Alan Pardew
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Alan Pardew (born 18 July 1961) is an English professional football manager. As a player, he was a steady midfielder who was never of the highest ranking. He is currently managing West Ham United F.C. of the English Premier League.
The highlight of his playing career came in 1990 when he helped Crystal Palace reach the FA Cup final, a year after guiding them to promotion to the First Division via the Second Division playoffs. In 1991 he helped them finish third in the league behind champions Arsenal and runners-up Liverpool. He later turned out for Charlton Athletic before retiring as a player in 1997.
Pardew was the manager of Reading between 1999 and 2003, but his relationship with the club turned sour when he reneged on a recently signed contract and accepted the manager's job at West Ham. As he was in breach of contract, Reading initially refused to let Pardew leave the club and attempted to obtain an injunction to prevent him from being employed by a competing club, but after a court appearance on 18 September 2003, it was agreed that he could take control of the East London club, on the condition that he take one month gardening leave, that West Ham pay £380,000 in compensation, and that West Ham sign no Reading players before the end of the 2003-04 season.
Pardew gained West Ham promotion to the Premiership in 2004-05, and he guided the Hammers to a respectable start to the 2005-06 season. Pardew made headlines on 10th March 2006 when he criticised Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger for not fielding any English players in the UEFA Champions League, a comment which Wenger responded to by calling Pardew racist. Pardew dismissed Wenger's claim by saying his wife is Swedish.
He is married and has two daughters.
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