John Carver appointed as Pardew’s number 2
Posted on January 18th, 2011 | 63 Comments |
Carver said:
“I am proud and honoured to be able to come back once again to my hometown club.
“I have been lucky to be able to work around the world with some excellent people.
“However, I have always been a fan of this magnificent club, and the years I spent working here were some of the happiest of my life.
“I am looking forward to working with Alan Pardew, and building on the recent strides that the club has taken to get back to where we belong, at the top of English football.
“I understand how much the club and the results mean to these wonderful fans, and I am delighted to have the opportunity to assist Alan in delivering them the success they deserve.“
And Alan Pardew added:
“I’m delighted to be bringing John on board – he has an excellent track record as a coach, and, of course, knows this club very well.
“It was crucial for me that I brought in an assistant who I knew would work well with the current coaching team we have here.
“We’ve got a good solid set-up, with some excellent staff, and maintaining that stability is very important to me. John fitted the bill perfectly.
“It’s a short-term deal at the moment in order that I can get to know John better, and it gives us both the chance to see how the next four months pan out working together.
“That said, I’m very confident he’ll be a great addition to our coaching staff, and, hopefully, if things go well, we can make it a longer term appointment come the summer.”
John Carver has previously served as assistant manager to Bobby Robson at Newcastle.
Whey hey, you’ll do for us JC, welcome hyem marra.
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