I've had my run-ins with Freddy on numerous occasions over the years, most notably at Stevenage for an FA Cup tie and Bradford City a few week later.
He's a man who says what he thinks, and I have to respect him for that, because I do likewise - and we have had our moments.
Last night on Look North he said Pardew will never live down the events of last Saturday.
Freddy Shepherd: "He was wrong what he did, and he knows it.
"I don't know what he was thinking about, but he apologised for what he did, and there really isn't much more he can do about it.
"He's got to live with his actions, and it won't go away.
"He will be murdered for the rest of his life, I'm sure of that."