Fox runs the Ruel over Alan Pardew
Posted on June 7th, 2011 | 28 Comments |
Ruel Fox – our former midfielder from ‘The Entertainers’ years – appears to be a fan of Alan Pardew’s management style.
Fox scored 12 goals in 58 games for us in 94/95 before moving on to Spurs and then West Brom, and he is now a Personal Trainer in Ipswich.
Talking about our achievements last season, Fox said:
“It was a decent season. I was at the West Brom game and it sort of summed the season up – some very good stuff and some not so good stuff, but on the whole I think Newcastle will be happy with the season. The main aim for most clubs when they’ve been promoted is to stay up, and they did that with something to spare.
“After the last couple of seasons, what they needed was just to get a steady ship. Everyone knows how they went down, then came straight back up again under Chrissy Hughton, and even though there was some disruption when the club decided he wasn’t the man to take them forward, they still got some good results towards the end of the season.
“But that season is now finished and it’s down to work for the next one.“
Fox was apparently an admirer of Chris Hughton, having played under him at Spurs, but in turning his attention to Alan Pardew he said:
“I’m sure Alan Pardew knows which players he wants to get – and there will be some he’s keen to keep as well.
“He’s probably sat with the chairman right now, discussing how much he has to spend, what he can do and what he can’t. Last season was quite good and now they will try to move on from it.
Fox goes on to praise Pardew’s football philosophies, saying:
“His football philosophies have always been good. The players seem to enjoy what they’re doing.
“All I can go off is what I hear from a football perspective but he comes across as confident, which suits the way Newcastle play. You’ve got to have a confident, open style of play at Newcastle – that’s what the fans demand.
“Obviously they got that when Kevin Keegan was manager and they were so spoilt in that era that it was tough when Sam Allardyce came in, with a different style of play.
“They want to see good football and Pardew likes to play that way. Next season is the time to judge him but he’s made a good start.”
Yes, and so will the summer. This summer and next season are what Pardew stands or falls by in my opinion. If he doesn’t produce the goods I have no doubt Ashley will simply get rid of him.
Pardew has done incredibly well considering he had the loss of Carroll, the team moral in the dressing room was low after that and all the injuries we’ve had Best and Ireland to name a couple. I just hope he buys quality flair players that create loads of chances and at least a proven finisher like Gameiro.