As a lifelong Newcastle fan, I have seen a fair few ups and downs over the past decade or so. Managers have come and gone, with succe ses like Sir Bobby Robson and Chris Hughton eclipsed by the underachievers Graeme Soune s, Joe Kinnear, Sam Allardyce; the list goes on. However, the man currently in the Newcastle hot seat, Alan Pardew, has got the Geordies bouncing once again. Yesterdays impre...