Newcastle slashed their wage bill from around £75million to in the region of £42million as some of their bigger names moved on, but were still able to field a side which included big name stars Jose Enrique, Fabricio Coloccini, Kevin Nolan, Joey Barton and Andy Carroll.
Alan Pardew: "It's very important that the [West Ham] board is strong and that they invest, because you can't cut and cut and expect to get promoted.
"Newcastle took a very strong view on that. West Ham might not financially be able to do that, but they can't cut it to the bone.
"They have got to give the next manager a real chance. They are experienced people there and I think they will give the manager every chance, and I certainly hope they do so.
"It's very unfair when clubs get relegated. It is like piranhas feeding around West Ham."