20 Random Quotes By - Alan Pardew

20 Random Quotes By - Alan Pardewe

For managers like me what is our dream? Is it what I did with Newcastle when we finished fifth? Or what Roy Hodgson did in taking Fulham to the Europa League final?

— Alan Pardew

I've never bet in a casino; it's just not something I do.

— Alan Pardew

The spokesman at Newcastle, unfortunately, was mainly me. I had to manage the football club.

— Alan Pardew

In my world, I have to keep my counsel at times, accept players are going to criticise various things, accuse you of various things. Sometimes you react, sometimes you don't.

— Alan Pardew

The England job is unique and brings a certain pressure. I've experienced some of that pressure at the clubs I've been at.

— Alan Pardew

Success can be a legacy.

— Alan Pardew

I remember the chief executive at Southampton after Nicola Cortese thanking me for the platform I left them. That recognition is always nice. That's like winning a trophy for me.

— Alan Pardew

But what's wrong with asking players to use their imagination, their game intelligence, as well as oomph and spirit? I don't just want them to do basic things. I'm asking them to do complicated things.

— Alan Pardew

Americans are analytical in their sports, which are very stop-start, so the numbers tend to add up. That's why Moneyball works for baseball. It doesn't work so well for football because it's a fluid game.

— Alan Pardew

The technical director's role is very important - not just on contracts, not just on signing players and seeing through the philosophy but also in taking a bit of weight off the manager.

— Alan Pardew

I did almost take a job in China because I thought it might be good for me to go abroad and experience what I think the best coaches in the Premier League have had. It helps you learn. You have to evolve.

— Alan Pardew

At Newcastle, I had a team at the bottom of the table with a crowd that was very angry at what had gone on at the club for a period of time.

— Alan Pardew

I didn't listen to half of the criticism I received. I just didn't let it enter my brain.

— Alan Pardew

I 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. These difficult periods come and you have to accept that. I did as well as I could at Newcastle.

— Alan Pardew

I always ask two questions when we are closing in on a deal: What currency are we dealing in and how many people are expecting to get paid as part of this transfer?

— Alan Pardew

The only gambling I do is on a Saturday afternoon when I might put on two wingers or two strikers.

— Alan Pardew

At West Ham I had a fantastic relationship with the board but I was really upset with them when they sold the club without telling me. I then had new owners I didn't get on particularly well with.

— Alan Pardew

But what I'm not is someone who just comes in and becomes a lapdog to the board. Anyone who knows my personality knows that's not me.

— Alan Pardew

For anything in your life, you have to be focused on what is the goal.

— Alan Pardew

As a manager you're going to have some bad times, some really bad times. If you're going to walk away, then in my view you do not have the make-up to be a manager or a leader of men.

— Alan Pardew

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