Shocking As Newcastle Shortlist Player For Head Coach Job

With Alan Pardew set to hold talks With Crystal Palace,Pardew is on the brink of succeeding Neil Warnock at Selhurst Park, with a compensation figure in the region of £2m having been agreed between Ashley and Steve Parish, the Crystal Palace chairman. Newcastle also has wasted no time as they shortlisted coaches suitable to take over as Head Coach. But the talking point is the suprise inclusion of fabricio coloccini.

• Why coloccini ?

• does he have what it takes ?

• Is he suitable for the post ? 

 

Coloccini joined the club for £10.3m from Deportivo La Coruña back in 2008 when Kevin Keegan was the manager. He has been captain since Kevin Nolan was sold in 2011 and has been a key figure at the club. The defender, 33 next month, has become a demonstrative leader in recent months and enjoys a close relationship with Ashley. Despite a desire to leave and return to his native Argentina in 2013 because of personal problems after his wife moved back there, he stayed and helped play a major role in keeping Newcastle in the Premier League.