Barnet boss Malcolm Allen says Newcastle United have pulled off a transfer coup in signing Nottingham Forest defender Jamaal Lascelles.
Mad Dog wrote in the Daily Mail: "Newcastle United have got a great deal for Jamaal Lascelles.
"When I saw Nottingham Forest play at Reading's Madejski Stadium on New Year's Day I made a note of a young centre-back.
"He was quick, could pass well and was composed on the ball. He played with an elegance about him.
"In the last minute of the game, the score tied at 1-1, Reading had a free kick. They piled everyone into the box for the 40-yard up-and-under into the mixer.
"Lascelles was there surrounded by bustling Reading centre forwards, their tall centre-backs and the big units of the team.
"As the ball floated in the lad - under pressure from five of them - ignored the carnage, leapt into the air and headed it 30 yards from the goal.
"I circled his name and knew he would be one to sign. Since then he's one people keep talking about. It's another great bit of business by Alan Pardew."
