Newcastle manager, Alan Pardew is unhappy that his family and friends have been caught up in the debate surrounding his future.Newcastle has won only five games in 2014 and is second bottom of the Premier League this season, leading to calls for Pardew to be sacked.
He said: “My family and friends worry me a little bit, because it’s started going past football media at times.
“That’s not nice. But it makes me more determined. That’s the make-up I have.”
Pardew signed an eight-year contract extension in September 2012 but Newcastle have taken only 19 points from 26 games since Boxing Day last year. They have not won in six league matches this season.
Fans recently created a group called sackpardew.com, which handed out 30,000 A4 sheets calling for his dismissal at last week’s home draw with Hull. [eap_ad_2]
Owner Mike Ashley reportedly said Pardew was “finished” if Newcastle lost to Stoke on Monday, which they did.
“I don’t shy away from it,” Pardew said of the increasing speculation. “I’ve been out and about all week.
“I’ve been out in town and I will continue to do that. It’s important that my resilience is the strongest of anybody.”
Pardew, 53, said he had no contact with Ashley, but that he had spoken with chief executive Lee Charnley.
“We discussed ways of trying to help the team – ways of trying to find a solution to try and get this team playing to its capacity,” Pardew said. (BBC Sport)[eap_ad_3]
