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Newcastle boss Alan Pardew hopes he has the backing of Mike Ashley

Image: Alan Pardew: Says owner Mike Ashley will decide his fate

Newcastle's boss Alan Pardew admits that his future is not in his own hands after their worst home defeat in nearly a century against Liverpool.

Pardew also down played fears that a language barrier could be an issue in the squad, given the amount of French-speaking players in the changing room. "I don't think the language barrier is so much of a problem as the lack of experience in certain scenarios," said Pardew. "A lot of those players will never have been beaten 3-0 at home, never mind 6 0. I think that showed; we became ragged, some of our play was naive and disorganised."

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