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Pardew marches into Saints
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17 January 2009
The 47-year-old, who left The Valley in November following an eight-game winless run, has signed a three-year deal at St Mary's.
Saints will kick off the new season in League One with a 10-point penalty, having been relegated and fallen into administration last term.
The south coast club were on the brink of going out of business over the summer until Swiss businessman Markus Liebherr completed his takeover last week.
Liebherr's first action was to sack Dutchman Mark Wotte as first-team coach and he has now turned to Pardew, who has achieved promotions with Reading and West Ham and also took the Hammers to the 2006 FA Cup final.
Liebherr said: "We are delighted to have been able to attract Alan to St Mary's from a very strong field of candidates we identified and who expressed an interest in joining us.
"Alan has a strong track record and impressed us with his vision, commitment and ambition."
Pardew is expected be in the stands when Southampton host Ajax in their latest pre-season friendly on Saturday.
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