merry go round continues. Appoint Pardew, sack him in the near future, he gets appointed at some other struggling mid table club and a similarly sacked manager takes his place at WBA, and so it continues ad nauseam. Why not look down the leagues for talented young home grown managers lookign to step up to the PL?

  • Comment posted by MANOFKENT, at 04:45 29 Nov 2017

    I'd rather Megson was given a chance to prove himself for a bit longer. He's already got the team playing much more positively.

  • Comment posted by JackieC, at 23:43 28 Nov 2017

    Just one average manager after another. If Pardew couldn't do it at Palace why do they think he can do it at West Brom? It's madness, though I wouldn't turn down a job that pays me £5m when I prove I'm hopeless at it after 6 months.

  • Comment posted by Knighton Palace, at 23:12 28 Nov 2017

    What is it with WBA, can they only seem to take on ex Palace Managers at the moment ?

    I did not mind either Pardew, or Pulis at the Palace, but to be honest I think Pulis is a better bet in terms of keeping you up if you are struggling, so bit of a funny change to me ?

  • Comment posted by Sooter M, at 23:03 28 Nov 2017

    WBA for relegation then.

  • Comment posted by Ian S , at 22:53 28 Nov 2017

    Horses for courses

    As you were

    Sacked in a year

    It was all a blur

  • Comment posted by woody, at 00:14 29 Nov 2017

    Firestick Celtic might have lots of fans mainly due to religion but they play virtual non league. They show this every time they get into europe. West brom would easily beat Celtic. The proof is Scott Sinclair . Not good enough for us but your best player i rest my case

  • Comment posted by willo_the_wisp, at 23:36 28 Nov 2017

    Another revolving-door manager, just like Allardyce, Pulis and Moyes. Walk into a job, get sacked, get a big layout for achieving nothing. Rinse and repeat.

  • Comment posted by User0625665638, at 23:44 28 Nov 2017

    Another rotation of the never ending cycle of finished, uninspiring British managers, Moyes, Hodgson, Pulis, Pardew, Allardyce, must have over 2-3000 PL games between them, but half a dozen trophies if that. It's not foreigners holding young English managers back, it's these safety option managers that some clubs seem obsessed with.

  • Comment posted by francainable, at 00:32 29 Nov 2017

    Jesus. I understand hiring Big Sam or Pulis because they'll get you organised and possibly save you a lot of money. But really Pardew? He's as much of a risk as a newcomer to the league. Try someone new for christ's sake.

  • Comment posted by D1710920558207, at 00:05 29 Nov 2017

    Loving the originality. First they hire Tony Pulis to stay up, then they hire Alan Pardew for a more expansive style of play. After almost 2 years in the job results start to take a downturn.

    West Brom then panic and fire Pardew, hiring Sam Allardyce to stay in the PL (which they do with ease). Big Sam suddenly resigns, citing an interest in international management. Frank de Boer is hired...

  • Comment posted by Mr Sunshine N Shades, at 23:02 28 Nov 2017

    In recent years..

    got the Newcastle job (after Houghton got the promotion & was unfairly sacked) he got Newcastle up to 5th

    then sold the players that achieved 5th

    had some good spells to stay in the league but some really dire spells with dire football

    Called Pellegrini the C word behind his back after an argument

    Tried to headbutt Meyler

    Got a ban for handling the linesman

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