Source: PA
Pardew confirmed as new Magpies boss
Alan Pardew has been confirmed as the new Newcastle boss after days of speculation.
The 49-year-old has signed a five-and-a-half-year contract and takes over from Chris Hughton, who was sacked on Monday.
Pardew's first task will be to galvanise a dressing room stunned by Hughton's untimely departure and to persuade the club's disgruntled fans he is the man to take the club forward.
