Alan Pardew: “My ambition is very much to try to win a trophy.
“That is what the fans want and that is what we will be trying to achieve.
“Looking at it realistically, if I am going to win a trophy as a manager, what opportunities am I going to have that are better than here?
"I look at this football club and in my opinion, it has a fan base and home power that gives us an advantage. I also look at the (financial) model we have got and think it is strong.
“The percentage chance of me winning a trophy at Manchester United would be a lot higher, but that doesn't mean I can't do it here.
“Expectations have risen, but I wouldn't be saying this if I didn't have a belief in the group I've got that they could win a trophy.
"I think they can. I think they can win a trophy this year, although you still need a bit of luck here and there.
“I love it here.
“I have never enjoyed football on the management side as much as I have enjoyed it here.
“After the circumstances I arrived in, I would not have assumed it would have gone as well as it has gone. I want to make sure it continues.
“I'm genuinely proud to be manager of this football club – I can't tell you how much.
"Since I signed about three or four days ago, I've had a kind of realisation of what a position I'm in in terms of being the manager.
"It's a really proud moment for me. Now, I've just got to do it justice.
“I can't see Mike changing a model he thinks works.
“I know the type of animal he is and if he thinks the model works, he'll stick with it.
“So our model is quite clear and we have to make sure that if we do lose a player, we bring in two who are better.
"That's not easy to do, but we haven't done a bad job of it so far.”
Source: FOOTYMAD
