As a Newcastle fan, my major hope for this season was to finish mid-table and avoid relegation. The team that Pardew has put together has far outshone my expectations, and full credit must be given to him and to Mike Ashley for appointing him. I won’t deny that I wasn’t exactly thrilled with the sacking of Hughton and Pardews appointment, but there’s no denying the run of results that we’ve been on, so i’m prepared to eat my words. Similarly, I wasn’t overjoyed to see Carroll leave, but when you look at what’s been done with the money that we got for him, it seems an incredibly shrewd piece of business.
All in all, whether we make it into the Champions League or not, I’m looking forward to seeing how we do in the Europa League next season, let alone the Champions League. Howay the lads!