Alan Pardew was interviewed by nufcTV after the game and an emotional Pardew said he he would have to take responsibility for the defeat. Alan said he thought 4-42 was too much of an attacking formation, and once Newcastle had let in a couple of goals so quickly we were in big trouble. This is what Alan said.

We heard about a week ago that Mike Ashley was willing to put another £15M into the development of the youngsters on Tyneside. Mehdi Abeid - top youngster at Newcastle Of course the first thing is to have a good scouting network that can spot top youngsters that can be developed on Tyneside.

We heard about a week ago that Mike Ashley was willing to put another £15M into the development of the youngsters on Tyneside. Mehdi Abeid - top youngster at Newcastle Of course the first thing is to have a good scouting network that can spot top youngsters that can be developed on Tyneside.

If anybody had any doubts that Alan Pardew loves being the Newcastle United manager, he's made it clear a few times this week that he loves it at Newcastle, and he still has a big job to do on Tyneside. Alan Pardew loves life at Newcastle United We had written yesterday of how much he loved being Newcastle manager, [.

From his comments yesterday about the England manager job, it appears that Alan Pardew has no plans to leave Newcastle United anytime soon. Alan Pardew says there is still a big job to do at Newcastle Alan Pardew made it very clear in his comments supporting Harry Redknapp for the England manager position which is open now that Fabio Capello has resigned, that he is in Newcastle for [.

Alan Pardew has quickly said he is not in the running for the vacant England manager job. Alan Pardew not in the running for England job Fabio Capello resigned at the worst possible time for England, and the FA will now need to appoint somebody to take over the reigns. Fabio and the FA clashed over the firing of John [.

Alan Pardew thinks the not guilty verdict of Harry Redknapp will lift the Spurs side on Saturday against Newcastle in London. Alan Pardew doing great job on Tyneside Redknapp will likely be the next England boss following Fabio Capelalo's resignation last night, and of course Pardew has already been linked with the Tottenham job.

Alan Pardew certainly seemed to know what Newcastle fans wanted from their side, when he signed on as manager a short 14 months ago. Alan Pardew being interviewed after yesterday's game Not only has Alan done so well at Newcastle in such a short time, with the proof of that being Newcastle standing 5th in the league this morning, and above Arsenal and [.

Newcastle will give youngsters Michael Richardson and Brad Inman new deals to stay on at Newcastle. Brad Inman will get a new deal to stay at Newcastle However, as reported yesterday, there will be a number of youngsters who will leave Newcastle and will not be offered new deals this summer. Those include Tamas Kadar, [.

A delighted Alan Pardew was full of praise for his players last night, after the lads had won 2-0 and beaten Blackburn for the third time in four meetings this season. Alan Pardew congratulates goal-scorer Obertan last night Standing just outside the tunnel of Ewood Park last night after the game, this is what Alan Pardew told nufcTV: "I felt we [.

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew has praised the character of his Newcastle squad tonight. Alan Pardew after win does he look happy or does he look happy? Although Newcastle were outplayed in the first half at Ewood Park, the lads held on manfully and took an early lead when a right foot shot by Ryan [.

Ron Clark has a fantastic article up at CNN highlighting the flight of teachers from the profession, in part because of trouble dealing with parents. Reading it, I saw a lot of parallels with coaching youth sports and dealing with soccer parents, which can have a huge impact on a team and player development.

A common belief is that US youth soccer players suffer from over coaching, and in many cases that is true. But in our helicopter parent society where kids rarely can just go 'play in the park', coaches are in a situation where they have to provide SOME instruction and opportunity to develop. How do you create a fun practice where the kids push themselves vs go through the motions while also correcting mistakes and allowing for self discovery of soccer skill?

Alan Pardew rightly thought his side were not threatening enough in front of goal this afternoon at Brighton , when Newcastle went out of the FA Cup with a late own goal by Mike Williamson. Alan Pardew we did not take our chances Pardw felt his side lacked any threat in front of goal, and he's right about that, because Shola Ameobi and Leon Best didn't look at all sharp [.

There's no doubt that Newcastle will go all out to win their FA Cup 4th round tie at Brighton tomorrow, in a late game that kicks off at 5:15pm tomorrow. Alan Pardew taking the Cup very seriously Newcastle have not taken the Cup competitions that seriously, especially over the last four seasons, where we have been more interested in our league position than [.

Alan Pardew has said in his Brighton press conference this afternoon, that Newcastle may try to get Demba Ba and Papiss Cisse back for the Premier League game next Wednesday evening at Blackburn. Alan Pardew - when in Tenerife earlier this week Alan was asked about what he thinks about Senegal strikers Demba Ba and [.

The mid-season break in Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands ends today. John Carver and Alan Pardew The lads have been recharging their batteries in the sunshine, and are getting ready for the last four months of the season, which will decide how well Newcastle do in the Premier League and in the FA Cup, and whether Newcastle can again qualify for [.

Newcastle's capitulation on Saturday could become a useful thing if it never happens again to Newcastle this season. Alan Pardew we cannot switch off at Brighton Whenever Newcastle have a good first half from now on, or when they are on top in any game, they should realize that the game is not won.

We don't want to go on too much more about that game on Saturday, because after a while it gets to be boring and in any case my arm starts to hurt when I have to write about it. Alan Pardew - Newcastle have been brilliant The lads are in Tenerife, and jetted out of Gatwick, late Saturday night after the Fulham [.

The doom and gloom is beginning to lift after the poor display on Saturday. Alan Pardew shown today in the sunshine of Tenerife Alan Pardew are now in Tenerife and the sun is shining down on the Newcastle squad, as they have their mid-season break to do some team building and reflect on what [...]

Soccer calendars vary by state, primarily due to the local climate. Yet many soccer parents chuckle at the concept of 'Spring' soccer, because the weather can get pretty wild (and cold) some years. Still, the idea of 'Spring' soccer generally meant the bulk of the season was played in... the Spring.

It was an awful display in the final 45 minutes of the game at Craven Cottage on Saturday, but Alan Pardew will not be changing his plans in the transfer market. Alan Pardew smiling before the game started on Saturday It seems that Newcastle will still try to bring in a central defender in the next 8 [.

Soccer calendars vary by state, primarily due to the local climate. Yet many soccer parents chuckle at the concept of 'Spring' soccer, because the weather can get pretty wild (and cold) some years. Still, the idea of 'Spring' soccer generally meant the bulk of the season was played in... the Spring.

There's no doubt that Alan Pardew is ambitious. Alan Pardew would take England manager job But when the Newcastle first team squad travels to Tenerife today, Pardew and the other Newcastle coaches will have their work cut out to get the Newcastle team back together again, after their calamitous collapse yesterday afternoon at Craven [.

In a short interview after yesterday's game a very deflated Danny Guthrie admitted that the players had let themselves down at Fulham. Steven Stone and Alan Pardew - before the game yesterday And Danny also said that things had been said in the dressing room after the game, and rightly so. It was the proverbial game [.

I'm glad I'm not a football manager. Davide Santon brings down Andrew Johnson this afternoon. Alan Pardew seemed to have the perfect game plan in the first half, as the Newcastle team completely outplayed Fulham and Alan Pardew seemed to completely out coach Martin Jol. And then came the second half.

That second half this afternoon, when Newcastle conceded 4 goals in just 17 minutes, to go from dominating the game at 1-0 up, to being 4-1 down, reminded us of the first 26 minutes of the Arsenal game last February, when we also conceded four goals and didn't seem to be too interested.

Here's what Alan Pardew thought of the second half performance this afternoon at Craven Cottage. Here's Alan Pardew's interview with the BBC after the game and Alan says he was disappointed with the seocnd half collapse and how the team seemed to switch off in that second half. Tell us about it.

When you think back to Andy Carroll shockingly leaving Newcastle last January 31st - Newcastle have made some significant progress. Alan Pardew great progress in last last 12 months Andy hasn't done too well at Liverpool in his first year there, but when he left Newcastle he had 11 league goals and looked to be the new face of the England team.

The new Newcastle goal for this season is to qualify for Europe. Alan Pardew - wants to keep close the the leading clubs in the league Now I'm not saying that Alan Pardew or anybody else will come out and say that, and the official position will remain to finish in the top half of the league.

It's a long time since we felt so upbeat about Newcastle. Alan Pardew aiming for top six The arrival of Papiss Cisse has shown that Mike Ashley really does want to build a good side on Tyneside, and of course he's getting a lot of help from Alan Pardew, who is looking like an excellent manager for the club.

Alan Pardew has reflected on his very first game in charge of Newcastle, and he still thinks that's his most important win at Newcastle. Alan Pardew waving to the Newcastle fans That was the game at home against Liverpool on Saturday 11th December, which we won 3-1, after Alan had been brought in on the Thursday to replace the fired Chris Hughton.

A win will be very important tomorrow for Newcastle, against a side we should be able to get all 3 points against Queens Park Rangers. Of course QPR have a new manager in Mark Hughes, and that may make is a little more difficult for us, but Alan Pardew seems confident enough today. Pardew says not only is it an [.

The Phoenix New Times has an in-depth look at some events in Arizona a few years ago that highlight some of the problems inherent to youth soccer and how youth soccer has changed recently. A successful coach at Sereno Soccer Club named Les Armstrong was suspended from coaching after he forged a parent's signature to drop a player from his roster before the State Cup championships.

I realize this has been around for a while and has likely made the rounds, but it cracked me up. The sad part is many youth soccer coaches have had to deal with what is said in this video, and it can be impossible trying to get parents to understand why winning is not important when they're 10 years old.

Alan Pardew has done a great job in the short 13 months he's been at Newcastle. Alan Pardew doing great at Newcastle And with Fabio Capello on the way out of the England job after the Euro 2012 tournament, and not soon enough for some, there will be a new England manager appointed, and most want to see [.

ESPN has a radio show dedicated to youth sports called 'Hey Coach Tony', and all the shows are up on YouTube which is very cool. Word is the show will soon be simulcast on many cable systems. Podcasts would also be a great thing to have for those with iPods. It's an entertaining show that tends to focus on the extremes and controversial situations, but overall Tony covers a number of hot button issues that are worthwhile to debate.

We don't think the rumors about Andy Carroll returning to Newcastle on a loan deal, have any truth to them whatsoever. Coloccini challenging Andy Carroll last Friday night at Anfield To us it seems more like some mischief by the gossip press, on a player who has come in for some some over-the-top criticism since he joined Liverpool [.

Newcastle didn't show much threat up front at Anfield on Friday night, when we lost 3-1. This man was manager the last time we beat Man United at St. James' Park The first half was fairly even after we had scored first through a fortunate own goal from Daniel Agger after just 25 minutes, but then we managed to concede a goal from [.

Manchester United are likely to have Rio Ferdinand, Chris Smalling and Ryan Giggs back for tonight's game at St. James' Park, and that will add some experience to the Red Devil's line-up. Wayne Rooney in action against Newcastle last season And of course Wayne Rooney will be back tonight too, after being suspended and fined one week's wages (just £200K!