Alan Pardew left hurt by EFL sacking as chairman branded 'clown of the week'

Alan Pardew criticised Bromley chairman Robin Stanton-Gleaves for sacking manager Andy Woodman after just ten games in League One.

Bromley manager Andy Woodman was dismissed on Thursday after five-and-a-half years in charge, following a poor start to the season with four consecutive losses leaving the club 23rd in League One. Woodman had guided the non-league club to the Football League for the first time in their history with two promotions in three years and won the FA Trophy in 2022. Former Crystal Palace and Newcastle manager Alan Pardew defended Woodman on talkSPORT, calling the sacking "ridiculous" and branding chairman Robin Stanton-Gleaves "Clown of the Week", arguing that Woodman achieved promotion on a League Two budget and deserved more time to adapt to the third tier.