Alan Pardew has urged Manchester United to sack Erik ten Hag and replace him with Coventry City's Mark Robins.
A lot has been made of the managerial position at Old Trafford in recent months. With new investment entering the fray from Sir Jim Ratcliffe and on-field results dwindling compared to the Dutchman's first season in charge, it appears Ten Hag's tenure is not as safe as once thought.
Coventry City of course played their part in these doubts, having taken United all the way in this month's FA Cup semi-final at Wembley, and were then only denied by a marginal VAR offside check. It is on the back of that performance that Pardew makes a suggestion that may seem outlandish.
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Speaking to a supporter during a talkSPORT phone-in, he confidently replied: "I’ve got a gaffer for you, are you ready? He’s not international, he’s not won the Dutch league or the French league but he’s an old player of yours.
"He’s done brilliantly for four seasons, he almost beat you in the semi-final – Mark Robins, there you go. Get him in. He’ll do a job for you, I tell you."
Of course as a player himself, Robins entered the footballing world through the academy of Manchester United. Under Sir Alex Ferguson he won the FA Cup, European Cup Winners' Cup and European Super Cup.
"An ex-player who knows the club and knew the club before he went there," the former Newcastle and West Ham boss added. "He did his apprenticeship before he went there – he’s done his duty, he’s done his homework and knows the levels.
"I’m not his agent, by the way, I’m just saying!"
The supporter Pardew had responded to admitted it was a convincing argument on Robins' behalf, and also explained how impressed he had been with the Championship outfit's "no-die attitude" compared to United's at Wembley.
Pardew finally threw Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna's name into the hat too, believing that if they fail to win promotion to the Premier League then there should be a number of clubs waiting in line for his services.
