Grant reveals ex-Crystal Palace boss Pardew would welcome Celtic talks

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Former Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew is open to talks with Rangers about the manager's job.

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That's according to his former No2 Peter Grant, once of Celtic.

"Absolutely, I think he would," Grant told BBC Scotland. "Fantastic man. I thoroughly enjoyed my time [at West Ham]. I loved working with him and the only reason I left was because I got the opportunity to manage Norwich.

"We had some wonderful players at the club, Tevez, Mascherano, Sheringham, and I saw very close hand how he handled top-quality players. He did that exceptionally well. I've got great respect for him as a manager.

"Certain managers know how to handle top players. You talk about Tevez, Mascherano, fantastic players, different characters. You have to manage them well.

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"I thought they should all be the same, one rule for all, but he softened me on that.

"You have respect for the players, the discipline and they knew the rules, there was no fine line and nobody got away with anything.

"He was hard but fair. You respect them and tell them your thoughts, but you've got to manage them the right way."

Source: tribalfootball.com