Alan Pardew has once again reflected on his time as Newcastle United manager.
Alan Pardew has highlighted Newcastle United needing to sell players during his time as manager while attacking Manchester City.
The former Toon boss - who fumed following their guilty verdict about finishing fifth in 2012 - also noted how PIF have stuck by the rules since buying the club. City faced a daunting trip to Anfield on Sunday in their first game since the landmark ruling.
Enzo Maresca’s men rose to the challenge - comfortably dispatching 10-man Liverpool 3-0 to amplify the noise around the situation. Premier League bosses are now under increased pressure to punish Man City, who have lodged an appeal.
Alan Pardew name-checks Newcastle United
Pardew worked under Mike Ashley - a time where Newcastle were happy to nurture talent before selling them on. The 65-year-old referenced the conditions he operated in while reacting to City’s win at Liverpool.
“Newcastle are my old club,” Pardew told talkSPORT. “I managed that team when we were net (spenders), by the way. We had to buy and sell, we had no surplus. We were working off net (spend).
“They (Newcastle) then get an ownership which is the biggest fund group in the world, probably only Norway’s is bigger than what the Saudi Arabian’s have. But of course, they are restricted by the rules and have worked within the rules.
“Hence why Newcastle, at the moment, are where they are. They’re trying to do it within the rules. Unfortunately, it sounds like Man City have gone ‘We’re all in’. All the good stuff they’ve done is being pushed to one side.”
What Alan Pardew previously said
Newcastle lost 3-1 to Everton on the final day in 2011-12 to miss out on a top-four spot. Ultimately, Chelsea finished sixth and won the Champions League that season - rendering the argument redundant.
Pardew appeared to forget this detail when discussing how he had been affected by Man City’s financial breaches. He said a fortnight ago: “I'm guessing it would be about £70million difference to Newcastle's wage bill that would have impacted us brilliantly.
“The teams that have lost out because of the financial benefits that Manchester City have had i.e getting bigger squads, getting great squads, winning titles, etc. It (Champions League revenue) must be a minimum £120million now.
“But I think going back to those years, I'm guessing it would be about a £70million difference to Newcastle's wage bill that would have impacted us brilliantly the year after when we was in Europe. We were in the Europa League. We didn't get into the Champions League because we finished fifth and therefore the financial benefit was hardly anything.
“So massively of course (I am disappointed), and the (Newcastle) players who missed out. It impacted me on a personal level. But I don't think players and managers are all going to be like, ‘Oh, it's affected my career’.
“Lawyers are going to win here, whichever way you look at it, because this is going to rumble on until we come to some sort of conclusion. I am very, very disappointed with the way it's come out. I'm sure Manchester City are even more disappointed the way it's been put out there.”