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.
ALAN PARDEWWe struggled with it at Newcastle and we were not alone in that among the English clubs.
More Alan Pardew Quotes
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If you’ve had a bad experience with an agent, you have to move past it.
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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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Amid all the negativity at Newcastle, we achieved some great things.
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I don’t like people who drain my time and energy.
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The one thing I hate about other managers is waffle that is nowhere near the truth. I would never conduct myself like 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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It affects people around me, but it was my job to see through that.
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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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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 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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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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It’s probably a greater reflection of youngsters from France and elsewhere in Europe.
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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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I did as well as I could at Newcastle.
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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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