Pardew: 'Keeping Players Was The Key!'

Last updated : 02 September 2012 By Footy Mad - Editor

Fabricio Coloccini, Cheick Tiote, Demba Ba and Yohan Cabaye were all linked with other suitors throughout the summer.

Alan Pardew: "We have got some great players here and I have kept them intact, and that was my priority this summer.

"We have brought in one what I would call a first-team regular in Anita, and I think that will take us forward to a degree or two, and some young players who will develop.

"It is an opportunity now for our young players, who can grab the chance of the Capital One Cup and Europe and the Premier League games that they play and make themselves a career here."