Alan Pardew

So we now have a new manager. Just seen on SSN he has three year contract.
Shows also that we mean business. Gives alan a chance to forget Charlton and show West Ham wasn't a fluke. Saturday could be a good day now as we give him a warm welcome.

SFC Forever wrote:...and show West Ham wasn't a fluke.

Charlton was a fluke, West Ham wasn't as he'd also got Reading from League One to the CCC. I am more than happy with Alan Pardew as our manager.

Why?????? are there more posts about our beloved team on the daily echo web site??????????
Great appointment! Mr P is exactly the type of manager our team needs, especially in our situation! If he signs a few experienced players in the right positions to help the youngsters, I think we have a real chance of supporting a team that can go places, next season if not this!!! UP THE SAINTS!!!!

I think a good appointment. Knows what is required, has had success at getting clubs promoted and reality is virtually all managers have spells at clubs that don't work, WGS came to us with after a poor period at Coventry. He should have contacts within the game so hopefully can get a couple of experienced players in and would like him to sort out contracts for Stern John, and Euell if they dont want silly money need to remember still a Div 1 side. Although Markus will hopefully invest paying over the odds salaries didnt work last couple of seasons for us. I would rather keep Stern John and Euell (at the right price) and let Rasiack and Saga go as they are just not committed. Pardew though wont accept lazy players which is good news as far as I am concerned, Bradley must have known he was coming!!

Cant remember when I last looked forward to going to watch a friendly!! Think St Marys will be a great place tomorrow and hope the players give Ajax a run for their money.

hink it's a great appointment for you. Pardew was and still is a premiership manager IMHO. He will do well for you as he probably still has a good network of scouts around.

Roll on the good times for Southampton FC

I think we are generally agreed that this shows we intend to bounce back. It will be bloody hard to go up this season but not impossible. If we start well we will give ourselves every chance as the support will grow and that alone will help the team. The feelgood factor is alive and well.

Alan Pardew's career history from Wikipedia....


Alan Scott Pardew (born 18 July 1961 in Wimbledon, London) is an English football manager and former player. He was named manager of Southampton on 17th July 2009.

His highest achievements in the sport include reaching the FA Cup Final twice, as a player with Crystal Palace in 1990 and as a manager with West Ham United in 2006, though he ended up on the losing side both times. He has also achieved promotion three times in his career, as a player with Crystal Palace and as a manager with Reading and West Ham.


Playing career

Early career
Pardew started his career as a part-time player in non-league football at Whyteleafe and Epsom & Ewell, whilst working as a glazier and a cab driver. He grew up as a Fulham fan and at one stage he gave up football for six months whilst working in the Middle East, but he returned to football at Corinthian Casuals before later having spells at Dulwich Hamlet and Yeovil Town. Pardew was also in the England Semi-Professional squad during this time.

Crystal Palace
Pardew moved to Football League Second Division side Crystal Palace in 1987 for a fee of £7,500. In 1989, he helped Palace win promotion to the First Division after beating Blackburn Rovers in the play-offs. The following year, he scored the winning goal as Palace beat Liverpool 4–3 in the semi-finals of the FA Cup at Villa Park, and then played in both the final and the final replay as Palace lost to Manchester United.

Later career
Pardew moved to Charlton Athletic in November 1991, and was Charlton's top scorer in the 1992–93 season with ten goals. In 1995, Pardew appeared four times on loan at Tottenham Hotspur in the UEFA Intertoto Cup. After rejecting an opportunity to play in Hong Kong, Pardew then moved to Barnet, and became a player-coach under manager Terry Bullivant. When Bullivant moved to Reading in 1997, he took Pardew with him as reserve-team manager.


Managerial career

Reading
Pardew's first experience as manager came in March 1998 when he was appointed as caretaker after the departure of Bullivant. After the appointment of Tommy Burns he remained as reserve team manager until the end of the 1998–99 season, when Reading disbanded their reserve team. Nevertheless, he was promoted to manager of the club after a successful spell as caretaker in 1999. He turned the club around from relegation fighters to promotion candidates through players, such as Jamie Cureton, and his régime to increase the fitness of the squad. Pardew also coined his motto "Tenacity, Spirit and Flair" to give his side a psychological edge. This resulted in a 3–2 Division Two playoff final defeat to Walsall at the end of the 2000–01 season, but was redeemed the next season by achieving automatic promotion to Division One. Pardew's first season in the higher division was outstanding, as the club finished 4th and lost in the play-offs once again, this time to Wolves. Pardew was on the map as one of the game's best up and coming young managers.

West Ham United
Early into the 2003–04 season, West Ham United asked Reading permission to appoint Pardew as their new manager. Although Reading refused permission, Pardew resigned from his position forcing the issue. Eventually, a compromise agreement was reached allowing Pardew to become manager at West Ham.
Pardew's first season at West Ham resulted in a play-off final defeat to his former club Crystal Palace. In the 2004–05 season West Ham struggled to find promotion form, with Pardew coming under pressure from the club's supporters. West Ham eventually succeeded in gaining promotion to the Premier League after defeating Preston North End in the play-off final. Pardew guided the Hammers to a respectable start to the 2005–06 season, which culminated in an appearance in the final of the FA Cup. After drawing 3–3 with Liverpool at the end of extra-time, West Ham lost on penalties, resulting in the second FA Cup Final defeat of Pardew's career.
In the 2006–07 season Pardew was criticised after seeing West Ham through their worst run of defeats in over 70 years which included a League Cup defeat to Chesterfield. Although West Ham's new owners stated their support for Pardew, on 11 December 2006, following a 4–0 defeat away at Bolton Wanderers the previous weekend, it was announced that Pardew had been sacked by West Ham. The club statement read "The chairman Mr Eggert Magnússon and the board have been concerned by the performances of recent weeks and feel that it is the right time to make a change in the best interests of the club."

Charlton Athletic
Pardew's absence from management lasted less than two weeks when he was appointed manager of Charlton Athletic on Christmas Eve 2006, signing a three-and-a-half year contract. He took over with Charlton in 19th place in the Premier League, with just 12 points and a –20 goal difference, the lowest in the league. Although Charlton's form improved under Pardew, he was unable to keep Charlton up, resulting in the first relegation of his career, both as a player and manager.
Many expected Charlton to bounce back from relegation into the Premier League with signings such as Chris Iwelumo and Luke Varney in the 07/08 season. But Charlton failed to mount a serious promotion challenge and finished the season in 11th. This put Pardew under pressure going into the 08/09 season but Charlton started the season off well with victories over Reading and Swansea. Although Charltons' form very quickly deteriorated and they were near the foot of the table and after 8 games without a win and a 5-2 home defeat to Sheffield United on 22 November 2008, Pardew parted company with Charlton by mutual consent.

Southampton
Pardew was named the new manager of Southampton in the early hours of 17th July 2009, after the new owner Markus Liebherr had taken over the club and sacked Mark Wotte a day after completing the deal to Save The Saints. He was given a very positive reaction for his first game at the club. Alot of the Saints fans were singing; "Alan Pardew's red and white army"!