Pardew Wants Fans To Praise Ashley

31 August 2012 11:37
Alan Pardew has praised owner Mike Ashley for resisting the temptation to cash in on one of the club's star names.

Alan Pardew: "You have to pay a lot of respect to Mike, the owner here, because he could have cashed in on one of our big players.

"We have had a couple of phone calls during the window and Mike has been pretty adamant that everybody stays.

"I thank him for that and our fans should thank him too because we are not as affluent as some other clubs."

"I wouldn't say Andy Carroll was not the one which got away. No, not really.

"For us, Andy Carroll was a political move that perhaps wasn't going to fall our way. Liverpool gave us £35million for him, so...

"I wish him all the best at West Ham."

Source: FOOTYMAD