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.
ALAN PARDEWIf you’ve had a bad experience with an agent, you have to move past it.
More Alan Pardew Quotes
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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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Amid all the negativity at Newcastle, we achieved some great things.
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Until 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.
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It affects people around me, but it was my job to see through that.
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You tend to work out what makes them tick, what they respond to.
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I don’t like people who drain my time and energy.
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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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We struggled with it at Newcastle and we were not alone in that among the English clubs.
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It’s probably a greater reflection of youngsters from France and elsewhere in Europe.
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These difficult periods come and you have to accept that.
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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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You always have to have faith in your own abilities and that has to be evident to your players.
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Thursday night games are difficult to contend with given the level of physicality we deal with in the Premier League.
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Emirates Stadium should be named after Arsene Wenger.
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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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