Burnley manager Scott Parker (Image: PA)

Burnley manager Scott Parker knows exactly what to expect when he takes his team to St James' Park to face Newcastle United on Saturday.

After all, he spent two years at Newcastle as a player and succeeded Alan Shearer as the club's captain following his retirement in 2006.

Parker left a year later to join West Ham and took in spells with Tottenham and Fulham before moving into management with the Cottagers back in 2019.

The former England international midfielder guided Fulham to promotion to the Premier League in his first season in the dugout before suffering an immediate relegation.

Parker then moved to Bournemouth, with whom he also won promotion from the Championship in 2022, before he was sacked after questioning how equipped the C

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