Alan Pardew: "Our fans are realistic, they know we have come a long, long way this year. The task now is to stay there.
"The fabric of this club, the history, the tradition it has, it should be at the top of the Premier League every year.
"That's the job in hand for me now, to make sure these players come back and put in the same dedication they have this year because they have earned big reputations now and now they need to fulfil them.
"Our fans have been absolutely brilliant, make no mistake.
"There's no way we would be in this position if it wasn't for them.
"We would be seventh, eighth, maybe. They make a big, big difference.
"We need them back next year and we need to give them something to come back for."