Alan Pardew

OK, we're in the same position and, you know, we finished miles away.

24 points from the champions or whatever it was.

So...

He knows there's a long, long road and lots of challenges ahead.

But right now, as they get on the bus, they're in pretty good shape.

Well, I certainly think their attitude to the game, their commitment to get back organised was good, so the motivation of the squad was strong.

Going forward, OK, it was a bit bitty today, but that was up against top-class opposition.

Abraham, to me, showed little flashes today that I liked the look of.

Ballon d'Or flashes?

Not quite, but, you know, he's got a bit to do to get there.

But, you know, the bottom line here is that Paul was saying it very, very sensibly that...

He needs to put some players in if he's going to push this team along.

He's done a terrific job last year.

They've had a tough result here.

Not performance, but a tough result.

and they haven't really done a lot in terms of the transfer market, so they've got some work to do.

The name that sticks out for me is Sigurdsson gone, right?

So you've got to replace that kind of technical flair at the top of the pitch

And you know, you hear reports that they're in for Chadley at West Brom.

Tony, people have something to say about that, by the way.