Personally I have never predicted it will go tits up at Palace - until now. But it's a perfect storm as far as I can see. It sounds like Pardew is costing you a fortune to hire, and of course he'll get loads of goodwill from your fans because of the fact he scored that lucky goal that bounced...
This really is splendid news. Pardew's managerial record is patchy. I'm predicting it is properly going to go tits up at Palace now (perhaps when morale is low after Pardew has shagged half the players wives?), and hopefully Pavilionaire's sums are correct too. I'd hate to think Pardew was...