Former Newcastle United trio who were managed by Alan Pardew reunite years after leaving the club

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Alan Pardew welcomed a slew of players to Newcastle United in his four years as manager.

Some players could never hit the heights they were destined to reach under his tutelage but went on to be successful elsewhere.

Alan Pardew oversaw a ‘French revolution’ at Newcastle United when he welcomed several stars from across the channel to Tyneside in the 2010s. A few players were deemed successful while others fell by the wayside.

Mehdi Abeid loved playing at Newcastle and was given a chance to impress under Pardew at a young age. However, the midfielder was shunned by Steve McClaren when he became Toon boss in 2015.

From a youth perspective, certain players never got a shot under Pardew’s management. Fraser Forster never played for Newcastle but went on to have a successful career, winning several trophies and playing Champions League football.

With Pardew’s time at Newcastle looked back on with mixed emotions, three players he managed have reunited in an unlikely setting.

Three former Newcastle players reunite in the UAE

One player Pardew signed was none other than Papiss Cisse, who was sensational in his first season at the club. The former Senegal international scored 44 goals and bagged eight assists in his four-and-a-half seasons with the Magpies, including 13 Premier League goals in his first 14 appearances for the club, helping Newcastle finish fifth and qualify for the Europa League.

Cisse still loves Newcastle and has publicly stated how much he loved his time on Tyneside. He was able to roll back the years after a photo on Instagram revealed that he had linked up with two former Toon stars Steven Taylor and Danny Simpson in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where Taylor now resides.

Taylor managed Al Qabila, a third-division side in the country. They are currently sixth in the table, eyeing a promotion to the second division.

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Since retiring, Simpson has moved into boxing and was recently part of KSI’s Misfits series, drawing with YouTube star Danny Aarons.

All three players are now retired, but Cisse and Simpson were pictured with Taylor wearing Al Qabila gear which was reposted on Cisse’s Instagram story. The Geordie may be looking to his former teammates for support on the pitch in the run-in to the end of the season.

Taylor is one of Newcastle’s best-ever academy graduates and is now using what he was taught by the likes of Bobby Robson and Pardew to inspire young players in the UAE.

Two recent Newcastle stars reunite in the USA

Miguel Almiron left Newcastle in the January transfer window for a reported fee of £11m including add-ons. The Paraguayan spent six years on Tyneside before making the move back to Atlanta United, the club he left to join Newcastle back in 2019.

Things have been going tremendously for Almiron in his return to the States, bagging an assist in his first MLS game back.

During pre-season, Almiron reunited with Deandre Yedlin, who played for Newcastle between 2016 and 2021. The USA international had a stint in Turkey before returning to the MLS where he played alongside Lionel Messi at Inter Miami.

The 31-year-old now plays for FC Cincinnati and featured in their first game against New York Red Bulls, assisting the only goal in the game.

Atlanta fans welcomed Almiron back with open arms at his MLS game in six years. Fans created a banner that said ‘Siempre Wor Miggy Y’All’, which translates to ‘Always Our Miggy Y’All’.