The whole 'knowing the league' thing is such a load of rubbish. Fair enough with Allardyce and Pulis to an extent, managers who have genuine pedigree and I believe a 100% success rate in keeping teams up. But someone like Pardew, relegated with Charlton and sacked whilst in the bottom three with Palace and West ham, who was heavily touted is just as much of a gamble as an unproven foreign manager.
Bit harsh on Stelling on the previous page. I don't think he hates us, I just think like most lower league fans, he likes to see the big boys upset by a smaller club.