Alan Pardew: “First of all you start with your staff, because if they don’t have the same passion as you to convey the message then you are not going to be able to do it on your own.
“You need a staff that can take the message forward for you and continue it when you may be away from the training ground, dealing with other club obligations.
“If your staff don’t carry it through then there is a lack of continuity and it becomes ‘wishy washy’.
“If I saw a staff member ignore one of our players using a mobile phone in the treatment room and not dealing with the situation, then that staff member is going to be in trouble with me on that occasion rather than the player.
"I’m reliant on that staff member to realise the significance of the culture we are building within the club.
“I’m very lucky that I inherited so many good staff at Newcastle United who have completely bought into what we are doing.”
APRIL 18th TOON QUIZ
QUIZ - APRIL 18
1) 2004 we drew at Villa Park 0-0. Which Toon player (who played that day) is currently playing for Aston Villa?
2) 1990 after fan boycotts and board disagreement, which future Toon chairman was invited onto the board by Gordon McKeig?
3) 1988 we signed John Robertson signed for Newcastle for a fee of £750,000. From which Scottish club did he sign?
4) 1987 we beat Man Utd 2-1 (with 6,000 fans locked outside without tickets). Which famous Toon player made his last appearance before joining Liverpool?
5) 1964 we lost to Scunthorpe. Which player made his debut ... then went on to play in a European Cup final (now Champions League) and won a winners medal?
QUIZ - APRIL 17 (Answers)
1) 2006 which of the four goalscores against the Mackems (Michael Chopra, Alan Shearer, Charles N'Zogbia or Albert Luque) in the 4-1 win at the Stadium of Shite made their last ever Newcastle appearance? ALAN SHEARER
2) 1996 we beat Southampton 1-0, but Peter Beardsley missed a penalty against an ex-Newcastle Utd goalkeeper. Who was he? DAVE BEASANT
3) 1991 we beat Sheff Wed 1-0 with a goal from Kevin Brock. But which Newcastle goalkeeper made his debut before going on to make 149 appearances for the club, then return in 2006 aged 38 - to play two more games? PAVEL SRNICEK
4) 1976 Malcolm Macdonal made his last appearance at St James' Park in a black and white shirt when we played Burnley. He joined Arsenal for a strange transfer fee. What was it? £333,333
5) 2005 we lost to Man Utd 4-1 at the Cardiff Millenium Stadium in the FA Cup semi-final. Who did Man Utd go on to play in the final? ARSENAL