pards

https://youtu.be/dGLTi9lKIpY

lol

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/oct/21/alan-pardew-england-crystal-palace

Cracking Pards interview here. My favourite bit is where he starts talking about himself in relation to the England job, without having been asked about it. Slightly ahead of where he takes credit for Southampton's success.

‘We’re close to a tie-in with a team in Spain who produce good young players with a view to setting up a cultural and coaching exchange

big deal son we're Champo and we get to loan all the Benfica kids we want

“When people ask me about England ... well, if I was still at Newcastle, I’d be pretty keen on that England job. But, with all this here, I’m left thinking: ‘Why would I really want to leave this club now?’ Obviously I’d like to win trophies, and that’s very difficult even if we did come ever so close last season. But that isn’t the only way to measure success. Success can be a legacy. Maybe I can create one here so that, one day, people look back and say: ‘When Pardew was there that was a great period for the club.’ 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.”

a phonecall with Tony Pulis offered reassurance. “He’d walked away, but told me: ‘Pards, there’s a lot of growing that club could do. You can definitely take them forward.’

"And it wasn’t as much of a gamble as people thought. If I could keep Palace up, we’d be the only London-based Premier League team south of the river.”

https://66.media.tumblr.com/409a839ece0f3807d23861fc6e744568/tumblr_n6zdmspPiE1skh0gdo1_400.gif

hope he dies tbh

patience you must have my young pardewan

a phonecall covert meeting in an underground car park with Tony Pulis offered reassurance. “He’d walked away, but told me: ‘Pards, there’s a lot of growing that club could do. You can definitely take them forward.’