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Pardew now monitoring all available strikers, but other targets now on hold.

July 14th, 2011 | 26 Comments |

Pardew: "Doing all we can to get the right players."
Pardew: "Doing all we can to get the right players."
In a move that will doubtless send Magpie fans into raptures, Alan Pardew has announced in a rare interview that he is now monitoring all the available strikers in the world, and even claims to bidding on one of them right now.

However, in a caveat which has may be familiar to many fans, he also announced that all other transfer activity will be put on hold until he finds the Cinderella who will fit his striker’s boots. Speaking first on his relentless hitman hunt he said:

“I don’t really want to mention names, but all strikers who are available, we are keeping a close eye on.

“It’s important that we keep bolstering the team as best we can. (more…)