Alan Pardew faces Southampton sack as club line up Steve Cotterill as replacement

11 May 2010 19:18
Out: Southampton manager Alan Pardew[LNB]Southampton manager Alan Pardew is expected to leave the club today after being summoned to a meeting with chairman Nicola Cortese. [LNB]Pardew faces the sack for failing to get his side into the play-offs - despite being handicapped with a 10-point deduction and winning the Johnstone's Paint Trophy. [LNB]Sportsmail revealed that the board were unhappy with former West Ham boss Pardew, who still has two years left on his contract, after he spent £3million in January but failed to deliver a top-six finish. [LNB]Notts County manager Steve Cotterill is a likely contender to replace him after he clinched the League Two title, losing just one game out of 18. [LNB] Pardew's crisis talks threaten Saints signing Calderon from SeagullsHammer hopefuls: the main candidates to replace Gianfranco Zola as West Ham's next bossEXCLUSIVE: Celtic target Saints duo Puncheon and LambertSouthampton boss Pardew faces the axe after failure to reach play-offs[LNB][LNB]  

Source: Daily_Mail