10 Most Laughable Excuses Alan Pardew Has Made At Newcastle

4. The One Where We Suffered Fatigue In October?

Newcastle had contested just 11 games by the time they hosted Manchester City in the fifth round of the Capital One Cup on 30th October. Dragging the eventual winners of the competition and Champions of England through the slog of extra time before eventually succumbing to defeat was a welcome riposte to the passionless nonsense served up at the Stadium of Light three days earlier. A performance we could tip our hats to. But ever the one to search for an excuse, Pardew sullied our valiant efforts in taking City to the wire by flagrantly laying down the the framework for his latest attempt to vindicate another forecasted beating from Chelsea on their visit to Tyneside that coming Saturday. There were "tired legs out there" the Magpies boss said, making sure he rammed home the point that his squad was stricken by fatigue despite the season only just going into November. Newcastle outplayed Jose Mourinho's illustrious side that day; a victory he dedicated to Mike Ashley. Way to put your foot in it, Alan.