Alan Pardew

[Geir]

Vi har ingen venstrebente backer, så Santon er det klart beste valget der. Santon er pr. dags dato etter min mening svakere defensivt enn Simpson, så at han får Jonas foran seg er derfor ganske naturlig. Hverken Jonas eller Ben Arfa er typiske innleggsvinger uansett, men liker å skjære inn i banen. Ben Arfa er jo livsfarlig på høyrekant, og mye bedre der enn på venstre.

[Peter]

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew admits he is aiming to secure a place in Europe or win a trophy within the next three years.
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He said: "You want to be in there competing, and we have done that.

"Whether we get a European place will probably be decided by fate more than anything. We have had a great season regardless of the European spot, and we want to do that again next year.

"By hook or by crook, in the next three years it would be nice to get some sort of European football or win a trophy. That's the goal.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7637986/

[Daniel]

Just got back from a talk in with Pards at Dunston Fed tonight. Some key things he said

- We are more or less there with player and club in getting a top quality CB in in the summer. Obviously didn't say who it was though but he was very confident.

- Andy Carroll sat down and told Pardew that he wanted to leave on that day when the £35m bid came in. Pardew blames his agent. Something interesting Pardew said was that if a player is anything less than 100% committed to the club then as long as the price is right they will be allowed to leave and we'll just go out and get someone better. He says there's a huge difference between a player being 90% committed and 100% committed and he only wants players who are 100% committed at the club.

- Pardew really regrets that Enrique had to leave. He said that the scars with the regime were too deep for him to fix but losing him was a hammer blow. Santon was brought in as a young defender and we've just muddled through at LB this season.

- Coloccini and Tiote are the two most influential and important players. Colo for obvious reasons, calming influence etc. Tiote because he goes absolutely all out every time he plays, including in training where he has been known to 'smash' Dan Gosling and Cabaye
Incidentally Tiote is training tomorrow and he's very hopeful he'll be available for Sunday.

- He's really concerned about Sunday because he really isn't sure on what the Liverpool team will be. Usually he has a good idea but this time he isn't sure so he thinks the subs will play a vital role.

- We tried to sign Oxlade-Chaimberlain but couldn't afford him.

- There is a big problem with the attitude of youth players. Young players come in and think they've made it when in reality they're a million miles away. That's why so many have been released this year.

- Demba Ba is not interested in the money and, although he's worried he might leave, he really thinks the fans could have a huge part to play in making him stay. He has got a release clause in his contract but Pardew says that he thinks Demba might stay. Having said that the club are making contingency plans in the event that the likes of him and Tiote want to leave.

- HBA is the best player he has ever worked with (including Tevez) but he is immensely difficult to manage as he is such a complex character. He has given him a lot of time to recover from his injury and to get used to the game and now is the time for him to shine. Really positive stuff on HBA.

All in all it was really good and he said some very interesting stuff. He comes across as really intelligent, very committed and proud to be manager. Really diligent and he clearly wants to do his best. He has a lot of self confidence.

[Christian]

Fantastisk å lese, det du la ut Daniel. Kva er kilden til dette btw?

[Daniel]

Så det bare på N-O jeg. En som hadde skrevet det på et annet forum.

[Christian]

Ok, får håpe det stemmer. For det var meget oppløftende å lese.

[boris.]

Jepp, det var det. Gledelig!

[Kristoffer]

Så Carroll fortjener all dritten han får - er det så å forstå?

Men ja - veldig fint. Likte spesielt dette med Hatem

[Eriksen]

Fint å høre at vi faktisk prøvde oss på en spiller som Chamberlain! Bra intervju. Jeg var litt tvilende til Pardew for ikke lenge siden, men har begynt å like han mer og mer i det siste.

[Eriksen]

Så det bare på N-O jeg. En som hadde skrevet det på et annet forum.

Sky skriver om det ihvertfall.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7637986/

Og nufcblog:

http://www.nufcblog.com/2012/03/30/carroll-looked-me-in-the-eye-and-said-he-wanted-to-leave/

[Andymag]

Var redd han skulle bli ashleys nikkedukk når han kom, men han virker å ha full styring på det meste. Spillergruppa virker også å ha enorm respekt for han, har vel ikke vært en eneste spiller som har klaget til aviser o.l denne sesongen.

[Joakim]

Jeg må ærlig innrømme at jeg hadde sett for meg en Souness light. En erketypisk britisk manager av den gamle skolen, som ikke har peiling på taktikk. Sånn sett har han langt overgått mine forventninger.
Når det er sagt, jeg har fortsatt en og annen høne å plukke med han, så jeg er ikke helt overbevist ennå.

Men han er åpenbart tydelig og klar overfor spillegruppa, han er ikke fastlåst til én formasjon og én taktikk. Det er bra. Men han kan fortsatt bli litt mer offensiv i tankegangen, og være litt mer føre var i forhold til spillerlogistikken. Jeg skjønner at det er begrensede ressurser, men vi burde ærlig talt hatt en ekstra midtstopper i stallen. Tre midtstoppere pluss Perch har aldri vært i nærheten av bra nok. For Steven Taylor er ALDRI skadefri en hel sesong.

[Geir]

Noen som husker dette?

http://www.dagbladet.no/2010/12/06/sport/fotball/premier_league/newcastle/peter_beardsley/14601802/

Jeg liker tilfeller der Karlsen tar feil.

[Kristoffer]

Hehe. I all rettferdighet - det er ikke mange her inne heller som kan slå seg på brystet og si at de virkelig, genuint hadde troa på at Pardew kom til å være noen forbedring da

[Geir]

Nei, det skal jeg absolutt ikke påstå. Det er bare så sykt kult å se Karlsen ta feil, for han er så sykt arrogant og har en voldsom jeg-vet-best-attitude.