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| Alan Pardew could remain in charge for Saturday’s trip to Swansea | Alan Pardew could remain in charge for Saturday’s trip to Swansea |
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| Alan Pardew could remain in charge for Saturday’s trip to Swansea despite the Newcastle manager’s winless start to the Premier League season. | Alan Pardew could remain in charge for Saturday’s trip to Swansea despite the Newcastle manager’s winless start to the Premier League season. |
| The 53-year-old found himself under intense pressure from fans once again after Monday night’s 1-0 defeat at Stoke City left the Magpies one place off the foot of the table with just three points from their opening six games. | |
| However, the owner Mike Ashley has apparently acknowledged that not all the problems the team is experiencing on the pitch are down to the manager despite letting slip outside a pub last week that Pardew would be sacked if the team lost at Stoke. “He’s got one more game,” Ashley is reported to have said. “If we lose against Stoke on Monday night then he’s gone. I have had enough.” | However, the owner Mike Ashley has apparently acknowledged that not all the problems the team is experiencing on the pitch are down to the manager despite letting slip outside a pub last week that Pardew would be sacked if the team lost at Stoke. “He’s got one more game,” Ashley is reported to have said. “If we lose against Stoke on Monday night then he’s gone. I have had enough.” |
| The Newcastle squad underwent significant change during the summer, with nine new faces arriving at St James’ Park including the former Sunderland midfielder Jack Colback, the only recruit with Premier League experience. | The Newcastle squad underwent significant change during the summer, with nine new faces arriving at St James’ Park including the former Sunderland midfielder Jack Colback, the only recruit with Premier League experience. |
| Much of the pressure on Pardew is coming from disaffected fans, with many of those who made the trip to the Britannia Stadium making their feelings known both during the game and on the final whistle. | Much of the pressure on Pardew is coming from disaffected fans, with many of those who made the trip to the Britannia Stadium making their feelings known both during the game and on the final whistle. |