Pardew: I can take Toon pressure

ALAN PARDEW insists he fully understood the responsibility he took on when he accepted the Newcastle job.

The 49-year-old will send out his team for the first time in tonight’s Barclays Premier League clash with Liverpool at St James’ Park, with the Toon Army once again in rebellious mood.

Chris Hughton’s sacking on Monday has reopened the wounds for fans who have spent much of Mike Ashley’s three-and-a-half year reign railing against the way he has run the club.