Alan Pardew is the current manager of Newcastle United having joined the club in December 2010 after the club suprisingly sacked Chris Hughton. Pardew took the club to a respectable 12th place finish last season but with a number of the club’s best players departing they may struggle this year unless they bring in some quality players before the transfer window shuts.

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Since the turn of the century Pardew has been in charge of five different clubs, with varying degrees of success. In his debut managerial job with Reading with whom he transformed into serious promotion candidates. In 2002 he guided the club to automatic promotion to Division One when they finished as Division Two runners-up. The following season the club finished in a very impressive 4th position, only to lose out in the play-offs to Wolves.

Not long into the start of the 2003/04 season Pardew joined recently relegated West Ham. In his first season in charge of the Hammers he took them all the way to the play-off final, only to experience play-off heartache yet again when they lost to Crystal Palace. However, the next season they went one step better and beat Preston in the play-off final and thus were promoted back into the Premier League.

In their first season back in the top flight Pardew led the Hammers to a respectable 9th place finish. The season ended with a trip to Wembley for the FA Cup Final against Liverpool. In a thrilling match, West Ham twice found themselves ahead, at 2-0 early on and then 3-2, only to be denied victory in injury time when Steven Gerrard equalised with a screamer. With no goals in extra-time the game went into penalties, which West Ham lost 3-1. In December 2006 Pardew was sacked after the club’s poor start to the season.

Pardew has since managed Charlton, with whom his was unable to keep in the Premier League, and then Southampton who he won the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy with in 2010. Pardew was appointed Newcastle manager in December 2010, with the club finishing 12th in the Premier League last season.

Job Security

With Mike Ashley in charge of the club no manager is ever safe and Pardew is no different. With star players Andy Carroll, Kevin Nolan and Jose Enrique gone, Pardew is under huge pressure to bring in some top quality players. Newcastle had a fairly avergae season last year, finishing in a respectable 12th. However, if they want to become a top 10 club once again then they will need to improve. If Pardew gets off to a poor start then his odds will drop in the Next Premier League Manager To Be Sacked Betting.

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