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.
ALAN PARDEWThursday night games are difficult to contend with given the level of physicality we deal with in the Premier League.
More Alan Pardew Quotes
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I would not want to be the Europa League in the current format, that’s for sure.
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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 don’t like people who drain my time and energy.
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Amid all the negativity at Newcastle, we achieved some great things.
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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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I did as well as I could at Newcastle.
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You tend to work out what makes them tick, what they respond to.
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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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It’s probably a greater reflection of youngsters from France and elsewhere in Europe.
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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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If you’ve had a bad experience with an agent, you have to move past it.
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You feel vulnerable when you hear things that are not being said.
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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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These difficult periods come and you have to accept that.
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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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