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2010 Chris Hughton's replacement as Newcastle manager was confirmed as the former Reading, West Ham, Charlton and Southampton boss, Alan Pardew.
Bewilderment amongst fans rapidly gave way to fury, with Pardew seen as bringing nothing to the club that Hughton lacked - arriving in an atmosphere of renewed hostility of the type that had helped destabilise the club with disastrous consequences in 2008/09.
And in further echoes of 2008, there were calls for fan-led protests inside and outside St. James' Park before and during the forthcoming home game against Liverpool.