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Pardew finally talks about Barton. And Enrique. And Barnetta. And Twitter.

August 4th, 2011 | 24 Comments |

Alan Pardew talks about the Barton Twitter outbursts.
Finds his voice again
Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew returns to the public eye today with comments about Barton, Enrique, Twitter and Tranquillo Barnetta.

Inevitably Alan Pardew eventually had something to say on the whole Barton debacle. Allegedly the Newcastle manager’s tongue had to be put in a splint following an accident as it attempted to break the land speed record, but it’s now back in action. Pardew said:

“I’ve never closed the door on anyone and I’m not closing the door on Joey.

“He trained with the development team today and, who knows, he may train with the first-team soon.”

Who knows indeed. Pardew continued:

“It’s a situation I didn’t envisage being in.

“Joey is a great player and you want great players in your team. It’s very important as a football club that you are all pulling in the same direction – at this moment of time where Joey is not pulling in the same direction. That’s not to say that can’t change in a short period of time.

“I’m still reflecting on the situation, as is Joey at this present time, on how best to resolve this issue. I think that is important at the moment.” (more…)