Newcastle United hero Rob Lee has questioned the wisdom of potentially sacking Alan Pardew.
Lee wonders who would be happy to succeed Pardew at St James' Park.
He told talkSPORT: "If you change, who are you going to change him [Pardew] for? With Ashley pulling the purse strings what manager is going work for him under the conditions Pardew is working under?
"Pardew is in a tough position. He's taken a lot of flak for Mike Ashley and he continues to do so.
"There seems to be a policy at the club about the players they buy - they have to be under a certain age and earning a certain amount of money - and, if you do that, you get what you pay for. They've got away with it a bit in recent years by going to France, but you can't do it all the time. You need players who have played in the Premier League, which they've not done."
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