Alan Pardew signs eight-year Newcastle contract extension.......................

[Robbie-fowler999]

Yep, he quashes the stereotype that all gay men are beautiful

Oh ok wrong Carr. i thought we were talking about Stephen Carr, that would have been weird

[john316]

Big ash is thinking.......big compensation when a bigger club come calling for him. He might be a fat ****er, but he knows how to business

Like who?

None of the other big teams will touch him so you're essentially dooming yourself into a massive compo payout when they inevitably sack him for not making Champions League.

[Leyton388]

He will get sacked next season when Newcastle start too settle where they belong and th fans get up in arms and demand the return of king Keegan.

[Buzzo]

We deserve some recognition in helping Pardew build his team by supplying him with £35 million to aid the rebuild, taking from them a player they will undoubtedly eventually get back for next to nothing.

[baitman]

We deserve some recognition in helping Pardew build his team by supplying him with £35 million to aid the rebuild, taking from them a player they will undoubtedly eventually get back for next to nothing.

so, as this is technically "our team" can we draft in a few of the better performers in january

[Buzzo]

so, as this is technically "our team" can we draft in a few of the better performers in january

I don't see why not? Fair's fair?

[Shaggy]

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-united-boss-alan-pardew-4000078?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew has Liverpool firmly in his sights

22 May 2013 08:01

Alan Pardew says he is aiming to be grappling with Liverpool next season - and that the Reds should be the blueprint for his Magpies.

The Newcastle United manager is still dusting himself down from the Magpies’ disappointing low finish in the Premier League.

But he believes that the Anfield club – who finished seventh in the top flight this term – are the side that United should be looking to emulate next term.

With the Premier League’s top five this season seemingly way out in front when it comes to spending capabilities and Liverpool and Everton scrapping away beneath them, Pardew will make his feelings clear in this week’s end of season review at the club.

He told the Chronicle: “We need to strengthen. Even with our best team out I think we would have finished below Liverpool.

“And we want to threaten them – so we need to improve.”

Newcastle ended the campaign in the bottom five and signed off with a 1-0 loss at home to Arsenal.

United went into the Premier League’s finale knowing that they could still have bagged a mid-table finish. Just a few points separated the bottom-half clubs that avoided the drop.

Pardew said: “It is a difficult league. We could have finished in the top 11.

“If you’d have said that at the start of the season, and getting to the last eight of the Europa League, you’d have said it was OK.

“It is just the way we got there was unsavoury, and some of the performances.”

The mood on Tyneside is in contrast to this time last year.

Back then Geordie fans were dusting down their passports and looking forward to their first foray into Continental competition for six years.

But Pardew says that United can achieve a much better finish without the difficulties of Thursday night games.

The ex-West Ham and Charlton boss said: “I genuinely think that without the Europa League our performances will be a lot stronger.”

[Alex]

Nice one Alan.

[RichC]

Hopefully sees out his full contract there

[Liverpel]

I think our last match against Newcastle showed how close they are to us.

[RedReet]

Yet earlier in the year many on here were saying that they were better than us.

[dom9]

Look at his quotes and look at the article. There's barely any connection between the two.

[Pablo]

However he is a very good manager tbf.

[Lee]

[Neil Young]

He was that year's king of the LMA then though, wasn't he?

Of course that was in a season when the league-winning manager didn't win it because he wasn't Alex Ferguson.