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West
Brom have appointed former Newcastle and Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew as
manager.
The Baggies sacked Tony Pulis
on 20 November after they went 10 Premier League games without a victory and
were a point above the relegation zone.
Pardew, a former team-mate of
West Brom technical director Nick Hammond, has been out of the game since being
sacked by Palace in December 2016.
The 56-year-old becomes
Albion’s sixth permanent manager since 2011.
“I’m thrilled with the opportunity
Albion have provided and looking forward to getting to work with what I
consider to be a talented group of players,” Pardew said.
“The immediate challenge will
be to get the results we need to pull ourselves up the table.
“But I’m aware that while I’m
joining one of the great, traditional clubs of English football, it is one
determined to go forward in the Premier League.”
Pardew’s first game in charge
of West Brom will be against former club Palace in the Premier League at the
Hawthorns on Saturday, 2 December (15:00 GMT).
Albion then face trips to
Liverpool and Swansea before a home fixture against Manchester United.
Assistant head coach Gary
Megson, who took temporary charge of the side following Pulis’ dismissal, has
left the club.
Pardew, who has also had
spells at Reading, West Ham, Charlton and Southampton in an 18-year managerial
career, has been a losing FA Cup finalist twice as a manager.
He was
named LMA Manager of the Year in 2012 after he guided Newcastle to fifth place
in the Premier League.
“We were impressed with what
he had to say and what he has to offer and we are looking forward to an
exciting new era under his charge,” chairman John Williams said. (BBC)
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