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.
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.
ALAN PARDEWWhen you are in charge of a top club, where expectations are high you have to deal with that.
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 PARDEWIt’s probably a greater reflection of youngsters from France and elsewhere in Europe.
ALAN PARDEWI 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 PARDEWSo we eradicate the ‘dementors’, encourage the positive people, and that spreads around to create the team spirit we have here.
ALAN PARDEWThey were great days, great nights at St James’ Park and I remember them with affection. Maybe they are forgotten too quickly.
ALAN PARDEWI didn’t listen to half of the criticism I received. I just didn’t let it enter my brain.
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 PARDEWAmid all the negativity at Newcastle, we achieved some great things.
ALAN PARDEWYou feel vulnerable when you hear things that are not being said.
ALAN PARDEWIt (Arsenal) is an English club but not an English success.
ALAN PARDEWI 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.
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 PARDEWYou have to have tactical plans to get a deal over the line.
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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