Pardew: Routledge not good enough for Newcastle.
Posted on January 28th, 2011 | 72 Comments |
Routledge’s return to the club seems to have been a success so far, with the player scoring a goal on his debut, and Rangers also flying high at the top of the Championship table. But Pardew declared that Routledge simply wasn’t good enough for Newcastle United, which would certinly suggest an eventual permanent move for the player. However there was no suggestion on who might be brought in to replace him, with the right side of midfield being a potential problem should something happen to Joey Barton in the near future.
Pardew said on Routledge’s move:
“Well I think theres opportunities for players that come along and you have to weigh it up.
“I mean, was Wayne gonna be a long term first team player for us? and I don’t think he was.”
“QPR offered him that position, and I felt that is best for him and best for the club that we took that opportunity.
“You know, when you bring players in I think it’s important that they affect your first team.
“There are occaisions, and there will be, when I bring in a player to full up the squad [sic], so to speak.
“But you know, I just felt that the Wayne one was a deal that was right for him, more importantly, and right for us.
“Because You have to sort of move on players to grow, and, you know, we have to get better than Wayne and that’s what we’re gonna aim to do.”
Well Mr. Pardew certainly seems to be burning his bridges with the player there!
Completely agree with Pardew. He isn’t good enough to get in our first team at the moment, nevermind if we are looking to push on and improve either now or in the summer. Great Championship player. Poor Premier League player.