WEST BROM have made their first move in the search for a successor to axed Tony Pulis.
The club’s director of football Nicky Hammond has made contact with Alan Pardew and held preliminary talks.
Hammond knows Pardew well from their time working together at Championship side Reading in the early 2000s.
Out-of-work Pardew, 56, is interested in taking the job which became available when Pulis was sacked on Monday.
Pardew is seen as one of the leading candidates for his experience in the Premier League and in particular for leading Crystal Palace to safety in five months after taking over the club when it was deep in relegation trouble in January 2015.
He believes West Brom’s squad is more than capable of staying up and the stadium and training ground facilities are a huge asset to the battle for survival. Hammond will now report back to West Brom’s Chinese owners later this week and present a positive case for Pardew.
Sam Allardyce is another name in the frame along with Northern Ireland coach Michael O’Neill.
Coach Gary Megson is taking temporary charge of West Brom who are one place and one point above the bottom three following Saturday’s 4-0 home thrashing by Premier League champions Chelsea.
From The Sun
No comments:
Post a Comment