Fair go...but you're not willing to answer the question?

I don't think he's good enough. He's not Howe (who had a real vision), he's not Pulis (who I despise as a man, and dislike as a manager but he knows his limitations - outside of court). He's no Koeman. Even Dyche and Mazzarri seem to have a clearer idea of what it takes to survive in the Premiership.

Any yet he thinks he is. West Ham, Southampton and Newcastle the same thing has happened. He gets a burst of success and then falls into a slump, Slumps he historically seems unable to find his way out of.

His reaction after Swansea was, 'As a manager, I'm used to it.'

Well f*** YOU!

I don't think there is any other manager in the Premiership who is used to a prolonged run of losses.

I never wanted him in and nothing he's done since has been here convinces me otherwise.

Especially as the next slump might see us relegated.

I don't think he's good enough. He's not Howe (who had a real vision), he's not Pulis (who I despise as a man, and dislike as a manager but he knows his limitations - outside of court). He's no Koeman. Even Dyche and Mazzarri seem to have a clearer idea of what it takes to survive in the Premiership.

Any yet he thinks he is. West Ham, Southampton and Newcastle the same thing has happened. He gets a burst of success and then falls into a slump, Slumps he historically seems unable to find his way out of.

His reaction after Swansea was, 'As a manager, I'm used to it.'

Well f*** YOU!

I don't think there is any other manager in the Premiership who is used to a prolonged run of losses.

I never wanted him in and nothing he's done since has been here convinces me otherwise.

Especially as the next slump might see us relegated.

Everything about him says he is Palace.

Inconsistent, frustrating, joyous occasionally, money problems, yo-yo career, good at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, a bit of flair, needs a makeover and you know he is gonna end up in The Championship in the not too distant future.

We are a perfect fit.

I'd only have a problem with him if he shagged my wife. If. He hasn't already.

I want Pardew to stay and succeed, but last season he convinced me that he's not an able manager - but I have my fingers crossed that I am wrong about that. If you think about the 3-0 win against Southampton, what did it prove? It proved that the team is really capable of performing well. Pardew had to have his neck on the block before he made the necessary changes, listened to others instead of himself, and allowed the team to get its result. Great, we probably won't go down now, but Pardew is still Pardew and when this heat if off him it's reasonable to expect he'll be up to his usual methods in the near future. I don't think it's a good thing to have to drag a manager kicking and screaming to what's required to get a victory. He will probably be ok this season, but I think we can get better, not for top 5 finishes but top ten. But I truly hope he makes me eat my words and I have to post that I was wrong! Honest!