Does Pardew have a right to tell Liverpool to cut their losses?

Pardew tells Liverpool to cut their losses I've read Alan Pardew's latest comments regarding Andy Carroll, and I've also read some of the reaction from Liverpool fans on the matter.

I'll quote it all below, but essentially what Alan Pardew is saying is that Liverpool won't recoup what they paid for Andy Carroll, and I don't think anyone in a sane frame of mind would be able to deny that.

The reaction from a fair amount of Liverpool fans is that Alan Pardew should not be saying such things, with some even likening his comments to something Harry Redknapp would do, or, if we cast our minds back a little bit further and take off any red tinted glasses that may still be being worn, what Liverpool might have done with Andy Carroll (who knew what terms he was going to be offered prior to asking for a payrise at Newcastle and used an agent hired by Liverpool to conclude the deal, allegedly) or Jose Enrique, who if you recall was a "done deal" months before the transfer was finalised leaving Enrique to play crap for the remainder of his Toon career.

Anyway, this is what Pardew had to say, and what has caused some of the reaction amongst Liverpool fans:

"John Madejski used to say to me about certain players, 'Just wipe your nose and move on', and I think Liverpool are going to have to do that with Andy. I think it was obvious as soon as Brendan went into Liverpool that Andy's time was going to have to be somewhere else. I think it's quite right we're involved in that."

"Whether he comes here is something that I will take or I will leave. It's a lot of money for Mike, although we'll obviously be getting a big upside in terms of what we sold him for, and we've got three great strikers here already. But of course as the manager, I want the best players I can get."

I'll ask again, what is actually wrong with that?

I mean this wouldn't have come about but for the comments of Andy Carroll's own manager who pretty much put him in the shop window. The problem is the shop window is full of damaged goods that only might come good again.

At the end of the day we've bid, and we're still in for him according to Pardew himself, which is why he is being asked questions by journalists and why he is answering them, in my opinion, truthfully.

Anyone see a problem with that?