I've no idea why Pardew was picked -- not that I cared once he got the job -- but i dont think one external consultant , had they been used , would have advised us to chase Pardew. Mind you he seems good at producing teams without spending a fortune and spotting talent so maybe those were the factors. He's got till the summer in my books, but I have no idea why we had to go overboard with a huge contract -- you'd think we had won the Champions Laegue! Ibiza- good to see that your not getting irritated too easily. Are Beefman and Les Grossman the same person. A Jekyll and Hyde figure( something for Jesper to get his teeth into). One thing that's clear to me is that I would be worried if Pardew was showing signs of panicking like many on here. At the first real setback it's time for cool heads. I agree with one poster in his implying that Cabaye is the barometer for the teams fortunes. Munster- please. Please calm down . We have a small squad therefore with suspensions / injuries and Europa involvement Pardew has struggled to get any consistency in selection and thereby form. I don't care what Southampton and West Ham fans can tell us about him I'll judge him on his time with us. Circumstances are very different from last season and we've played 17 games. You can't take the line of let's throw in the kids particularly