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.
ALAN PARDEWThey were great days, great nights at St James’ Park and I remember them with affection. Maybe they are forgotten too quickly.
More Alan Pardew Quotes
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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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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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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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It’s almost like he has Dr. Who’s Tardis because he always turns up on time. (on Teddy Sheringham)
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You feel vulnerable when you hear things that are not being said.
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These difficult periods come and you have to accept that.
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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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Amid all the negativity at Newcastle, we achieved some great things.
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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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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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You have to have tactical plans to get a deal over the line.
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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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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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