Alan Pardew: Newcastle boss is confident he will be staying Alan Pardew is 'pretty confident' he will stay on as Newcastle United manager after ending the season with a 1-0 home defeat by Arsenal. Newcastle finished fifth 12 months ago, but have endured a disappointing campaign this time around after being involved in the relegation scrap. Though the Magpies went into the final day with their...Full Story »

Alan Pardew has admitted he has struggled to cope with the highs and lows of life as Newcastle manager. The 51-year-old was named Manager of the Year by the League Managers' Association after guiding the Magpies to a remarkable fifth-placed finish in the Barclays Premier League last season. Twelve months on, Pardew heads into the final-day clash with Arsenal mightily relieved to still be in ch...Full Story »

Alan Pardew has insisted Newcastle will be going all out for victory in the final game of the season against Arsenal. Some fans have voiced their dismay over Pardew's comment in the wake of the 2-1 win at QPR, which secured the club's Barclays Premier League status, that he did not care if they lost 4-0 to the Gunners at St James' Park on Sunday. However, the 51-year-old moved on Monday to a...Full Story »

Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse and midfielder Cheick Tiote have assured fans the players remain united and fully committed to the task of avoiding relegation from the Barclays Premier League. Responding on the club's website to reports of disharmony among the squad following two thumping home defeats last month - 3-0 against local rivals Sunderland and then 6-0 at the hands of Liverpool - Cisse...Full Story »

Alan Pardew has promised that Newcastle will not allow themselves to be caught out again by the demands of a gruelling season. The Magpies head into the Barclays Premier League clash with Liverpool sitting just six points clear of the relegation zone, with the rigours of a European campaign and a catalogue of injuries having helped to ruin their chances of challenging for a second successive to...Full Story »

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew wants the Football Association to provide more explanation in disciplinary cases. Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was given a 10-match ban for biting but Wigan's Callum McManaman escaped punishment for a bad tackle on Massadio Haidara. "It would be interesting for all Premier League managers to know why it's 10 games," Pardew said. "There needs to be a procedure...Full Story »

Papiss Cisse gave the Toon hope on 71 minutes after twice being denied by the assistant referee's flag, but Eduardo Salvio killed off the tie with a clinical finish late on Alan Pardew insists he is proud of his players despite Newcastle bowing out of the Europa League against Benfica on Thursday evening. Trailing 3-1 from the first leg, the Toon knew they would need to mount a stirring come...Full Story »

The Magpies must beat the Portuguese side by at least two clear goals to progress in the Europa League - a feat only achieved by the Catalan giants so far this season Newcastle manager Alan Pardew has accepted his side must be at their very best if they are to beat Benfica by at least two clear goals on Thursday evening. The Magpies go into the Europa League quarter-final second-leg clash at...Full Story »

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew sees it as vital that his team get back to winning ways in Sunday's Barclays Premier League home clash with Fulham. The Magpies go into the contest off the back of Thursday night's 3-1 Europa League quarter-final first-leg defeat at Benfica - their third successive loss, after they were beaten 4-0 at Manchester City and 2-1 at Wigan before that in the league. Those t...Full Story »

The Magpies have work to do in the quarter-final second leg if they wish to advance after being put to the sword by Jorge Jesus's vibrant attacking side in Portugal Benfica take a 3-1 lead into the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final with Newcastle after producing an impressive performance at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon. The visitors took the lead through Papiss Cisse, but were...Full Story »

Goals from Tevez, Silva, Kompany and Toure helped Roberto Mancini's team brush aside the injury-crippled North East club with one of their most convincing displays of the season Manchester City will soon give up the Premier League title but they maintained their grip on second place by comfortably brushing aside Newcastle United 4-0 in a one-sided clash.First-half goals from Carlos Tevez and ...Full Story »

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew hit out at young Wigan forward Callum McManaman for the dreadful tackle on Massadio Haidara that sparked chaotic scenes at the DW Stadium. McManaman’s first-half lunge at Haidara saw the French defender taken to hospital with suspected knee ligament damage and led to Newcastle coach John Carver being sent off at half-time for trying to get to the Wigan player...Full Story »

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew was unhappy with referee Mark Halsey's performance after the official missed Callum McManaman's "awful" challenge and compounded his error by failing to spot a handball for Wigan's winner. McManaman clattered knee-high into Massadio Haidara, who was subsequently carried off on a stretcher with suspected ligament damage, but the youngster escaped punishment in the f...Full Story »

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew will hope to have striker Papiss Cisse back in the fold for Sunday's Barclays Premier League clash with Stoke. The Senegal international missed the 0-0 Europa League draw with Anzhi Makhachkala, which the Magpies started without a specialist frontman, through illness but could return for the game at St James' Park. Full-back Mathieu Debuchy and striker Yoan Gouffran,...Full Story »

VLAD IT'S OVER ... Anzhi keeper Vladimir Gabulov tips Hatem Ben Arfa's shot up to safety ALAN PARDEW has called on the Toon Army to help roar Newcastle to Europa League glory. The Magpies left Moscow with a goalless draw — leaving everything to play for when Anzhi Makhachkala visit St James’ next week. And Pardew hopes a win against Stoke on Sunday will get the Geordie faithful in...Full Story »

Alan Pardew believes that Moussa Sissoko is a better attacking partner for Papiss Cisse at Newcastle than Demba Ba on the evidence of the Frenchman's start to life on Tyneside.Ba moved to Chelsea for 7.5 million pounds in January after netting 13 goals in 20 games, but Pardew believes his attack has more balance now that the former Toulouse man has replaced the Senegal international."I've been s...Full Story »

Alan Pardew got the win he craved as Newcastle fought back to beat former club Southampton 4-2 and complete a good week. The Magpies, who booked their place in the last 16 of the Europa League in Ukraine on Thursday evening, added three priceless Barclays Premier League points to their haul to ease themselves six clear of the relegation zone. For Pardew, who was sacked by the Saints in August ...Full Story »

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has warned his players to forget about their Europa League heroics and concentrate on the task of dragging themselves to Barclays Premier League safety - starting with Sunday's visit of Southampton. The Magpies booked a last-16 clash with big-spending Russian outfit Anzhi Makhachkala next month with a 1-0 victory over Metalist Kharkiv in Ukraine. However, despite his...Full Story »

Distraught Newcastle boss Alan Pardew claimed both of Papiss Cisse's offside goals should have stood in their last-32 Europa League tie with Metalist Kharkiv. Pardew was convinced that the officials robbed Newcastle of a deserved victory, and now have to travel to Ukraine with only a clean sheet for company. 'Both goals are onside,' he said. '"Fundamentally they (the officials) have got them w...Full Story »

Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew believes new signing Moussa Sissoko is already repaying the reported 1.8 million pound price tag after scoring twice on his home debut in the 3-2 win over Chelsea yesterday.The midfielder, who moved to St. James' Park in the January transfer window, followed up his impressive debut against Aston Villa with a matching-winning, two-goal performance against the ...Full Story »