Alan Pardew has apologised to Manuel Pellegrini after aiming a foul-mouthed volley of abuse at the Manchester City manager.
The Newcastle boss was furious after seeing Cheick Tiote’s strike controversially disallowed during his side’s 2-0 defeat to the Premier League leaders and was caught on camera at half-time screaming obscenities at the Chilean.
But he was quick to say sorry once he had calmed down at the end of the game.
"I apologise for that [my reaction]," he said. "He had words with me first and it was just normal for managers that go unseen most of the time.
"We're fine, I shook his hand at the end and I'll see him before I go."
But while Pardew made his peace with Pellegrini, he remained angry with referee Mike Jones.
"For me, this is an entertainment business. The guy's hit a goal that Joe Hart is just not going to save. It goes through a number of bodies but his vision is not impaired," he added.
"I don't think he was clear in his answers about Joe Hart being impaired - I couldn't work that out.
"I don't understand it. Even if Man City's back four is on the edge of the box and we've got four offside, it's such a clean hit, it's going in the top corner.
"He's got that wrong and unfortunately that was a massive call. In these type of games they have got to go your way.
"It was probably easier for him to give the goal and I can't understand why he hasn't.
"We're crying out for entertainment, you hit a goal like that and the place is in uproar, and he's gone on a real tiny technicality, which I think is wrong."
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The game would be more entertaining if the refs enforced a few more rules - like not allowing defenders to wrestle players to the ground at every corner.Damocles said:Pardew is advocating that we allow rules to be broken if it is entertaining.
Maybe we should ask Nasri to do a triple back somersault and heel kick the fucker in the face
RandomJ said:The FA needs to be shown this. I'd expect that from Rooney to the ref but not from one manager to the other. Classless prick.
Has whiter hair than pellegrini. What does that say about him?Blue Haze said:Classless
Not only that, but Pardew is 52. Does he think himself young?
ZabbaStuntDouble said:@Talksport:
Alan Pardew has apologised to Manuel Pellegrini after aiming a foul-mouthed volley of abuse at the Manchester City manager.
The Newcastle boss was furious after seeing Cheick Tiote’s strike controversially disallowed during his side’s 2-0 defeat to the Premier League leaders and was caught on camera at half-time screaming obscenities at the Chilean.
But he was quick to say sorry once he had calmed down at the end of the game.
"I apologise for that [my reaction]," he said. "He had words with me first and it was just normal for managers that go unseen most of the time.
"We're fine, I shook his hand at the end and I'll see him before I go."
But while Pardew made his peace with Pellegrini, he remained angry with referee Mike Jones.
"For me, this is an entertainment business. The guy's hit a goal that Joe Hart is just not going to save. It goes through a number of bodies but his vision is not impaired," he added.
"I don't think he was clear in his answers about Joe Hart being impaired - I couldn't work that out.
"I don't understand it. Even if Man City's back four is on the edge of the box and we've got four offside, it's such a clean hit, it's going in the top corner.
"He's got that wrong and unfortunately that was a massive call. In these type of games they have got to go your way.
"It was probably easier for him to give the goal and I can't understand why he hasn't.
"We're crying out for entertainment, you hit a goal like that and the place is in uproar, and he's gone on a real tiny technicality, which I think is wrong."
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