In January 2014, Pardew once more showed his usual raconteur wit and command of language by responding to a touchline spat with Man City manager Pellegrini by telling the "f*cking old c*nt" to "shut his noise". How eloquent. The reason for Pardew's outburst was Pellegrini's taking him to task for frivolously contesting every decision the referee was making, accusing him of being deceitful and dishonest even when protest would obviously be fruitless. The whole tasteless affair was captured in extreme close-up by Sky Sports' cameras and by every fan with a Vine account. To the Man City boss' credit, he remained magnanimous after the incident shrugging off the naughty words as if he didn't know what Pardew meant, but still saying he didn't like his approach to harrying the officials. Take that, Alan.
