Alan Pardew makes shock career move with former West Ham boss to form part of ‘unlikely double act’

FORMER Premier League boss Alan Pardew has made a shock career change and formed a surprise double act.

The 62-year-old has swapped the dugout for the talkSPORT radio studio.

Alan Pardew will feature on talkSPORT this seasonGetty

DJ Majestic will host the show with Alan PardewGetty

Pardew will be on air to discuss the Premier League and take listeners’ phone calls from 6:30pm to 9pm every Sunday alongside DJ and Tottenham fan Majestic.

The Final Word with Maj and Pards is part of talkSPORT’s shake-up ahead of the new season with broadcast legend Jeff Stelling to replace Laura Woods on the breakfast show.

Pardew has been out of work since leaving Greek club Aris Thessaloniki in February this year.

He has also had spells in charge of Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia and Dutch outfit ADO Den Haag in the last four years.

Pardew is best remembered for his time in the Premier League, managing Reading, West Ham, Charlton, Southampton, Newcastle, Crystal Palace and West Brom.

He won the play-offs with the Hammers in 2005 and guided them to the FA Cup final the following year.

Pardew won the Premier League manager of the year award in 2012 when he led Newcastle to fifth place.

The outspoken boss also lost the FA Cup final with Palace in 2016.

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Majestic, whose real name is Kevin Christie, is a music producer and DJ.

He has featured on talkSPORT and Kiss FM before and will host the show with Pardew.