I would not want to be the Europa League in the current format, that’s for sure.
ALAN PARDEWI have had situations in the past when you are close to signing a player and the money involved switches from euros to pounds to dollars. It is a difficult process, but one we have to work with.
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It affects people around me, but it was my job to see through that.
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I did as well as I could at Newcastle.
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I look at Rafa Benitez in his time at Liverpool, he had difficult periods and the same goes for Brendan Rodgers in the same job now.
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You feel vulnerable when you hear things that are not being said.
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When you are in charge of a top club, where expectations are high you have to deal with that.
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If you’ve had a bad experience with an agent, you have to move past it.
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It’s almost like he has Dr. Who’s Tardis because he always turns up on time. (on Teddy Sheringham)
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They were great days, great nights at St James’ Park and I remember them with affection. Maybe they are forgotten too quickly.
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You tend to work out what makes them tick, what they respond to.
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You always have to have faith in your own abilities and that has to be evident to your players.
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If you’ve seen the Harry Potter films, we use the term ‘dementors’ – people who can draw the life out of you in terms of your energy.
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I didn’t listen to half of the criticism I received. I just didn’t let it enter my brain.
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These difficult periods come and you have to accept that.
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I don’t like people who drain my time and energy.
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Until that issue is addressed, no Premier League team wants to be in the Europa League. That’s the reality, even if some don’t want to admit it.
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