Alan Pardew - Poltroon sacked by a forrin team

[Toonpack 9999]

As much as i believe in the powers of positive thinking i personally dont buy into the power of it 'collectively' i.e. if we're all positive those vibes will transcend into a great summer window .

Look what happened recently with L7 for a recent example . That was a real life-collective, not a hypothetical one . Shafted . There may be one or umpteen incidents of chips being pissed upon under these turds too but me fingers cant be fucked .

 

http://www.nufc.com/html/sos-irishtimes-2.html

 

These are important names in football even if they do not belong to myopic managers, dodgy referees or millionaire reserve team players. No, the six people named are fans, no more, no less. They support Newcastle United. Together they constitute "The Newcastle Six".

 

You may recall this column banging on about the Newcastle Six in March, when this small band of supporters took the club they follow to court, the implausible scenario being that Newcastle United wanted to move 2,134 bondholding fans from the seats the fans understandably believed the bond they had paid entitled them to sit in for 10 years. That, after all, was how the bond was marketed in the first place.

 

Captive Audience

 

 

Well, as you may or may not remember, the result in the city's Moot Hall courtroom was 1-0 to Newcastle United. Justice Blackburne, despite praising the fans' "unswerving loyalty, even fanaticism", said that the club had acted in a "fair and reasonable" manner. As so often when consumers lose and companies win, the small print had been the most significant player.

 

And that seemed to be that. Newcastle were able to continue their redevelopment of St James' Park and the six fans had to find the money to pay for their court challenge.

 

But that was not the end. Justice Blackburne had left the six leave to appeal and so in June, when the rest of football was absorbed in the Euro 2000, the Newcastle Six arrived at the High Court in London to appeal on the grounds of misinterpretation.

 

Sitting listening was Lord Justice Wolff, the highest judge in the land.

 

Already out of pocket to the tune of £30,000 for the first court case, the Newcastle Six had to raise a further £40,000 insurance cover at a cost of £18,000 to fund the appeal. Donations flooded in from supporters all around Britain and there were contributions from a couple of footballers whose anonymity the Six want to maintain. The Save Our Seats campaign with its catchy slogan: "Divvent Bite The Hand That Feeds Ya!" had won sympathy throughout football, except apparently in the United boardroom.

 

Unfortunately for the Six, sympathy is not a legal term. When Lord Wolff ruled on June 29th, the day Italy knocked out Holland, the Six lost again. Two-nil to the club. Clause 9( of the original bond document, with its declaration about the right to remove people from their seat: "Without reason", proved to be a term not open to misinterpretation.

 

The Six had hoped that a radio interview given by Newcastle's chief executive Freddie Fletcher on BBC Newcastle in the summer of 1994 would show that the misinterpretation claim was a justified one. Fletcher said then: "The bond scheme is a voluntary scheme, which is offered to every season ticket holder. They can, for £500, ensure that seat for the next 10 years." Later in the interview, Fletcher said: "They will get a certificate to tell them it's their seat for that period."

 

By the time it came to court, however, that seat had become a seat. The fans had to move. "We lost, they won," said one of the Six, Brent Pitcher, coldly. The Save Our Seats campaign folded like a deckchair - with difficulty.

 

Pitcher and the others, though, had taken some comfort in the `Recommendation' from Lord Wolff that Newcastle United cover the cost of the appeal. A general feeling was that the club had lost so much in terms of image that a magnanimous gesture would recoup some of that. A spokesman for the club intimated that the costs would be around £100,000, a sum covered by the Six's insurance.

 

Not so. First Newcastle demanded £40,000 on the morning of the appeal, a figure Wolff cut to £20,000. Then a few weeks ago the costs of the appeal came through - £197,000. The Six had insurance cover for £118,000. The difference was £79,000 - or just over £13,000 to each of the Six.

 

Then, two weeks ago Newcastle said they were reducing the costs - by £2,000. The Six winced again and employed, at a price of £2,000, a costing draughtsman to report on the cost of the costs.

 

They are not confident, Pitcher is preparing to re-mortgage his house. The first match he went to at St James' was Malcolm MacDonald's debut in 1973. He, like the others, is a true fan. Newcastle United have beaten them all. But they've got a great corporate section

[spongebob toonpants 4159]

As much as i believe in the powers of positive thinking i personally dont buy into the power of it 'collectively' i.e. if we're all positive those vibes will transcend into a great summer window .

Look what happened recently with L7 for a recent example . That was a real life-collective, not a hypothetical one . Shafted . There may be one or umpteen incidents of chips being pissed upon under these turds too but me fingers cant be fucked .

 

http://www.nufc.com/html/sos-irishtimes-2.html

 

These are important names in football even if they do not belong to myopic managers, dodgy referees or millionaire reserve team players. No, the six people named are fans, no more, no less. They support Newcastle United. Together they constitute "The Newcastle Six".

 

You may recall this column banging on about the Newcastle Six in March, when this small band of supporters took the club they follow to court, the implausible scenario being that Newcastle United wanted to move 2,134 bondholding fans from the seats the fans understandably believed the bond they had paid entitled them to sit in for 10 years. That, after all, was how the bond was marketed in the first place.

 

Captive Audience

 

 

Well, as you may or may not remember, the result in the city's Moot Hall courtroom was 1-0 to Newcastle United. Justice Blackburne, despite praising the fans' "unswerving loyalty, even fanaticism", said that the club had acted in a "fair and reasonable" manner. As so often when consumers lose and companies win, the small print had been the most significant player.

 

And that seemed to be that. Newcastle were able to continue their redevelopment of St James' Park and the six fans had to find the money to pay for their court challenge.

 

But that was not the end. Justice Blackburne had left the six leave to appeal and so in June, when the rest of football was absorbed in the Euro 2000, the Newcastle Six arrived at the High Court in London to appeal on the grounds of misinterpretation.

 

Sitting listening was Lord Justice Wolff, the highest judge in the land.

 

Already out of pocket to the tune of £30,000 for the first court case, the Newcastle Six had to raise a further £40,000 insurance cover at a cost of £18,000 to fund the appeal. Donations flooded in from supporters all around Britain and there were contributions from a couple of footballers whose anonymity the Six want to maintain. The Save Our Seats campaign with its catchy slogan: "Divvent Bite The Hand That Feeds Ya!" had won sympathy throughout football, except apparently in the United boardroom.

 

Unfortunately for the Six, sympathy is not a legal term. When Lord Wolff ruled on June 29th, the day Italy knocked out Holland, the Six lost again. Two-nil to the club. Clause 9( of the original bond document, with its declaration about the right to remove people from their seat: "Without reason", proved to be a term not open to misinterpretation.

 

The Six had hoped that a radio interview given by Newcastle's chief executive Freddie Fletcher on BBC Newcastle in the summer of 1994 would show that the misinterpretation claim was a justified one. Fletcher said then: "The bond scheme is a voluntary scheme, which is offered to every season ticket holder. They can, for £500, ensure that seat for the next 10 years." Later in the interview, Fletcher said: "They will get a certificate to tell them it's their seat for that period."

 

By the time it came to court, however, that seat had become a seat. The fans had to move. "We lost, they won," said one of the Six, Brent Pitcher, coldly. The Save Our Seats campaign folded like a deckchair - with difficulty.

 

Pitcher and the others, though, had taken some comfort in the `Recommendation' from Lord Wolff that Newcastle United cover the cost of the appeal. A general feeling was that the club had lost so much in terms of image that a magnanimous gesture would recoup some of that. A spokesman for the club intimated that the costs would be around £100,000, a sum covered by the Six's insurance.

 

Not so. First Newcastle demanded £40,000 on the morning of the appeal, a figure Wolff cut to £20,000. Then a few weeks ago the costs of the appeal came through - £197,000. The Six had insurance cover for £118,000. The difference was £79,000 - or just over £13,000 to each of the Six.

 

Then, two weeks ago Newcastle said they were reducing the costs - by £2,000. The Six winced again and employed, at a price of £2,000, a costing draughtsman to report on the cost of the costs.

 

They are not confident, Pitcher is preparing to re-mortgage his house. The first match he went to at St James' was Malcolm MacDonald's debut in 1973. He, like the others, is a true fan. Newcastle United have beaten them all. But they've got a great corporate section

 

Your relentless slagging of the previous owners is even more irrelevant and tedious than Leazes support of them

[Toonpack 9999]

As much as i believe in the powers of positive thinking i personally dont buy into the power of it 'collectively' i.e. if we're all positive those vibes will transcend into a great summer window .

Look what happened recently with L7 for a recent example . That was a real life-collective, not a hypothetical one . Shafted . There may be one or umpteen incidents of chips being pissed upon under these turds too but me fingers cant be fucked .

 

http://www.nufc.com/html/sos-irishtimes-2.html

 

These are important names in football even if they do not belong to myopic managers, dodgy referees or millionaire reserve team players. No, the six people named are fans, no more, no less. They support Newcastle United. Together they constitute "The Newcastle Six".

 

You may recall this column banging on about the Newcastle Six in March, when this small band of supporters took the club they follow to court, the implausible scenario being that Newcastle United wanted to move 2,134 bondholding fans from the seats the fans understandably believed the bond they had paid entitled them to sit in for 10 years. That, after all, was how the bond was marketed in the first place.

 

Captive Audience

 

 

Well, as you may or may not remember, the result in the city's Moot Hall courtroom was 1-0 to Newcastle United. Justice Blackburne, despite praising the fans' "unswerving loyalty, even fanaticism", said that the club had acted in a "fair and reasonable" manner. As so often when consumers lose and companies win, the small print had been the most significant player.

 

And that seemed to be that. Newcastle were able to continue their redevelopment of St James' Park and the six fans had to find the money to pay for their court challenge.

 

But that was not the end. Justice Blackburne had left the six leave to appeal and so in June, when the rest of football was absorbed in the Euro 2000, the Newcastle Six arrived at the High Court in London to appeal on the grounds of misinterpretation.

 

Sitting listening was Lord Justice Wolff, the highest judge in the land.

 

Already out of pocket to the tune of £30,000 for the first court case, the Newcastle Six had to raise a further £40,000 insurance cover at a cost of £18,000 to fund the appeal. Donations flooded in from supporters all around Britain and there were contributions from a couple of footballers whose anonymity the Six want to maintain. The Save Our Seats campaign with its catchy slogan: "Divvent Bite The Hand That Feeds Ya!" had won sympathy throughout football, except apparently in the United boardroom.

 

Unfortunately for the Six, sympathy is not a legal term. When Lord Wolff ruled on June 29th, the day Italy knocked out Holland, the Six lost again. Two-nil to the club. Clause 9( of the original bond document, with its declaration about the right to remove people from their seat: "Without reason", proved to be a term not open to misinterpretation.

 

The Six had hoped that a radio interview given by Newcastle's chief executive Freddie Fletcher on BBC Newcastle in the summer of 1994 would show that the misinterpretation claim was a justified one. Fletcher said then: "The bond scheme is a voluntary scheme, which is offered to every season ticket holder. They can, for £500, ensure that seat for the next 10 years." Later in the interview, Fletcher said: "They will get a certificate to tell them it's their seat for that period."

 

By the time it came to court, however, that seat had become a seat. The fans had to move. "We lost, they won," said one of the Six, Brent Pitcher, coldly. The Save Our Seats campaign folded like a deckchair - with difficulty.

 

Pitcher and the others, though, had taken some comfort in the `Recommendation' from Lord Wolff that Newcastle United cover the cost of the appeal. A general feeling was that the club had lost so much in terms of image that a magnanimous gesture would recoup some of that. A spokesman for the club intimated that the costs would be around £100,000, a sum covered by the Six's insurance.

 

Not so. First Newcastle demanded £40,000 on the morning of the appeal, a figure Wolff cut to £20,000. Then a few weeks ago the costs of the appeal came through - £197,000. The Six had insurance cover for £118,000. The difference was £79,000 - or just over £13,000 to each of the Six.

 

Then, two weeks ago Newcastle said they were reducing the costs - by £2,000. The Six winced again and employed, at a price of £2,000, a costing draughtsman to report on the cost of the costs.

 

They are not confident, Pitcher is preparing to re-mortgage his house. The first match he went to at St James' was Malcolm MacDonald's debut in 1973. He, like the others, is a true fan. Newcastle United have beaten them all. But they've got a great corporate section

 

Your relentless slagging of the previous owners is even more irrelevant and tedious than Leazes support of them

 

I don't do that (except when replying to Leazes' nonsense), you may read (misrepresent) that some information I may post is an attack, it's not. That post is simply pointing out, for balance, that fans have always been shat on, it's not a new invention of the FCB. I didn't attack anyone.

[LoveTheBobby 1]

As much as i believe in the powers of positive thinking i personally dont buy into the power of it 'collectively' i.e. if we're all positive those vibes will transcend into a great summer window .

Look what happened recently with L7 for a recent example . That was a real life-collective, not a hypothetical one . Shafted . There may be one or umpteen incidents of chips being pissed upon under these turds too but me fingers cant be fucked .

 

http://www.nufc.com/html/sos-irishtimes-2.html

 

These are important names in football even if they do not belong to myopic managers, dodgy referees or millionaire reserve team players. No, the six people named are fans, no more, no less. They support Newcastle United. Together they constitute "The Newcastle Six".

 

You may recall this column banging on about the Newcastle Six in March, when this small band of supporters took the club they follow to court, the implausible scenario being that Newcastle United wanted to move 2,134 bondholding fans from the seats the fans understandably believed the bond they had paid entitled them to sit in for 10 years. That, after all, was how the bond was marketed in the first place.

 

Captive Audience

 

 

Well, as you may or may not remember, the result in the city's Moot Hall courtroom was 1-0 to Newcastle United. Justice Blackburne, despite praising the fans' "unswerving loyalty, even fanaticism", said that the club had acted in a "fair and reasonable" manner. As so often when consumers lose and companies win, the small print had been the most significant player.

 

And that seemed to be that. Newcastle were able to continue their redevelopment of St James' Park and the six fans had to find the money to pay for their court challenge.

 

But that was not the end. Justice Blackburne had left the six leave to appeal and so in June, when the rest of football was absorbed in the Euro 2000, the Newcastle Six arrived at the High Court in London to appeal on the grounds of misinterpretation.

 

Sitting listening was Lord Justice Wolff, the highest judge in the land.

 

Already out of pocket to the tune of £30,000 for the first court case, the Newcastle Six had to raise a further £40,000 insurance cover at a cost of £18,000 to fund the appeal. Donations flooded in from supporters all around Britain and there were contributions from a couple of footballers whose anonymity the Six want to maintain. The Save Our Seats campaign with its catchy slogan: "Divvent Bite The Hand That Feeds Ya!" had won sympathy throughout football, except apparently in the United boardroom.

 

Unfortunately for the Six, sympathy is not a legal term. When Lord Wolff ruled on June 29th, the day Italy knocked out Holland, the Six lost again. Two-nil to the club. Clause 9( of the original bond document, with its declaration about the right to remove people from their seat: "Without reason", proved to be a term not open to misinterpretation.

 

The Six had hoped that a radio interview given by Newcastle's chief executive Freddie Fletcher on BBC Newcastle in the summer of 1994 would show that the misinterpretation claim was a justified one. Fletcher said then: "The bond scheme is a voluntary scheme, which is offered to every season ticket holder. They can, for £500, ensure that seat for the next 10 years." Later in the interview, Fletcher said: "They will get a certificate to tell them it's their seat for that period."

 

By the time it came to court, however, that seat had become a seat. The fans had to move. "We lost, they won," said one of the Six, Brent Pitcher, coldly. The Save Our Seats campaign folded like a deckchair - with difficulty.

 

Pitcher and the others, though, had taken some comfort in the `Recommendation' from Lord Wolff that Newcastle United cover the cost of the appeal. A general feeling was that the club had lost so much in terms of image that a magnanimous gesture would recoup some of that. A spokesman for the club intimated that the costs would be around £100,000, a sum covered by the Six's insurance.

 

Not so. First Newcastle demanded £40,000 on the morning of the appeal, a figure Wolff cut to £20,000. Then a few weeks ago the costs of the appeal came through - £197,000. The Six had insurance cover for £118,000. The difference was £79,000 - or just over £13,000 to each of the Six.

 

Then, two weeks ago Newcastle said they were reducing the costs - by £2,000. The Six winced again and employed, at a price of £2,000, a costing draughtsman to report on the cost of the costs.

 

They are not confident, Pitcher is preparing to re-mortgage his house. The first match he went to at St James' was Malcolm MacDonald's debut in 1973. He, like the others, is a true fan. Newcastle United have beaten them all. But they've got a great corporate section

 

what y on about man ? y wanna reeboot yaself out of default mode of all this 'who's better who's best , then and now' carry on . i cant be arsed with all that shite - waste of time that y wont get back . i live in the here and now and was refering to the forthcoming summer.

 

(captains log, stardate June 2011. warpfactor 10 aye aye Toonspock)

[Besty 4]

Reports coming out of France that Newcastle have signed Yohan Cabaye for 5million Euro.

[Toonpack 9999]

As much as i believe in the powers of positive thinking i personally dont buy into the power of it 'collectively' i.e. if we're all positive those vibes will transcend into a great summer window .

Look what happened recently with L7 for a recent example . That was a real life-collective, not a hypothetical one . Shafted . There may be one or umpteen incidents of chips being pissed upon under these turds too but me fingers cant be fucked .

 

http://www.nufc.com/html/sos-irishtimes-2.html

 

These are important names in football even if they do not belong to myopic managers, dodgy referees or millionaire reserve team players. No, the six people named are fans, no more, no less. They support Newcastle United. Together they constitute "The Newcastle Six".

 

You may recall this column banging on about the Newcastle Six in March, when this small band of supporters took the club they follow to court, the implausible scenario being that Newcastle United wanted to move 2,134 bondholding fans from the seats the fans understandably believed the bond they had paid entitled them to sit in for 10 years. That, after all, was how the bond was marketed in the first place.

 

Captive Audience

 

 

Well, as you may or may not remember, the result in the city's Moot Hall courtroom was 1-0 to Newcastle United. Justice Blackburne, despite praising the fans' "unswerving loyalty, even fanaticism", said that the club had acted in a "fair and reasonable" manner. As so often when consumers lose and companies win, the small print had been the most significant player.

 

And that seemed to be that. Newcastle were able to continue their redevelopment of St James' Park and the six fans had to find the money to pay for their court challenge.

 

But that was not the end. Justice Blackburne had left the six leave to appeal and so in June, when the rest of football was absorbed in the Euro 2000, the Newcastle Six arrived at the High Court in London to appeal on the grounds of misinterpretation.

 

Sitting listening was Lord Justice Wolff, the highest judge in the land.

 

Already out of pocket to the tune of £30,000 for the first court case, the Newcastle Six had to raise a further £40,000 insurance cover at a cost of £18,000 to fund the appeal. Donations flooded in from supporters all around Britain and there were contributions from a couple of footballers whose anonymity the Six want to maintain. The Save Our Seats campaign with its catchy slogan: "Divvent Bite The Hand That Feeds Ya!" had won sympathy throughout football, except apparently in the United boardroom.

 

Unfortunately for the Six, sympathy is not a legal term. When Lord Wolff ruled on June 29th, the day Italy knocked out Holland, the Six lost again. Two-nil to the club. Clause 9( of the original bond document, with its declaration about the right to remove people from their seat: "Without reason", proved to be a term not open to misinterpretation.

 

The Six had hoped that a radio interview given by Newcastle's chief executive Freddie Fletcher on BBC Newcastle in the summer of 1994 would show that the misinterpretation claim was a justified one. Fletcher said then: "The bond scheme is a voluntary scheme, which is offered to every season ticket holder. They can, for £500, ensure that seat for the next 10 years." Later in the interview, Fletcher said: "They will get a certificate to tell them it's their seat for that period."

 

By the time it came to court, however, that seat had become a seat. The fans had to move. "We lost, they won," said one of the Six, Brent Pitcher, coldly. The Save Our Seats campaign folded like a deckchair - with difficulty.

 

Pitcher and the others, though, had taken some comfort in the `Recommendation' from Lord Wolff that Newcastle United cover the cost of the appeal. A general feeling was that the club had lost so much in terms of image that a magnanimous gesture would recoup some of that. A spokesman for the club intimated that the costs would be around £100,000, a sum covered by the Six's insurance.

 

Not so. First Newcastle demanded £40,000 on the morning of the appeal, a figure Wolff cut to £20,000. Then a few weeks ago the costs of the appeal came through - £197,000. The Six had insurance cover for £118,000. The difference was £79,000 - or just over £13,000 to each of the Six.

 

Then, two weeks ago Newcastle said they were reducing the costs - by £2,000. The Six winced again and employed, at a price of £2,000, a costing draughtsman to report on the cost of the costs.

 

They are not confident, Pitcher is preparing to re-mortgage his house. The first match he went to at St James' was Malcolm MacDonald's debut in 1973. He, like the others, is a true fan. Newcastle United have beaten them all. But they've got a great corporate section

 

what y on about man ? y wanna reeboot yaself out of default mode of all this 'who's better who's best , then and now' carry on . i cant be arsed with all that shite - waste of time that y wont get back . i live in the here and now and was refering to the forthcoming summer.

 

(captains log, stardate June 2011. warpfactor 10 aye aye Toonspock)

 

Where'd I engage in that in my post above ???

 

It's still May btw

[LoveTheBobby 1]

set phasers to stun .

 

im already in June Spok - ive always been ahead of me time .

 

accellerated lifestyle y see .

[Toonpack 9999]

Reports coming out of France that Newcastle have signed Yohan Cabaye for 5million Euro.

 

Posted on the Barton thread a c&p from a Lille newspaper report (translated)

[Lazarus 0]

why not post in a new thread?

[Toonpack 9999]

why not post in a new thread?

 

Good point

 

Also asked my Metz Ultra hoollie friend for a comment/opinion of the lad.

[peasepud 59]

I don't do that (except when replying to Leazes' nonsense), you may read (misrepresent) that some information I may post is an attack, it's not. That post is simply pointing out, for balance, that fans have always been shat on, it's not a new invention of the FCB. I didn't attack anyone.

You're right in the fact that the club (and most others) has under previous regimes shit on the fans, no doubt future ones will too, however theres a difference here. I know one of the 6, a man I have great respect for and probably the only person on the current NUST board that I trust and Im sure even he would tell you that the current fuck around is a different class to Shepherd and Hall.

 

The seat moves that SOS was about related to the clubs decision to create new corporate areas, ones that would bring in far more money per game than the Season Ticket holders currently sat there. Sell the tickets at a premium and you pull in wealthier fans, stick them a nice area to eat and drink in and they'll spend more time and more cash pre and post match than "normal" fans.

 

That decision was based on a plan to increase turnover, the current one? placing 18 year olds next to away fans and putting kids in the Gods, thats pure and utter spite, a need to prove whos boss and reduce the ability to create protest. Its future planning for the seasons where protest will be whats needed.

 

Theres a difference but you wont understand that.

[Christmas Tree 4856]

MUCH bemusement and hilarity at Newcastle's training ground when Alan Pardew, being interviewed on camera for a piece by the League Managers' Association, was asked if he had a favourite karaoke song.

 

Quick as a flash, the Toon boss (right) jumped to his feet and burst into a spirited rendition of When I Saw Her Standing There, by The Beatles.

 

"Well she was just 17, if you know what I mean," blasted out Pardew. "And the way she looked was way beyond compare."

 

As was the moment for those in attendance.

[Christmas Tree 4856]

NEWCASTLE boss Alan Pardew has hit back at charges that United lack ambition by urging: “Judge us in August.”

United’s support has been angered by Mike Ashley’s refusal to offer a new contract to Joey Barton, one of Newcastle’s key figures over the last nine months.

Coming hot on the heels of the New Year sale of homegrown England hero Andy Carroll and the likely departure of star left-back Jose Enrique, these are nervous times for supporters already wary of trusting the club’s unpredictable owner.

But Pardew is appealing for faith from the Toon Army, hinting that exciting developments are imminent on the transfer front.

To be fair, it is not a lack of ambition or a refusal to stump up the dosh that has hamstrung Barton’s contract talks.

A fundamental disagreement over the length of the deal on offer – along with a barrel load of antipathy between Barton and the board – is the root cause of that contract stalemate.

The club will make a healthy offer to Enrique too, even though it is unlikely to slake his thirst for European football at a more high-profile club.

Still, supporters need a positive sign that Newcastle’s owner is committed to strengthening soon, or familiar fears will begin to come to the surface.

A relaxed Pardew, however, insists May is too early to judge them.

He remains convinced reinforcements will re-energise the support.

 

“I always said that the proof (of our ambition) will be when we start the new season,” he told the Sunday Sun.

“I think there’s going to be a lot of movement. For a club that goes up, usually in the first year it is the same side that got promoted.

“The second and third year it changes. And I think that is where we are now.”

 

If Pardew feels his credibility has been undermined by developments on the Barton front, he is certainly hiding it well.

He was in superb spirits when the Sunday Sun spoke to him at St James’ Park on Thursday; insisting he never expected Barton’s contract talks to progress smoothly.

 

But is he upset about it?

And more importantly does he feel powerless after recent public proclamations about the importance of the talismanic midfield ace?

“There’s a couple of things (we’ve disagreed about), of course,” he said.

 

“Like anything I have conflict on some issues that I think are important to the team. And we’ve had those discussions.

“But sometimes you have to have a logical outcome and the club must come first, and the ambitions of the club must come first.

“I think the statement that Mike (Ashley) put forward, through Derek (Llambias), before the last game of the season was that they want a top-10 finish. As a manager of the football club I need the tools to get a top-10 finish.

 

“And I think it’s fairly obvious that we need to bring players in here to do that.

“It’s just as obvious that we need to keep our best players like Joey Barton and Jose Enrique.

“They have been very important to us this year, just as Kevin Nolan has been.

“Shola Ameobi is too. These are all players that I think can have an impact again next season.”

[Christmas Tree 4856]

The Pardew Statement

 

ALAN PARDEW insists Newcastle United are lining up targets that will "excite" supporters left distraught by the £4.5m sale of skipper Kevin Nolan.

 

As Tyneside seethes over the imminent loss of their influential midfielder to West Ham, United boss Pardew says the club simply has to “move on” from the controversial departure of Nolan following a breakdown in his relationship with the board.

 

Pardew also reaffirmed that he’s fully committed to turning Newcastle into a “genuine force” in the Premier League next season – a job he believes will be aided by an influx of new players in the next four weeks.

 

United are closing in on a double deal for Bayer Leverkusen’s Switzerland midfielder Tranquillo Barnetta and Saint-Etienne’s highly-rated Blaise Metudi – while Demba Ba is expected to be unveiled by the end of the week.

 

Although a contract wrangle and disagreement over length and size of contract has caused Nolan’s exit, Toon insiders told the Chronicle that an overhaul of formation and playing style would have put the captain’s place in jeopardy anyway.

 

Yohan Cabaye has been signed, while Dan Gosling – who has impressed Newcastle with his determination to be fit for the start of the season – is being primed for a big role next season.

 

Whether that will pacify a support who are shocked by the latest development in an incredible summer is another matter.

 

But Pardew – who saluted the efforts of the skipper – insists his departure is the sort of the thing that happens in football.

 

“I am aware that the club made Kevin a good offer to stay but could not agree over the length of the contract offered,” he said, in a club statement released to the Chronicle.

 

“This obviously happens in football and everybody needs to move on.

 

“I would like to thank Kevin for his sterling efforts as a player and captain of this club, especially since I took over last season.

 

“He displayed admirable leadership qualities and I wish him every success at West Ham. It’s a great club and I’m sure he will thrive there.

 

“We are looking to complete on a number of deals over the next month or so, and I am sure with the quality of signings I anticipate coming into the club, we should look forward to exciting times in the upcoming season as we look to establish the club as a genuine force in the top half of the Premier League.”

 

The Chronicle understands Nolan has signed a five-year deal worth in excess of £55,000 a week at West Ham.

 

He was offered a three-year deal by Newcastle which would tied him down until the age of 32 and seen him effectively paid £50,000 a week – with bonuses if United had made the top 10 next season.

 

But Nolan turned that down and felt upset at the club’s attitude - charges refuted by those at St James’ Park.

 

All of this leaves Newcastle looking like a very different club from the one that ended last year.

 

And Pardew knows an influx of quality is required to convince a dressing room that faces major upheaval this summer.

 

Nolan’s exit was heavily criticised by Joey Barton yesterday and United’s number seven took to his Twitter account to say he felt “sick” - and also predicted the exit of Jose Enrique and Jonas Gutierrez.

 

Newcastle warned Barton that he is risking a club fine by going public with his criticisms, but the midfielder remains unrepentant.

 

United will listen to offers for him but so far the club have not had one firm enquiry – something that will suit a player who says he would love to stay at St James’ Park.

 

 

 

 

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[Guest alex]

The subtitle to this thread always makes me laugh.

[ChezGiven 0]

'In till we're sold' would have been better.

[Ayatollah Hermione 14074]

He's got to stick his head above the parapet for so much shite going his way. I still can't say I feel sorry for him though with the circumstances of his arrival.

[Noelie 103]

Pardoo speak with forked tongue.

[Howmanheyman 33925]

For some reason I could imagine Pardew selling digital watches on the Quayside for a pahnd.

[themags 0]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/bbc_radio_newcastle

 

He's said nowt special in the 10 minutes i've been listening.

[ewerk 31230]

Apparently we've already spent a fair amount this summer.

 

He's including the training ground money in the £35m.

[themags 0]

£35m going into wages, agents fees and the training ground

[Sonatine 11594]

£35m going into wages, agents fees and the training ground

 

Never saw that one coming....

 

 

[themags 0]

link to listen works outside the UK as well by the way everyone

[Monroe Transfer 0]

£35m going into wages, agents fees and the training ground

 

You're joking right?

 

Begs the question of what Ashley would have spent if we didn't sell Carroll. Ashley should be subsidising the training ground, wages, fees with money on top of the Carroll £35m.