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West Brom: Alan Pardew appointed manager

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Tony Pulis and Alan Pardew
The appointment of Alan Pardew (right) means both he and Tony Pulis have managed West Brom and Crystal Palace in the Premier League

West Brom have appointed former Newcastle and Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew as their new manager.

The Baggies sacked Tony Pulis on 20 November after a run of 10 Premier League games without a victory left them a point above the relegation zone.

Pardew, 56, who has been out of the game since being sacked by Palace in December 2016, has signed a deal until the end of the 2019-20 season.

"I'm thrilled with the opportunity to work with a talented group," he said.external-link

"The immediate challenge will be to get the results we need to pull ourselves up the table.

"But I'm aware that while I'm joining one of the great, traditional clubs of English football, it is one determined to go forward in the Premier League."

Pardew, a former team-mate of West Brom technical director Nick Hammond, becomes Albion's sixth manager since 2011.

John Carver, Pardew's former assistant at Newcastle, will join the backroom staff, with Gary Megson, who took temporary charge following Pulis' dismissal, leaving the club.

West Brom chairman John Williams said: "We were impressed with what he had to say and what he has to offer and we are looking forward to an exciting new era under his charge."

Pardew's first game will be against Palace in the league at the Hawthorns on Saturday, 2 December (15:00 GMT).

Albion then face trips to Liverpool and Swansea before a home fixture against Manchester United.

Familiar face

Pardew, who has also had spells at Reading, West Ham, Charlton and Southampton in an 18-year managerial career, lost the FA Cup final twice as a manager.

He was named League Managers' Association Manager of the Year in 2012 after Newcastle finished fifth place in the Premier League.

However, he has also been involved in various controversies during his career.

While West Ham boss in 2006, Pardew was involved in a confrontation with Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, and in January 2014, he swore at Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini while at Newcastle.

Two months after that, he was fined £100,000 and given a formal warning for headbutting Hull City midfielder David Meyler.

Pardew's Premier League stats

  • He has managed 302 Premier League games with four different clubs
  • He had a 34.3% win percentage at Palace, compared to 37.4% at Newcastle, 36.4% at West Ham and 26.3% at Charlton
  • His overall win percentage in the top flight is 35.8%
  • With Palace, he became the first Premier League manager to guide a club to a top-half finish after being in the relegation places at Christmas

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  • Comment posted by Glad All Over - CPFC, at 10:52 29 Nov 2017

    Pardew, Hodgson, Allardyce and Moyes. The greatest league in the world.

  • Comment posted by Lord Saxton Monty II, at 11:06 29 Nov 2017

    Breaking News- Alan Pardew has resigned saying he has taken them as far as he can.

  • Comment posted by Bullid, at 11:23 29 Nov 2017

    If Pardew, Hodgson, Allardyce, Pulis and Moyes are really the best coaching talent British football has to offer, it's no wonder Premier League owners are constantly hiring foreign managers. It's also no wonder there aren't any better English options for England manager than Southgate, bless 'im.

    So many really talented home-grown managers in the lower leagues not getting their chance. Shame

  • Comment posted by Paul Bestall, at 11:14 29 Nov 2017

    As usual, Pardew will come in, results will improve over the short term then drop off a cliff.

    Remind us again who keeps young English managers out of jobs again. Pardew, Hodgson, Allardyce keep getting jobs yet the narrative continues about foreign managers.

  • Comment posted by User0775739834, at 10:51 29 Nov 2017

    Sacked withen a year

  • Comment posted by Tony Forrest, at 10:52 29 Nov 2017

    I pity the fans of West Brom. This man's personality is repugnant in every way.

  • Comment posted by blokedownthepub, at 10:55 29 Nov 2017

    Jobs for the boys. Shame .

  • Comment posted by 1mpulsive, at 11:12 29 Nov 2017

    Pardew, Hodgson, Allardyce and Moyes in charge of premier league clubs.

    A Manchester club at the top of the table.

    I feel like I've gone back to the build up of Christmas 2010.

  • Comment posted by FOREST1992, at 10:51 29 Nov 2017

    Overrated manager

  • Comment posted by Eurows, at 10:55 29 Nov 2017

    Yes makes so much sense! If I couldn't add up and got fired from an accountancy firm of cause another accountancy firm would set me on. Makes so much sense!

  • Comment posted by firstfive, at 11:25 29 Nov 2017

    Get sacked from Team 1 with a golden handshake, get hired with increased pay by Team 2. Big Sam and the others are laughing all the way to the bank. Arsenal have saved a mass of money in the last 20 years!

  • Comment posted by jock1, at 11:30 29 Nov 2017

    Get beat, get sack, get job, repeat - you missed out "get massive payoff for remaining contract".

    The way things are in the Premier League it's better to be a rubbish manager - some idiot owner will take a chance on you regardless of past performance so you can earn 6 years salary in 2-3 years, where as if you're reasonably good you it will take you 6 years to get 6 years pay.

  • Comment posted by KillerCriddle2, at 11:16 29 Nov 2017

    Lee Johnson, Gary Rowett and Chris Wilder. 3 managers that have proven themselves in the Championship and now deserve a premier league job much more than any of Pulis, Pardew, and Moyes. Yet no club is willing to take the risk.

    Pathetic.

    Then again, as a Bristol City fan I'm quite happy Johnson isn't being linked to these jobs.

  • Comment posted by D1679639342724, at 11:23 29 Nov 2017

    'Moy-zee', 'Big Sam', 'Pards'....
    Nothing against WBA or any of these guys personally but, as others have stated, it is like a game of musical chairs. Are there no managers in lower leagues worthy of a shot at a PL club? How about guys that get teams promoted against the odds on a shoestring budget? This managerial merry-go-round is an absolute joke.

  • Comment posted by beats11, at 11:22 29 Nov 2017

    Get beat, get sack, get job, repeat

  • Comment posted by User0389601199, at 11:05 29 Nov 2017

    14. Posted by XhakaBoom

    Missed a trick, should have got Gary Neville in. Great character and has a point to prove"

    I hope and pray this is sarcasm otherwise I feel for you.

  • Comment posted by Rugby born and bred, at 10:58 29 Nov 2017

    Same old merry-go-round of old has beens, or "never really were"s. Where is the new blood, new ideas etc?

    Pardew is not as bad as some, but hardly innovative.

  • Comment posted by hammy, at 10:52 29 Nov 2017

    Such a weird and uninspiring choice, no other profession can you be sacked for doing poorly and rock up on a long-term contract elsewhere. Guaranteed the sack if they go down to then re-appear with a dance move next year.

  • Comment posted by cienfuegos, at 12:39 29 Nov 2017

    R I P to the EPL for the Baggies.
    My sympathies to all who support or have respect for WBA, I can't think of a worse and more inappropriate appointment.
    This old boys network of failed managers is bordering on Masonic.

  • Comment posted by Man with a Cat on his head, at 11:52 29 Nov 2017

    Strange Facts No. 324:
    Did you know that Alan Pardew has one of the most unusual middle names in football (bizarrely shared with Sam Allardyce). It's ...."Kerrching"

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