Alan Pardew feels he's won over Newcastle United fans.

Toon manager Pardew has sensed a fresh warmth from loyal Newcastle fans who were sceptical when he joined last year.

Pardew said: "I used to get a lot of 'well good luck anyways' and I'm not sure if it was a good luck message or not. I think it's probably just the way they say it up here.

"I didn't know if they meant it, but I don't get those sorts of remarks anymore.

"The inference was we don't really want you as manager but we still want the team to do well. Maybe there was a little bit of that.

"The majority of people I bump into now are pleased with the way things are going and how the team plays. That is music to any manager's ears."