How Leeds spent beyond their means - Magpies boss

Magpies owner Mike Ashley, often to the fury of the Tyneside public, has spent the years since relegation from the Barclays Premier League at the end of the 2008-09 season working to a strict financial model which has slashed expenditure and made marque signings a thing of the past.

The penalties for not doing so have become abundantly clear in recent years with Leeds in particular having paid the price for over-reaching themselves as they marched to the brink of Champions League glory.

Currently spending their ninth successive season outside the top flight, the West Yorkshire club have had to rebuild on and off the pitch, and as manager Brian McDermott and his players prepared to head for St James’ Park for tonight’s Capital One Cup third round tie with Newcastle, Pardew admitted the Sky Bet Championship outfit’s difficulties served as a cautionary tale.

He said: “We get criticised a lot for perhaps not over-spending and not perhaps being a little bit more ambitious in terms of our signings.

“But you can look at those other situations where it hasn’t gone well, and Leeds are an example of that, unfortunately.

“But they are rebuilding and I know it is a much tighter ship now and, hopefully, they are putting down the foundations to return to the Premier League.”

The Newcastle boss is delighted to have a home tie in a domestic cup competition. He has only taken charge of one at St James’ Park since his appointment in December 2010.

He said: “I have had some really tricky away ties in domestic competitions as manager of this club.

“But we had a little taster at home last year in the Europa League of what a night fixture is like here and they were brilliant nights.

“For us, with Leeds bringing 6,000 fans and the great club they are, it’s going to be a really good occasion.”

Pardew intends to field a strong team, but there will be starts for Academy graduates Paul Dummett and Sammy Ameobi, and they will be joined in the team by Ivory Coast international Cheick Tiote.