You don't have to be a Geordie to manager Newcastle United and become a legend ... Joe Harvey and Kevin Keegan both came from Yorkshire.
The problem is that Pardew (like Mike Ashley) has a London arrogant attitude that doesn't sit well with a lot of the people on Tyneside.
Alan Pardew: "It hurts us all.
"Don't think because we are not Geordie, it doesn't hurt us.
"We know how much it means to our fans. It's a shocking day for them and a shocking day for us.
"Really and truly, we have to go back to basics about how we are going to play because with two key players out - and if you put Colo [skipper Fabricio Coloccini] in that, three - in terms of how we score goals, we are going to have to find a different way."