Alan Pardew was introduced as Newcastle supervisor on a five-and-a-half-year contract on at the present time in 2010.
The previous Studying, West Ham, Charlton and Southampton boss was unveiled as successor to the sacked Chris Hughton, who had overseen the Magpies’ promotion in 2009-10, as livid followers made their emotions heard about his appointment.
At a press convention that day Pardew – not accompanied by Newcastle proprietor Mike Ashley or managing director Derek Llambias – stated: “I do know they (the followers) are pissed off, that’s pretty apparent by the response.
“I’m not going to say I’ve avoided it, I’ve tried to maintain updated with the frustration.
“They in all probability thought that they had some stability with Chris and that’s gone, and the file of managers who’ve come and gone right here, it doesn’t bode properly.
“I’m attempting to say that I’ll work as arduous as I probably can right here to get a state of affairs the place I can convey some longevity to the job.”
Pardew took over with the staff within the thick of a relegation battle having collected 19 factors from their first 16 video games of the season.
However he expressed confidence that the facet he inherited from Hughton can be ok to protect the membership’s Premier League standing.
He added: “I do assume there may be sufficient and we’ve got acquired to verify the impression of this mid-season state of affairs with the supervisor altering isn’t an opposed impression.
“I’m very a lot conscious that the one religion I’m going to realize is by retaining this membership within the Premier League the place it belongs.”
Pardew guided Newcastle to a Twelfth-placed end that season and fifth the next time period. He would keep within the job till January 2015, when he left to take cost of Crystal Palace.