I did as well as I could at Newcastle.
ALAN PARDEWFinishing 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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It’s almost like he has Dr. Who’s Tardis because he always turns up on time. (on Teddy Sheringham)
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If you’ve had a bad experience with an agent, you have to move past it.
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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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Amid all the negativity at Newcastle, we achieved some great things.
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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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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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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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We struggled with it at Newcastle and we were not alone in that among the English clubs.
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It (Arsenal) is an English club but not an English success.
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You feel vulnerable when you hear things that are not being said.
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You tend to work out what makes them tick, what they respond to.
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I have to be involved in negotiations because players have to buy into me and what I want from them if they join my club, so all managers need to be fully involved in transfers, that’s for sure.
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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 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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You have to have tactical plans to get a deal over the line.
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