"It was an awful performance by us, " Newcastle manager Alan Pardew said.

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In December, Pardew had said that Carroll, who signed a new deal in October, was not for sale.

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"In some respects I feel a little bit sorry for Demba, " said Pardew.

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"We got beaten at Swindon and Huddersfield in our first two away games and the acceptance of those defeats really worried me, " said Pardew.

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