Pardew urges Newcastle to ´spend big´

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew urged owner Mike Ashley to show faith in the club and spend big in the summer after his team drew 2-2 at Chelsea.

Newcastle can still finish in the top 10 after twice coming from behind at Stamford Bridge to earn a vital point thanks to Steven Taylor’s dramatic header three minutes into injury time.

“I was delighted,” Pardew, who fielded several young players in his squad, said.

“We tried to set the team up with a positive view on the game, that we could hurt Chelsea.”

“We just needed to stick to the game plan. The players were excellent today.”

“I was thrilled with some of the younger players’ performances. It was a just result.”

“The focus now is just to try and beat West Brom.”

“If we beat them, we jump above them and have a possibility of a top 10 finish.”

“That would be outstanding because we lost a very big player in Andy Carroll, and Hatem Ben Arfa. You have to admire the squad and the staff. We’re very resilient.”

“We’ve got a bit more than spirit. We’ve got quality.”

“If you look at our two centre-halves, they were outstanding. You can’t get a result at Chelsea if you don’t have good players.”

Pardew praised Newcastle’s vocal fans and urged owner Ashley to give them encouragement but spending money in the transfer market this summer.

“You can’t take that support for granted. You’ve got to give them hope and belief,” Pardew said.

“They saw a few young players today, and they’ll be waiting for a few big new players to come in.”

“A performance like that will give the owner belief as well, that we’re doing things in the right way. If I was the owner, I’d think my investment was a bit more secure.”

“Newcastle is a big, big club.”

“We want to attract one or two big players and bring on one or two young players.”

“Those are the advances you need if you want to be successful.”