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John Carver interview: “We’ll see how things go”.

January 20th, 2011 | 84 Comments |

Alan Pardew welcomes John Carver back to the club.
Alan Pardew welcomes John Carver back to the club.
Newcastle United’s not so new assistant manager, John Carver, has given an interview on his reappointment at the club.

In it, he gave a revealing glimpse into his previous time at the club. An odyssey which started playing with the club’s youth teams in the 1980s. He then rejoined the club as an academy coach under Kevin Keegan, eventually rising to be an assistant manager under Sir Bobby Robson from 1999 to 2004 and was caretaker manager for one game, a 3-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers after Robson was controversially sacked by previous Chairman, Freddy Shepherd. He was then moved back to the academy in a reshuffle under Robson’s successor, Graeme Souness before eventually leaving the club. After having stints at Luton and Leeds, he eventually joined the world of Major League soccer over the pond after being appointed manager of Canadian club, Toronto F.C. in 2008. He then returned to the U.K. in 2009 for spells with Plymouth Argyle and his last club, Sheffield United.

Carver began by revealing the emotion he felt upon his return to the club, and the memories it brought back, saying: (more…)