PARDEW: WE WILL HONOUR FANS

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has 献身的な the 来たるべき season to the two fans who died in the Malaysian 航空機によるs 悲劇.

John Alder and Liam Sweeney were killed when flight MH17 (機の)カム 負かす/撃墜する in eastern ウクライナ共和国 last week as they travelled to New Zealand to watch the Magpies play.

The club paid its own 尊敬の印 to the pair at the Sir Bobby Robson statue at St James' Park, and members of the public have 追加するd their own in the days since.

However, Pardew is hoping his team can produce the 肉親,親類d of 業績/成果s on the pitch next season to give their grieving families something to remember them by.

He told a 圧力(をかける) 会議/協議会: "非,不,無 of us would be sitting here without the fans.

"Owners and 経営者/支配人s come and go, as do players, but the fans are always there, and these two guys in particular, to go to the lengths that they did to get out here, has brought home just how important 支持者s are to us.

"いつかs when you lose lives in that manner, it puts into 状況 what we do.

"This season we want to give their families something to remember them by, by having a successful season."

Newcastle 直面する Sydney FC on Tuesday in their 開始 fixture in the southern 半球, and Pardew has 公約するd to play a strong team.

He said: "It's important we 代表する ourselves in the 権利 manner, 特に after losing John and Liam - our 支持者s who were travelling out here.

"We have to 行為/行う ourselves 井戸/弁護士席 on and off the pitch and get some strong results.

"That is what they would have 手配中の,お尋ね者 and that is what we want, so in memory of those guys in particular, we want this to be a successful 小旅行する.

"We have to honour these guys in the 権利 manner because it does mean a lot to us. Their 悲劇の loss has 傷つける the group.

"On Tuesday, I will be playing a very strong 味方する. That is only 権利 and fair in light of what's happened."

The 悲劇, in which a total of 298 people died, 誘発するd Sunderland fan Gary Ferguson to 始める,決める up a 基金 with the 意向 of raising money to buy flowers to lay at St James'.

His £100 的 was reached within minutes as fellow 黒人/ボイコット Cats 支持者s answered his call, and with fans of other clubs also becoming 伴う/関わるd, the total had reached in 超過 of £22,000 by Monday morning.

Pardew said: "A lot is made of the 競争 between the two cities, and of course that is there.

"But I would like to thank all the Sunderland fans who have paid 尊敬の印 and helped raise a staggering 量 already.

"I am very proud of Sunderland Football Club for the way they have 行為/行うd themselves and I want to thank them."

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