Alan Pardew: “The fees being paid for players such as Luke Shaw and, it seems, Adam Lallana, illustrates an important point that supporters need to understand.
“Clubs like Newcastle get accused of not signing English players, but these are prices mid-table teams in the Premier League simply cannot afford, unlike Champions League clubs with their extra revenue.
“We recently enquired about an unproven player not in the side at one of our top clubs, and we were asked £14million. He will not be joining.
"Yet we can pick up players such as Yohan Cabaye, Mathieu Debuchy and Moussa Sissoko for reasonable fees, all of who have been starring for France at the World Cup.”
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World Cup Fixtures
Monday 30th June 2014
France V Nigeria 17:00
Germany V Algeria 21:00
Tuesday 1st July 2014
Argentina V Switzerland 17:00
Belgium V USA 21:00
Friday 4th July 2014
FIFA World Cup - Quarter Final
Quarter-Finalist 5 V Quarter-Finalist 6 17:00
Quarter-Finalist 1 V Quarter-Finalist 2 21:00
Saturday 5th July 2014
Quarter-Finalist 7 V Quarter-Finalist 8 17:00
Quarter-Finalist 3 V Quarter-Finalist 4 21:00
Tuesday 8th July 2014
FIFA World Cup - Semi-Final
Semi-Finalist 1 V Semi-Finalist 2 21:00
Wednesday 9th July 2014
Semi-Finalist 3 V Semi-Finalist 4 21:00
Saturday 12th July 2014
FIFA World Cup - 3rd/4th Play-Offs 21:00
Sunday 13th July 2014
FIFA World Cup - Final 20:00
NEWCASTLE UNITED PRE-SEASON FRIENDLIES
15 July Oldham (A)
22 July Sydney FC (Dunedin – New Zealand)
26 July Wellington Phoenix (Wellington – New Zealand)
30 July Sheffield Wednesday (A)
2 August Schalke tournament v one of Malaga, West Ham or Schalke
3 August Schalke tournament v one of Malaga, West Ham or Schalke
5 August Huddersfield (A)
10 August Real Sociedad (SJP) 1.30pm
Newcastle United Fixtures
Saturday August 16
Newcastle United v Manchester City
Saturday August 23
Aston Villa v Newcastle United
Saturday August 30
Newcastle United v Crystal Palace
Saturday September 13
Southampton v Newcastle United
Saturday September 20
Newcastle United v Hull City
Saturday September 27
Stoke City v Newcastle United
Saturday October 4
Swansea City v Newcastle United
Saturday October 18
Newcastle United v Leicester City
Saturday October 25
Tottenham v Newcastle United
Saturday November 1
Newcastle United v Liverpool
Saturday November 8
West Brom v Newcastle United
Saturday November 22
Newcastle United v QPR
Saturday November 29
West Ham United v Newcastle United
Tuesday December 2
Burnley v Newcastle United
Saturday December 6
Newcastle United v Chelsea
Saturday December 13
Arsenal v Newcastle United
Saturday December 20
Newcastle United v Sunderland
Friday December 26
Man Utd v Newcastle United
Sunday December 28
Newcastle United v Everton
Thursday January 1 2015
Newcastle United v Burnley
Saturday January 10 2015
Chelsea v Newcastle United
Saturday January 17 2015
Newcastle United v Southampton
Saturday January 31 2015
Hull City v Newcastle United
Saturday February 7 2015
Newcastle United v Stoke City
Tuesday February 10 2015
Crystal Palace v Newcastle United
Saturday February 21 2015
Manchester City v Newcastle United
Saturday February 28 2015
Newcastle United v Aston Villa
Wednesday March 4 2015
Newcastle United v Man Utd
Saturday March 14 2015
Everton v Newcastle United
Saturday March 21 2015
Newcastle United v Arsenal
Saturday April 4 2015
Sunderland v Newcastle United
Saturday April 11 2015
Liverpool v Newcastle United
Saturday April 18 2015
Newcastle United v Tottenham
Saturday April 25 2015
Newcastle United v Swansea City
Saturday May 2 2015
Leicester City v Newcastle United
Saturday May 9 2015
Newcastle United v West Brom
Saturday May 16 2015
QPR v Newcastle United
Sunday May 24 2015
Newcastle United v West Ham United