I didn’t listen to half of the criticism I received. I just didn’t let it enter my brain.
ALAN PARDEWUntil 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.
More Alan Pardew Quotes
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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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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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It affects people around me, but it was my job to see through that.
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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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Emirates Stadium should be named after Arsene Wenger.
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It’s probably a greater reflection of youngsters from France and elsewhere in Europe.
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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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These difficult periods come and you have to accept that.
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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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I tried to push him away with my head. I apologise to everyone. I should not have got involved in it.
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We struggled with it at Newcastle and we were not alone in that among the English clubs.
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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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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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