John Carver has been appointed as Assistant Manager to Alan Pardew at
Newcastle United.
Carver, 46, has joined United on a contract until the end of the season.
Manager Alan Pardew said: "I'm delighted to be bringing John on board, he
has an excellent track record as a coach and of course knows this club very
well.
"It was crucial for me that I brought in an assistant who I knew would work
well with the current coaching team we have here. We've got a good solid
set-up with some excellent staff and maintaining that stability is very
important to me. John fitted the bill perfectly.
"It's a short term deal at the moment in order that I can get to know John
better and it gives us both the chance to see how the next four months pan
out working together.
"That said, I'm very confident he'll be a great addition to our coaching
staff and hopefully, if things go well, we can make it a longer term
appointment come the summer."
And John added: "I am proud and honoured to be able to come back once again
to my home town club.
"I have been lucky to be able to work around the world with some excellent
people. However, I have always been a fan of this magnificent club and the
years I spent working here were some of the happiest of my life.
"I am looking forward to working with Alan Pardew and building on the recent
strides that the club has taken to get back to where we belong, at the top
of English football.
"I understand how much the club and the results mean to these wonderful fans
and I am delighted to be have the opportunity to assist Alan in delivering
them the success they deserve.
"I would like to thank Mike, Derek and Alan for giving me this incredible
opportunity."
Carver was previously at United under Sir Bobby Robson up until September
2004 and even took charge of the team in a caretaker capacity against
Blackburn Rovers at St. James' Park on 11 September 2004, winning 3 - 0.
John has also spent time in various capacities at Leeds United, Luton Town,
Toronto (MLS), Plymouth Argyle and Sheffield United. He also held the post
of Academy Manager at Newcastle United in 2004/05.
As a player John joined United at the age of 14 in 1979, turning
professional in 1983 but suffered a serious thigh injury playing for the
Reserves at Wolves.
He moved to Cardiff in 1985 without having made a first team appearance for
United but did play 13 times for the Bluebirds before that injury brought a
premature end to his playing career.
