'HE'S WRONG!' 😳 Alan Pardew HITS BACK At Simon Jordan For DISMISSING 'Too Many Games' Issue 🔥

Liverpool's Andy Robertson is the latest to speak out on the increased amount of fixtures players are facing this season. talkSPORT's Jim White, Alex Crook and former Premier League manager Alan Pardew have their say.
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[@mervynpeters]

Alex Crook talking shyte again!😅😅😅

[@nesty37]

He’s a plum. Pardew said it was formerly a 46-game season in the league. He tried to look clever by “agreeing” with Pardew.

[@pnw1932]

Jordon, the epitome of ''shut up and play'' He's not for the players ....he's for the product.

[@harrydrake4173]

And the players are all for themselves. They want the best of both worlds.

[@David-qy4kc]

@@harrydrake4173 without the players, theres no game

[@matthewwells1817]

Without generating money, they don't get paid .. players are in it for themselves and I get it. But the majority of clubs loss money. Football is one of the few Industries where the workers ( players) get virtually all the money. We need compromise to support the football pyramid.. they could easily offer a pay cut based on a game reduction

[@yt.personal.identification]

He still blames player wages for his failures as an owner. He can NEVER have a balanced take when players are a major part of the topic. His chip on his shoulder will forever weigh him down.

[@kaypakaipa8559]

​@@harrydrake4173 where do clowns like you come from seriously? Are you asking these players to play everyday? Have you actually looked the crrent football fixtures schedule, theres now literally football every 2-3 days! Top 8 teams in all leagues are playing every 3 days at the least, then off to Nations League, Friendlies or Tournaments. Theres no break, the human body will eventually. Guess what the very player who was complaining about games Rodri gets injured 20mins into the game last week (and I actually hate City) but he was right, the body gives in.

[@ravd883]

The last time I checked. Whatever you do in life, and no matter how much you get paid. If you're asking anyone to do too much you lose the quality. Who cares about the Nations Cup or the Club World Cup? Sorry Simon, can't agree with you on this one.

[@matt7matt722]

That Alex is clueless !

[@unextraordinaryzing8360]

Love the way Alan had an answer and a decent one for every comment thrown his way. Totally agree. Want to watch the best players at the top of their game. Either reduced games or mandatory squad rotation perhaps? Something so that when the players play, they play at their best and not "saving" themselves for another game or playing like they're towing a caravan.

[@ayoa.o.9966]

Alex crook is a stooge for Simon Jordan

[@andycarmichael6671]

Less games less money for the players. Simple

[@yt.personal.identification]

No one gave them a pay rise when they increased the games Why do you want the owners to get the money instead of players?

[@Cockermadman]

They're not asking for less ,they're asking them to stop all the extra games they add .

[@roykeane1922]

@@yt.personal.identificationabsolute nonsense. Average wage across all the major European leagues has increased year on year for decades

[@roykeane1922]

@@Cockermadmanhow are you struggling with a simple concept 😂 you are paid for your Labour, if you want to work less, you get paid less

[@yt.personal.identification]

@@roykeane1922 So have all wages. Simply giving a pay rise does NOT allow you to expect more hours from an employee. The pay rises have been in line with revenue increases. To pretend they were compensation for more games is just pure fallacy.

[@um931]

Whats pay got to do with number of games played by the best players at the best teams. Physical conditioning at the peak, the body can only take so many games.

[@ghsense2626]

If you make a measley 300k a year you would have to work out of office. These footballers are part time workers. Let them work

[@Bert-lw1ot]

Exactly. They’re only human, they can only do so much

[@keirmitchell5560]

to pay them the money they want means you have to have more games to bring the money in. Don't disagree with the to many games but money has got something to do with it.

[@Bert-lw1ot]

@@keirmitchell5560it’s FIFA & UEFA who keep pushing for more games, they aren’t the ones paying the players

[@MaseLuffy]

​@@ghsense2626they should make that money they are the spectacle the entertainment 😂😂😂

[@Adaam252]

26 players in a squad is more than enough players to utilise over the course of 70 games. Manages just need to start rotating properly.

[@nqobilengema2165]

You naive, if you got 3 injuries, and 4 others are not at the high level, mate you now got a thin squad

[@Ruscococo1]

There is too much at stake for teams to do that ​@@nqobilengema2165

[@dangraham8473]

Southgate in the Euros complained everyone was tired and then just kept playing the same time and making an hardly any subs

[@willgoodchild4343]

@@nqobilengema2165100% then you’ll get the 🔔ends on Talksport calling for the manager to be sacked because the performances will drop. Look at what happens when clubs miss out on champions league or Europe the manager typically loses their job because the money is more important to the club

[@kaypakaipa8559]

@@nqobilengema2165 Chelsea had 12 injuries all season, we had a decent starting 11, if we start rotating bringing those kids, we would not finish 6th, it could be relegation zone, theres that too. Now consider teams that now have to play in Europe, then send those same players off to useless International games where they come back injured, look at what happened to Rodri, or Odegard whos now out for months.

[@oivindreklev1462]

Cancel the Carabao cup, reduce Prem to 18 teams. FIFA club world cup... non sense. Drop all internationals except for EURO and World Cup qualifiers.

[@terriblegamer76]

The players and the managers all saying the same thing. It's too much. All for commercial gain. I don't want to watch rotated squards vs rotated squads. I want to watch the best players vs the best players. I don't want injuries ruining seasons.

[@Juicys78]

Yes but both managers and players GAIN from commercial gain. Their salaries are at nonsense levels. Its fine cut the games and cut their salary.

[@craigbackhouse745]

Why does Alex start head banging when he speaks?

[@scottoreilly4785]

25% reduction in games for a 25% reduction in wages. See how many will agree to a pay cut lol.

[@yemi9196]

Players should discuss with their clubs. In any establishment, customers always want more. It's left to the establishment to manage its resources

[@blacktaxidriver7520]

this conversation only affects 10% of millionaire pros and also there are 25 players in a squad not 11 and they play less games in the premier league than the old division 1 ... get on with it

[@markspark7634]

The euros was rubbish, do we really want to see tired players?

[@ashleyburns6752]

300k a week players telling fans what social/political ideologies to support, then going on strike. What a time for football. Would love the whole industry to go bankrupt, reset, and players to be all domestic again earning 5k a week.

[@leonhughes9014]

Its not a too many games issue, its a too many managers dont use their whole squad issue.

[@Ruscococo1]

Well it is when majority of players are getting injured, more ACLS than ever before.

[@leonhughes9014]

@@Ruscococo1 lie

[@leonhughes9014]

increase squad size to 30 Ask the players to take a 20% wage cut which pays for an extra 5/6 squad players . They will all say no!

[@Bert-lw1ot]

Why would you want to see lesser players playing more games though? If you’d rather have quantity over quality, then watch more games from the lower leagues, don’t expect the best players to play more and more 🤷🏻‍♂️ There’s plenty of football out there if people want to watch games every single day, more money would filter down then as well

[@leonhughes9014]

@@Bert-lw1ot I dont want it. the players want to play less and get same money.. go to your job tell you boss you want to earn same money and cut days worked from 5 to 4. good luck with that .

[@Bert-lw1ot]

@@leonhughes9014 the money is there and they’re not necessarily asking to play less, they’re saying they can’t play any more! Using your analogy, would you do 6 days work instead of 5 for the same amount of money?

[@leonhughes9014]

@@Bert-lw1ot well the money is not there as is 400 quid to take your family to the football .. so it's not. there is it!

[@Bert-lw1ot]

@@leonhughes9014 if you think that you still pay the players wages as a match day fan, I don’t really know what to say!! That stopped being true decades ago, the tv revenue pays the players wages! It’s FIFA & UEFA that keep increasing the matches and they don’t pay the players

[@djmattblack]

It seems to me that most of the complaints are about this World club cup competition. The only two Premier league clubs involved in this are Chelsea and Man City and they both have such big squads they could play their second string side and still put out a decent team

[@michael6401]

No one seems to mention the fans ! The average guy in the street is forking out a fortune for season tickets and cup games then having to find extra cash for the extra games and not to mention travel costs etc ! Once again the fans are taken for granted !

[@leighhudson9279]

Its not about the amount of games. Its the lack of a break. They have no off season now. They are having to play every summer almost now. They have to recover, they have to see their families, the staff supporting the first team also need breaks and to see their families. As do the managers. Its just greed greed greed

[@pevvex4452]

We all know that politicians are hypocrites, but I didn’t know footballers are the same.

[@yt.personal.identification]

Simon just has a big issue with player wages. He is still bitter he was bad as an owner, and likes to bkame players for getting paid. He will NEVER give a sensible balanced answer when payers are involved. Every discussion becomes " the players took my money"

[@calvinh.4682]

But it has nothing to with pay. There are gonna be too many games, more injured stars leading to the drop off in the quality of games played

[@leonhughes9014]

have you seen man united lately.. lol

[@amn5805]

Clubs that qualify for Europe should not play in league cup. Gives other smaller clubs chance to win a trophy. Also non major trophies like world club cups/super cups/charity shields should be played as pre season friendlies.

[@Ethtre1]

Pardew sounds like he has had a few drinks before the show

[@MrStardust50]

I thought the same 😁

[@sean5811]

Pardew. The coach says this player is burnt out but you have to play him and he gets injured. That's down to the manager. This happens now so why will it get worse. Just manage your squad

[@marktaylor2056]

What happens in a winter break? Teams arrange friendlies to raise funds and ghe players dont rest.

[@donaldmaxwell3428]

The NBA regular season is long, with 82 games played over a period of nearly six months.

[@EnglishForFootball]

I'd understand Simons position if they were asking to have less training time. But their complaint is there is too many games. Whether anyone likes it or not, athletes NEED recovery time. Otherwise they cant perform at oeak level consistently and are more at risk to injuries. And quite frankly, as a fan, theres too many games to watch. Even that is exhausting.

[@Chdk24]

Let the players vote for a 10% reduction games in return for a universal 10% reduction in wages. Then we can finally put a pin in it and carry on as we are. 👍

[@craig3420]

Spot on..but they won't do it..

[@presidentofpeace2556]

@Chdk24 stupid argument,the players ain't complaining about their leagues and cup set up games at all.the point is the clueless and unnecessary international tournaments

[@Chdk24]

@@presidentofpeace2556 nobody forces them to play international football. If they can’t handle it, grow some balls and admit it. Don’t cry your eyes out and threaten to strike when they earn more in a week than most people do in 10 years.

[@MrStardust50]

The old First Division played 42 matches.

[@muzinkosi3853]

Why not increase the number of substitutions to 8 per game after maybe 50 plus games.

[@cathaldonnelly5437]

What is the point of huge squads if you aren't going to use them.

[@paulpurves484]

If the players want to play less games then surely they have to take a reduction in wages.

[@yt.personal.identification]

6:07 What is the arbitrary pay amount where you can no longer fight for better conditions with every tool available?

[@chriskench2879]

Question for the people at talksport? Would you pay £150 to watch a singer who’s lost their voice or half arsing a concert? They’re paid loads of cash too.What they earn is irrelevant if the public are paying for a diluted product and premium rates.

[@Evertonfan2023]

Read once Dirk Kuyt covered 15 miles in a game imagine doing that x3 a week 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@isaacawotimehin1098]

Maybe club to increase numbers of squad players to 30 instead of 25.

[@Robert-i4g]

So what is the threshold number of games that players are allowed to play based on their salaries....? 1000 games or 3000....? Really dumb argument

[@dazo8671]

We need the product who cares about money, even fighters don't fight all year long

[@Ruscococo1]

If you come top 8 of champions league you play two less games makes it harder for smaller teams.

[@cameronpickard6829]

Its all well and good the clubs, managers and players moaning and then they CHOOSE to go on tour as soon as the season finishes!!!!

[@5tuartGuy]

"you can opt out of your country" yeah look at the reaction Ben White has got for doing that...

[@weeds56]

Q. Do you guys think that FIFA, UEFA, etc will eventually stop adding more games to the calendar or is the money more important than the game? Q. Who pays for the game? A. The Fans. Q. Do more games cause a drop in quality, overall? A. Ask the Fans. Cheerz.

[@alanmccartney3922]

The FIFA club world cup is a total nonsense, all clubs should protest by sending the kids team but for heavens sake for everything else just rotate the squads.

[@davewarren2849]

If they don't want to play as many games they should drop in wages

[@freymar6866]

CANT PUT A PRICE ON HEART RATE... PAY THEM BILLIONS BUT THE HEART IS THE HEART

[@craig3420]

Pardew never Ince said the players should take less money for less games...thats the issue...they want more money for less games

[@Kedxn1]

More games means more finances for clubs, meaning they can offer higher wage packets to players. If players want to play 25% less games, they can take a 25% wage reduction. Guarantee you wont see 1 player accept thoae conditions.

[@100hurley]

What a joke. Getting paid millions and giving out about playing games. A bartender works until 6-7 am every day. A nurse/firefighter dont ask for days off. What a joke. Best sports science available to them. Get away and play as your contract says. What a joke.

[@robertbslee4209]

Only players in few teams plays 60 plus ganes. It is a simple solutions dont play the same players in meaningless games and use the squad

[@thomasgreen9032]

There’s no doubt too many games will make the top 1% of teams lower their quality level, but are they willing to take less money? No chance. They’re going to fight for less games and the only teams that will suffer will be small teams and lower league teams who need the league cup etc to bring in money. This is a top 1% issue. Not a real issue.

[@williamrobinson4253]

There are more subs so playing time can be less. It's up to the manager to use the opportunities correctly.

[@vikingfrog7204]

Then take less money. Lower wages and game demands will drop to cover the money

[@MrMdotbizzle]

The only reason a lot of these footballers get paid the wages they do is because of the amount of money being made selling TV rights and money generated from sponsorship deals from those extra games. Reducing the number of games is fine, but will they like it if it reduces the numbers on paycheques?

[@patrickmcdonagh539]

But if they get injured from playing to much games they still get paid

[@SteviG9]

and the PLAYERS want more money... he conveniently forget to mention them

[@patbrett3031]

Take the European competing clubs out of the league cup

[@BridgeStamford]

OK let’s reduce games and half your wages? Ok? Thought not

[@Michael-ff4pq]

There's too many games because of international games. If you're serious, stop playing international football then you can rest a lot more.

[@makeme9899]

There’s footballers who spend their entire career in The Championship playing more games a season than the current premier league players have to play. They’re just being spoilt brats. Either take a wage cut, or get on with it.

[@siyabongasiyo1270]

This topic is getting out of hand, players as much as they are played millions, which is an issue used against them and be told to keep quiet because you are getting a lot of money. Well lets look at it this way, when you are employed you are getting payed according to what your contract says or responsibilities. Now this is a typical scenario that is done by the bosses in any company, they hire you to do a certain job and down the line they say, “ ok you are responsible for this and this now “ and you dont get payed for it ( in this case players are complaining about it takes it tall to the body “. To people like Simon or in his world, he says “ i pay you enough or a lot , so dont complain just do as i say “. We forgetting this is a team sport same as players need eachother on the field , owners too need players same as players need the owners and the fans too in this case. I am not saying players must do as they please or get things their way etc. i am saying, considering players play competitively every second or third day and in between they have to train and travel etc. it does take its tall to the body in a long run if you over do it. As for players getting payed a lot, well that is a monster we ( football society ) created. And we brought fame and money into the mix and every body is benefiting from it not only the players.

[@patbrett3031]

Offer them pay to play then see how many games they want to play

[@curisity]

Squad rotation, blend youth players to get first team opportunities. More players get the chance to shine. Dont see a problem.

[@liamgriffin5583]

They play football for christ sake. Squads now have bigger squads and more subs can be used. Play for lesser teams not challenging for so many trophies and if you happy with the pay cut.... Fine

[@harryhill-es5jk]

Take pay cut then if you won't games cut

[@ananthakrishnanvijayakumar2220]

Alan Pardew talking sense and making the talksport team look like clowns😂

[@joeyboy1996]

There's over 30 races horses per team

[@Old_Man_LoganIII]

Such a lazy, cheap thing to say by mentioning money. All pundits do it. I don’t care about what players earn as long as I see their best every time they turn out. If they physically cannot because of the frequency of games then that is a problem for the game, not the players.

[@frankford1115]

There are too many games. Too many to play at 100%. Matters not the money. But clubs have 9 subs, lots of players. Adapt. Stop playing full court press all the time. Train differently. It is too much. But so is the greed from all concerned. You want the money, adapt. Who cares about people who played the game? When they put up the money, they can talk. It is intensity that kills. But the hypocrite here is Pardew quoting everyone wanting money except the players. Sports science? They will tell you what you want to hear. You want the best product, compromise.

[@roykeane1922]

Is any journalist gonna have the balls to say okay are you going to agree to a reflecting wage cut

[@richardcoote1344]

Sick of moaning over privelaged footballers. If they dont like playing so much go and get a normal job on minimum wage.

[@catherineartiss358]

Whatever job, workers have a right to a voice over working conditions. Of course in this case they’re millionaires with nice jobs… they’re still pushing their bodies to the max every match & in training. Let’s not act like they’re so wrapped up in indulgence, they are not giving anything in what they do. And in a results business, best players are called upon heavily. If one is seriously impacted by injury - they’re done. Maybe young. They deserve a voice at the table. Pay is different issue.

[@marksmithson8845]

When a company wants more money the work force have to work harder.

[@matthewwells1817]

I agree players should be at the table but Alan is barking! They should be in the meeting so they can offer 25% cut in wages for 25% less games. Its very simple. The VAST majority of money generated in football goes to the olayers .

[@Juicys78]

The players argument demonstrates their level of IQ. Their level of compensation is related to how well they play on the pitch and the size of the club they play for. This in turn leads to them playing internationally. Both result in more games, so in short if you want to earn the big money and get the big sponsorship you HAVE to play more games. Simple cut the games and cut their salary. If they actually go on strike they will get ZERO support from anyone but other self important lazy top level players. Players = deluded

[@garythompson2106]

Far too many games for the fans . Forget the footballers.

[@JRK2669]

The fans don't have to watch them all

[@jah5076]

honestly i do think they play too much, i only say this because i do believe injury crisis at my club chelsea and other clubs like newcastle, united last season is becoming more common but solve this by not adding more comps and having players have a world cup in the winter. i feel like we are still having repercussions because of Qatar as it reduced the summer break. THAT SAID , these guys are on millions a year to kick a ball when the average salary is 30k in this country they need to be clever with their words because some people cant afford to put their heating on in the winter.

[@mechamarkman]

If a player wants to play less games they should get less pay, they get the best medical private treatment free of charge, the best gym and trainers probably known to man, the best food they could ask for, they have an embarrassment of riches at their disposal but the problem is they have to run around a field for an extra 90 mins here and there, I would play football 9-5 all day 5 days a week for a fraction they have.

[@James-u5o6d]

Contradictions yet again…sports scientist that most clubs have says to the manager so and so are at risk of injury, manager says “well I’ve got to play him” right that’s the managers fault, it’s their job to help manage the players load and minutes and certain players get overplayed - it’s why you have squads! Stop blaming everything else and put it on the manager and players - if a player is fatigued be man enough to say “I need a rest for a game or two” it’s not flaming rocket science

[@catpost]

At last somebody on the platform talking scene on the subject. Can't believe I'm saying this but well done Pards! Why does Jordan think he's an authority on player fatigue? He's never played professionally, never managed and I don't think he has any qualifications on sports science. It's not the players fault you was the only chairman in English football who went bankrupt during the credit crunch so he needs to stop this vendetta against them and be balanced with his arguments...or maybe he should silence that bitter mouth and listen the actual professionals or at least come with some facts instead of piss and vinegar.

[@oscartini8030]

Simon Jordan way of thinking in a nutshell is, "the beatings will continue until morale improves". Games every two days, shut up and do your job, increase of player injuries, Simon Jordan will say players were a lot tougher when I was a club owner. What a joke this guy is, sometimes, hard to reason with a muppet that never played the game, and he doesn't understand that more games will make the players more injury prone and lower the football standards. But when a person comes from the carrot and stick school of economics that's the only thing they understand.

[@JaspalSingh-ws9kj]

Alex who shut up Alan pardew talking sense topman

[@sean5811]

ECL should just ban these whingers from Europe for life.not be playing that much then. If you don't wanna play then don't but don't play the martyr😊

[@colbysmith5825]

Pardew on form here

[@Ifox95]

Once again, these people are great at outlining the problem yet don’t have an ounce of a solution to rectify the issue, less games = less money and commercial revenue, simple as that. Maybe reduce the premier league to 16 teams, a load of woke nonsense!

[@williamlima8489]

Top managers get the best out the players they have, ever heard of squad rotation?

[@ayoa.o.9966]

It’s not just playing in games. What about the training as well even if you’re on the bench

[@williamlima8489]

@ayoa.o.9966 again, it comes down to the club management training. It can be curtailed, and managed players like rodri dont need to train to improve only maintenance. How did giggs do it?

[@Stuart-o9d]

Crook`s opinions are always way off

[@thechef538]

Have we all forgot that the players are employees, you do what your contract tells you, in this case its play football, teams have squads for a reason its managers fault any talk of burnout. No business asks their employees how much they want to work..get back into the real world, absolute joke, trying working a real job then tell me about being tired. JOKERS

[@razer0072073]

4:02

[@BG_MKY]

If the job is to much for them then quit and get a new job

[@anindomukolwe]

3:17 Simon thinks just because you get paid a lot is a licence to abuse their human body.

[@Robert-i4g]

Thank God somebody with sense is speaking... I don't understand why people don't feel like players cannot have a say..... Its weird yo say the least. Players are an integral part of the game and why shouldn't they have a say on things relating on the game.

[@williammcalonie3588]

You guys are soft across the pond

[@jimeley2580]

Adult pretenders just like actors. Disgraceful words. Those who defend this mentality are as much as a problem as footballers.

[@diyson]

This scenario is playing out right across our society. All employees are being pushed harder and harder to produce more in less time, for no extra benefits, I Have witnessed the burnout of the work force and the turnover of personnel in the lower and middle management departments is at unsustainable levels, plus the standard of work has dropped off considerably because of!! The same goes for football. Forget about footballer's wages for a moment, or any other work or occupation where you're being TOLD you must produce more with absolutely no concern of the physical and mental well-being of the workforce, whoever that maybe just to meet unrealistic financial gains for a few. Footballers are no different, burnout is inevitable!!

[@garysherwin3316]

Cut games pay 😊em less see what they say about that

[@trevorjoneill707]

muppets

[@vine191]

A balanced view from Pardew who has managed and played…..at least listen to the players ffs