Pardew appointed Crystal Palace boss

Crystal Palace have appointed Newcastle boss Alan Pardew
as their new manager.
Pardew was given permission by the Magpies to speak with
the London side after the two clubs agreed compensation on
Monday.
The 53-year-old replaces Neil Warnock, who was sacked last
Saturday four months into his second spell in charge.
Palace have yet to officially confirm the deal but BBC Sport
understands Pardew signed his contract with the Eagles on
Friday evening.
Pardew was in the stands as Palace claimed a goalless draw
at Aston Villa on New Year's Day, a result that saw the
Selhurst Park club remain in the relegation zone.
He leaves Newcastle with the Tyneside club sitting 10th in the
Premier League. The compensation package demanded by
Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has not been disclosed.
After becoming Magpies manager in December 2010, former
Reading, West Ham, Southampton and Charlton boss Pardew
guided United to a fifth-placed finish in the Premier League in
2012.
But supporters on Tyneside called for Pardew - who was
under contract until 2020 - to be sacked earlier this season
when Newcastle were in the bottom three.
Pardew has strong links with Palace having spent four years
playing in their midfield from 1987, and he scored the winning
goal as the Eagles beat Liverpool 4-3 after extra time in the
1990 FA Cup last four.
Palace caretaker boss Keith Millen says Pardew has been
helping to prepare the team for Sunday's FA Cup third-round
tie against Conference side Dover Athletic.
"Alan has held a staff meeting when he spoke about a number
of things," Millen said on Friday. "He spoke to the players and
then we had training.
"We're preparing for the game on Sunday and I'm sure Alan
will be taking the game. He'll be taking training on Saturday."
Millen has been in charge of Palace since the sacking of
Warnock a week ago.
Kevin Dillon, assistant coach to Pardew at Reading, on BBC
Radio 5 live:
"I think it's a perfect fit. I think Alan's done a great job at
Newcastle after being there four years. They've played in
Europe, he got manager of the year and recently manager of
the month.
"I worked for him for three years and he's the best coach
I've worked with. He's hands on. He doesn't sit back and
let things happen. He comes up with the procedures and
does the coaching himself."
Palace are without a win in eight league games - a run dating
back to the 3-1 home win over Liverpool on 23 November.
However, they have claimed two points from their last two
games - successive away goalless draws at QPR and Aston
Villa.
Palace's next Premier League outing is at home to Tottenham
on 10 January.
Pardew will face his old side on 11 February when Newcastle
visit Selhurst Park.

Source-bbc.com