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Pardew: Newcastle are a selling club at the moment

February 5th, 2011 | 74 Comments |

Alan Pardew, Newcastle United
The realities hit home
Alan Pardew appears to accept that Newcastle United are a selling club at the moment and could struggle to hold on to the likes of Cheik Tiote if a good bid came in.

After insisting that Andy Carroll will not be sold and then having subsequently seen that happen anyway, Alan Pardew appears to have accepted the realities of Newcastle United a bit more now.

Speaking about his hopes to hang on to Cheik Tiote if a big bid should come in, he said:

“I am hoping there are no bids, otherwise we will have a problem.

“Tiote is a very important player, very talented and someone we want to be a big part of our future.”

Pardew then goes on to reveal more about the club philosopy as he understands it:

“When I became manager, Ashley and Llambias made me aware that they wanted to get the club on a financial footing, which gives them a chance to build it. (more…)