Kevin Nolan and Joey Barton pay tribute to Chris Hughton

Two of Newcastle's goalscorers dedicate their 3-1 win over Liverpool to their sacked ex-manager.

Joey Barton dedicated his man-of-the-match award to Chris Hughton after Newcastle beat Liverpool 3-1.

''The king is dead, long live the king,'' Barton told ESPN afterwards. ''It was a tough week. We were all disappointed to lose Chris. He was a great man and everyone has said how dignified he was and how much of a gentleman he was.

''He's one of the nice guys of football and it's a shame. It's a cruel game.''

Captain Kevin Nolan echoed Barton's sentiments, adding: ''We were disappointed with what happened, no secret. But we've got a great dressing room and talk of a revolt never entered our mind.

''We care about this club and we felt let down. But at the end of the day, they make decisions and we've got to stand by them.''

Typically, Pardew was just happy to have got off the mark with a positive result.

''It's been a long two or three days,'' he said. ''It was a great victory and not many teams can score three against Liverpool.

''I was pleased with the spirit. The result is important because that's the business we're in. There's a lot of pressure on myself and the players made it easy.

''I thought the reception I got was okay. It was negative but I understood that. I need to earn their (the fans) trust.

''I'm pleased that I've had a good reaction from the workplace. There was a great feeling for Chris from the group and it's difficult when a new manager comes in under those circumstances.''

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[bababoum]

Joey Barton.

[Oddjob1177]

Im a Wolves fan and was there when JB got lumps kicked out of him and he never moaned once , yeah hes been a bit naughty off the pitch , but there has been far better footballers misbehave off a footie pitch than him and who are supposed to be roll models , Best - Gazza - Garrincha - Romario - Giggs - Terry etc , We pay money to see what they do on a green field and you can never knock JB for his effort and passion , and hes a decent bloody player too , As for CH sacking , Mike Ashley for you !!

[YouGotPwndBiatch]

Barton sounds like Gary Neville pmsl

[SickBoy1060]

Footballers are such vile cunts

[Samtheman53]

@ShinTec9 no i noticed newcastle are 3 points ahead of liverpool though

[JonesyVids]

'I care about this club'

Yeah, thats why you went to west ham.

[bonzie88]

Joey barton had to go, he is a bad professional imo

[cheel83]

@trashdog24 I think he meant George Best

[trashdog24]

@Oddjob1177 Best? What did Leon Best do?

[ShinTec9]

ANYONE NOTICE NEWCASTLE WON 3-1 2010 AND LIVERPOOL WIN YESTERDAY 3-1 AGAINST NEWCASTLE

[5656565656able]

@sec0ndevolution well said.

[nath06284]

0.25 lol it was just a f**ked up week