Alan Pardew sacked – the funniest tweets

James McMath No Comments 22 Dec 2016 Updated: 23 Dec 2016

Alan Pardew has time on his hands this Christmas after being sacked by Crystal Palace.

It was announced on Thursday that 55-year-old was leaving Selhurst Park after a little less than a year in charge.

He had done a pretty good job at Palace, to be fair, and guided the Eagles to the FA Cup final last season.

But sympathy was thin on the ground for a man who always appeared to be his own biggest fan.

Twitter was immediately awash with jokes at Pardew's expense, and here's some of our favourites.

Alan Pardew sacked - the funniest tweets we could find

Alan Pardew, you're fired! pic.twitter.com/qMwHMd19ip

— JOE.co.uk (@JOE_co_uk) December 22, 2016

Alan Pardew walking in to the job centre like… #CPFC https://t.co/IdkUziHyvV

— FootballFanCast.com (@FootballFanCast) December 22, 2016

Still my favourite Pardew legend...https://t.co/2wJ5KzvEul #cpfc pic.twitter.com/tEyivLfMQ2

— James Masters (@Masters_JamesD) December 22, 2016

Frazier Campbell is clearly gutted 😂@HLTCO @JackCPFC_ pic.twitter.com/kCt8QO4bpW

— James Vickery (@jvickerymusic) December 22, 2016

Alan Pardew just got sacked by the Aldi of football.

— Ashley Storrie (@ashleystorrie) December 22, 2016

So I bumped into Alan Pardew at London Victoria this morning.. turns out he was on his way to be sacked. His last picture as #CPFC manager 😂 pic.twitter.com/VeBvxXMGlO

— Ben Nagle (@bennagle17) December 22, 2016

Alan Pardew gone, then. A reminder Palace paid £2.5m in compensation for him... pic.twitter.com/8tYVvl7p74

— The Chronicle (@ChronicleNUFC) December 22, 2016

People who are free to stop for chat over the next few days...
Father Christmas ❎
Postmen ❎
Supermarket staff ❎
Alan Pardew ✅ pic.twitter.com/8rpiUnI26x

— Profit Accumulator (@Profitacca) December 22, 2016

Seven of the last 9 managers to reach the FA Cup final have been sacked the same calendar year. The magic of the FA Cup.

— Richard Jolly (@RichJolly) December 22, 2016

Very unfortunate timing for Pardew... who's gonna bother buying his aftershave now? https://t.co/6Gc8ETlmf1

— Paddy Power (@paddypower) December 22, 2016

And, of course, we couldn't go without mentioning this one...