We struggled with it at Newcastle and we were not alone in that among the English clubs.
ALAN PARDEWIt’s important that top clubs don’t lose sight of the fact that it’s the English Premier League and English players should be involved.
More Alan Pardew Quotes
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I don’t like people who drain my time and energy.
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You are bound to want a player at some stage who is represented by this guy and you will have to try to work around the personality of the agent.
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It (Arsenal) is an English club but not an English success.
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These difficult periods come and you have to accept 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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Amid all the negativity at Newcastle, we achieved some great things.
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I 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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So we eradicate the ‘dementors’, encourage the positive people, and that spreads around to create the team spirit we have here.
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You feel vulnerable when you hear things that are not being said.
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It’s important that top clubs don’t lose sight of the fact that it’s the English Premier League and English players should be involved.
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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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I didn’t listen to half of the criticism I received. I just didn’t let it enter my brain.
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Finishing fifth in the Premier League with a great team was a fine effort and we also got to the quarterfinals of the Europa League and nearly got past a Benfica side that went to the final.
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You have to have tactical plans to get a deal over the line.
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It affects people around me, but it was my job to see through that.
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