Affection Quote by Alan Pardew

I felt bad for Newcastle when they lost their 2005 FA Cup semi-final to Manchester United. They had loaned me out to Celtic, but…

— Craig Bellamy

At United, my United, we had been honed into a ruthless team who played great football but, ultimately, were there to win football matches…

— Paul Scholes

I am immensely proud of my achievements with Newcastle and I enjoyed a fantastic relationship with the players, my staff and the supporters during…

— Chris Hughton

It has been three great years; good moments, bad moments, like football is. I'm really proud of the decision I made. Newcastle is home.

— Ayoze Perez

The reason I joined Newcastle was because I could see we could do great things.

— DeAndre Yedlin

I've always loved Newcastle. Even when you're watching their games on television, you can feel the passion of the crowd.

— Aleksandar Mitrovic

Newcastle has a massive fan base and a great history so it is amazing to be here.

— Dwight Gayle

Newcastle was my home town; I loved it and I loved the fans.

— Andy Carroll

At Leeds, it was to stay up. I was such a young player, Leeds were my club, and we didn't do it. That was…

— James Milner

I love Newcastle.

— Joey Barton

Newcastle fans never cease to amaze me. If there was a trophy for best supporters this lot would win it hands down every year.

— Alan Shearer

Things could be done better over there at Newcastle, but Leicester have given me the opportunity to do great things hopefully.

— Ayoze Perez