Football Funnies: Newcastle manager Alan Pardew's touchline antics take a turn for the weird

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew's touchline antics have earned him his fair share of scorn and ridicule.

He infamously headbutted Hull City player David Meyler last season, and called Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini, eight years his senior, an elderly man (we're paraphrasing here).

This season, Pardew seems to have calmed down. His antics have taken a turn for the weird instead.

Try deciphering these instructions to his players in their goal-less draw on Saturday against Aston Villa. Beats us, too.

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