You tend to work out what makes them tick, what they respond to.
ALAN PARDEWYou tend to work out what makes them tick, what they respond to.
ALAN PARDEWIt affects people around me, but it was my job to see through that.
ALAN PARDEWI did as well as I could at Newcastle.
ALAN PARDEWSo we eradicate the ‘dementors’, encourage the positive people, and that spreads around to create the team spirit we have here.
ALAN PARDEWYou 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.
ALAN PARDEWIt (Arsenal) is an English club but not an English success.
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.
ALAN PARDEWI would not want to be the Europa League in the current format, that’s for sure.
ALAN PARDEWWe struggled with it at Newcastle and we were not alone in that among the English clubs.
ALAN PARDEWIt’s probably a greater reflection of youngsters from France and elsewhere in Europe.
ALAN PARDEWThey were great days, great nights at St James’ Park and I remember them with affection. Maybe they are forgotten too quickly.
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.
ALAN PARDEWThese difficult periods come and you have to accept that.
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.
ALAN PARDEWI tried to push him away with my head. I apologise to everyone. I should not have got involved in it.
ALAN PARDEWIf 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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