Is Gillingham Pardew's Make Or Break?

Last updated : 24 August 2014 By Footy Mad - Editor

He has never taken cup competitions seriously, and that has always been his big mistake on Tyneside.

The fans are looking for a cup, because we all know it will be "a cold day in hell" before WE win the Premier League.

What do we have to dream about? A cup!

The club has a dismal record in the domestic cups under Pardew.

Newcastle have not reached the quarter-finals of the League Cup or FA Cup during his tenure, with some shocking defeats to teams from lower leagues.

And United’s manager knows a defeat to the League One club in Tuesday night’s second-round clash at the Priestmod Stadium would provoke an angry backlash on Tyneside.

Alan Pardew: “I’ve got a good idea on Tuesday of the team, the sort of strength I need to play that game.

“We need to win it – I make no bones about that.

“We’re in good shape. The feeling in the local Press and our fans is one of optimism.

“That’s felt on the training ground as well. It’s felt by my staff and some of my staff have been here for 25 years.

“There’s a genuine feeling we’ve got a decent side here, and I think we need a couple of results under our belt and then see how quickly it grows.

“There are a lot of new players. Someone said to me ‘are we carrying a bit of negative history for last season?’

“But only half the team were playing – the other 50 per cent are new. We are kind of half carrying it and half not. The one half are all bubbly and asking when we’re going to win.

“That really helps lift the players, players who were here last year.

“That’s massive I think. When you’ve had a disappointing season, one of the points I’ve made to Mike and Lee (Charnley, United’s managing director) and the disappointment on the back of (Yohan) Cabaye’s departure, it’s important for new players to come in quickly.

“We did that, and I’m pleased with that.”

 The money has been spent, this is Pardew's new team, and he stands or falls by it.

Newcastle United Fixtures
 
Sunday August 17
NEWCASTLE 0 MAN CITY 2
Krul, Janmaat, Williamson, Coloccini, Dummett, Colback, Anita (63' Obertan), Cabella, Sissoko, Gouffran (74' Aarons), Riviere (83' Perez).
Subs: Haidara, Elliot, S Taylor, Abeid 

Saturday August 23
ASTON VILLA 0 NEWCASTLE 0
Krul, Janmaat, Williamson, Coloccini, Dummett, Anita (70' de Jong), Colback, Cabella, Sissoko, Gouffran, Riviere (77' Perez - 90+2' S Taylor).
Subs: Haidara, Elliot, Obertan, Abeid 

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Saturday September 20
Newcastle United v Hull City

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Stoke City v Newcastle United

Saturday October 4
Swansea City v Newcastle United

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Saturday October 25
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Newcastle United v Sunderland

Friday December 26
Man Utd v Newcastle United

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Newcastle United v Everton

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Newcastle United v Burnley

Saturday January 10 2015
Chelsea v Newcastle United

Saturday January 17 2015
Newcastle United v Southampton

Saturday January 31 2015
Hull City v Newcastle United

Saturday February 7 2015
Newcastle United v Stoke City

Tuesday February 10 2015
Crystal Palace v Newcastle United

Saturday February 21 2015
Manchester City v Newcastle United

Saturday February 28 2015
Newcastle United v Aston Villa

Wednesday March 4 2015
Newcastle United v Man Utd

Saturday March 14 2015
Everton v Newcastle United

Saturday March 21 2015
Newcastle United v Arsenal

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AUGUST          

Sun 24: Hull City v Stoke City (1.30pm)

Sun 24: Sunderland v Manchester United (4pm)

Mon 25: Manchester City v Liverpool (8pm)

Sat 30: Everton v Chelsea (5.30pm)

Sun 31: Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool (1.30pm)

Sun 31: Leicester City v Arsenal (4pm)

SEPTEMBER

Sat 13: Liverpool v Aston Villa (5.30pm)

Sun 14: Manchester United v Queens Park Rangers (4pm)

Mon 15: Hull City v West Ham United (8pm)

Sat 20: West Ham United v Liverpool (5.30pm)

Sun 21: Leicester City v Manchester United (1.30pm)

Sun 21: Manchester City v Chelsea (4pm)

Sat 27: Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur (5.30pm)

Sun 28: West Bromwich Albion v Burnley (4pm)

Mon 29: Stoke City v Newcastle United (8pm)

OCTOBER

Sat 4: Aston Villa v Manchester City (5.30pm)

Sun 5: Chelsea v Arsenal (2.05pm)

Sun 5: West Ham United v Queens Park Rangers (4.15pm)

Sun 19: Queens Park Rangers v Liverpool (1.30pm)

Sun 19: Stoke City v Swansea City (4pm)

Mon 20: West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United (8pm)

Sat 25: Swansea City v Leicester City (5.30pm)

Sun 26: Burnley v Everton (1.30pm)

Sun 26: Manchester United v Chelsea (4pm)

Mon 27: Queens Park Rangers v Aston Villa (8pm)

NOVEMBER

Sun 2: Manchester City v Manchester United (1.30pm)

Sun 2: Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur (4pm)

Mon 3: Crystal Palace v Sunderland (8pm)

Sat 8: Queens Park Rangers v Manchester City (5.30pm)

Sun 9: West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United (1.30pm)

Sun 9: Swansea City v Arsenal (4pm)

Sat 22: Arsenal v Manchester United (5.30pm)

Sun 23: Crystal Palace v Liverpool (1.30pm)

Sun 23: Hull City v Tottenham Hotspur (4pm)

Mon 24: Aston Villa v Southampton (8pm)

Sat 29: Sunderland v Chelsea (5.30pm)

Sun 30: Southampton v Manchester City (1.30pm)

Sun 30: Tottenham Hotspur v Everton (4pm)

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AUGUST

Sat 30: Burnley v Manchester United (12.45pm)

SEPTEMBER

Sat 13: Arsenal v Manchester City (12.45pm)

Sat 20: Queens Park Rangers v Stoke City (12.45pm)

Sat 27: Liverpool v Everton (12.45pm)

OCTOBER

Sun 5: Manchester United v Everton (12pm)

Sat 18: Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur (12.45pm)

Sat 25: West Ham United v Manchester City (12.45pm)

NOVEMBER

Sat 1: Newcastle United v Liverpool (12.45pm)

Sat 8: Liverpool v Chelsea (12.45pm)

Sat 29: West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal (12.45pm)