Toon Crier: NUFC Aims for stability

Some of us (most of us?) grumbled when the Toon struggled this season and we remembered that Alan Pardew has an 8-year contract with the club. Well, there's a method to the madness. NUFC managing director Derek Llambias says he thinks Pardew could emulate Sir Alex Ferguson and says a long-term manager would bring some much needed stability to the club.

Llambias gave a lengthy exclusive to Chronicle Live, which they broke into several parts. Some of the more notable ones include Llambias saying Newcastle had to act in the January transfer window, or face a three or four year set-back in terms of their goals. Plus, he has no regrets about the Demba Ba departure, saying NUFC offered him a nice deal. Lots of good stuff in there, which I'm sure we can dissect over the coming days.

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