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Premier League: Alan Pardew has no talks planned with Newcastle owner Mike Ashley

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Under-fire manager Alan Pardew has no specific plans to speak to Newcastle owner Mike Ashley ahead of this weekend’s match against Swansea.

A 1-0 loss to Stoke last Monday left Newcastle bottom of the Premier League and still searching for their first win of the season.

Prior to the defeat at the Brittania Stadium Ashley joked that Pardew would be sacked if his side lost.

But speaking to the media ahead of the trip to Wales, Pardew said: “I spoke to the chief executive. We discussed ways of trying to help the team. Ways of trying to find a solution to try and get this team playing to its capacity.

“There’s really not much else to say today really. We are very focused on the game on Saturday and we want to win.”

When asked if he was planning to speak to Ashley before Saturday’s game, he said: “No, no. We’ve focused very much this week on the mental side of the game and setbacks.

“The goal we conceded against Stoke perhaps shouldn’t have been conceded but it was. And then we’ve focused on responses on the pitch. You respond to different criteria when you are under the pressure we are under. Media spotlight for example... you won’t leave us alone.

“This is a team that is quite young. It hasn’t got the experience, certainly not the experience of the side that got relegated three or four years ago before my time. So we need to not ignore that and learn from those lessons.

“I believe in these players. I believe in this team and the staff I have around me to turn it around. The most important thing is we need to get a win.”

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