Pardew- In talks with Palace

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Don't get this one at all?

Him and his family were treated so badly by the fans when they weren't doing well, plus all the kinnear stuff and general Mike Ashley nonsense he's obviously just been waiting for the right job to get out of there (while proving himself by turning things around along the way). Plus palace were his club as a player and he's a London guy at heart so fair play.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...ini-set-for-newcastle-united-job-9949277.html - and if this is true, it just shows what a circus of a club they are. 'Become close with the chairman'. It could work out, but what a risk and clearly a financially motivated one.
 
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...ini-set-for-newcastle-united-job-9949277.html

Fabricio Coloccini is in line to be the next manager of Newcastle United after Alan Pardew’s move to Crystal Palace neared completion.

Mike Ashley, the Newcastle owner who is currently on holiday in Barbados, is ready to turn to the long-serving Argentinian club captain and central defender to take over as his seventh manager in the seven and a half years he has been in control at St James’ Park.

Pardew is on the brink of succeeding Neil Warnock at Selhurst Park, with a compensation figure in the region of £2m having been agreed between Ashley and Steve Parish, the Crystal Palace chairman.

Coloccini joined the club for £10.3m from Deportivo La Coruña back in 2008 when Kevin Keegan was the manager. He has been captain since Kevin Nolan was sold in 2011 and has been a key figure at the club. The defender, 33 next month, has become a demonstrative leader in recent months and enjoys a close relationship with Ashley. Despite a desire to leave and return to his native Argentina in 2013 because of personal problems after his wife moved back there, he stayed and helped play a major role in keeping Newcastle in the Premier League.

He was persuaded to return to England by Ashley and the then Newcastle managing director Derek Llambias and it is believed that the possibility of succeeding Pardew was mooted during the lengthy negotiations to bring about his return. Since then his influence has grown and he played a major role in the decision to ostracise Hatem Ben Arfa at the start of pre-season when the mercurial French forward was not allowed to train with the first-team squad after two dressing-room clashes with Pardew.

Coloccini signed a new contract in 2012 that keeps him at Newcastle until 2016, but a new deal will be negotiated if he succeeds Pardew and becomes player-manager of the club. It is unclear whether he has the required coaching badges but Newcastle could look to give him a lesser title if there is a problem. He could be handed the job on an interim basis to begin with.
 
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