[BaggieSteve]

As I see it, the problem of hanging onto Pardew for the sake of saving money is that there is a real danger we will not win another match this season, possibly not even take a point. What a way to go into next season, on the back of a double digit losing streak. As ever, our tactics are to defend incredibly deeply after we have scored but we have shown countless times this season that we cannot hold onto a lead, so surely the best approach has to be to try and score a second. If we fail, fair enough but thinking that, all of a sudden and at this stage of the season, our defence will discover some hidden depths of resilience is, frankly, boll*cks.
Should we not part company with him - the usual parting statement of "We'd like to thank Alan for the contribution he has made to the football club...we'd like to but, as yet, we haven't found one" - and get Big Dave et al to see us through to the end of the season. It may make no difference to the results but having Pardew there seems to be toxic so just get rid.