Pardew predicts a barbecue summer

July 16th, 2011 | 6 Comments |

Alan Pardew has been talking again, which will come as no surprise to anyone, but this time he’s been extolling the virtues of the pre-season stint to the US of A.

It’s mid-season for Americas football (‘soccer’) leagues, so we’ll be facing players who are well into their competitive stride. This will be a hard test of our fitness as we look to complete a yankee triple over Sporting Kansas City, Columbus Crew and Orlando City.

Pardew feels the tour will set us up nicely for the new season though, saying:

“It is not a money-making exercise by any stretch of imagination.

“It is purely a break-even tour, which we feel is beneficial for the team.

“We go there because the facilities will be first class. It is going to be hot, so it will test us.” (more…)