Newcastle united as ‘Colo’ answers Pardew call

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Yet the very public display of reconciliation between Alan Pardew and Fabricio Coloccini suggested anything but.

“There was a reason for going on the pitch at the end of the game to see ‘Colo’,” Pardew said, after Newcastle emerged victorious from an encounter they had, rather unwisely given the added pressure it placed them under, labelled as must-win, the kind of vacuous phrase normally reserved for games nearer the sharp end of the season.